Mar 4, 2025 2:54 pm
The Edo period, an unceasing regime of feudal conflict between regional daimyos under the overarching dominion of the Tokugawa shogunate, came to its end in the Boshin civil war, where imperial loyalists sought to return the throne to the rightful emperor. Had history run its true course, the revolution would have henceforth been known as the Meiji Restoration.
On the day of the emperor's ascension to the throne, a total eclipse took hold, blanketing the entire island. The people gazed upwards in awe, revering its rare beauty, as the heavens donned a cloak of dusk. Temples filled with prayers, the streets with festivals, believing this to be a sign of divine spectacle affirming the mandate of the Tenno, the son of heaven. But as days turned to weeks, and weeks into endless cycles, the novel waned into despair. The celestial event, once celebrated, now hung over them - a spectre refusing to depart, its dark veil an unending curse.
Now the name of the island, Nihon, the Land of the Rising Sun, has likewise been forgotten. It is pronounced in muttered breath, Kage no Shima, the Island of Shadows, whose air is thick with the stench of blood and the promise of violence.
Game System: We are playing Rōnin, an OSR-style game based on the popular Mörk Borg system, itself an apocalyptic fantasy setting rules-light system.
Themes: survival, violence, war, dystopia, but also honour, adventure and sacrifice. The world is forgotten, revisionist, otherworldly, and the mood is dark, both in the literal and figurative senses.
Character Creation: I am looking for 4-6 players, to choose from various archetypal options in the core book.
Game Commitment and Post Frequency: I'd like to play through the introductory adventure in the core book as the first chapter, an exploration adventure. From there we can decide if we want to experience the more complex socio-political tensions brought about by the dark descent post-eclipse. We should be able to manage 1 post a day to 1 post every 2 days, but that entirely depends on what the players can reasonably commit to.
Specialised Resources: I ask that you also join a Discord channel for chat purposes; I have found it to add well to the PbP experience here. But this is not strictly necessary. Other than that, everything else will be on Gamers Plane.
Player Experience: None needed. This game is specifically open as part of the initiative to welcome new players on GP. Player selection will be in order of - gamers new to this platform, new to Mörk Borg, new to OSR, and then everyone else.
GM Experience: I'm a Mörk Borg enthusiast, and have run MB, Cy_Borg, 'Space Borg' aka Death in Space, here. I'm also a forever GM (and a committed player) across many games and systems. I tend towards detailed setting creation with multiple plots and options personalised to character-driven narratives, but will behave myself for the introductory part of this adventure at least.
How to Apply: Here! It's not first-time-first-served, no rush. I retain discretion to put together what I think might be the most optimal player mix.
Welcome All: This game is explicitly welcomes friends from all groups.
The First Adventure:
in thicket borne dusk
forgotten blood rains over
the crimson jungle
On the day of the emperor's ascension to the throne, a total eclipse took hold, blanketing the entire island. The people gazed upwards in awe, revering its rare beauty, as the heavens donned a cloak of dusk. Temples filled with prayers, the streets with festivals, believing this to be a sign of divine spectacle affirming the mandate of the Tenno, the son of heaven. But as days turned to weeks, and weeks into endless cycles, the novel waned into despair. The celestial event, once celebrated, now hung over them - a spectre refusing to depart, its dark veil an unending curse.
Now the name of the island, Nihon, the Land of the Rising Sun, has likewise been forgotten. It is pronounced in muttered breath, Kage no Shima, the Island of Shadows, whose air is thick with the stench of blood and the promise of violence.
Game System: We are playing Rōnin, an OSR-style game based on the popular Mörk Borg system, itself an apocalyptic fantasy setting rules-light system.
Themes: survival, violence, war, dystopia, but also honour, adventure and sacrifice. The world is forgotten, revisionist, otherworldly, and the mood is dark, both in the literal and figurative senses.
Character Creation: I am looking for 4-6 players, to choose from various archetypal options in the core book.
Game Commitment and Post Frequency: I'd like to play through the introductory adventure in the core book as the first chapter, an exploration adventure. From there we can decide if we want to experience the more complex socio-political tensions brought about by the dark descent post-eclipse. We should be able to manage 1 post a day to 1 post every 2 days, but that entirely depends on what the players can reasonably commit to.
Specialised Resources: I ask that you also join a Discord channel for chat purposes; I have found it to add well to the PbP experience here. But this is not strictly necessary. Other than that, everything else will be on Gamers Plane.
Player Experience: None needed. This game is specifically open as part of the initiative to welcome new players on GP. Player selection will be in order of - gamers new to this platform, new to Mörk Borg, new to OSR, and then everyone else.
GM Experience: I'm a Mörk Borg enthusiast, and have run MB, Cy_Borg, 'Space Borg' aka Death in Space, here. I'm also a forever GM (and a committed player) across many games and systems. I tend towards detailed setting creation with multiple plots and options personalised to character-driven narratives, but will behave myself for the introductory part of this adventure at least.
How to Apply: Here! It's not first-time-first-served, no rush. I retain discretion to put together what I think might be the most optimal player mix.
Welcome All: This game is explicitly welcomes friends from all groups.
The First Adventure:
in thicket borne dusk
forgotten blood rains over
the crimson jungle
