NPCs
100 NPCs #2
Concept: 100 NPCs #2
Content: Let me guess, your players are at an Inn and want to talk to someone that's not a part of their current goal. Sure you could improve something on the fly but why not let this second list of 100 NPCs and their goals take some of the work of running the game off your shoulders?
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Content: Let me guess, your players are at an Inn and want to talk to someone that's not a part of their current goal. Sure you could improve something on the fly but why not let this second list of 100 NPCs and their goals take some of the work of running the game off your shoulders?
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100 NPCs and their goals #3
Concept: 100 NPCs and their goals #3
Content: The world may be ending, but that doesn’t mean everyone has given up on their own goals. Knowing the world is ending just brings out rampant selfishness and greed, much like we have seen in our own world. This one could argue is what brings out true GrimDark Swords & Sorcery. Those out to achieve their own goals, with no regard for how they achieve them. There are no heroes here, and those who strive to save the day are usually the ones getting the shit end of the stick. So here are 100 NPCs and their goals despite the Apocalypse.
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Content: The world may be ending, but that doesn’t mean everyone has given up on their own goals. Knowing the world is ending just brings out rampant selfishness and greed, much like we have seen in our own world. This one could argue is what brings out true GrimDark Swords & Sorcery. Those out to achieve their own goals, with no regard for how they achieve them. There are no heroes here, and those who strive to save the day are usually the ones getting the shit end of the stick. So here are 100 NPCs and their goals despite the Apocalypse.
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30 NPCs for a Scurvy-Ridden World
Concept: Planning a game for your next Session? Short on ideas for unique NPCs? You've come to the right place! This supplement comes with 30 ready to use NPCs to ease any Harbourmasters mind and delight their Players.
Content: Exactly as the Title suggests, what you get within are 30 entirely ready to use NPCs complete with Backgrounds and Stat Blocks as suggested by the Author. Each Entry comes with full colour artwork of the Character, a short Background, a Drive, brief History and finally a Secret with which the Harbourmaster may work.
Writing: Each entry in this offering is well written and thought out, all aspects of the NPCs are simply stated and sufficient motivation is provided to inform a Harbourmasters roleplay of each without confusion. It may appear easily done but that is a testament to the writing of the Author and is worth appreciation.
Art/design: As well as the Writer, Tomas is also the Artist for 30 NPCs and the full colour, full page artwork is quite well done. Not to mention exceptionally convenient should you wish to display it to the Players without giving away any of the NPCs vital information. Layout of the Supplement is cleanly executed and well sized for easy reading.
Usability: 30 NPCs could easily be a considered a must-have for any Harbourmaster whose Players have ever deviated from an Adventure or taken a turn that was unexpected. This product is well worth its asking price.
Format: PDF 64 Pages $4.99 (also available as Softcover or Hardcover)
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Content: Exactly as the Title suggests, what you get within are 30 entirely ready to use NPCs complete with Backgrounds and Stat Blocks as suggested by the Author. Each Entry comes with full colour artwork of the Character, a short Background, a Drive, brief History and finally a Secret with which the Harbourmaster may work.
Writing: Each entry in this offering is well written and thought out, all aspects of the NPCs are simply stated and sufficient motivation is provided to inform a Harbourmasters roleplay of each without confusion. It may appear easily done but that is a testament to the writing of the Author and is worth appreciation.
Art/design: As well as the Writer, Tomas is also the Artist for 30 NPCs and the full colour, full page artwork is quite well done. Not to mention exceptionally convenient should you wish to display it to the Players without giving away any of the NPCs vital information. Layout of the Supplement is cleanly executed and well sized for easy reading.
Usability: 30 NPCs could easily be a considered a must-have for any Harbourmaster whose Players have ever deviated from an Adventure or taken a turn that was unexpected. This product is well worth its asking price.
Format: PDF 64 Pages $4.99 (also available as Softcover or Hardcover)
Product Link: 30 NPCs for a Scurvy-Ridden World
Advanced Armadas
Concept: Advanced Armadas presents new enemy types for challenging pirates who have gained substantial experience through their time in the Dark Caribbean. Each enemy type provides options for NPCs and ship types, including the Fungal Fleet, the Shadow Fleet and a cocktail recipe.
Content: This product is intended for use in a more advanced game of Pirate Borg where your crew may have several Class abilities and a Ship which has seen some upgrades. It is intended to add some challenging new foes for them to face. It includes options for two new Fleet types and the NPCs which will crew them, it also allows for integrating them into your Setting as a permanent Faction addition should you wish. It also includes a Cocktail Recipe for the discerning Harbourmaster.
Writing: Very matter of fact writing throughout. Attention is given to the mechanics of the Supplement more so than flavour or world building.
