Currently up for crowdfunding for The Soloist and Beyond Cataclysm is SOLO BORG. The book promises to provide many solitaire gameplay options for the MÖRK BORG RPG. The Kickstarter funded in minutes and you can reserve a copy of the hardcover (with PDF) for a $44.00 pledge or grab just the PDF for a $22.00 pledge through April 24th. Expected delivery is April 2026.
About the project:
SOLO BORG is a standalone 100+ page game and toolkit that allows you to play MӦRK BORG completely on your own. Compatible with the base game and third-party content, it lets you fight for survival in a doomed dark fantasy world—without other players or a Game Master (GM)—while embracing a satisfying minimalist approach that keeps narrative and nastiness at the forefront.
In a solo role-playing Game (RPG), you are both the player and GM. Instead of a GM guiding the action, you use structured prompts, random tables, and oracles to set the scene, create challenges, answer questions, inspire story ideas, and push the story forward. But at its core though, SOLO BORG is still an RPG—you create a character, explore a world, make choices, roll dice, and face the consequences.
SOLO BORG is built on a few core principles:
- Standalone: SOLO BORG is a complete game based on MÖRK BORG
- Toolkit: Most systems and tables can be hacked and used with other RPGs
- Quick Play: Sessions can fit into about 30 minutes
- Minimal Bookkeeping: Less paperwork, more play
- Cohesive Campaigns: Adventures are stories, not just random events
- True to MÖRK BORG: Designed to create grim fantasy adventures
- Surprising: Systems for obstacles and unexpected twists
- 100% Human-Made: With contributions from experienced BORG artists
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