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<blockquote data-quote="PaulBaldowski" data-source="post: 9720730" data-attributes="member: 7026802"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">This Is Cörk Børd</span></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"<em>Jönköping was quiet the night she vanished. I'd been staring at the same photo for hours—just a woman in a red coat, blurred in the corner of someone else's family snapshot. Insignificant in the moment, but now a desperate loss to her family and a gnawing puzzle fragmented across my desk in statements, witness reports and uncorroborated sightings."</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>"We'd found the coat along Lillsjöraden east of Munksjön. Torn. Soaked. Inside the lining: a matchbook with a spiral drawn in black ink. I lit a cigarette, feeling the weight of a migraine pressing hard against the inside of my skull. The case was already deep inside my head, and my head was already cracking</em>."</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/050/171/400/53757bc6b1912cb8018085cb08d4325c_original.jpg?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1753446649&width=1846&sig=spWahx1srdARJkfVXL8B72iaZ%2FvFdovi4GAqAcGDVLY%3D" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="width: 845px" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Bleak Discoveries and Heinous Crimes</span></strong></p><p>You're part of an investigative team trying to stop a predator before they take another victim. But this isn't just about the case. <strong>It's about you.</strong></p><p></p><p>You're already frayed. Every interview, every crime scene, every lead you follow scrapes away another layer from your paper-thin soul. The closer you get to the truth, the closer you get to breaking.</p><p></p><p>And you're not the only one. You look at the team around you, and you see the fatigue and pain stretched across the taut skin of their pale faces.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/050/257/398/afb3ac68e739c8cd96b83671de867238_original.jpg?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1754051140&width=2000&sig=ychl6Q7n8FDkpoKqvb9ukZ%2FaudTvkCv6VBzN0w97oFU%3D" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="width: 852px" /></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Nordic Noir meets Existential Rot</span></strong></p><p>Inspired by the Nordic Noir of <strong>Henning Mankell, Sjöwall & Wahlöö, Stieg Larsson, Jo Nesbø</strong>, and the doom-laden atmosphere of <strong>Mörk Borg</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Powered by <strong>Mörk Borg</strong>, but focused on clue-hunting, emotional collapse, and slow moral ruin.</p><p></p><p>Written by <strong>Paul Baldowski</strong>—designer of <em>The Cthulhu Hack</em> and <em>The Dee Sanction</em>, and contributor to <em>PARANOIA</em> in the Noughties, <em>Symbaroum</em> more recently, plus <em>Rivers of London</em>, <em>Liminal</em>, <em>Trophy</em>, <em>Nights Black Agents</em> and more.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/050/257/406/bcfd69da31f4b0c1130a72991a144a11_original.png?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1754051181&width=6000&sig=6OeyspNmqWvCVxhllulgs8hEPs8j88uCVZRFA6Gl5nw%3D" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="width: 850px" /></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Why You Should Back the Project</span></strong></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>A Complete Standalone Game:</strong> No other books required. Built up from <strong>Mörk Borg</strong>, it's compatible, but you do not need to own it. Foolish as that might be.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Six Playable Classes:</strong> Each one a broken archetype—The Broken Inspector, The Media Hound, The Crusading Lawyer, The Addict Snitch, The Grief Counsellor, The Youth Cultist. Or go Classless.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Fully illustrated, 100% Human Artwork:</strong> No AI slop. Just the pain and anguish of human layout decisions and endless hours worrying about colour combinations and typeface.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Flexible Tools:</strong> Steal its tables, Baggage rules, and Clue Chains for any investigative role-playing game.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/050/257/471/355425757846e3abc2afa9d7431c387f_original.png?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1754051560&width=700&sig=9EMS4d3%2FQRyf%2FtIiBDbuxfFE8ZSvUOoNxkrQkgzK4xA%3D" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p><strong>Cörk Børd</strong> is an independent production by <strong>Just Crunch Games</strong> and <strong>All Rolled Up</strong> and is not affiliated with <strong>Ockult Örtmästare Games</strong> or <strong>Stockholm Kartell</strong>. It is published under the <a href="https://morkborg.com/" target="_blank">MÖRK BORG</a> Third Party License.