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Spirits High Waters Deep
Concept: Hexcrawl your way across a re-usable Map fraught with Adventure and Peril!
Content: 6 Fully realized Rollable Tables, a Keyed overworld Map of the Region (with an option to download an UnKeyed version of the same). Three unique encounters to place as you wish.
Writing: Spirits High, Waters Deep is absolutely stuffed to the gills with content to enjoy. Clearly written with the Harbourmaster in mind it assumes a basic level of knowledge with the world of The Dark Caribbean and Pirate Borg but also provides handy page references for looking up Official Content. The sometimes irreverent style of the Author is a welcome addition as it puts you in a place of feeling as though you are speaking to a fellow Harbourmaster.
Art/design: Pulling from both Original and Public Domain sources all of the Artwork in this Adventure helps to set the tone quite well, what maps are included are blessedly clear and well done. In particular the Hex Map included is simply spectacular.
Usability: Spirits High, Waters Deep would be a great way to start off a Pirate Crew in The Dark Caribbean. Letting your players fill in the Hex Map and allowing you as a Harbourmaster to populate any content from other Adventures in to Blank Hexes as needed/desired. It is even suggested by the Author on several occasions!
Product Link: Spirits High Waters Deep PWYW
Content: 6 Fully realized Rollable Tables, a Keyed overworld Map of the Region (with an option to download an UnKeyed version of the same). Three unique encounters to place as you wish.
Writing: Spirits High, Waters Deep is absolutely stuffed to the gills with content to enjoy. Clearly written with the Harbourmaster in mind it assumes a basic level of knowledge with the world of The Dark Caribbean and Pirate Borg but also provides handy page references for looking up Official Content. The sometimes irreverent style of the Author is a welcome addition as it puts you in a place of feeling as though you are speaking to a fellow Harbourmaster.
Art/design: Pulling from both Original and Public Domain sources all of the Artwork in this Adventure helps to set the tone quite well, what maps are included are blessedly clear and well done. In particular the Hex Map included is simply spectacular.
Usability: Spirits High, Waters Deep would be a great way to start off a Pirate Crew in The Dark Caribbean. Letting your players fill in the Hex Map and allowing you as a Harbourmaster to populate any content from other Adventures in to Blank Hexes as needed/desired. It is even suggested by the Author on several occasions!
Product Link: Spirits High Waters Deep PWYW
Stowaway
Concept: Character Class for Pirate Borg
Content: One nautical Stowaway for your Pirate Ship!
Writing: Entertainingly well written!
Art/design: Excellent eye for artistic style on this supplement, nice use of art assets and formatting to represent the concept.
Usability: This supplement would be an excellent way to add a new Pirate to your existing crew should one of your Players suffer a tragic fate.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: One nautical Stowaway for your Pirate Ship!
Writing: Entertainingly well written!
Art/design: Excellent eye for artistic style on this supplement, nice use of art assets and formatting to represent the concept.
Usability: This supplement would be an excellent way to add a new Pirate to your existing crew should one of your Players suffer a tragic fate.
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Taijiquan Drunken Fighter
Concept: A new Class for Pirate Borg
Content: Everything you need to start your adventure as a Drunken Fighter.
Writing: An interesting and well balanced Class, a bit of a throwback to classic Drunken Master-esque movies and other hollywood tropes. Not weighed down overmuch with background, it is a bit of a relief that the Class is left for the Player to make their own as the Classes in the Core Book also do.
Art/design: Artwork is well refined, layout is excellent and easy to access quickly.
Usability: Toning back the overt mysticism this Class make quality use of existing Rules and slightly expands on them in a well balanced way.
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Content: Everything you need to start your adventure as a Drunken Fighter.
Writing: An interesting and well balanced Class, a bit of a throwback to classic Drunken Master-esque movies and other hollywood tropes. Not weighed down overmuch with background, it is a bit of a relief that the Class is left for the Player to make their own as the Classes in the Core Book also do.
Art/design: Artwork is well refined, layout is excellent and easy to access quickly.
Usability: Toning back the overt mysticism this Class make quality use of existing Rules and slightly expands on them in a well balanced way.
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The Alchemist
Concept: New Character Class for Pirate Borg
Content: Create your very own Alchemist character for The Dark Caribbean.
Writing: Unfortunately poorly written though the errors are not problematic enough to stop anyone from using the Product.
Art/design: Simple layout, legible if not for the questionable font choices and colour options.
Usability: This one will require some attention to balance for any Harbourmaster who wishes to make use of it as several abilities are quite powerful on this Class.
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Content: Create your very own Alchemist character for The Dark Caribbean.
Writing: Unfortunately poorly written though the errors are not problematic enough to stop anyone from using the Product.
Art/design: Simple layout, legible if not for the questionable font choices and colour options.
Usability: This one will require some attention to balance for any Harbourmaster who wishes to make use of it as several abilities are quite powerful on this Class.
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The Avatars Awaken
Concept: Create your own Avatar
Content: Large Rollable Table with which to randomly generate an Avatar to send against your Pirate Crew.
Writing: Expertly written and edited to provide you with exactly what you need and nothing else.
Art/design: Layout and Design of this product are very tightly done, the table is clearly setup and labelled, fonts are well chosen and colour palette is very complimentary to the core concept of temple exploration.
Usability: Every Harbourmaster eventually stumbles into the 'trap' of trying to come up with compelling or at the very least interesting Monsters to send against their players and this supplement hopes to alleviate some of that burden by brining you a host of Avatars and their abilities to confound your group. Certainly an excellent Generator Tool for any Temple crawling adventure.
