🏴‍☠️ What is Pirate Borg?

Pirate Borg is a rules-light, grimdark pirate-themed role-playing game inspired by Mörk Borg and classic swashbuckling adventures—think Black Sails meets Mad Max on the high seas. It's a game of rotting ships, cursed gold, and certain death, where players take on the role of scurvy knaves sailing a doomed sea filled with monsters, undead, and dread pirate lords.

This is a game about:

• Desperate pirates with cursed pasts and violent futures
• Apocalyptic seas ruled by monsters and madness
• Fast, brutal combat and high character turnover
• Treasure, betrayal, and naval mayhem

🎲 How Does It Play?

Pirate Borg uses a minimalist D20-based system:

• Core Mechanic: Roll a d20 + modifier against a target number (usually 12+). You only roll for the player side—enemies deal static damage.
• Characters are fragile and fast to make, often dying spectacular deaths. But that’s part of the fun.
• Classes like the Haunted, Buccaneer, Swashbuckler, and Gutterborn Scum each come with unique abilities and terrible backstories.
• Combat is deadly, gritty, and simple. One good hit could end you—or your foe.
• Loot is weird and often cursed. Gold means survival, not retirement.

⚓ Naval Action & Ship Combat

The game includes full rules for:

• Ship-to-ship combat (based on monster-style stat blocks)
• Action stations (pilot, gunner, lookout, etc.)
• Broadside attacks, ramming, anchoring, wind direction, and movement
• Custom ships: capture or build your own sea-beast with guns and sails

Limithron’s Guide to Naval Combat (included with the game or as a free supplement) makes this both deadly and fun—with the ship treated like a monster and the crew like extensions of your will.

🐙 Why You Should Play

This game is:

• Visually stunning: The book is drenched in gritty, punk aesthetics.
• Easy to pick up: You can learn the rules in 10 minutes.
• Creative and chaotic: The world begs for player mischief and improvisation.
• Brutal and flavorful: Characters, treasure, monsters, and magic all carry consequences.

If you love pirate fantasy, grimdark tone, or just want to die gloriously while cackling about the treasure you almost stole, Pirate Borg is your game.