Eichorn is one of my favorite borg designers and this might be the top of my list as to why. There is just SO MUCH in here to play with, creeps to fight, maps to get lost on, rumors and jobs to ignore until they bite you in the ass, and its all excellently laid out clearly but with a heavy heavy dose of style. I'm inspired everytime I read one of Christian's projects but this one stands alone.
Christian, how do you use the sewer exploration table to locate the Worm Sorcerer? Just keep rolling a d8 (and dealing with any encounters it presents) until you get an 8, or do you follow the lines that connect the numbers?
It's basically your choice. The map (lines) was just a fun little idea, not intended to be taken too seriously. My recommendation would be to just roll for a few encounters, maybe three, and if the 8 doesn't come up, it is the next one :)
I would highly recommend any and all of Christian Eichhorn's Mörk Borg supplements - they all have fantastic layout and art, creative content that adds new systems and creative twists on existing ones, and capture the brutal and beautiful feel of the core book.
Galgenbeck Sacrifice is a great pick-up if you're looking for a sprawling, in depth campaign through Galgenbeck - story, systems, hooks, encounters, dungeons, and enemies included (. Sacrifice also includes plenty of fun to bring to your own sessions, such as rumours and quests, NPCs / enemies, and a D100 encounter table.
Enjoy Galgenbeck Sacrifice? Check out Bergen Chrypt, which also provides a huge campaign through the the Wästland. Want something to complement Sacrifice? Check out Purgatory or Apocrypha for more general gameplay supplements/additions.
Galgenbeck Sacrifice is is an adventure for Mork Borg that adds a lot more flesh to its titular region.
The PDF is 67 pages, with a layout style that perfectly matches the core book. The art is vibrant, splashy, detailed, and evocative. The layout breaks conventions in intentional ways, and pages that are dense with information are contrasted against pages with a lot of whitespace, giving the reader room to breathe.
Sacrifice's writing also perfectly mirrors the core book. It's punchy and short, but dense with information. Some information in the core book is recontextualized by Sacrifice (mostly concerning Josilfa Migol,) but the feeling is far more of a sequel than of a fan work.
Contents-wise, there's information about the atmosphere in Galgenbeck, local places to visit, rumors, encounters, and some fun NPCs, but the meat of the book is the adventure. It starts with a compelling hook, has a recurring superboss, and explores an interesting premise---an avatar of Nechrubel is harvesting citizens, erasing them from living memory.
It's somewhat easy for players to fall off of the intended track of the adventure, and the GM might need to do some creative freewheeling if they fall off but keep pursuing it, however in general the atmosphere is strong, the stakes are high, and there's a great sense of pacing. This is an adventure that matters for the setting, and will fit very well with groups that like a gloomy but still heroic tone.
Overall, Galgenbeck Sacrifice feels less like a standalone supplement and more like an extension of the core book. It's packed with content. It interacts with the central plot. It does a stellar job of bringing Galgenbeck and its strange inhabitants to life. If you like Mork Borg core, it feels safe to call this a must buy.
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Eichorn is one of my favorite borg designers and this might be the top of my list as to why. There is just SO MUCH in here to play with, creeps to fight, maps to get lost on, rumors and jobs to ignore until they bite you in the ass, and its all excellently laid out clearly but with a heavy heavy dose of style. I'm inspired everytime I read one of Christian's projects but this one stands alone.
Thanks mate, very much appreciated! :D
Christian, how do you use the sewer exploration table to locate the Worm Sorcerer? Just keep rolling a d8 (and dealing with any encounters it presents) until you get an 8, or do you follow the lines that connect the numbers?
Hey tikitang!
It's basically your choice. The map (lines) was just a fun little idea, not intended to be taken too seriously. My recommendation would be to just roll for a few encounters, maybe three, and if the 8 doesn't come up, it is the next one :)
Thanks! That's what I suspected. I'll probably keep rolling until I roll the same number twice, in which case, I'll make it that one!
I would highly recommend any and all of Christian Eichhorn's Mörk Borg supplements - they all have fantastic layout and art, creative content that adds new systems and creative twists on existing ones, and capture the brutal and beautiful feel of the core book.
Galgenbeck Sacrifice is a great pick-up if you're looking for a sprawling, in depth campaign through Galgenbeck - story, systems, hooks, encounters, dungeons, and enemies included (. Sacrifice also includes plenty of fun to bring to your own sessions, such as rumours and quests, NPCs / enemies, and a D100 encounter table.
Enjoy Galgenbeck Sacrifice? Check out Bergen Chrypt, which also provides a huge campaign through the the Wästland. Want something to complement Sacrifice? Check out Purgatory or Apocrypha for more general gameplay supplements/additions.
Galgenbeck Sacrifice is is an adventure for Mork Borg that adds a lot more flesh to its titular region.
The PDF is 67 pages, with a layout style that perfectly matches the core book. The art is vibrant, splashy, detailed, and evocative. The layout breaks conventions in intentional ways, and pages that are dense with information are contrasted against pages with a lot of whitespace, giving the reader room to breathe.
Sacrifice's writing also perfectly mirrors the core book. It's punchy and short, but dense with information. Some information in the core book is recontextualized by Sacrifice (mostly concerning Josilfa Migol,) but the feeling is far more of a sequel than of a fan work.
Contents-wise, there's information about the atmosphere in Galgenbeck, local places to visit, rumors, encounters, and some fun NPCs, but the meat of the book is the adventure. It starts with a compelling hook, has a recurring superboss, and explores an interesting premise---an avatar of Nechrubel is harvesting citizens, erasing them from living memory.
It's somewhat easy for players to fall off of the intended track of the adventure, and the GM might need to do some creative freewheeling if they fall off but keep pursuing it, however in general the atmosphere is strong, the stakes are high, and there's a great sense of pacing. This is an adventure that matters for the setting, and will fit very well with groups that like a gloomy but still heroic tone.
Overall, Galgenbeck Sacrifice feels less like a standalone supplement and more like an extension of the core book. It's packed with content. It interacts with the central plot. It does a stellar job of bringing Galgenbeck and its strange inhabitants to life. If you like Mork Borg core, it feels safe to call this a must buy.
And also thanks for this review! Very happy you like it :D