Death‌‌is‌‌but‌‌a‌‌Doorway‌ 

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A‌‌Tool‌‌for‌‌Mörk‌‌Borg‌  ‌
By‌‌Hekate‌‌V.‌‌Lunasri‌  ‌

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A‌‌daemon‌‌called‌‌“Tom”‌  ‌

v.1.4‌  ‌

Death‌‌is‌‌but‌‌a‌‌Doorway‌ ‌is‌‌an‌‌independent‌‌production‌‌by‌‌Hekate‌‌V.‌‌Lunasri‌‌and‌‌is‌‌not‌‌affiliated‌‌with‌‌Ockult‌‌Örtmästare‌‌Games‌‌or‌‌
 
Stockholm‌‌Kartell.‌‌It‌‌is‌‌published‌‌under‌‌the‌‌MÖRK‌‌BORG‌‌Third‌‌Party‌‌License.‌‌    ‌
MÖRK‌‌BORG‌‌is‌‌copyright‌‌Ockult‌‌Örtmästare‌‌Games‌‌and‌‌Stockholm‌‌Kartell.‌‌    ‌

Stand‌‌up,‌‌there‌‌you‌‌go.‌‌You‌‌were‌‌dreaming.‌‌What’s‌‌my‌‌name?‌‌Oh,‌‌outlander,‌‌you‌‌don’t‌‌
 
gatta‌‌worry‌‌about‌‌my‌‌name.‌‌Some‌‌call‌‌me‌‌Small‌‌Change,‌‌others‌‌call‌‌me‌‌The‌‌Nighthawk,‌‌I’ve‌‌
 
been‌‌Alice‌‌to‌‌some,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌Orphan‌‌to‌‌others.‌‌You?‌‌You‌‌can‌‌call‌‌me‌T
‌ om‌,‌‌and‌‌I’ve‌‌been‌‌
 
waiting‌‌for‌‌you…‌   ‌ ‌
Loss‌‌of‌‌character‌‌Flow‌‌Chart‌  ‌
Here’s‌‌the‌‌thing,‌‌kid.‌‌You’ve‌‌suffered‌‌a‌‌terrible‌‌fate.‌‌So‌‌let's‌‌talk‌‌about‌‌it,‌‌maybe‌‌we‌‌can‌‌cut‌‌
 
a‌‌deal.‌‌Follow‌‌this‌‌little‌‌guided‌‌contract‌‌down‌‌the‌‌lines.‌‌There’s‌‌only‌‌two‌‌rules,‌‌kid.‌  ‌

1. If‌‌the‌‌underlined‌‌question‌‌applies‌‌to‌‌you,‌‌roll‌‌on‌‌that‌‌table,‌‌if‌‌it‌‌doesn’t‌‌move‌‌on‌‌
 
down‌‌to‌‌the‌‌next‌‌question.‌‌
   ‌
2. If‌‌you‌‌get‌‌to‌‌a‌r‌ ed-bold‌‌‌response‌‌stop‌‌there,‌‌otherwise‌‌just‌‌move‌‌down‌‌to‌‌the‌‌next‌‌
 
question.‌ (‌cont⤈)‌  ‌

Hold‌‌up.‌‌Did‌‌you‌‌just‌‌get‌g
‌ oblinated‌?‌‌Ah,‌‌shit‌‌kid.‌‌Roll‌‌me‌‌a‌‌d6‌  ‌
1-2.‌‌‌Hey,‌‌you’re‌‌tougher‌‌than‌‌you‌‌thought.‌C‌ ursed‌G‌ oblin‌‌Hunter‌‌‌class.‌  ‌
3-4.‌L ‌ ucky‌‌you,‌‌you‌‌got‌‌one‌‌of‌‌them‌‌mutated‌‌strains.‌M
‌ utated‌‌Goblin‌‌‌class‌  ‌
5.‌‌‌You’re‌‌a‌‌goblin‌‌monster‌‌now.‌‌Roll‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌‌b ‌ ecause‌‌that‌‌one’s‌‌gone.‌  ‌
6.‌‌‌Hey!‌‌You’re‌‌a‌‌goblin‌‌boss,‌‌you’re‌‌moving‌‌up‌‌in‌‌the‌‌world.‌‌Well‌‌your‌‌body‌‌is.‌‌You’re‌  ‌
rolling‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌ ‌

