How to Play: Mork Borg

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  • In this video, we're going to learn how to play MÖRK BORG published by Free League! If you found this video helpful, please let us know in the comment section below.
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  • @CapeCodWargameCommission
    @CapeCodWargameCommission 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks very much for putting this video out. I and another member of my local game group backed CY-BORG , so of course we had to search out more info on Mork Borg. Looking forward to getting some sessions in soon. Have an excellent day.

  • @FatalKitsune
    @FatalKitsune 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Correction; if you are reduced to exactly 0 HP you then become "broken" and roll that d4 to see what happens. If you are reduced below 0 HP, you die. Straight up.

    • @joppalowe3870
      @joppalowe3870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I always thought this was a typo. Otherwise, you'd only get to roll on the broken table when you 'precisely hit zero', which seems less interesting.

  • @fynnegan_crypt
    @fynnegan_crypt ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I personally like Mork Borg way more than D&D, less rules and I am in love with the setting. It’s also the first thing I ever DMd for, none of my players have played, anything before lol. But they’re doing pretty great so far…. Well great for Mork Borg lol

  • @VILLIANx2
    @VILLIANx2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Ain't that hard, this was the first game I DMd for, did it for 7 people and they loved it

    • @spartan3924
      @spartan3924 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Remember what adventure you started with?

    • @VILLIANx2
      @VILLIANx2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@spartan3924 I just wrote my own campaign and kept it kinda loose in the spirit of the osr, i gave the players a good amount of agency and they started their own adventure

    • @spartan3924
      @spartan3924 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@VILLIANx2 nice, the random tables do make it interesting for me to start my own, I was going to start rotblack sludge today as an intro for my group.
      But they're a bit flakey so I could end up with 3 or 5 players and wondered how many enemies or how tough enemies you would throw at 7 players for their first session.

  • @17joren
    @17joren 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Mentioned this in your Vast Grimm video but wanted to share here since rules are same:
    Since getting to negative HP from damage is more common than exact 0, I recommend the Death & Dismemberment aka Horrible Wounds system made/adapted by zordvil (or vil) for Mork Borg.
    You stop at 0 HP and negative bonus damage corresponds to a table by damage type. The higher values do result in instant death or when fail toughness roll, but lower has more effects similar to Broken.

  • @jaythomas4536
    @jaythomas4536 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    hey this was a good video. I am playing Mork Borg for the first time tonight. you summed up the book pretty accurately. It is confusing but beautiful book. Imma subscribe

    • @zacgoins6303
      @zacgoins6303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much, Jay. Good luck with your game!

    • @jaythomas4536
      @jaythomas4536 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zacgoins6303 it was so much fun. Our group usually play Symbaroum on Thursday nights. Since one of our members was out of town this week, we tried out Mork Borg. I failed miserably at everything and it was a blast

    • @zacgoins6303
      @zacgoins6303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh man! Symbaroum! I've got all the books and box set and I'm itching to dive in myself.

    • @jaythomas4536
      @jaythomas4536 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zacgoins6303 Symbaroum is a fantastic system. Give it a shot when you have a chance. I'd be interested to see a video about it. And a "how to GM Mork Borg" video could be useful too.

  • @cassmi8783
    @cassmi8783 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The index is generally at the back of a book. ToC is a different matter, ofc.

    • @WorldofGameDesign
      @WorldofGameDesign  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, that's true. I'm just so used to a ToC.

  • @Squirrel-Hermit
    @Squirrel-Hermit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great game at Gary Con XIV! Thanks again!

  • @davidcashin1894
    @davidcashin1894 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    You forgot to mention the value of "Running Away" LOL

  • @RichardSekmistrz
    @RichardSekmistrz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I really like your RPG Studio. Jelly!

  • @RottedMoonweasel
    @RottedMoonweasel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video was really well done. Great format!

    • @WorldofGameDesign
      @WorldofGameDesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

  • @robbyray
    @robbyray 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video. Thanks for taking the time do make this.

  • @realhuman4879
    @realhuman4879 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mork borg is the most black metal word I have ever heard

  • @JB-js4xi
    @JB-js4xi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I really want this. Money is funny...when I had a bunch I didn't know about this....now I know and have none to spare. Lol. I want it.