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Content: Large Rollable Table with which to randomly generate an Avatar to send against your Pirate Crew.
Writing: Expertly written and edited to provide you with exactly what you need and nothing else.
Art/design: Layout and Design of this product are very tightly done, the table is clearly setup and labelled, fonts are well chosen and colour palette is very complimentary to the core concept of temple exploration.
Usability: Every Harbourmaster eventually stumbles into the 'trap' of trying to come up with compelling or at the very least interesting Monsters to send against their players and this supplement hopes to alleviate some of that burden by brining you a host of Avatars and their abilities to confound your group. Certainly an excellent Generator Tool for any Temple crawling adventure.
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The Barnacle Betsy
Concept: Adventure Location for Pirate Borg
Content: An Adventure location of a shipwreck with a bit of treasure to be had for the daring.
Writing: This adventure is very well written, attention to detail abounds and the theme is kept strongly throughout.
Art/design: As with the prose itself the design of this Adventure is all about the Dark and scary aspects. Layout and Artwork both work hand in hand to give you the sense of eerie unknown.
Usability: This deceptively short and yet dangerous adventure is a great thing to tempt any Crew with. Short and to the point it can be quite lethal for the Crew should they miss some of the story prompts within.
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Content: An Adventure location of a shipwreck with a bit of treasure to be had for the daring.
Writing: This adventure is very well written, attention to detail abounds and the theme is kept strongly throughout.
Art/design: As with the prose itself the design of this Adventure is all about the Dark and scary aspects. Layout and Artwork both work hand in hand to give you the sense of eerie unknown.
Usability: This deceptively short and yet dangerous adventure is a great thing to tempt any Crew with. Short and to the point it can be quite lethal for the Crew should they miss some of the story prompts within.
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The Bloody Bones of Hell's Wake
Concept: An island adventure on Hell's Wake Isle
Content: Sixteen pages of adventure, 8 unique Sites, 10 new NPCs and 10 Stat Blocks for new Enemies
Writing: Great care in the details has been taken by the author to bring forth a sense of deep atmosphere with this product. An impressive amount of world building has been packed in to this product in a very professional manner.
Art/design: Stylistically this product is a gem, Spread layouts are very reminiscent of the Pirate Borg core book and will be immediately recognized as an influence here. Every spread is laid out well with great care to font selection, colours and overall design to make this adventure a joy to read.
Usability: This adventure would be perfect for any Harbourmaster to slot in to their current campaign in the event of a shipwreck or other such occurrence and comes with everything you might need to run it effectively with little to no preparation beyond what is covered inside.
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Content: Sixteen pages of adventure, 8 unique Sites, 10 new NPCs and 10 Stat Blocks for new Enemies
Writing: Great care in the details has been taken by the author to bring forth a sense of deep atmosphere with this product. An impressive amount of world building has been packed in to this product in a very professional manner.
Art/design: Stylistically this product is a gem, Spread layouts are very reminiscent of the Pirate Borg core book and will be immediately recognized as an influence here. Every spread is laid out well with great care to font selection, colours and overall design to make this adventure a joy to read.
Usability: This adventure would be perfect for any Harbourmaster to slot in to their current campaign in the event of a shipwreck or other such occurrence and comes with everything you might need to run it effectively with little to no preparation beyond what is covered inside.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Dark Column
Concept: Dungeon Crawl Adventure for Pirate Borg
Content: This mini-adventure contains the basic setting of one location with a few game tables, puzzles, awesome opponents, treasures and artifacts.
Writing: Writing for The Dark Column is absolutely packed with detail, depth and creativity to draw in any group.
Art/design: Original artwork and maps abound in this offering, the layout is crisp and engaging to the eye and the imaginational in turn. Colours are well chosen and used effectively to drive your attention to the correct areas of the page on every spread.
Usability: This adventure could easily be a starting point, albeit a fairly brutal one, to any group. I would suggest it more as a transition piece if you wanted to sit back and let your players do their thing and base your future games on their choices. The Dark Column is definitely packed with enough detail to keep your Players engaged for several sessions while you decide where to take them when they conclude this adventure.
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Content: This mini-adventure contains the basic setting of one location with a few game tables, puzzles, awesome opponents, treasures and artifacts.
Writing: Writing for The Dark Column is absolutely packed with detail, depth and creativity to draw in any group.
Art/design: Original artwork and maps abound in this offering, the layout is crisp and engaging to the eye and the imaginational in turn. Colours are well chosen and used effectively to drive your attention to the correct areas of the page on every spread.
Usability: This adventure could easily be a starting point, albeit a fairly brutal one, to any group. I would suggest it more as a transition piece if you wanted to sit back and let your players do their thing and base your future games on their choices. The Dark Column is definitely packed with enough detail to keep your Players engaged for several sessions while you decide where to take them when they conclude this adventure.
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The Dodo Bird
Concept: A new Sentient Animal Entry
Content: One new Class, The Dodo Bird, for your Sentient Animal Table in Pirate Borg
Writing: Very little writing outside of the core content of the Product
Art/design: Well laid out using what appears to be Stock artwork of a Dodo Bird, similar to a historical type of text transmuted to The Dark Caribbean
Usability: If you happen to have exhausted the existing Sentient Animals in Pirate Borg and what to try something quite unique then this Class is sure to meet that need.
