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Mrs. Helmakobbler's Victorian nightmare of a house comes with a charming ghostly visitor with silver buttons, colonial manners, and the most interesting conversations she's ever had! The most unusual friendship in literature! ๐Ÿ‘ป
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The Great Gatsby

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Discover timeless 19th-century classics by Sand, Hawthorne, Gaskell, Trollope & Turgenev.

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The Long Lavender Look: A Travis McGee Novel "McGee has become part of our national fabric." SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER A lovely young girl steps in front of Travis McGee's headlights. McGee misses the girl but lands in ten feet of swamp water...

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Bold, ribald, and deeply human, The Company of Women captures a life driven by appetite, memory, and regret in Khushwant Singhโ€™s signature style.
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Khushwant Singhโ€™s Risquรฉ Masterpiece While the ribald nature of the events might startle some, Singhโ€™s rhythmic command of language ensures the narrative remains elegant and thoroughly engaging

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Louisa May Alcott was just as sparky and independent as her beloved character, Jo March.

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The Vagrant Merchant

16 HP
7 Morale

Hopping from Bastion to Refuge and back, they sell what they can scavenge 
Carrying a wide-mouthed smile and pulling a handcart

Survival Knife d4 damage, 2 attacks
Or
Barbed Whip d2 damage at near range, causes bleeding on a 2

They have (d6) on offer
1 An assortment of worthless junk
2 d3+1 full waterskins
3 d4+1 days worth of food for one person
4 A medicine box, 2d6 sharp needles, and d3 pairs of scissors
5 Roll once for a weapon and twice for armour
6 Firesteel, d3 magnesium strips, a grappling hook, 30ft. of rope, and a toolkit

Not for sale is
A Ranic Idol - red as veins
While possessing it: once per combat you can jump 1 range increment and still act; you do not regain sanity by resting

Night-by-night the darkness slips into their mind
Each time the Vagrant Merchant is encountered after the first, the count goes up by 1
0-1 No change, at least none you notice.
2 The Merchant's eyes are bloodshot, as if from too many nights staring into the darkness.
3 They twitch nervously while they speak. The Merchant always has d3 full waterskins for sale, but the water is contaminated. Test Toughness DR 10 or be unable to Rest properly for the day.
4 A cloud of flies constantly buzzes about the Merchant. They always have d3 days worth of food for sale. It is always meat and the Vagrant Merchant will not explain where it comes  from.
5 The Merchant stutters as they speak. Words and names buzz away from their mind. Their skin is waxy and sallow as if coated during their travels. The Vagrant Merchant has also forgotten the price of their goods, everything is 20% off.
6 Green skinned with eyes that bulge and a tongue that lolls out. What is left of the Vagrant can't be called a Merchant, only what they carry remains.

Created by TanisGames
Morktober 2025
Compatible with Mork Borg

The Vagrant Merchant 16 HP 7 Morale Hopping from Bastion to Refuge and back, they sell what they can scavenge Carrying a wide-mouthed smile and pulling a handcart Survival Knife d4 damage, 2 attacks Or Barbed Whip d2 damage at near range, causes bleeding on a 2 They have (d6) on offer 1 An assortment of worthless junk 2 d3+1 full waterskins 3 d4+1 days worth of food for one person 4 A medicine box, 2d6 sharp needles, and d3 pairs of scissors 5 Roll once for a weapon and twice for armour 6 Firesteel, d3 magnesium strips, a grappling hook, 30ft. of rope, and a toolkit Not for sale is A Ranic Idol - red as veins While possessing it: once per combat you can jump 1 range increment and still act; you do not regain sanity by resting Night-by-night the darkness slips into their mind Each time the Vagrant Merchant is encountered after the first, the count goes up by 1 0-1 No change, at least none you notice. 2 The Merchant's eyes are bloodshot, as if from too many nights staring into the darkness. 3 They twitch nervously while they speak. The Merchant always has d3 full waterskins for sale, but the water is contaminated. Test Toughness DR 10 or be unable to Rest properly for the day. 4 A cloud of flies constantly buzzes about the Merchant. They always have d3 days worth of food for sale. It is always meat and the Vagrant Merchant will not explain where it comes from. 5 The Merchant stutters as they speak. Words and names buzz away from their mind. Their skin is waxy and sallow as if coated during their travels. The Vagrant Merchant has also forgotten the price of their goods, everything is 20% off. 6 Green skinned with eyes that bulge and a tongue that lolls out. What is left of the Vagrant can't be called a Merchant, only what they carry remains. Created by TanisGames Morktober 2025 Compatible with Mork Borg

The Colour of Hunger

food attracts it
bright without providing light

It moves faster than a jog
Hide, run, or sacrifice something to escape

Avoid its touch or be burnt
The burns it leaves crack into mouths
Feed them each day or lose 1 sanity

