This Wretched Metal

You should have known. But you could not stop yourself. You slipped the ring onto your finger, the silver still slick with your brother’s blood. The ring’s magic took hold, and the forest closed around you. Now you wander, ever deeper into the lingering fog, unable to remove the ring, and unable to leave the Sarkash. Hoping beyond hope, you decide to seek out the Shadow King’s palace over Graven-Tosk. Maybe some magic there can free you from this curse This Wretched Metal is a solo tabletop adventure game. Stuck in the twisted Sarkash forest, you must find your way to the Shadow King’s Palace to rid yourself of a cursed ring. What you need to play: This booklet A pencil A set of polyhedral gaming dice (D4, D6, D8, D10, D12, D20) An hour or two of free time This Wretched Metal is compatible with MÖRK BORG and all of its hideous offspring. However, this zine contains all of the rules and procedures that you need to play the game. There are two game files: one for digital use, and one prepared for home printing and binding into a 3.66" x 8.5" booklet. The third download contains instructions for how to bind the booklet. This Wretched Metal was written using the prompts from MÖRKTOBER 2026, hosted by Exeunt Press . Find out more at morktober.com . LEGAL: This Wretched Metal is an independent production by M. Allen Hall and is not affiliated with Ockult Örtmästare Games or Stockholm Kartell. It is published under the MÖRK BORG Third Party License. MÖRK BORG is copyright Ockult Örtmästare Games and Stockholm Kartell.