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Content: One new Class, The Dodo Bird, for your Sentient Animal Table in Pirate Borg
Writing: Very little writing outside of the core content of the Product
Art/design: Well laid out using what appears to be Stock artwork of a Dodo Bird, similar to a historical type of text transmuted to The Dark Caribbean
Usability: If you happen to have exhausted the existing Sentient Animals in Pirate Borg and what to try something quite unique then this Class is sure to meet that need.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Eldritch Jungle
Concept: Wandering the Jungles of The Dark Caribbean can be a dangerous affair...
Content: Rollable Tables and two Creature Types for wandering the Eldritch Jungles.
Writing: Expertly written in a clear and flowing manner with attention to the details.
Art/design: Artwork and layout are both vibrant and mood setting for any Harbourmaster using this product. Tables are cleanly done and easy to read.
Usability: If you are running a Jungle Hex Crawl, or just trying to get your Players from the Beach to the Adventure itself you are going to need a few random Jungle encounters along the way. This supplement is exactly that. No more "You bushwhack your way through palm fronds and vines for hours." with this supplement.
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Content: Rollable Tables and two Creature Types for wandering the Eldritch Jungles.
Writing: Expertly written in a clear and flowing manner with attention to the details.
Art/design: Artwork and layout are both vibrant and mood setting for any Harbourmaster using this product. Tables are cleanly done and easy to read.
Usability: If you are running a Jungle Hex Crawl, or just trying to get your Players from the Beach to the Adventure itself you are going to need a few random Jungle encounters along the way. This supplement is exactly that. No more "You bushwhack your way through palm fronds and vines for hours." with this supplement.
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The Flambeau
Concept: Captain, Crew and Ship for The Dark Caribbean
Content: This supplement holds all that you need to insert the Brigantine 'The Flambeau', her Captain and Crew with Stats for all three including detailed stats for The Flamebeau and the named Crew Members.
Writing: Excellent flavour text and bullet points make this supplement very easy to make use of.
Art/design: Throughout the theme of the supplement is maintained with solid colour and style choices lending flair to each entry.
Usability: An excellent NPC to confound and harass your Pirates with and perhaps introduce a new faction.
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Content: This supplement holds all that you need to insert the Brigantine 'The Flambeau', her Captain and Crew with Stats for all three including detailed stats for The Flamebeau and the named Crew Members.
Writing: Excellent flavour text and bullet points make this supplement very easy to make use of.
Art/design: Throughout the theme of the supplement is maintained with solid colour and style choices lending flair to each entry.
Usability: An excellent NPC to confound and harass your Pirates with and perhaps introduce a new faction.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Glowing Gunpowder Spot
Concept: ASH infused Tattoos!
Content:
Content:
- Simple, rules-lite, sub system for implementation of ASH-Infused tattoos. Easy to drop in and requires little overhead.
- An n66 table of powerful tattoo effects and imagery to be chosen or rolled.
Writing: A wonderfully thematic and elegantly simple set of Rules
Art/design: Quite well laid out with nicely spaced tables and charts to roll on. Very little clutter.
Usability: It is rare to find a Pirate without a tattoo of some description and in the world of The Dark Caribbean it is entirely likely that someone would eventually want to experiment with ASH. This little standalone takes that work off the shoulders of any Harbourmaster who might need it.
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Art/design: Quite well laid out with nicely spaced tables and charts to roll on. Very little clutter.
Usability: It is rare to find a Pirate without a tattoo of some description and in the world of The Dark Caribbean it is entirely likely that someone would eventually want to experiment with ASH. This little standalone takes that work off the shoulders of any Harbourmaster who might need it.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Hunt for Morgan
Concept: A One Shot Solo Adventure for Pirate Borg
Content: Everything you need to set up an Adventure to hunt down the Undead Captain Morgan. Also included are instructions on how to set up the Game Map using a deck of Standard Cards, how to use the included tables to create your own Adventure for use with a group.
Writing: The Hunt is written in a very compelling manner to draw you in to the narrative and it does this job quite well. Included instructions on how to take the contents of the Adventure and turn them into Setting useful things for your own Dark Caribbean game add to the overall usefulness of this Product.
Art/design: Art is minimal throughout and used to great effect in the manner of illustrating the concepts that are provided to lessen confusion of the intended mechanics.
Usability: On the face of it, this adventure might seen of limited use, but that could not be less true. This resource is a great tool to help any Harbourmaster with map generation, table creation and adventure pacing.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: Everything you need to set up an Adventure to hunt down the Undead Captain Morgan. Also included are instructions on how to set up the Game Map using a deck of Standard Cards, how to use the included tables to create your own Adventure for use with a group.
Writing: The Hunt is written in a very compelling manner to draw you in to the narrative and it does this job quite well. Included instructions on how to take the contents of the Adventure and turn them into Setting useful things for your own Dark Caribbean game add to the overall usefulness of this Product.
Art/design: Art is minimal throughout and used to great effect in the manner of illustrating the concepts that are provided to lessen confusion of the intended mechanics.
Usability: On the face of it, this adventure might seen of limited use, but that could not be less true. This resource is a great tool to help any Harbourmaster with map generation, table creation and adventure pacing.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Jailors Ghost
Concept: A collection of Ships, Items and NPCs
Content: Sixteen pages containing a variety of Pirate Ships, NPCs and items as well as artwork for each.
Writing: Written with The Dark Caribbeans aesthetic in mind this supplement presents a great deal of detail in a concise and effective format.
Art/design: Artwork is abundant and page layout is clean with well chosen colours throughout.
Usability: Definitely worthy of inclusion in any Harbourmasters repertoire of NPC Vessels and Creatures for easy use at a moments notice.