Art/design: Some truly beautiful artwork is used to great effect throughout this offering and is beautifully blended in to the whole in order to retain its ease of use as a rules supplement.
Usability: If you have a Crew of Pirates who have roamed The Dark Caribbean for several voyages and faced many of the foes it has to offer, this Supplement is for you to renew the sense of challenge for your group. This book, as is, is not for new Pirates to get involved in without some tweaking on behalf of the Harbourmaster.
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Content: This product is intended for use in a more advanced game of Pirate Borg where your crew may have several Class abilities and a Ship which has seen some upgrades. It is intended to add some challenging new foes for them to face. It includes options for two new Fleet types and the NPCs which will crew them, it also allows for integrating them into your Setting as a permanent Faction addition should you wish. It also includes a Cocktail Recipe for the discerning Harbourmaster.
Writing: Very matter of fact writing throughout. Attention is given to the mechanics of the Supplement more so than flavour or world building.
Art/design: Some truly beautiful artwork is used to great effect throughout this offering and is beautifully blended in to the whole in order to retain its ease of use as a rules supplement.
Usability: If you have a Crew of Pirates who have roamed The Dark Caribbean for several voyages and faced many of the foes it has to offer, this Supplement is for you to renew the sense of challenge for your group. This book, as is, is not for new Pirates to get involved in without some tweaking on behalf of the Harbourmaster.
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Bone Construct Dice Drop Boss Generator
Concept: Dice Drop Boss Generator
Content: Everything you need to make your own Boss Skeleton.
Writing: Three easy to use pages provide all the instructions you might need to build your own Boss. Comes with Asset files to use with any major Photo Editing software to bring your creation to graphical unlife.
Art/design: Artwork is lovely throughout this supplement and is presented in a Paper Doll style
Usability: If you need an undead monstrosity to take on the role of Final Boss in your Pirate Borg Adventure this is what you need to do it with.
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Content: Everything you need to make your own Boss Skeleton.
Writing: Three easy to use pages provide all the instructions you might need to build your own Boss. Comes with Asset files to use with any major Photo Editing software to bring your creation to graphical unlife.
Art/design: Artwork is lovely throughout this supplement and is presented in a Paper Doll style
Usability: If you need an undead monstrosity to take on the role of Final Boss in your Pirate Borg Adventure this is what you need to do it with.
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Burial Wrongs
Concept: A sandbox city-crawl and dungeon-crawl adventure for Pirate Borg, taking place in a cursed city smote by a god, a flesh submarine, and holy island where daughters perform blasphemous rituals.
Content:
Content:
- detailed maps for locations, including:
- two tiers of an interconnected canal city
- many different locations with unique encounters and loot
- three dungeons, including a flesh submarine, and a mythic forest journey
- a calendar detailing the day-to-day progression of events, NPCs and Eylis city's doom
- different factions, including The Consumers, Priests, Necromancers, and more
- new horrifying monsters
- new items and equipment
- tables for generating effects of for Eating, Drinking, and Smoking a god, and being transfigured by dark divine rain.
- a list of rumors and advice to help your players choose their own paths
Writing: Enthusiastically written to evoke a sense of the macabre and grim, intended to inspire the imagination.
Art/design: Not to be outdone by the Writing, the Artwork and Layout of this supplement are very reminiscent of early Mork Borg and go a long way to helping establish the overall tone of this work.
Usability: If your Players lean more towards the dark and cosmic horror notes of Pirate Borg then this adventure is well suited for you.
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Children of Yurata
Concept: Monsters for use with Pirate Borg
Content: Five new Monsters from out of Baltic and Slavic Folklore are presented to intrigue and horrify your Players.
Writing: Absolutely fascinating writing sets the tone for this supplement, intriguing creatures and interesting concepts to befuddle your Players.
Art/design: Gorgeous artwork throughout by Michael Gaworski lends this product a level of gravitas that will leave your Players enthralled.
Usability: Any Harbourmaster will find their mind spinning over the story ideas that this simple supplement provides. Well worth the addition to any library.
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Content: Five new Monsters from out of Baltic and Slavic Folklore are presented to intrigue and horrify your Players.
Writing: Absolutely fascinating writing sets the tone for this supplement, intriguing creatures and interesting concepts to befuddle your Players.
Art/design: Gorgeous artwork throughout by Michael Gaworski lends this product a level of gravitas that will leave your Players enthralled.
Usability: Any Harbourmaster will find their mind spinning over the story ideas that this simple supplement provides. Well worth the addition to any library.
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Creatures of the Dark Yucatan/Beasts of Sea and Shoal
Concept: A Bestiary of new creatures for use with Pirate Borg.
Content: Contains ten new beasts to plague your Pirates should they venture in to the Dark Yucatan though they would be easily adapted for use elsewhere by a clever Harbourmaster.
