Gradient in Thirds: A Trio of Old-School Adventures

Gradient in Thirds: A Trio of Old-School Adventures

Seek out a wish by candlelight in a night-fallen village, race to find an eldritch relic in a salt-crusted sea town, and escape a twisting dream-like garden in this trio of monochromatic dark fantasy adventures. Compatible with Mörk Borg.
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Wander through this collection of three old-school style adventures set in uniquely strange and mysterious settings; a creaking sunless village, a endless shifting garden, and an insidious seaside hamlet (with a fully illustrated map).

Each adventure is perfect for a 1–2 session standalone experience, or can be easily slotted into an ongoing campaign. Skreave's Hook and The Inchoate Garden come as standard tri-fold pamphlets while At Wick's End comes as a larger folded booklet. Each adventure includes strange NPCs, emergent narratives, and random encounters to enhance any scene.

At Wick's End and Skreave's Hook tri-fold examples
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In a strange village beset by eternal darkness, you find yourself before the Welcome Tree. Curious crows caw at your arrival as glistening white candles dangle from its gently swaying branches. Oddly, one among them is carved with your name. Pulling it free, the candle alights, bestowing a path before you. At its end, beyond the creaking hovels and howling tombs, there awaits a Wish.

Can you and your candle survive the trip to the cabin At Wick's End?

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In a misty seaside hamlet, something sinister lurks just beneath the surface. The people here aren't quite right, and something more than just the storm is brewing. Armed with a fully hand-drawn town map and a handful of rumours, players must race the clock to uncover the true source of the sinister events unfolding before them.

Can you stop these terrible events before the storm comes and all is lost?

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As if a dream you find yourself in a lush garden lost in a perpetual fog. A beautiful fountain rests before you, dry and cracked. Beyond it, a path beckons you into the unknown. As if pulled by unseen strings you find yourself passing through the black iron gate, treading into the fog... into the Inchoate Garden.

Players awaken to find themselves in a strange twisting garden that seems to alters itself at their presence. Each pathway leading to places stranger than the last, and each returning always, to the Fountain.

Can you discover what the garden wants? Can you ever escape its endless paths?

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  • This work is AI-free. Everything in this project is handwritten, illustrated, and designed by A.C. Roberts of Croak & Dagger, with the exception of select public domain works.

  • Can these adventures work in another system? While these adventures were initially made for the Mörk Borg system, they do not require its rule set. If you'd like these adventures officially adapted for another game system, leave a message on the community tab with your preferred system, and if there's enough interest, I'll adapt it!

  • Fast Fulfillment. The adventures should be in their final state by the end of the year, when shipping and fulfillment of physical and digital products will begin with aims of being at your door in Q1 2026.

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