Werewolf: The Apocalypse 5th Edition (my thoughts and opinion)

Even though I am a massive 𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 fan, gamer and follower and have been for quite some time now, I still cannot exclude and NOT pay attention to its counterpart which is of course 𝙒𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙡𝙛: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙥𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙥𝙨𝙚. I’ve always been fascinated by Werewolves as creatures of myth, folklore and legend, and World of Darkness is a massive place to explore with its branching worlds, vampire clans, werewolf tribes, gods, sects, kine, mages, hunters, sorceries and the like. In the case of VtM it is dark and grim political horror (even though I don’t like poltics and politicians) with very deep and rich history rooted in the real world, clans trying to outsmart and murder each other for power, control and domination over cities, countries and entire continents every bloody step of the way to keep to masquerade intact and the status quo, to stay away from werewolves, hunters and kine sneaking and gatheting intel, and all of this is engulfed by strong mythological and supernatural elements set in modern times as well as in the distant past. VtM is my main world of residence and my go to table-top RPG, Tremere my first and beloved clan and house (always loyal to the pyramid, even if it has fallen) and Bloodlines (2004) will forever be my favorite video game and will have a special place in my undead heart. I respect both the Camarilla, The Sabbat and The Anarchs, as well as the lesser sects, but without the Camarilla keeping things in order and holding the masquerade, there’s no vampires, no clans and and supernatural beings, but all the sects and clans to me are very interesting and important. I don’t exclude any of them, because I think this is the best way to enjoy role-playing in any setting, but in this case VtM in particular.

Mörk Borg, Black Metal and The Esoteric Hermit

Alright soooooo……

This is going to be a rather nerdy post (yes meaning exactly that), so I need you to be patient with my annoying OCD and just bare with me in general, ok? This post took ages to write (couple of weeks in reality), to think through and finally realize into manifestation. As I said OCD. Pvre fvcking essence, right?… So I am here to annoy you all with a Tabletop RPG that I now hold in very high regard. This game is not the holy grail of tabletop gaming, but it’s the philosophers stone of rare artefacts in these fields. Mörk Borg isn’t only a DOOM METAL album of a game as advertised. It’s also a BLACK METAL album of a game with vey prominent occult and pagan elements and it packs a really heavy punch!! This game is the ultimate OSR example and it should be regarded as one of the best carriers of the tradition. Eternal Hails……

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A doom metal album of a game. A spiked flail to the face. Light on rules, heavy everything else.