Pirate Borg Core Rulebook - engl.

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Description

Step into a world where the seas are as treacherous as the darkest corners of your soul. Pirate Borg is not your average tabletop RPG; it's a scurvy-ridden, rules-light, art-heavy adventure that draws its inspiration from a cacophony of sources—history, fantasy, horror, and of course, copious amounts of rum. In this realm, your cutlass and flintlock are but feeble defenses against the impending doom that lurks around every briny corner.

Pirate Borg is a complete game in its own right, born from the twisted loins of the award-winning doom art-punk RPG, Mörk Borg, and granted life through their awe-inspiring third-party license. But it's not merely a game; it's a versatile toolkit. Its tables and mechanics can be plundered and adapted for use in any tabletop RPG, unleashing the madness upon your preferred gaming world.

This game thrives on the essence of greed, filth, and scoundrelry. Your path to infamy begins with a ship—find one, gather a motley crew, and embark on a merciless voyage of raiding, pillaging, plundering, and general skullduggery. As your ill-gotten gains grow, so does your insatiable appetite for power. Get a bigger ship, vanquish foes, upgrade your vessel, infiltrate coastal forts, sack ports, amass treasure, bury it deep, and become a name whispered in hushed tones across the Seven Seas. And when the allure of your own treasure fades, turn your covetous eye toward another's hoard. And always, keep a wary gaze on the horizon, for unfathomable horrors of the deep lurk, waiting to make a feast of your mortal flesh.

The 166 pages of this tome hold secrets aplenty: 8 distinct character classes, an elegantly simplified naval combat system, statistics for 18 awe-inspiring vessels, over 80 NPCs and monsters, more than 90 system-agnostic tables to shape your adventures, and "The Curse of Skeleton Point," a sandbox-style escapade boasting 11 pirate-infested locales.

Pirate Borg is the twisted creation of the enigmatic Luke Stratton, also known as Limithron, whose evocative pirate-themed battle maps have set the stage for countless adventures. And it's Free League Publishing, the masterminds behind Mörk Borg, Alien RPG, Tales from the Loop RPG, and The One Ring RPG, who will bring this raucous voyage to life, sailing under the Free League Workshop sub-label for independently forged gaming gems.

So, ready your cutlass, prime your flintlock, and prepare for a tale of greed, treachery, and the eternal quest for infamy. Pirate Borg awaits, and the seas have never been so uncharted, so perilous, or so enticing. Sail forth, ye scallywags, and let the rum-soaked madness begin!