instablaster.

My condolances.

You have much to be proud of. Check out Symbaroum or Vaesen for some more beautiful Swedish games if you aren't already familiar!

Great stuff! \m/ \m/

Yeah, pretty much.

Cheers!

They kind of have to be.

I was expecting them to start transforming.

That's what she said.

\m/ \m/

The style gives it substance. It proves you don't really need rules for everything.

Mark Grehan to be honest, I did ask them how to phonetically pronounce everything beforehand.

It's a LOT dark.

I was right all along.

It's a completely different beast in print.

I don't own them, and Mork Borg didn't send me anything else.

Well either that or I have GIGANTIC hands. ;)

Not really, but all the pertinent things you need are present. It is HP, Morale, Armour, Attack/Damage and "Special" which includes their special abilities.

@@BudsRPGreview i see. Thnx again

It's the game that inspired a thousand clones. We're hoping to have your dad and Johan on our podcast at some point after Gen Con.

Wut?

I think this raises a couple of really good points about TTRPGs in general, and especially, how we review and evaluate them. First, are we reviewing the book or the game? Because let's be honest, they really are two different components. For any TTRPG, when you sit down at a table (real or virtual) to play a session, the books themselves become reference, if used at all. Once you get into a session, all of the imagery and setting from the pages of the book are to a large extent, no longer really a factor. What's left is a group of players navigating the GMs scenarios and the mechanics of the game. In other words, you don't play the game's arwork; you play its ruleset. As an example, I played a game with a group a couple of weekends ago. It was a game I had never played, but I did buy the PDF in advance and read through all but the GM section to prepare. I enjoyed the artwork, and the game mechanics were refreshingly lightweight. But as we got into playing, I found myself thinking, "huh, now that we're into it, aside from some of the differences in the dice mechanics, this doesn't feel any different from playing D&D." In other words, none of the artwork or aesthetic of what I saw on the pages of the PDF really found its way into the gaming session. It enhanced the enjoyment of reading through it, but really did nothing for the gaming session itself. So that being the case, I feel like sometimes game reviews end up being more heavily focused on what realistically becomes one of the least important elements within a play session. I mean there's nothing wrong with liking the aesthetics of a game book, or the artwork within a game book. I myself have my personal favorites. But when you really stop to think about it, when you sit down to play, how much do the aesthetics and/or artwork of the book(s) really matter or even end up being relevant to the session? Watching Bud's review, I do kind of like the aesthetic of this book and am somewhat intrigued by the ruleset. And I really enjoy watching his reviews, as he is one of the best. At the same time, in practice, it seems like for a GM, this book's aesthetic (which is rather chaotic) would make it a nightmare to find anything when you need it during a session. I don't recall seeing either a table of contents or an index, and personally, I would be hard pressed to rate any game book a ten that didn't have at least one of those elements. And as I've mentioned, just how much of the aesthetic, or as Bud mentions, "the atmosphere" is really going to find its way into the feel of a gaming session? That being said, I'll be buying this book, because I do find it appealing, and will most likely enjoy reading it, even if I never end up playing the game. But if I do ever play the game, I'm skeptical that any of what makes the book itself visually appealing will actually enter into a play session.

@@Astronaut_FX As I said - you will either love it or hate it. I loved it.

I don't think this book is anything like Cha'alt to be honest. Cha'alt is gonzo in extremis, whereas this is doom metal.

I'll see what I can do.

OK - that should have English subtitles now.

@@BudsRPGreview cool! thanks!

Yes. Did yours not?

It’s stuff from the kickstarter, the book you bought is therefor without the map etc

@@Alvinoh-18h There you go!

He was in Mayhem *and* Morbid. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_(musician)

Fair play I wasn't aware he was in Morbid. Thank you for that.

@@joecoo4615 He was in Morbid before Mayhem. They only really did demos.

MAYHEM : Live in Leipzig awesome album

Also looking at Year Of The Goat by Morbid seems to be retailing at nearly £80 in the U.K but out my price range that.

HE compels you.

the only way this book could be MORE metal is with knife nicks and half charred as if you rescued it from a pyre

It'd be a lot cooler if you did

I do try.

@@BudsRPGreview you did good! whät Im missing is ä pläytest öf the gäme. Is it äny fun tö pläy ör shöuld I just buy it för deliciöus ärt?

@@gehinkun Any game is only as fun as the players and GM. I have played it, and it was a lot of fun.

Whatever floats your boat.

@@BudsRPGreview I ordered the physical copy. Very excited to receive it. Thanks for the review Bud.

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@@BudsRPGreview the artwork and tone is reminiscent of LotFP in general and Zak Smith's work in particular. Mork Borg is a knockoff product for people who like LotFP, but won't admit it in front of their SJW friends.

​@@ScannerSloppy I don't get involved with any of the drama surrounding RPGs, so when the whole Zak Smith thing happened, I had no idea what was going on - this is by choice, as I am too old to care about that kind of nonsense. With regard to the Mork Borg comparison to LotFP - I see where you are coming from, but I don't *entirely* agree. It owes as much to WFRP as LotFP, and I don't agree that it is a "knock off". It has many, many differences and Zak Smith and James Raggi were not the first people to write something dark and/or controversial. Thanks for chiming in though. It's always helpful to hear people's opinions on this kind of thing.

@@BudsRPGreview Warhammer Fantasy is a gap in my knowledge, but I have the starter set coming in the mail. I want to run it for my home group. It seems like LotFP, Mork Borg and even DCC were strongly influenced by WHF. I have high hopes that my group will enjoy it. I'd consider buying Mork Borg if it were on sale, or playing it at a convention (assuming cons ever happen again). But it seems kinda hipster metal, in a way that offends my OG metal sensibilities.

@@ScannerSloppy Old school WFRP was where "grimdark" came from. The starter set is pretty good - Cubicle 7 have done a good job on it so far. I kind of see what you mean by "hipster metal" - but that didn't detract, at least for me, from the book being fantastic.

It's not for everyone.