[Abyss of Hallucinations] Setting and Intro
In TTRPG, even reading the rule book is part of the game process. That’s why I think the design and graphics of the rule book are important. This game, [Abyss of Hallucinations], shows a very strong sense of design aesthetics. I was drawn to the sensory graphics, and I'm coming to understand them as I play this game.
Mörk Borg is a game with a design that is not easily accessible for women. The game's design and all its associated elements radiate aggression and violence. But I can proudly call myself a violent woman. These settings drew me in with my tastes and curiosity. On top of that, there’s a stunningly cool game rulebook with a pink cover. I can't refuse, can I.
PC Setting
Seeker of the Left Hand Path :
[Presence] Roll 3d6+2 = 3, 4, 4 (+2) = 13 [Strength] Roll 3d6-2 = 2, 4, 3 (-2) = 7
To gain the power of God : Roll 1d6 = 1 : God of Midnight
= Exploded Tower: A swarm of beetles devours the flesh of a recently dead corpse and resurrects it as a blood-soaked skeleton until it dies.
Origins / Memories
Roll 1D6 = 6 : Don't remember anything
About The PC
Aevis Virtus. The one who became a sacrifice. She was offered as the bride of the night god of rotten beetles. To her right lay a ceremonial dagger, to be used when she slit open her chest to offer her heart. She did not remember who she was. I only guess the name, which seems to be her's name, because it is written in the prayer hanging around her neck.
Only later did I learn that she was not originally a sacrifice. The high priest’s daughter was the offering of the "year of the luna", but he had swapped her daughter with “Aevis” to help her escape. She takes the lives of many people in the pursuit of that truth.
Progress (a tutorial battle has occurred)
Awakened by the damp smell of the underground soil and a rumble coming from somewhere, Aevis reads the prayer written on the strange leather necklace hanging around her neck. "I offer your cold heart, night, our Lord and body; embrace her and bring her to peace." Realizing that she was lying on an altar made of stone, she searches the room.
A monster appears. When the limbs shorten, it is unbelievably fast. It is emitting a chaotic magnetic force. Above all, it desires to mate and gives birth to a marvelous new terror.
HP 6 Morale 10 No armor Sword-claws d4
By turning the dice, it was possible to generate damage to both 'Aevis' and a monster.
Turn 1. Roll 1d6 → 2 = Damage 2 / Monster's total HP : 4 Roll 1d6 → 1 = Damage 1 / Aevis's total HP : 9
As the monster tried to charge at Aevis, she glared at its back and swiftly plunged a dagger into the center of its rear. It twisted its body, stepped back for a moment, and then charged at Aevis again.
Turn 2. Roll 1d6 → 2 Damage 2 / Monster's total HP : 2 Roll 1d6 → 5 = Damage 5 / Aevis's total HP : 4
The enraged monster lunged at Aevis, and Aevis's right arm was wrapped around its arm. Aevis wrapped herself around him in an instant; she should have used her wit to break free, but lacking strength, she simply dropped the dagger.
Turn 3. Roll 1d6 → 6 Damage 6 / Monster's total HP : 0 = Turn 3: 'Aevis's Victory
He picked up Aevis's dagger, threatened her, and then stabbed her lower abdomen. Returning the dagger to Aevis, she drew it again from the spot where it had struck and aimed for the very center of the monster's eye, soon succeeding.
Notes for the Journey Ahead
- Can Aevis escape the Unicursal Heptagram without dying from the abdominal wound caused by the dagger.
- What help does Blind Webster in The Great Room, and in what return will.
- A conclusion to the interwoven setting of Aevis in the Unicursal Heptagram and another protagonist.
I start the game again. This time, all I want is to enjoy a proper game. No matter how hard I tried other games, I realized that if the tone and manner don’t match, you can’t truly know yourself. So in the end, the only games left are Mörk Borg - Abyss of Hallucinations and Unicorn Meat. I only have the thought that I want to live properly.
The PC's name Evise. It’s not a name I particularly like, if you think of it as a fake name, it makes you think that the person who gave it to you is frivolous and not a very good person, so it seems fine.