    • @hervymarquezgarcia1079
      @hervymarquezgarcia1079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Go to their website, you can find the stripped down pdf for free. That means, all the rules but none of the flair. Also, plenty of their extra material like the character and monster generator is as well

    • @WorldofGameDesign
      @WorldofGameDesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah this! ^
      The "Bare Bones" edition is a great way to test it out and there's a lot of great, cheap 3rd Party content on DriveThruRPG and Itch.io.

    • @JB-js4xi
      @JB-js4xi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hervymarquezgarcia1079 thanks for real...I didn't know that! I do want that book eventually though...the art work is sick but the text font kinda gives me a headache lol. It does LOOk awesome.

    • @JB-js4xi
      @JB-js4xi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@WorldofGameDesign thanks so much!

    • @hervymarquezgarcia1079
      @hervymarquezgarcia1079 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@JB-js4xi Anytime brother. The game is amazing and I have it partly to help out the devs, partly because it's a work of art

  • @blackletterscribe8719
    @blackletterscribe8719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    nice one zac, cheers mate

  • @robmatheny2412
    @robmatheny2412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    cool video thanks!

  • @jcraigwilliams70
    @jcraigwilliams70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Every time I hear about Mork Borg, I think "Resistance is futile. Nanu nanu."

  • @kyrnsword72
    @kyrnsword72 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I got MORK BORG and it's pritty cool. But now I'm in love with Martin Knight's D100 DUNGEON MAPPING game.

    • @justinl7124
      @justinl7124 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it a digital game?

    • @kyrnsword72
      @kyrnsword72 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      D100 Dungeon is a TTRPG. It has a battle system based on gear and where a hit took place which makes the narrative much easier to see, unlike any other game system I've ever played.

  • @INCIESSE
    @INCIESSE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I found the book to be very straight forward. There isnt much to it its a lot like OSE very hackable and you can have a whole table ready to go in 15 minutes.

    • @Susrek
      @Susrek 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      While I agree with all this I don't get the old-school feel. It's a great rendition of modern D&D and I prefer to to any other 3e or later but it's very much modern D&D.

  • @nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115
    @nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your video has more likes than subscribers... TApplying the "How many trucks are parked in front of the highway restaurant" rule made me a new subscriber.

  • @PpAirO5
    @PpAirO5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Mörk Borg, means "Dark Castle/stronghold"

  • @simondimock
    @simondimock 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great vid!

  • @kimie7479
    @kimie7479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome vid!

  • @Jimbob18488
    @Jimbob18488 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good video mate!

  • @dukemarlar1740
    @dukemarlar1740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    AWSOME VIDEO

  • @robmatheny2412
    @robmatheny2412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Who rolls for the monsters armor / damage reduction?

    • @WorldofGameDesign
      @WorldofGameDesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      As the GM, I typically do it, but there's no reason the player doing the damage couldn't do that as well.

  • @bioburden
    @bioburden 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Would you mind explaining the armour rules in further detail? Thanks.

    • @WorldofGameDesign
      @WorldofGameDesign  2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Armor works as damage reduction. Whenever you take damage, you roll the die associated with your armor type (light = d2, medium = d4, heavy = d6) and reduce the damage taken by that amount.
      If you take a critical hit while wearing armor, your armor value is reduced by 1 die type until it is repaired (example: d6 becomes d4).

    • @bioburden
      @bioburden 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@WorldofGameDesign Thank you very much, I really appreciate it.

  • @abuasma3398
    @abuasma3398 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is the 7 aboard playable solo or exclusive GM?

    • @zacgoins6303
      @zacgoins6303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's intended for a GM, but I'm toying with the idea of putting together a little solo-play guide. With the amount of tables and random generation, it'd be a pretty easy tweak to play solo.

  • @marccaron6008
    @marccaron6008 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for deciphering this game. I'll stick to the RPGs I already have.