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allrolledup/cork-bord-a-nordic-noir-investigative-role-playing-game?ref=4gojj9" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Cörk Børd</span></strong><span style="font-size: 22px">'s Kickstarter launch is </span><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Tuesday, 2 PM, 19th August 2025</span></strong></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PaulBaldowski, post: 9720730, member: 7026802"] [B][SIZE=6]This Is Cörk Børd[/SIZE][/B] [LIST] [*]"[I]Jönköping was quiet the night she vanished. I'd been staring at the same photo for hours—just a woman in a red coat, blurred in the corner of someone else's family snapshot. Insignificant in the moment, but now a desperate loss to her family and a gnawing puzzle fragmented across my desk in statements, witness reports and uncorroborated sightings."[/I] [*][I]"We'd found the coat along Lillsjöraden east of Munksjön. Torn. Soaked. Inside the lining: a matchbook with a spiral drawn in black ink. I lit a cigarette, feeling the weight of a migraine pressing hard against the inside of my skull. The case was already deep inside my head, and my head was already cracking[/I]." [/LIST] [CENTER][IMG width="845px"]https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/050/171/400/53757bc6b1912cb8018085cb08d4325c_original.jpg?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1753446649&width=1846&sig=spWahx1srdARJkfVXL8B72iaZ%2FvFdovi4GAqAcGDVLY%3D[/IMG] [/CENTER] [B][SIZE=6]Bleak Discoveries and Heinous Crimes[/SIZE][/B] You're part of an investigative team trying to stop a predator before they take another victim. But this isn't just about the case. [B]It's about you.[/B] You're already frayed. Every interview, every crime scene, every lead you follow scrapes away another layer from your paper-thin soul. The closer you get to the truth, the closer you get to breaking. And you're not the only one. You look at the team around you, and you see the fatigue and pain stretched across the taut skin of their pale faces. [CENTER][IMG width="852px"]https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/050/257/398/afb3ac68e739c8cd96b83671de867238_original.jpg?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1754051140&width=2000&sig=ychl6Q7n8FDkpoKqvb9ukZ%2FaudTvkCv6VBzN0w97oFU%3D[/IMG][/CENTER] [B][SIZE=6]Nordic Noir meets Existential Rot[/SIZE][/B] Inspired by the Nordic Noir of [B]Henning Mankell, Sjöwall & Wahlöö, Stieg Larsson, Jo Nesbø[/B], and the doom-laden atmosphere of [B]Mörk Borg[/B]. Powered by [B]Mörk Borg[/B], but focused on clue-hunting, emotional collapse, and slow moral ruin. Written by [B]Paul Baldowski[/B]—designer of [I]The Cthulhu Hack[/I] and [I]The Dee Sanction[/I], and contributor to [I]PARANOIA[/I] in the Noughties, [I]Symbaroum[/I] more recently, plus [I]Rivers of London[/I], [I]Liminal[/I], [I]Trophy[/I], [I]Nights Black Agents[/I] and more. [CENTER][IMG width="850px"]https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/050/257/406/bcfd69da31f4b0c1130a72991a144a11_original.png?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1754051181&width=6000&sig=6OeyspNmqWvCVxhllulgs8hEPs8j88uCVZRFA6Gl5nw%3D[/IMG][/CENTER] [B][SIZE=6]Why You Should Back the Project[/SIZE][/B] [LIST] [*][B]A Complete Standalone Game:[/B] No other books required. Built up from [B]Mörk Borg[/B], it's compatible, but you do not need to own it. Foolish as that might be. [*][B]Six Playable Classes:[/B] Each one a broken archetype—The Broken Inspector, The Media Hound, The Crusading Lawyer, The Addict Snitch, The Grief Counsellor, The Youth Cultist. Or go Classless. [*][B]Fully illustrated, 100% Human Artwork:[/B] No AI slop. Just the pain and anguish of human layout decisions and endless hours worrying about colour combinations and typeface. [*][B]Flexible Tools:[/B] Steal its tables, Baggage rules, and Clue Chains for any investigative role-playing game. [/LIST] [CENTER][IMG]https://i.kickstarter.com/assets/050/257/471/355425757846e3abc2afa9d7431c387f_original.png?fit=scale-down&origin=ugc&q=92&v=1754051560&width=700&sig=9EMS4d3%2FQRyf%2FtIiBDbuxfFE8ZSvUOoNxkrQkgzK4xA%3D[/IMG][/CENTER] [B]Cörk Børd[/B] is an independent production by [B]Just Crunch Games[/B] and [B]All Rolled Up[/B] and is not affiliated with [B]Ockult Örtmästare Games[/B] or [B]Stockholm Kartell[/B]. It is published under the [URL='https://morkborg.com/']MÖRK BORG[/URL] Third Party License. [CENTER][URL='https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allrolledup/cork-bord-a-nordic-noir-investigative-role-playing-game?ref=4gojj9'][B][SIZE=6]Cörk Børd[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=6]'s Kickstarter launch is [/SIZE][B][SIZE=6]Tuesday, 2 PM, 19th August 2025[/SIZE][/B][/URL][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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