Not‌‌a‌‌goblin?‌‌Just‌‌Cursed‌‌with‌u
‌ ndead‌‌infection‌?‌‌Roll‌‌the‌‌bones‌‌d6‌  ‌
1-2.‌‌‌It’s‌‌not‌‌so‌‌bad,‌‌you’re‌‌just‌‌a‌‌typical‌‌cannibal‌‌now.‌C
‌ annibal‌‌Cook‌‌c
‌ lass.‌  ‌
3-4.‌Y ‌ ou’ve‌‌developed‌‌a‌‌taste‌‌for‌‌the‌‌most‌‌delightful‌‌sin,‌‌dead‌‌flesh.‌S
‌ in‌‌Eater‌‌‌class.‌‌
   ‌
5.‌‌‌You’re‌‌as‌‌dead‌‌as‌‌disco,‌‌kid.‌‌Your‌‌and‌‌your‌‌spirit‌‌haunts.‌‌Roll‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌
6.‌‌‌What’s‌‌worse‌‌than‌‌a‌‌witch,‌‌and‌‌a‌‌left-footed‌‌dancer?‌‌It’s‌‌your‌‌corpse,‌‌kid,‌‌because‌  ‌
you’re‌‌a‌‌vengeful‌‌lich‌‌necromancer.‌‌Hope‌‌your‌‌former‌‌party‌‌mates‌‌like‌‌being‌‌  
hunted‌‌down‌‌like‌‌rats‌‌in‌‌a‌‌maze.‌‌Roll‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌ ‌

Hey,‌‌you‌‌holdin?‌‌Something‌‌Powerful‌ ‌Sacred?‌‌Toss‌‌the‌‌d6‌  ‌
As‌‌for‌‌me,‌‌something‌‌“Powerful‌‌Sacred”‌‌has‌‌gotta‌‌be‌‌stronger‌‌than‌‌a‌‌scroll.‌  ‌

1-3.‌‌‌Canonized‌‌and‌‌Abandon-ized,‌‌kid.‌‌Get‌‌used‌‌to‌‌it.‌C ‌ atacomb‌‌Saint‌‌‌class.‌‌   ‌
4-5.‌T ‌ ough‌‌break,‌‌you’re‌‌just‌‌dead.‌‌Good‌‌news,‌‌I‌‌hear‌‌there’s‌‌worse‌‌fates.‌ (‌cont⤈)‌  ‌
6.‌‌‌Huh.‌‌You’ve‌‌got‌‌a‌‌one‌‌way‌‌ticket‌‌to‌‌the‌‌shimmering‌‌fields.‌ ‌Roll‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌ ‌
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Not‌‌Sacred,‌‌maybe‌‌something‌‌powerful‌‌Unclean?‌‌Make‌‌the‌‌d6‌‌shake‌  ‌
As‌‌above,‌‌so‌‌below,‌‌something‌‌“Powerful‌‌Unclean”‌‌has‌‌gotta‌‌be‌‌stronger‌‌than‌‌a‌‌scroll.‌  ‌

1-3.‌‌‌Hell‌‌smiles‌‌on‌‌you,‌‌kid.‌‌A‌‌hex‌‌and‌‌a‌‌blessing.‌C
‌ hild‌‌of‌‌Nechrubel‌‌‌class.‌  ‌
4-5.‌‌‌Ah‌‌the‌‌tragic‌‌end,‌‌your‌‌soul‌‌belongs‌‌to‌‌the‌‌dark.‌(‌cont⤈)‌  ‌
6.‌‌‌You‌‌got‌‌Nechrubel’s‌‌direct‌‌attention.‌‌Yer‌‌still‌‌dead,‌‌but‌‌worse‌‌off.‌   ‌ ‌
Roll‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌ ‌

You’ve‌‌been‌‌here‌‌before.‌‌Spared‌‌twice‌‌discount.‌‌Spin‌‌the‌‌rock,‌‌d6‌  ‌
That‌‌is‌‌to‌‌say‌‌an‌‌undead‌‌class‌‌(see‌‌any‌‌class‌‌from‌‌the‌T
‌ errible‌‌Death‌‌Table‌a
‌ nd‌U
‌ ndead‌‌
 
Classes‌‌Table‌)‌‌or‌‌if‌‌you’ve‌‌suffered‌‌any‌F
‌ ate‌‌worse‌‌than‌‌Death.‌  ‌

1-4:‌‌‌Yer‌‌a‌‌regular,‌‌alright.‌‌You‌‌know‌‌the‌‌rules,‌‌and‌‌so‌‌do‌‌I.‌‌You‌r‌ esurrect‌‌‌in‌‌d4‌‌days‌‌
   ‌
with‌‌1‌‌fewer‌‌maximum‌‌HP.‌‌At‌‌0‌‌you’re‌‌dead-dead.‌‌Roll‌‌a‌n ‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌ ‌
● Faster‌‌if‌‌your‌‌party‌‌does‌‌a‌‌2‌‌hour‌‌ritual‌‌of‌‌spitting‌‌on‌‌your‌‌corpse.‌  ‌
● Only‌‌one‌‌hour‌‌if‌‌they‌‌take‌‌all‌‌your‌‌stuff‌‌(and‌‌won’t‌‌give‌‌it‌‌back).‌  ‌
5-6.‌‌‌Eh,‌‌continue‌‌down‌‌the‌‌table,‌‌kid,‌‌I‌‌won’t‌‌tell‌‌anyone.‌(‌cont⤈)‌  ‌

