OK, but what again is Ekphrasis?
Ekphrasis is one of the oldest forms of writing—it’s the craft of describing visual art in language so vivid it becomes an experience of its own. Homer did it with the Shield of Achilles. Keats did it standing in front of a Grecian urn. It’s writing that not only references an image—it enters it, inhabits it, and comes back with something new. This is the engine behind Mörktastic Beasts. We took the ekphrastic method and pointed it at the tabletop.
Each of our illustrators creates original artwork with no brief, no creature name, no lore—just whatever crawled out of their subconscious. Then Janaka reverse-engineers everything from the image: the creature’s name, its history, its abilities, its place in the world. Max takes it from there, using his extensive experience playing and designing games for MÖRK BORG to translate these wyrd visions into game mechanics, making sure the lore doesn’t just read well—it plays well.
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Are the Mörk Borg stats just conversions from the original 5e book?
Not at all. Max references the 5e stats but creates all mechanics from scratch, designed explicitly for Mörk Borg. His process is to read the lore, study the art, envision the creature in play, and then build stats that capture the essence of what makes each creature stand out—reflected back as mechanics that create an interesting gameplay experience. He’s been creating Mörk Borg content for over five years, including his own setting Abyss of Hallucinations, so these creatures are in very capable hands.
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Will I be able to upgrade my pledge in the pledge manager?
Yes, for a brief window of time you will be able to upgrade in the pledge manager.
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How do I know if I got the free Early Bird patch?
The project started at 10a New York time on March 17th, so if you backed within 48 hours of that time then you got the patch. Once the Pledge Manager is live you should also see it in your pledge status.
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