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Content: Sixteen pages containing a variety of Pirate Ships, NPCs and items as well as artwork for each.
Writing: Written with The Dark Caribbeans aesthetic in mind this supplement presents a great deal of detail in a concise and effective format.
Art/design: Artwork is abundant and page layout is clean with well chosen colours throughout.
Usability: Definitely worthy of inclusion in any Harbourmasters repertoire of NPC Vessels and Creatures for easy use at a moments notice.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Jewel
Concept: A Heistventure for PirateBorg
Content: Steal a boat to turn into a portable fortress base! It's a boat, pirates want it for their shady business, others want it for a darker purpose. What do your players want it for? Inside you'll find a few interesting NPCs, two boats, some relics and artifacts and some ideas for how to mash them together to get an explosive and action packed session out of it with the potential for future faction adventures.
Content: Steal a boat to turn into a portable fortress base! It's a boat, pirates want it for their shady business, others want it for a darker purpose. What do your players want it for? Inside you'll find a few interesting NPCs, two boats, some relics and artifacts and some ideas for how to mash them together to get an explosive and action packed session out of it with the potential for future faction adventures.
Writing: Written to compliment the stylistic choices of Pirate Borg, contains everything you might need to execute the adventure.
Art/design: Very much in the style of Pirate Borg Core Rules, solid colour selections and tabled layouts with some excellent artwork skillfully blended to create a cohesive whole.
Usability: A great adventure to put your Pirates in to the thieving spirit of a massive prize and a good way to explain to them just how daunting it can be to do so.
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The Natural Philosopher
Concept: New Character Class for Pirate Borg
Content: The ocean of knowledge is vast and filled with monsters... should you choose to chart it, you too may become one! "The Natural Philosopher" is a player class for the game Pirate Borg.
Writing: Something a bit more esoteric in form for this supplement is a departure from the Pirate Borg norm but it is well written and cleverly presented.
Art/design: Colourful and vibrant artwork if a little cluttered.
Usability: This Class would be a good fit for a Player who is perhaps not yet ready to embrace the more eldritch aspects of The Dark Caribbean as it is more of a scholarly pursuit at the beginning.
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Content: The ocean of knowledge is vast and filled with monsters... should you choose to chart it, you too may become one! "The Natural Philosopher" is a player class for the game Pirate Borg.
Writing: Something a bit more esoteric in form for this supplement is a departure from the Pirate Borg norm but it is well written and cleverly presented.
Art/design: Colourful and vibrant artwork if a little cluttered.
Usability: This Class would be a good fit for a Player who is perhaps not yet ready to embrace the more eldritch aspects of The Dark Caribbean as it is more of a scholarly pursuit at the beginning.
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The Pirate Lord
Concept: Pirate NPC and Crew
Content: One fully fleshed out Pirate Lord and their Crew
Writing: Everything you need on a single page to test your Pirates in The Dark Caribbean
Art/design: Very thematic artwork of the titular Pirate Lord, layout is thoughtfully done and easy to navigate.
Usability: If you have a need of a fully realized Pirate Lord and his Crew then look no further!
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Content: One fully fleshed out Pirate Lord and their Crew
Writing: Everything you need on a single page to test your Pirates in The Dark Caribbean
Art/design: Very thematic artwork of the titular Pirate Lord, layout is thoughtfully done and easy to navigate.
Usability: If you have a need of a fully realized Pirate Lord and his Crew then look no further!
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Pyrate
Concept: A new Class for Pirate Borg
Content: One new Class for your Pirates to choose from, everything you need to bring forth the Pyrate, and the flames that go with it.
Writing: Exceptionally well written this entry not only provides a unique and entertaining Class addition but it also comes with some helpful tips on how to introduce it in a balanced and entertaining way.
Art/design: Artwork in this offering is absolutely gorgeous and entirely done by the Creator, extremely evocative of the subject matter.
Usability: This class could be highly amusing at the table if played well and policed properly by the Harbourmaster. Definitely worth a look!
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Content: One new Class for your Pirates to choose from, everything you need to bring forth the Pyrate, and the flames that go with it.
Writing: Exceptionally well written this entry not only provides a unique and entertaining Class addition but it also comes with some helpful tips on how to introduce it in a balanced and entertaining way.
Art/design: Artwork in this offering is absolutely gorgeous and entirely done by the Creator, extremely evocative of the subject matter.
Usability: This class could be highly amusing at the table if played well and policed properly by the Harbourmaster. Definitely worth a look!
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Quack
Concept: A tongue in cheek Class for Pirate Borg
Content: Everything you need in a three page supplement to make your very own Quack, a person of questionable knowledge and 'science'.
Writing: As with the class itself the writing is very much steeped in pseudo-science and silly rhetoric but it is quite entertaining.
Art/design: Reminiscent of the old Snake Oil Salesmen out of the old west in the early days of America the design is whimsical but functional in all aspects.
Usability: Something for the silly player in your group.. almost every group has one and this Class simply begs for that treatment.
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Content: Everything you need in a three page supplement to make your very own Quack, a person of questionable knowledge and 'science'.
Writing: As with the class itself the writing is very much steeped in pseudo-science and silly rhetoric but it is quite entertaining.
Art/design: Reminiscent of the old Snake Oil Salesmen out of the old west in the early days of America the design is whimsical but functional in all aspects.
Usability: Something for the silly player in your group.. almost every group has one and this Class simply begs for that treatment.