Ah,‌‌did‌‌you‌‌die‌‌in‌‌a‌‌very‌‌particular‌‌way?‌‌Take‌‌a‌‌chance‌‌on‌‌a‌‌d6‌  ‌
1-3:‌S
‌ tep‌‌right‌‌up,‌‌and‌‌claim‌‌your‌‌shining‌‌new‌‌class‌‌from‌‌the‌T ‌ errible‌‌Death‌‌Table‌. ‌ ‌
4-5:‌‌‌Move‌‌it‌‌along,‌‌corpse,‌‌we‌‌don’t‌‌got‌‌time‌‌for‌‌you.‌(‌cont⤈)‌  ‌
6.‌‌‌What‌‌a‌‌terrible‌‌way‌‌to‌‌die.‌‌I’ll‌‌see‌‌you‌‌in‌‌Yetsabu-Nech’s‌‌Pit.‌‌Roll‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌ ‌

No‌‌luck‌‌yet?‌‌Fresh‌‌blood.‌‌Okay‌‌my‌‌dead‌‌friend,‌‌randomize‌‌this‌‌d6‌  ‌
1:‌‌‌By‌‌the‌‌devils,‌‌kid.‌‌You’re‌‌a‌‌regular‌‌heretic.‌‌D
‌ eath‌‌is‌‌not‌‌an‌‌Escape‌. ‌ ‌
2:‌G ‌ ood‌‌news,‌‌you‌‌live.‌‌Bad‌‌news,‌‌it’s‌‌not‌‌pretty.‌C‌ ursed‌‌Immortality‌. ‌ ‌
3:‌D
‌ eath‌‌can’t‌‌keep‌‌a‌‌good‌‌kid‌‌down.‌‌Take‌‌a‌‌class‌‌from‌‌the‌ U
‌ ndead‌‌Table‌. ‌ ‌
4-5:‌‌‌Yer‌‌worm‌‌food,‌‌kid.‌‌Sucks‌‌to‌‌suck.‌‌Roll‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌ ‌
6.‌S
‌ ome‌‌sorta‌‌clerical‌‌error‌‌got‌‌you‌‌into‌‌Öphagia.‌‌Yer‌‌not‌‌dead,‌‌but‌‌yer‌‌not‌‌here‌‌
   ‌
either.‌‌Roll‌‌a‌n
‌ ew‌‌character‌. ‌ ‌
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Terrible‌‌Death‌‌Table‌  ‌
● Burned‌‌alive‌‌in‌‌a‌‌huge‌fi
‌ re‌‌‌(bigger‌‌than‌‌a‌‌bonfire.‌‌Burned‌‌at‌‌stake‌‌counts.)‌  ‌
○ Pyre-Born‌‌Witch‌  ‌
● Drained‌‌of‌b
‌ lood‌? ‌ ‌
○ Exsanguinated‌‌doll‌  ‌
● Died‌‌to‌‌experimental‌b
‌ iologists‌?  
‌‌ ‌
○ AMALGAMATION‌  ‌
● Drown‌‌in‌‌the‌d
‌ epths‌‌‌of‌‌lake‌‌Onda‌‌or‌‌the‌‌endless‌‌sea?‌  ‌
○ Blighted‌‌Mermaid‌  ‌
● Died‌g
‌ ambling‌‌‌with‌‌a‌‌powerful‌‌entity?‌  ‌
○ Exalted‌‌Gambler‌  ‌
● Died‌‌of‌O
‌ ld‌‌age‌?‌‌Okay‌‌fossil‌‌friend.‌  ‌
○ Misbegotten‌ ‌Relict‌  ‌
● Mushroom‌S
‌ pores‌‌‌Poison?‌‌(roll‌‌d2)‌‌
   ‌
○ Mycelial‌‌Symbiont‌  ‌
○ Perfidious‌‌Protoplasma‌  ‌
● Sacrificed‌‌as‌‌an‌o
‌ ffering‌? ‌ ‌
○ The‌‌Sacrificial‌‌Waif‌  ‌
● Murdered‌‌by‌‌the‌‌person‌‌you‌l‌ oved‌? ‌ ‌
○ The‌‌Doomed‌‌Romantic‌  ‌
● Murdered‌‌and‌n
‌ oble/royal?‌  ‌
○ The‌‌Assassinated‌‌Princess‌‌
   ‌