  • @nonx5527
    @nonx5527 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks

  • @TinyDiodes
    @TinyDiodes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Having never played an RPG or DMd, I picked up Mork Borg because it sounded like, from the community, it was simpler to play than DnD. Trying to read through the rules I feel incredibly intimidated. The layout, logically, seems like a disaster. I am wondering if it's only easier to understand and play from a perspective of already being an RPG veteran rather than a complete noob.
    It was somewhat exhausting reading through the book the first time and I am not looking forward to re-reading it.

    • @RetardTE
      @RetardTE 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah this is a terrible design choice. They obviously chose style over ease of use and it will keep people from playing. I'm a D&D veteran of over 10 years and was terribly confused as well. So definitely not an experience issue.

    • @WorldofGameDesign
      @WorldofGameDesign  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      There is the Bare Bones edition of the game, which you can get for free digitally and cuts through all of that.
      I agree though that the standard book is/can be a turn off for all sorts of people. Style is the priority all the way there.

    • @RobWright1981
      @RobWright1981 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Play Lasers and Feelings.

    • @shlecko
      @shlecko 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      really? it's my first one and I found it extremely fun to read through!

    • @Rosso4654
      @Rosso4654 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      its like 50 pages qnd luterally all the rules are written on the back cover

  • @chillsquid
    @chillsquid ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Where can I get that t-shirt? 👀

    • @WorldofGameDesign
      @WorldofGameDesign  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Haha! I actually made this shirt myself for one of my first games about four or five years ago.

  • @wapiti89
    @wapiti89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How you gonna do a how to play the one ring ?

    • @zacgoins6303
      @zacgoins6303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      We've started a campaign and I've really been diving into the rules. It may be a month or two, but I definitely plan on doing a video.

  • @cesarcortes3818
    @cesarcortes3818 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello, Whr can i get the character sheet? 😅

    • @WorldofGameDesign
      @WorldofGameDesign  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sorry for the late response, but you can get sheets here: morkborg.com/content/

  • @Apeiron242
    @Apeiron242 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nanoo Nanoo.

  • @ジャガイモ-b4h
    @ジャガイモ-b4h 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    No offense but you wasted a lot of time ranting about where things are placed in the book when you could be using that time to actually explain the rules.
    You didn't walk us through how to make a character, didn't explain omens, how to use powers and arcane catastrophes, the rolls for the calendar (which was why I was looking for a how to play video)...
    A little flourish to the tutorial is fine, but not when your how to play video ends with a "of course there are things we didn't cover". 10:43
    In the end, after watching this video, I still have to go back to reading the book to actually learn how to play.

  • @dukemarlar1740
    @dukemarlar1740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'd film closer to your face. Not talking smack. Video was super useful. But your so far away it's like a beard with glasses is talking. :)

    • @zacgoins6303
      @zacgoins6303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the support, Duke! I'll take that into consideration for the next series I record. I was trying to make sure I had enough space beside me for the pop-in graphics to not stab into my face, but I may have overdone it.

  • @Welther47
    @Welther47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mørk borg = Dark castle. ,ö is german. Ø is written as oe (like ph is just f).

    • @oredssonemma
      @oredssonemma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      What? Ö is Swedish, it may be German as well but its defenetly Swedish. The ø is danish. Source : im a Swede

    • @nissefromsundstedt9379
      @nissefromsundstedt9379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ö i swedish my friend

    • @Welther47
      @Welther47 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nissefromsundstedt9379 ö is german. All Scandinavian languages are Germanic in origin - swedish too.

    • @nissefromsundstedt9379
      @nissefromsundstedt9379 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Welther47 but, mörk borg is a swedish game and origins from sweden. Shouldnt you use the swedish language then?

    • @LevIsInTheAir
      @LevIsInTheAir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@oredssonemma Multiple langauages have ö, I'm hungarian, and we have it too.

  • @DareToWonder
    @DareToWonder ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ehh less plot is sort of a deal brraker

    • @galanonim7436
      @galanonim7436 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Make plot yourself

    • @DareToWonder
      @DareToWonder ปีที่แล้ว

      @@galanonim7436 but the rules make it harder

    • @Michael-og7js
      @Michael-og7js 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@DareToWonder How?

    • @candideoptimism8775
      @candideoptimism8775 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Michael-og7jsaka dude has absolutely zero imagination and needs plenty of hand holding