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The Quartermaster and The Card Shark
Concept: Two new Classes for Pirate Borg
Content: Two fully fleshed out Classes and their associated Skills, The Card Shark - a weaver of luck, and The Quartermaster an expert in Command.
Writing: Two very interesting Classes with well done descriptions, flavour text and tables for each. Quite uniquely done.
Art/design: Unfortunately the artwork does little to service this entry well. While it sets a tone, it does little to make the product readable at a glance.
Usability: These two classes would need to be carefully added to an existing game to ensure balance is maintained. While many of the Class abilities are interesting and refreshing they can also be quite powerful.
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Content: Two fully fleshed out Classes and their associated Skills, The Card Shark - a weaver of luck, and The Quartermaster an expert in Command.
Writing: Two very interesting Classes with well done descriptions, flavour text and tables for each. Quite uniquely done.
Art/design: Unfortunately the artwork does little to service this entry well. While it sets a tone, it does little to make the product readable at a glance.
Usability: These two classes would need to be carefully added to an existing game to ensure balance is maintained. While many of the Class abilities are interesting and refreshing they can also be quite powerful.
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The Repentant
Concept: An Ash-laden One Shot Scenario
Content: Absolutely packed with content, Tables to generate new and hideous things, details on The Repentant itself, Crew for the ship, Demonic influences and contracts. Everything you need to go raiding in The Dark Caribbean!
Writing: The Repentant embraces wholeheartedly the Pirate Borg motto of less is more when it comes to descriptive prose. Expertly laid out and suggestive wording will inspire any Harbourmaster to new heights
Art/design: Beautiful art by Zac Goins and Daniel Comerci draw the reader in to the setting wonderfully while the overall layout of this product draws the eye to every nuance.
Usability: Every Harbourmaser will eventually need a palette cleanser or at the very least an introductory Adventure for Pirate Borg. The Repentant serves in this capacity elegantly in it's horror.
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Content: Absolutely packed with content, Tables to generate new and hideous things, details on The Repentant itself, Crew for the ship, Demonic influences and contracts. Everything you need to go raiding in The Dark Caribbean!
Writing: The Repentant embraces wholeheartedly the Pirate Borg motto of less is more when it comes to descriptive prose. Expertly laid out and suggestive wording will inspire any Harbourmaster to new heights
Art/design: Beautiful art by Zac Goins and Daniel Comerci draw the reader in to the setting wonderfully while the overall layout of this product draws the eye to every nuance.
Usability: Every Harbourmaser will eventually need a palette cleanser or at the very least an introductory Adventure for Pirate Borg. The Repentant serves in this capacity elegantly in it's horror.
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The Salty Nail
Concept: An NPC Vessel/Adventure Locale for Pirate Borg
Content: Welcome to The Salty Nail! A strange ship that somehow finds itself in the path of your Party, included within is a Table to generate how your crew finds the Ship, within are the denizens of the ship and the rules you need to engage with them.
Writing: Excellently written, this adventure location is packed with content and all of it is engaging.
Art/design: Intriguing design choices make this supplement both challenging and entertaining to read through without obscuring any of the necessary details to make it useful.
Usability: This product could serve as a starting point for your new Pirate crew.. or be inserted as an interlude for a Harbourmaster who perhaps needs a Session to just sit back and let the Players take the wheel.
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Content: Welcome to The Salty Nail! A strange ship that somehow finds itself in the path of your Party, included within is a Table to generate how your crew finds the Ship, within are the denizens of the ship and the rules you need to engage with them.
Writing: Excellently written, this adventure location is packed with content and all of it is engaging.
Art/design: Intriguing design choices make this supplement both challenging and entertaining to read through without obscuring any of the necessary details to make it useful.
Usability: This product could serve as a starting point for your new Pirate crew.. or be inserted as an interlude for a Harbourmaster who perhaps needs a Session to just sit back and let the Players take the wheel.
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The Urchin
Concept: Play as a child of the Streets in The Dark Caribbean
Content: Single Class entry with Starting and Getting Better tables
Writing: Very simply written as a Class entry for The Dark Caribbean, no frills but everything you need in order to play as a Street Urchin.
Art/design: Layout is simple but easy to navigate, artwork is likewise simple but complimentary.
Usability: If you ever wanted to play as a Cabin Boy or other form of youngster in The Dark Caribbean this is your Class.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: Single Class entry with Starting and Getting Better tables
Writing: Very simply written as a Class entry for The Dark Caribbean, no frills but everything you need in order to play as a Street Urchin.
Art/design: Layout is simple but easy to navigate, artwork is likewise simple but complimentary.
Usability: If you ever wanted to play as a Cabin Boy or other form of youngster in The Dark Caribbean this is your Class.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
The Way of the Worm
Concept: Crique des Vermineux looks like a serene fishing village at first glance, but those who dwell here ultimately live to feed the Mother of Worms. This module, suitable to be integrated into a multi-session campaign or to be played as a one-shot, will bring to you the horrors of an eldritch PARASITE.
Content:
Content:
- Road to Disaster: A table of two evolving threats and a possible chain of events that will occur if the player characters decide to do nothing.
- Original, hand-drawn art on almost every page.
- 4 illustrated, major NPCs to make your days worse.
- The Worm-Ridden: A new Haunted Soul Class for Pirate Borg.
- Crique des Vermineux: A former French colony turned secret haven of the Wretched. A town to be explored on 4 pages with rumor and encounter tables.
- Gnawed Caves: An unnatural, 4-page dungeon with hand-drawn isometric maps and horrors better left alone. Can you hear the Choir of Worms?
