Pirate Borg / Lawrenceville RPG Day
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The ships that first reached the New World found no cities, no people, no survivors. Just ruins and silence where a civilization had been.
This is a Pirate Borg one-shot set in an alternate Age of Exploration, run on fast, deadly, dead-simple OSR rules — think Pirates of the Caribbean colliding head-on with cosmic horror.
You're a crew of pirates chasing fortune and a reputation worth having. But the waters around the Caribbean are still asking the question nobody's answered: what happened to everyone who used to live here? Your crew is about to find out, whether you're ready or not.
- Fast, brutal OSR rules — combat has real consequences
- Horror and dark comedy in equal measure
- Investigation woven into the piracy
- Character creation happens together at the table
Riches or ruin. In these waters, you rarely get to pick.
Content warning: hallucinogenic drug use is a core mechanic of this system, and there's no way to run this game without it.
No experience needed; characters are built together as part of the session, so you'll be ready to sail in minutes.
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