● Otherwise‌M
‌ urdered‌? ‌ ‌
○ Nachthex‌  ‌
● Plague?‌  ‌
○ Quarantine‌‌Defector‌  ‌
● Tortured‌‌by‌‌the‌O
‌ ccult‌? ‌ ‌
○ Profane‌‌Survivor‌  ‌
● Tortured‌‌by‌‌religious‌‌or‌‌litigious‌z
‌ ealots‌? ‌ ‌
○ The‌‌Silenced‌ ‌Wretch‌  ‌
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Undead‌‌Classes‌‌Table‌‌(d13)‌  ‌
1. Sacrilegious‌‌Songbird‌‌
   ‌
2. Betrayed‌‌Phantom‌  ‌
3. D.‌‌Raven‌  ‌
4. Devil’s‌‌Reject‌  ‌
5. Exiled‌‌Sanguinary‌  ‌
6. Faceless‌G‌ houl‌  ‌
7. Forsaken‌‌Oathbearer‌  ‌
8. Page‌‌of‌‌Nechrubel‌  ‌
9. Parasitic‌‌Skeleton‌  ‌
10. Rotting‌‌Necromancer‌  ‌
11. Rotting‌‌Recalcitrant‌  ‌
12. Sun‌‌Scorched‌‌Zealot‌  ‌
13. The‌‌Worst‌  ‌
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References‌  ‌
AMALGAMATION‌  ‌
The‌‌Assassinated‌‌Princess,‌D
‌ ead‌‌Girls‌‌of‌‌Sarkash‌‌Forest‌,‌‌p.75‌  ‌
Betrayed‌‌Phantom‌ 
Blighted‌‌Merman‌  ‌
Cannibal‌‌Cook‌  ‌
Catacomb‌‌Saint‌  ‌
Child‌‌of‌‌Nechrubel‌  ‌
Cursed‌‌Immortality‌  ‌
D.‌‌Raven‌  ‌
Death‌‌is‌‌not‌‌an‌‌Escape‌  ‌
Devil’s‌‌Reject‌  ‌
The‌‌Doomed‌‌Romantic,‌D
‌ ead‌‌Girls‌‌of‌‌Sarkash‌‌Forest‌,‌‌p.73‌  ‌
Exalted‌‌Gambler‌  ‌
Exiled‌‌Sanguinary‌  ‌
Exsanguinated‌‌Doll,‌D
‌ ead‌‌Girls‌‌of‌‌Sarkash‌‌Forest‌,‌‌p.68‌  ‌
Faceless‌‌Ghoul‌  ‌
Forsaken‌‌Oathbearer‌  ‌
Cursed‌‌Goblin‌‌Hunter‌  ‌
Perfidious‌‌Protoplasma‌  ‌
Misbegotten‌ ‌Relict‌  ‌
Mutated‌‌Goblin‌  ‌
Mycelial‌‌Symbiont,‌M
‌ orky‌‌Mycology‌,‌‌p.14‌  ‌
Nachthex‌  ‌
Page‌‌of‌‌Nechrubel‌  ‌
Parasitic‌‌Skeleton,‌W
‌ e‌‌are‌‌what‌‌we‌‌are‌,‌‌p.4‌  ‌
Profane‌‌Survivor‌  ‌
Pyre-Born‌‌Witch,‌D
‌ ead‌‌Girls‌‌of‌‌Sarkash‌‌Forest‌,‌‌p.72‌  ‌
Quarantine‌‌Defector‌  ‌
Rotting‌‌Necromancer,‌G ‌ rave‌‌Matters‌,‌‌p.1‌  ‌
Rotting‌‌Recalcitrant‌  ‌
Sin‌‌Eater,‌W
‌ e‌‌are‌‌what‌‌we‌‌are‌,‌‌p.3‌  ‌
The‌‌Sacrificial‌‌Waif,‌D
‌ ead‌‌Girls‌‌of‌‌Sarkash‌‌Forest‌,‌‌p.72‌  ‌
Sacrilegious‌‌Songbird‌  ‌
The‌‌Silenced‌ ‌Wretch,‌D ‌ ead‌‌Girls‌‌of‌‌Sarkash‌‌Forest‌,‌‌p.75‌  ‌
Sun‌‌Scorched‌‌Zealot‌  ‌
The‌‌Worst‌  ‌