- A Wretched Generator to create the NPCs you need!
- VTT Files with tokens and maps for you to print out or use digitally.
Writing: Having won the Award for Best Adventure in the CABIN FEVER Game Jam, The Way of the Worm is a fully realized locale, replete with Tips on how to best make use of its contents. Every entry is concise and clearly presented to you in a format that never overwhelms despite the rich depth that is included. Often times the Creators make mention of how best to use the material or what you might need to do in order to make it your own which is a blessing in disguise as they clearly indicate that, while the Adventure is complete, that there still remains some work for the potential Harbourmaster to engage in.
Art/design: Artistically this Adventure is a pure joy to read and explore. At no point does the layout overwhelm the text, everything has been presented with great attention to detail. Maps and interior Art are elegantly used, well keyed and appear in a Spread format for ease of use and removes the need for constant page flipping/scrolling.
Usability: There is so much content in this Adventure and with the 'twist' of placing Time pressure on the Players it makes for an excellent outing in to the more horrific aspects of The Dark Caribbean. In a Genre replete with intended 'One Shots' The Way of the Worm will provide many sessions of fun for any crew.
Product Link: The Way of the Worm
Three Classes
Concept: Three new Classes for Pirate Borg
Content: As the Title indicates, this Supplement contains everything you need to explore three new classes for Pirate Borg.
Writing: Quite lavishly well written, each of these new Classes are packed with depth.
Art/design: Well crafted artwork, thoughtful design choices and an excellent colour palette make this supplement shine.
Usability: These Classes are for Players who want to delve deeper in to the lore and background of The Dark Caribbean through roleplay. If your group fits this bill, then this is definitely a product you will find much value in.
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Content: As the Title indicates, this Supplement contains everything you need to explore three new classes for Pirate Borg.
Writing: Quite lavishly well written, each of these new Classes are packed with depth.
Art/design: Well crafted artwork, thoughtful design choices and an excellent colour palette make this supplement shine.
Usability: These Classes are for Players who want to delve deeper in to the lore and background of The Dark Caribbean through roleplay. If your group fits this bill, then this is definitely a product you will find much value in.
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Three Knife Ash
Concept: A supplement to add three entertaining games of chance to your Pirate Borg adventures.
Content: Rules and a brief description of the method of play for three new games of chance.
Writing: Cleverly written and highly thematic to the Pirate Borg Setting, each game is unique and engaging.
Art/design: Cleanly laid out and presented in an effective format.
Usability: Any Pirate Crew has downtime.. and what better way to fill it than with a game of chance? Adding some Pirate themed fun to your Pirate Borg game is a must.
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Content: Rules and a brief description of the method of play for three new games of chance.
Writing: Cleverly written and highly thematic to the Pirate Borg Setting, each game is unique and engaging.
Art/design: Cleanly laid out and presented in an effective format.
Usability: Any Pirate Crew has downtime.. and what better way to fill it than with a game of chance? Adding some Pirate themed fun to your Pirate Borg game is a must.
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Toms, Dicks and Harrys
Concept: Rollable Tables for NPC Motivations
Content: Several tables for Names, Appearances, Goals and so forth to add some character to your NPCs
Writing: Simply written with an eye towards table interactions, interesting options and outcomes throughout.
Art/design: Tongue in cheek as the supplement may be, the Artwork and colour choices are excellent in this product, tables are tightly laid out, not confusing in any way.
Usability: Every Pirate Borg game will have occasional random passersby, tavern patrons, crowds and so forth. This supplement lets you inject some unique character to what is traditionally an otherwise handwaved part of your narrative and would make for an excellent addition to your already created NPCs to give them some more life.
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Content: Several tables for Names, Appearances, Goals and so forth to add some character to your NPCs
Writing: Simply written with an eye towards table interactions, interesting options and outcomes throughout.
Art/design: Tongue in cheek as the supplement may be, the Artwork and colour choices are excellent in this product, tables are tightly laid out, not confusing in any way.
Usability: Every Pirate Borg game will have occasional random passersby, tavern patrons, crowds and so forth. This supplement lets you inject some unique character to what is traditionally an otherwise handwaved part of your narrative and would make for an excellent addition to your already created NPCs to give them some more life.
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Tropical Terrors
Concept: Four new NPCs to add some bizarre flavour to The Dark Caribbean
Content: Tropical Terrors adds an additional 4 NPCs for your island adventures. What they lack in modesty, armor and rational thought, they make up for in their ability to come out of nowhere.
Writing: Definitely a tongue in cheek presentation this supplement is well designed and represented in its prose.
Art/design: Entertaining layout and amusing artwork are blended together in a whimsical presentation.
Usability: These four NPCs would be very well at home in any jungle setting to plague your Players adventures with. A little levity can go a long way sometimes, in The Dark Caribbean.
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Content: Tropical Terrors adds an additional 4 NPCs for your island adventures. What they lack in modesty, armor and rational thought, they make up for in their ability to come out of nowhere.
Writing: Definitely a tongue in cheek presentation this supplement is well designed and represented in its prose.
Art/design: Entertaining layout and amusing artwork are blended together in a whimsical presentation.
Usability: These four NPCs would be very well at home in any jungle setting to plague your Players adventures with. A little levity can go a long way sometimes, in The Dark Caribbean.
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Unmoored
Concept: A traditional Point Crawl adventure taking players across an sinking island somewhere in The Dark Caribbean!