Writing: Straightforward and to the point, efficient descriptions and stat blocks detail each creatures abilities and likely attacks/behaviours.
Art/design: Intriguing artwork, minimally coloured to draw attention to the eerie horror that many of these creatures represent. Well laid out and cleanly presented.
Usability: Any Harbourmaster on the lookout for new and interesting beasties to put in the path of their Pirates will enjoy this supplement.
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Content: Contains ten new beasts to plague your Pirates should they venture in to the Dark Yucatan though they would be easily adapted for use elsewhere by a clever Harbourmaster.
Writing: Straightforward and to the point, efficient descriptions and stat blocks detail each creatures abilities and likely attacks/behaviours.
Art/design: Intriguing artwork, minimally coloured to draw attention to the eerie horror that many of these creatures represent. Well laid out and cleanly presented.
Usability: Any Harbourmaster on the lookout for new and interesting beasties to put in the path of their Pirates will enjoy this supplement.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
D3 Cooks with Hooks
Concept: 3 NPC Cooks to make your Galley
Content: Exactly as presented, 3 NPC Cooks to place as you like aboard ships or in taverns
Writing: Solid amounts of depth in each Cook and their respective drives, desires, backgrounds and appearance.
Art/design: Fairly simply laid out with some interesting angles in use. Good colour and font choices.
Usability: If your Players haven't got a good Cook on their side then what are they even doing? Very straightforward, if you want to place a fleshed out NPC in your world, any of these Cooks would be a good choice.
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Content: Exactly as presented, 3 NPC Cooks to place as you like aboard ships or in taverns
Writing: Solid amounts of depth in each Cook and their respective drives, desires, backgrounds and appearance.
Art/design: Fairly simply laid out with some interesting angles in use. Good colour and font choices.
Usability: If your Players haven't got a good Cook on their side then what are they even doing? Very straightforward, if you want to place a fleshed out NPC in your world, any of these Cooks would be a good choice.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Dark Fauna - Mergoblins
Concept: New Creature Type & Adventure for Pirate Borg
Content: Everything you need, Stat Blocks, Loot Tables and Maps to populate and run an Adventure in a cave packed with MerGoblins
Writing: Clearly written, using simple tables and very minimalist in nature
Art/design: Simple line art and basic table layouts make this very easy on the eyes, the maps are excellently done by Dyson Logos
Usability: This one will take some work on the part of the Harbourmaster to turn it in to a proper adventure. Fortunately the author has left space for notes on each page for just that purpose and the map is left unkeyed so that you can move and place things as needed.
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Content: Everything you need, Stat Blocks, Loot Tables and Maps to populate and run an Adventure in a cave packed with MerGoblins
Writing: Clearly written, using simple tables and very minimalist in nature
Art/design: Simple line art and basic table layouts make this very easy on the eyes, the maps are excellently done by Dyson Logos
Usability: This one will take some work on the part of the Harbourmaster to turn it in to a proper adventure. Fortunately the author has left space for notes on each page for just that purpose and the map is left unkeyed so that you can move and place things as needed.
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Dead apes tell no tales
Concept: Four new Monsters to populate The Dark Caribbean
Content: Four new Creatures for your adventures. A Chest bound Forban, a Crocodilian Sorcerer, a Possessed Dinghy, and a Sun dried Zombie
Writing: All four entries are tightly written with a small bit of flavour text added, accompanied by an introduction from Yonko, the undead Orang-Outang.
Art/design: Excellent artwork accompanies each entry and serves it well with a large amount of space present to allow for ease of use in each Entry.
Usability: Each of these creatures would be a welcome addition to any Pirate Borg adventure. They all accurately represent the feel of The Dark Caribbean.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: Four new Creatures for your adventures. A Chest bound Forban, a Crocodilian Sorcerer, a Possessed Dinghy, and a Sun dried Zombie
Writing: All four entries are tightly written with a small bit of flavour text added, accompanied by an introduction from Yonko, the undead Orang-Outang.
Art/design: Excellent artwork accompanies each entry and serves it well with a large amount of space present to allow for ease of use in each Entry.
Usability: Each of these creatures would be a welcome addition to any Pirate Borg adventure. They all accurately represent the feel of The Dark Caribbean.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Five Lost Souls
Concept: Five Entry Bestiary for Pirate Borg
Content: Five new horrors of the Dark Caribbean for Pirate Borg
Content: Five new horrors of the Dark Caribbean for Pirate Borg
- Dead Man's Chest
- Dread Pirate
- Ex-Parrot
- Gold-Bug
- Old Salt
Writing: Blessedly this product includes Printer Friendly versions of its entries and they are all written in a legible manner. Entries are all content forward and leave the details to the Harbourmaster to dress them up with.
