New Art & Writing!
about 1 month ago
– Wed, Jul 08, 2026 at 11:58:12 AM
Ahoy!
Zac here with a quick update. Here's what we've gotten done in the past month:
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New art! Lots of new sketches and several finished items. I'll drop a few things down below.
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Stretch Goal writing! All of this is done. We got the guest piece from Will Tramp in last week, so it still needs reviewed/edited, but it looks amazing at first blush.
This is a WIP sketch for the Black Coat (player class) and then the Tyrant and Dread Commander demons.
This month, if all goes well, we'll have a lot more art done, the new writing reviewed/edited, and some more playtesting accomplished.
As an added bonus, I'm also working on a scenario for Shark Week in a couple of weeks, and I'll make sure you all get the PDF as soon as it's released too:
TTFN,
- Zac G. & The Hellions
PROJECTS WE LOVE
Austin Martin (the designer behind Saltwater Sacrament) is doing a project for Mythic Bastionland! It looks so good:
Also, there's a lot of PIRATE BORG goodness launching this month! Definitely give these projects a gander.
And how could we forget:
Wanna Play on Foundry??
3 months ago
– Sun, May 17, 2026 at 02:35:02 PM
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SURPRISE: Pledge Manager Coming Soon!
3 months ago
– Wed, May 13, 2026 at 11:31:37 AM
Ahoy!
Zac here. For a couple of reasons, we've decided to fast-track the Backerkit Pledge Manager.
Smoke tests will be going out today to a random 5% of you, followed by everyone else by the first part of next week.
We won't be charging for shipping yet, but we will be delivering the following digital files as soon as your order is locked:
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Saltwater Sacrament (PDF)
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On a Trail of Blood (PDF)
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Apex Ruin (PDF)
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Tangled in Shrouds (PDF & Roll20)
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The Repentant (PDF & Roll20)
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Faction Relics (PDF)
NEW ADD-ONS
We've also added a few things to the pledge manager that weren't part of the original campaign:
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On a Trail of Blood (Foundry & Roll20 VTT) | Get the 1-shot on your VTT of choice!
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These Bloody Sails (Print & PDF) | One of our guest writers is Will Tramp. This is his Pirate Borg book, available for pre-order.
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Raptor Ruckus (Print & PDF) | Our survival horror Jurassic Park-hack of a Borg, available for pre-order.
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Vast Grimm Starter Pack (Print & PDF) | Our publisher's sci-fi horror Borg RPG, packaged into a set of 3 zines.
Additionally, there's a slight possibility that more of the buckskin bags go on sale at a later date. If that's going to happen, we'll post another update here, and even if your order is locked, you'll be able to potentially snag one via preorder, and then I can go in and merge your two orders together.
That's it! However, there's a mountain of 3rd (and 1st!) Party Pirate Borg projects coming soon. I've posted all the links below.
TTFN,
Zac G. & The Hellions
PROJECTS WE LOVE
Nagval's Curse | Brian Colin (Vast Grimm/Raptor Ruckus Publisher) is dipping his toes into the Dark Caribbean with an adventure based around his home game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creaturecuration/nagvals-curse-adventure-lore-compatible-with-pirate-borg
Freebooting Bookmarks | I'm doing a collection of quality-of-life improvement bookmarks: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snapback/pirate-borg-bookmarks?ref=33spr0
Korea Borg: Dragon's Wake | Dave Thaumavore is doing a short zine on East Asia-inspired ships and naval combat, expanding the borders of the Dark Caribbean: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/198959712/korea-borg-dragons-wake
The Encounter Atlas & Pirate Map Collection | Limithron(!) is doing a new Kickstarter with a hundred+ battle maps and a new official book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/limithron/pirate-map-collection/
From the Depths Below | Will RD (Forbidden Psalm), is doing a PB-compatible skirmish game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/impioussaint/from-the-depths-below
Pirate Borg Miniatures | Westfalia is doing hand-sculpted, resin miniatures in coordination with Limithron and largely based around Luke's art: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/westfaliaminiatures/pirate-borg-miniatures?ref=e38u1k
May Update: Short Note + New Pirate Project!
3 months ago
– Wed, May 06, 2026 at 12:56:39 PM
Ahoy!
Zac here. Just a quick update for this month. Here's what we got through:
- Holographic stickers ordered
- 90% of buckskin pouches finished
- Second wave of collaborator payments
- Several Stretch Goals written!
I don't expect to fire up the Pledge Manager for a month or more yet.
We're wrapping up Raptor Ruckus still. Until that's finished, we won't be as heavy on this one -- but we've got several artists hired, and are plotting out some more layout. I think things will rapidly progress after this month.
In the meantime, I'm going to be launching a much, much smaller PIRATE BORG project this July. Basically, there's a few things that I've found I need at my table that aren't in the core book:
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More options for Naval Combat Crew Actions, especially for larger tables
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Extra space for PC equipment (and guidance for containers)
- Ways of quickly enhancing NPC combat abilities and actions
- Bigger/better/faction-specific name generators
So, I'm making a set of double-sided bookmarks! It gets even better; since this is a micro-project, I'm able to offer:
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Ridiculously cheap shipping, worldwide. I can ship these in a stamped envelope!
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Ridiculously fast shipping. These are already almost done, so they'll ship within weeks! No Pledge Manager, no later billing on shipping.
I'd love it if you'd go ahead and follow the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/snapback/pirate-borg-bookmarks?ref=33spr0
TTFN,
Zac G. & The Hellions
PROJECTS WE LOVE
While you're at it, go give my bud Dave Thaumavore's PIRATE BORG project a follow! He's launching on the same date as mine, and it cuts a new corner out of the world with a bunch of resources for bringing Korean pirates and their vessels into your game:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/198959712/korea-borg-dragons-wake
Another Stretch Goal, THANK YOU, and That Last, Pesky Stretch Goal
4 months ago
– Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 05:12:42 AM
Ahoy,
Zac here! It's the last bit, and in the final hours ye've managed to lock in another Stretch Goal. Also, this might be our final opportunity to say how much we appreciate your support before the end, so THANK YOU!
STRETCH GOALS
- ✅$60,606 Demonic Crews | A big one! This builds out the demonic faction with some additional stat blocks, roll tables, and other additions that will ensure they have the proper heft to be a significant threat in your Dark Caribbean (as if there needed to be another one).
That's being added to the core campaign book.
We're in the last moments of the campaign, so it looks like we won't hit that final stretch goal before the clock runs out; however, we'll keep the candles burning with Late Pledge options here on Kickstarter, and any money we earn between now and the Pledge Manager will count toward that final goal.
Speaking of Pledge Managers, we don't expect to get this one up right away. We'll let the Late Pledges cook over here for a bit and will wait to set up that survey until we're close to being ready to send out the PDF this summer.
From the bottoms of our cold, black hearts, we again say THANK YOU.
Ye won't be disappointed.
TTFN,
Zac G. & The Hellions