Content: Coming in at 5 Pages absolutely packed with tables in the Borg tradition, a single Map is provided for the Harbourmaster, keyed with the Locations and Points of Interest to run the Adventure.
Writing: Winner of the Award for Best Writing in the CABIN FEVER Game Jam! Adopting the Bullet Point style that is synonymous with Borg games the writing in Unmoored is both informative and exciting for any Harbourmaster, providing direction without interference to permit you to run it with your own unique style.
Art/design: Layout is done in a style similar to that found in the Pirate Borg Corebook and many subsequent adventures. Fonts are used sparingly for thematic effect and when employed are used in a format that does not make the adventure needlessly difficult to read. A single keyed map is provided for the Harbourmaster to direct the action.
Usability: This incredibly succinct, action packed island can literally be placed anywhere in The Dark Caribbean as the title explains, it has literally become 'Unmoored' it is perfectly arranged to be used as a waypoint between Campaigns. As the Island itself is moving you could easily run a few Sessions here and then have your Crew arrive at the jumping off point of their next Adventure.
Product Link: Unmoored PWYW
Content: Coming in at 5 Pages absolutely packed with tables in the Borg tradition, a single Map is provided for the Harbourmaster, keyed with the Locations and Points of Interest to run the Adventure.
Writing: Winner of the Award for Best Writing in the CABIN FEVER Game Jam! Adopting the Bullet Point style that is synonymous with Borg games the writing in Unmoored is both informative and exciting for any Harbourmaster, providing direction without interference to permit you to run it with your own unique style.
Art/design: Layout is done in a style similar to that found in the Pirate Borg Corebook and many subsequent adventures. Fonts are used sparingly for thematic effect and when employed are used in a format that does not make the adventure needlessly difficult to read. A single keyed map is provided for the Harbourmaster to direct the action.
Usability: This incredibly succinct, action packed island can literally be placed anywhere in The Dark Caribbean as the title explains, it has literally become 'Unmoored' it is perfectly arranged to be used as a waypoint between Campaigns. As the Island itself is moving you could easily run a few Sessions here and then have your Crew arrive at the jumping off point of their next Adventure.
Product Link: Unmoored PWYW
Unnatural Life in the Caribbean
Concept: A collection of Creatures to add to your Pirate Borg Bestiary
Content: Four new entries for your seafaring adventures
Writing: Interesting choices for the Abilities of the creatures make this product unique to say the least. Some wording inconsistencies.
Art/design: Layout is a little cluttered, colour work is nicely done and the art itself is original if a bit lost in the background.
Usability: If you want to baffle your players with unusual beasts then consider using some of these in your next game.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: Four new entries for your seafaring adventures
Writing: Interesting choices for the Abilities of the creatures make this product unique to say the least. Some wording inconsistencies.
Art/design: Layout is a little cluttered, colour work is nicely done and the art itself is original if a bit lost in the background.
Usability: If you want to baffle your players with unusual beasts then consider using some of these in your next game.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Upon Red Tides
Concept: A creative toolbox for any Harbourmaster to infuse a different style of gameplay.
Content: 13 Pages of Adventures, two new Classes and a new NPC Pirate Captain.
Writing: Upon Red Tides is an immersive read if you embrace its core concepts and go with the flow. Exceptionally well written and presented.
Art/design: Layout and Artwork are top notch in this entry, colour choices are vivid and bold enough without being sloppy or garish. While some of the font choices are a little too thematic making them difficult to read in PDF without considerable zooming in it takes away nothing from the effectiveness of their use.
Usability: Easily recommendable for the abundance of content that can quickly and easily be taken in to any Harbourmasters library. A trove of HMing treasure to be sure.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: 13 Pages of Adventures, two new Classes and a new NPC Pirate Captain.
Writing: Upon Red Tides is an immersive read if you embrace its core concepts and go with the flow. Exceptionally well written and presented.
Art/design: Layout and Artwork are top notch in this entry, colour choices are vivid and bold enough without being sloppy or garish. While some of the font choices are a little too thematic making them difficult to read in PDF without considerable zooming in it takes away nothing from the effectiveness of their use.
Usability: Easily recommendable for the abundance of content that can quickly and easily be taken in to any Harbourmasters library. A trove of HMing treasure to be sure.
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West of Ys
Concept: Four new Classes for Pirate Borg
Content: Four esoteric Classes to add to your next Pirate Borg Game.
Dzitzimidl - A vampire lord from a sunken Aztec city who commands the dead
Carcinante - Mutant crab-folk who have drunk from the waters of everlasting life
Priest(ess) - Holy warriors and spirit mediums of the West Indies
Robo - Portuguese robots piloted by the ghosts of dead sailors
Writing: Written in the style of a Comic Book this these Classes are well realized and presented in a fashion that is simple to use.
Art/design: Comic Book style Artwork lends a little whimsy to this supplement even if the Classes themselves carry more serious weight.
Usability: If you want to add something a little more off the beaten path to your own Dark Caribbean then this product may be what you are looking for.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: Four esoteric Classes to add to your next Pirate Borg Game.
Dzitzimidl - A vampire lord from a sunken Aztec city who commands the dead
Carcinante - Mutant crab-folk who have drunk from the waters of everlasting life
Priest(ess) - Holy warriors and spirit mediums of the West Indies
Robo - Portuguese robots piloted by the ghosts of dead sailors
Writing: Written in the style of a Comic Book this these Classes are well realized and presented in a fashion that is simple to use.
Art/design: Comic Book style Artwork lends a little whimsy to this supplement even if the Classes themselves carry more serious weight.
