Getting BORG-ed

Check out the Kickstarter Campaign for this game, it’s a collection of four separate Borg adventures! Mörk Borg is an apocalyptic fantasy role-playing game published by Fria Ligan. It’s inspired by heavy metal music and its popularity has resulted in a variety of expansions, supplements and adventures created by the fan community. I have a personal affection for role playing games, but have no time to engage in such activities myself. Those I game with are board-gamers who grew quickly bored each time we tried D&D and/pathfinder. A few other rule sets were acquired but no games where scheduled

Still, I have an appreciation for role-playing games and have been enjoying the recent boom in the variety of types and styles of games available. There’s always the thought of some sort of a Tiger’s Tale themed game module. But at the moment it exists as a set of vague rules for a custom deck of cards.

The Kickstarter for this game is being run by a backer of both my A Tiger’s Tale campaigns and has not only been one of my comics mentors, he also resides with-in the Martial Arts Community I sometimes refer to as the Wulin. Mauricio Cordero is currently an Instructional Designer/Lecturer at MIT Cambridge and a visiting assistant professor at Northwestern University in Chicago. He produced the BORDERx anthology and has created zines, comics and cartoons. He published his first Zine in the late 80’s in a town just south of hell on I-95 with contributions from members of GWAR, other cool bands and Charles Bukowski’s final submission. He then got lost in the heady aroma of the contemporary art world, running the education department at the ICA Boston, collaborating with the Boston Center For The Arts, and eventually owning a gallery in Tours, France, before returning to the US and to his first loves- comics, RPG’s and zines. He is also an expert cat wrangler, DM, and a Tacomancer with a +3 spatula.

Joining him on this mission are –

Adam Dahlheim

Adam is secretly a crab in a human suit. He has saved universes, destroyed cities, brought gods to heel, been one-shotted by goblins, hatched botched plans that created mayhem and destruction, and been crushed under stalactites and dwarven coffins. He has edited a number of TTRPG goodies, including Elminster’s Excellent Establishments, Vendors of the Veil, Through the Veil: Monsters of the Feywild, Nimble 5E, Alchemy & Poisoncraft, Anime 5E, and various titles from both Studio Agate (FateForge, Esteren, Draconis, 7th Sea, Tainted Grail, and Vermin) and Grim Press.  He’s contributed his writing to compilations from the Storytelling Collective (Collective Encounters Vol. 1) and Critical Lit (Rock ‘n Roll Vol. 4). During the day, he works in IT as a Project Manager and keeps the hydrants and water infrastructure running. At night, he tells glorious stories to his children and secretly plots global control with his crustacean kin.

Rob Knaack

Rob spent his formative years as a Game Designer, Programmer, and Technology Innovator working with Sega, Disney, Sony, EA, and others, making pixels do things they weren’t meant to do.  After pushing boundaries on using real-time game engine tools for animated movies (well before this was the norm), he transitioned to working in the film industry for DreamWorks Animation.  More f*cking pixels.  He now pursues his passion of storytelling and innovative game design through tabletop and video games.

Xris Parsell

Xris is a seasoned Product/UX Designer who has transitioned his passion the dynamic worlds of game and product design. With a diverse background that includes crafting online games for IBM, MTV, Comedy Central, and USA Today, Xris has been a driving force in leveraging emerging technologies to shape innovative user interactions. Xris has shifted his focus to narrative game design, particularly in Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs). His expertise lies in weaving compelling narratives and immersive experiences that transcend conventional gaming.

This Campaign Has 11 Days Left.