Created by TanisGames
Morktober 2025
Compatible with MorkBorg

The Colour of Hunger food attracts it bright without providing light It moves faster than a jog Hide, run, or sacrifice something to escape Avoid its touch or be burnt The burns it leaves crack into mouths Feed them each day or lose 1 sanity Created by TanisGames Morktober 2025 Compatible with MorkBorg

Remnant Rocks
Dagger-shaped reminders of erosion long ago

Search the Hex to find d6
1 - carved into the ground is a wide, shallow channel leading to the nearest Remnant Rocks HEX
2 - a copse of dagger-like rocks spaces close enough to obstruct vision but far enough to allow exploration
3 - a single incredibly tall rock spike, something glitters at its pinnacle (+1 to searching among the daggers)
6 - two towering Rocks leaning precariously on each other (+1 to being hunted)

Searching among the daggers you find d6. You can only search among Rocks
1-2 Nothing but dust. 
5 A well hidden cache with two day's food, a full waterskin, and a medicine box
6 Blood, so much blood. It poured from the corpse skewered on the Rock. Climbing up will be difficult, but they might have something useful.
7 A full Earth Current canister atop a pinnacle.

Morktober 2025
Compatible with Mork Borg
Created by TanisGames

Remnant Rocks Dagger-shaped reminders of erosion long ago Search the Hex to find d6 1 - carved into the ground is a wide, shallow channel leading to the nearest Remnant Rocks HEX 2 - a copse of dagger-like rocks spaces close enough to obstruct vision but far enough to allow exploration 3 - a single incredibly tall rock spike, something glitters at its pinnacle (+1 to searching among the daggers) 6 - two towering Rocks leaning precariously on each other (+1 to being hunted) Searching among the daggers you find d6. You can only search among Rocks 1-2 Nothing but dust. 5 A well hidden cache with two day's food, a full waterskin, and a medicine box 6 Blood, so much blood. It poured from the corpse skewered on the Rock. Climbing up will be difficult, but they might have something useful. 7 A full Earth Current canister atop a pinnacle. Morktober 2025 Compatible with Mork Borg Created by TanisGames

While you hunt for supplies, the things in the dark hunt you (D6)
1-3 Nothing bothers you
4 A pack of d2+1 Ghouls have caught your scent, their baying alerts you before they close, giving just enough time to try to run or hide.
5 D3 Ghouls slink around the corner of a Rock
6 A sound like sheets shaking in the wind makes you look up in time to see a Shrike descending.

3 Some poor soul's mortal remains. They have a cracked lantern and an empty Earth Current canister.
4 The nest of something large and d2+1 similarly large eggs. Each can feed a person for a day.

4 - the sound of trickling water leads you to a natural spring
5 - the broken bones of a fallen Rock (-1 to searching among the Rocks)

While you hunt for supplies, the things in the dark hunt you (D6) 1-3 Nothing bothers you 4 A pack of d2+1 Ghouls have caught your scent, their baying alerts you before they close, giving just enough time to try to run or hide. 5 D3 Ghouls slink around the corner of a Rock 6 A sound like sheets shaking in the wind makes you look up in time to see a Shrike descending. 3 Some poor soul's mortal remains. They have a cracked lantern and an empty Earth Current canister. 4 The nest of something large and d2+1 similarly large eggs. Each can feed a person for a day. 4 - the sound of trickling water leads you to a natural spring 5 - the broken bones of a fallen Rock (-1 to searching among the Rocks)

I was a day behind, but I've caught up with #Mร–RKTOBER and plan to stay that way

The goal is to use the month to flesh out a setting for #MORKBORG based on a fairly old novel. Can you guess what novel?

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The NYT Book Club Podcast: On Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

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Fahrenheit 451 โ€“ A chilling and powerful read that feels more relevant than ever. The dangers of censorship and a world without books? Terrifying. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š #Cherished #ClassicFiction #SciFi #BookNerd

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Essay: 150 years of the bizarre Hans Christian Andersen โ€” His wondrous, oddball stories were driven by his outsider status and strange appearance. By Frances Wilson, award-winning biographer.

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The Essential Jane Austen:
A peerless chronicler of class & relationships, she was never prolific but her oeuvre remains as compelling & exquisite as ever. Essay by Sarah Lyall.

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Cover of the Vintage paperback edition of Persuasion by Jane Austen with an introduction by Brandon Taylor

Cover of the Vintage paperback edition of Persuasion by Jane Austen with an introduction by Brandon Taylor

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Classic Appreciation: Brandon Taylor, award-winning novelist, on Jane Austen's Persuasion (excerpted from his new introduction to the Vintage paperback edition; see further below).

time.com/7302901/jane...

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