Usability: If you want to add something a little more off the beaten path to your own Dark Caribbean then this product may be what you are looking for.
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Witchery
Concept: Three new Classes for Pirate Borg
Content:
3 New Magical Classes for Pirate Borg:
Content:
3 New Magical Classes for Pirate Borg:
- Witch
- Necromancer
- Making Friends: Their Minions
- Creature: Playing a Necromancer's Abomination
Writing: Clearly written with an eye towards the core rules of Pirate Borg
Art/design: Well chosen artwork abounds, mildly obscuring some detail in the Font/Text choices here and there in the document layout is otherwise well executed.
Usability: A fine addition to the Core classes if your players are seeking something more off the beaten path. Care will need to be given to game theme and balance should you opt to use these offerings but is not something a seasoned Harbourmaster will have difficulty with.
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Wrath of the Coatl
Concept: Discover the mysteries of a secluded place, where the presence of inquisitors, whispers of ancient cult, troubled waters and vanished abbey obscure the truth.
Content:
Content:
- Map of San Hilario's coast: A map charting the key landmarks and events along the shoreline to help you navigate around the coast.
- 3 key NPCs and their crew: With each having their own motivations and unique methods for uncovering the treasure.
- Manati's village: A fisherman's village harboring a secret Mesoan cult. Explore the village with hooks and rumors. But all may not be trustworthy...
- Fortress of San Hilario: 2-page dungeon, an Inquisition fortress that appears to hold many secrets within its walls.
- Sunken abbey of San Hilario: 2-page dungeon, a sunken abbey which doesn't seem uninhabited...
- New monster with unique combat-mechanic: Meet the social crabs known for their group behavior and ability to inhabit objects of various sizes.
Writing: This supplement is beautifully well written and is bursting with information for the Harbourmaster in every corner. Every entry is clear in both prose and game design.
Art/design: Several art styles combine to bring this supplement to life and while it may seem disconnected, it somehow manages to tie all aspects together. Taking many style notes from Pirate Borg's own core Rules makes this supplement very familiar to the eyes. Background colours and textures all compliment well with the exception of the Abbey map near the end which seems confusing at first glance.
Usability: If you are low on time to prep an adventure then Wrath of the Coatl is your new friend. An entire island detailed with Maps, NPCs, Adventures and Hooks that can be placed wherever you might need it. Ample notes, new Creatures, NPC motivations and an over-arching Plot are all included.
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Yet Another Fort: Cunning & Stealth Fort Crawl
Concept: Yet Another Fort is a minimalistic fort crawl adventure with focus on being unseen and emergent storytelling for Pirate Borg. This module is intended to be used as a one-shot or as part of a larger campaign.
Content: This product provides the Harbourmaster with a ready made Fort to be added to any location that might call for one.
Writing: Expertly written with an eye for adventure in the vein of older isometric adventures it is rife with content for the Harbourmaster to take advantage of in an effort to challenge any group of players. Details are kept tightly written in an effort to encourage interaction rather than narration.
Art/design: Quite densely laid out there is a lot for the eye to see in these pages but all of it is well done and always useful.
Usability: As stated before, any Harbourmaster can easily make use of this Fort in their own games add to that the fact that it is already detailed as well as mapped and you cannot go wrong with this as an ace up your HMing sleeve
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: This product provides the Harbourmaster with a ready made Fort to be added to any location that might call for one.
Writing: Expertly written with an eye for adventure in the vein of older isometric adventures it is rife with content for the Harbourmaster to take advantage of in an effort to challenge any group of players. Details are kept tightly written in an effort to encourage interaction rather than narration.
Art/design: Quite densely laid out there is a lot for the eye to see in these pages but all of it is well done and always useful.
Usability: As stated before, any Harbourmaster can easily make use of this Fort in their own games add to that the fact that it is already detailed as well as mapped and you cannot go wrong with this as an ace up your HMing sleeve
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You've Encountered a Ship
Concept: Rollable Table to generate a unique Pirate Ship
Content: A table to let you generate a Named Pirate Ship with a Unique set of Modifiers
Writing: Little descriptive text present as this supplement is largely a Rollable table with no frills.
Art/design: Good colour, font and art selections make this entry easy on the eyes.
Usability: If you happen to need a unique Vessel at Sea to encounter your Players this table will do the trick for you with a few slight twists to make the encounter unique.
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Content: A table to let you generate a Named Pirate Ship with a Unique set of Modifiers
Writing: Little descriptive text present as this supplement is largely a Rollable table with no frills.
Art/design: Good colour, font and art selections make this entry easy on the eyes.
Usability: If you happen to need a unique Vessel at Sea to encounter your Players this table will do the trick for you with a few slight twists to make the encounter unique.
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Zombie Insect
Concept: A tiny foe for Pirate Borg
Content: Bare bones, but no less terrifying, this insect can be a terror for your Players.
Writing: Very little aside from the Stat Block and a small consequences Table.
Art/design: Little in the way of artwork save for the Background, however the cover image is suitably eye catching and terrifying.
Usability: If you find your Players have grown overconfident in their ability to defeat the foes you throw at them, try this creature for a tactical change of pace.
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Content: Bare bones, but no less terrifying, this insect can be a terror for your Players.
Writing: Very little aside from the Stat Block and a small consequences Table.
Art/design: Little in the way of artwork save for the Background, however the cover image is suitably eye catching and terrifying.
Usability: If you find your Players have grown overconfident in their ability to defeat the foes you throw at them, try this creature for a tactical change of pace.
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