Art/design: Stylistically the black and white of this supplement embodies the concept, layout is simple but useful without being gaudy.
Usability: Any Harbourmaster can use more creatures to pit their Players against, even as inspiration for your own variants this supplement is a worthwhile addition.
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Forlorn Encounters
Concept: Inhabitants of extraordinary customs and peculiar morphologies can be encountered in the remote reaches of the Dark Caribbean. It is my earnest hope that this compilation will be of significant value to scholars from distant latitudes and serve as a cautionary guide to unwary travelers.
Content: This PDF consists of a series of 6 NPCs compatible with Pirate Borg and Mörk Borg.
Writing: Presented as excerpts from an exploration of The Dark Caribbean (Pirate Borg's Setting) these six Entries all serve well to provide an intriguing range of NPCs for your group to discover in their travels.
Art/design: Artwork provided by Francisco Lemos is highly evocative of the Setting and carries a wonderful atmosphere, with Editing by Melfy
Usability: This project would be an excellent starting point for an adventure or side quest in any Dark Caribbean game.
Product Link: Itch.io PDF
Content: This PDF consists of a series of 6 NPCs compatible with Pirate Borg and Mörk Borg.
Writing: Presented as excerpts from an exploration of The Dark Caribbean (Pirate Borg's Setting) these six Entries all serve well to provide an intriguing range of NPCs for your group to discover in their travels.
Art/design: Artwork provided by Francisco Lemos is highly evocative of the Setting and carries a wonderful atmosphere, with Editing by Melfy
Usability: This project would be an excellent starting point for an adventure or side quest in any Dark Caribbean game.
Product Link: Itch.io PDF
Klabautermann
Concept: A Haunting for your Crews Ship
Content: Six Pages defining a series of random tables to build a Haunt for your Pirate crew culminating in the Stats for the dread beast you craft.
Writing: Evocatively written to fuel the Harbourmasters mind and provide an entertaining addition to any vessel. Several Tables guide you in the creating of your very own unique Klabautermann with which to saddle your crew. Will it be beneficial? Will it be vengeful? Will your crew figure out how to keep it in a good mood? Or will they suffers its wrath and anger the Haunt?
Art/design: Artwork is minimalist but does a good job conveying the mood and tone of the work, layout and design are clean/concise and do their jobs effectively.
Usability: This product can be anything from an entertaining diversion or mystery to be solved all the way up to a mascot for the crew to enjoy and learn about. It is quirky without being cumbersome.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Content: Six Pages defining a series of random tables to build a Haunt for your Pirate crew culminating in the Stats for the dread beast you craft.
Writing: Evocatively written to fuel the Harbourmasters mind and provide an entertaining addition to any vessel. Several Tables guide you in the creating of your very own unique Klabautermann with which to saddle your crew. Will it be beneficial? Will it be vengeful? Will your crew figure out how to keep it in a good mood? Or will they suffers its wrath and anger the Haunt?
Art/design: Artwork is minimalist but does a good job conveying the mood and tone of the work, layout and design are clean/concise and do their jobs effectively.
Usability: This product can be anything from an entertaining diversion or mystery to be solved all the way up to a mascot for the crew to enjoy and learn about. It is quirky without being cumbersome.
Product Link: Itch.io Page
Pirate Gangs
Concept: Four new Gangs of Pirates for use with Pirate Borg
Content: Pirate Gangs is a collection of four weird, wild, and wicked pirate crews, each ready for the table with enemy and ship stats and roleplaying generators to aid storytelling.
Content: Pirate Gangs is a collection of four weird, wild, and wicked pirate crews, each ready for the table with enemy and ship stats and roleplaying generators to aid storytelling.
- The Feast: Vicious, aristocratic deep-one fishmen intent on selling their goods and devouring your innards.
- The Ironwrought: Brutal raiders who love iron and battle, led by a barbarian-blacksmith who forges the Caribbean's most wicked instruments of death.
- The Pale Oak: Mysterious pirate-sages transformed into gleaming driftwood, wandering the waves and whispering of secrets.
- The Slime: Infinite Tess captains a dead whale-submarine and a crew of oozing cadavers on her quest to find her lost soul... and you may hold the secret of its fate.
Writing: Beautifully written in every sense.
Art/design: A near perfect compliment to the writing, the art and layout of this supplement are astonishing. Blending together seamlessly with the writing to create a piece of pirate art.
Usability: Every Harbourmaster worth their salt takes great pains to bring The Dark Caribbean to life and infuse the setting into the minds of their Players and this supplement is a masterwork in that concept. Each gang is unique and well rounded enough to that it could easily be added to a variety of locales as needed. A careful Harbourmaster will need to consider some of the items it will introduce to their game however as some of them may influence game balance.
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