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Mörk Borg

Mörk Borg

Heavy metal tabletop role-playing game

Mörk Borg is a tabletop role-playing game inspired by heavy metal music, created by Swedish game designers Pelle Nilsson and Johan Nohr and published by Free League Publishing in February 2020. The game features dark themes, frequent character death, and a doom metal playlist. The title means "dark fort" in Swedish.[1][2]

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Mörk Borg has inspired extensive third-party content.[3]

Gameplay

Mörk Borg uses 20-sided-dice rolls with character stat modifiers. It is rules-light.[2]

Awards

Mörk Borg won four ENNIE Awards in 2020: three Gold ENNIES for "Product of the Year," "Best Writing," and "Best Layout and Design," and one Silver ENNIE for "Best Game."[4] In 2021, Mörk Borg Cult: Feretory won the Gold ENNIE for "Best Supplement."[5] In 2022, the Mörk Borg Digital Monster Generator won the Gold ENNIE for "Best Aid/Accessory - Digital." The same year, the Mörk Borg online tool DNGNGEN won the Gold ENNIES for "Best Online Content" and the Silver ENNIE for "Best Aid/Accessory - Digital."[6]

References

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    Anderson, Pearse (2020-08-11). "Unleash the minstrels of pain! Mörk Borg, the metal role-playing game rocking lockdown". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. [2]
    Elsam, Sara (2020-02-05). "Ultra grimdark tabletop RPG Mörk Borg comes with its own doom metal playlist". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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    "MÖRK BORG — MÖRK BORG CONTENT". MÖRK BORG. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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    Jarvis, Matt (2020-08-03). "Swedish doom metal RPG Mörk Borg triumphs at 2020 ENNIE Awards as Alien RPG named Best Game". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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    "2021 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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    "2021 Nominees and Winners – ENNIE Awards". Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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