A radioactive, sandblasted, rules light, art heavy wasteland TTRPG. Based on MÖRK BORG.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
November update!
10 months ago
– Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 08:05:49 PM
Hey Wasters!
As expected, November was a slow month for any major Torque Borg progress. I did manage to tweak a few spreads, start some art for a few more spreads, do some editing, and have a single in-person playtest session.
Torque Borg did exceedingly well. It went so far beyond my expectations, It quickly became evident I had to change my short term goals and tasks to handle its success, which has eaten up most of my November time - that and the US holiday. My goal last month was establishing a "real" business to handle the finances and expenses that come with this scale of manufacturing and fulfillment. As a lifelong freelancer/contractor I've always operated as an independent proprietorship, but with the added tax burden of the project it makes more sense to establish an LLC for a variety of very boring tax and accounting reasons.
I'll reveal the company name at a later date when I've had the chance to make a logo (and hopefully a website!). As of today the ink is dry and the company is officially registered!
Pledge Manager
Establishing a company had the unfortunate knock-on effect of delaying my release of the Pledge Manager, so I could submit the proper business credentials. As of this evening I have finally put a bow on the Backerkit Pledge Manager, and submitted it for review - if all goes well, the next few days will see it approved and the smoke screen test go out for a small number of backers (5% of all backers in each pledge level) to catch any mistakes or errors.
Unfortunately, I still have to dump more hours into setting up new accounts, organization, meetings with the CPA, etc. Likely I won’t get to make any fun and meaningful progress until the close of the year.
Join us!
Don't forget that Torque Borg is on Discord! Come hang out and chat! While I'll keep you up to date month to month here, the Discord is a great way to pop in and ask any lingering questions you may have, or if you just want to chat!
Thank you!
Ride Eternal! Fire and Steel! Matt
Torque Borg is funded!
11 months ago
– Thu, Nov 06, 2025 at 12:56:06 PM
🔥Torque Borg wrapped the campaign at $82,805 and 1,220 backers! Incredible!🔥
When I set out to bring Torque Borg from my table to yours, I had no idea it would get this big. I was hoping to get a hundred or so copies made, mostly to give to friends and families and have something fun to show off, but this has completely exceeded my expectations in every possible way. Please accept my most humble of thanks.
What's next?
I'm going to finish out the week catching my breath after that final sprint to the finish line and hit the ground running next week.
I plan on giving a monthly update (most likely the first week of each month) to keep you all up to speed on what's going on. Some months are likely to be slower than others with the holidays coming up, but I will both update you here, and on the Torque Borg Discord! So, what's next?
Stage 1, Unlocks: I'll start off next week by really digging into the full development of the stretch goal unlocks (mutations, new classes, new enemies). Fleshing them out from their current rough state into something more presentable (and likely loosely laid out in the Beta version of the book). Once that is complete we will move on to stage 2.
Stage 2, Playtesting: Once the development of the stretch goal unlocks is finished I'll be opening up Beta access for all backers. This will be a chance for you to get your hands on the materials early and help suggest changes, catch errors and typos, and playtest the game! This Beta version will likely still be unfinished as i'd rather get the important rules out to backers while I work on wrapping up the adventures and remaining lore we unlocked.
Stage 3, Manufacturing: I aim to be moving forward with manufacturing by June-July 2026 to have everything in your hands by August-September. I hope to have everything wrapped quicker than that - but with our (at the time potential) unlocked stretch goals I wanted to give myself ample time to wrap up the book, playtest, and deliver!
I aim to stick to this timeline as tightly as possible, but if there is any slipping of dates I will update you as soon as I am aware of it.
Join us!
Don't forget that Torque Borg is on Discord! Come hang out and chat! While I'll keep you up to date month to month here, the Discord is a great way to pop in and ask any lingering questions you may have, or if you just want to chat!
Pledge Manger
I've settled on Backerkit as a pledge manager - and hope to have it up in a week or so! Once it's up you'll be able to adjust your pledges in whatever ways you like, add-ons will be available and you'll be able to get your shipping information squared away at this time as well!
Thank you!
Thank you again for your generous support, I cannot thank you enough. I'm excited for the future of Torque Borg and I am honored to have you along for the ride!
Ride Eternal! Fire and Steel! Matt
The final stretch!
11 months ago
– Tue, Nov 04, 2025 at 01:39:35 PM
🔥Hi everyone!🔥
We are finally in that final 48 hour stretch (40 at the time of this writing) and Torque Borg has been an immense success and I can't wait to get it into everyone's hands!
We smashed all the planned stretch goals we had - but I'd like to recap them in case anyone missed what we have added!
Torque Borg is gaining 2 new classes
New enemies (Old and New World Bots) - and expanded Astral Horrors (By Brian Collin of Vast Grimm fame!)
Mutations - maybe heavy doses of rads aren't the worst thing that can happen to you!
A Solo play zine by Scott McDonald (Creator of Wasteland Degenerates!) - this one is super exciting! If you missed it - the solo zine is included free in all tiers as a PDF, but Legendary Wasters get a physical version as well! (it's also available as an add-on!)
Waste of Water: Pysical Zine and PDF
Book upgrades!Painted edges (i'm thinking Black will look very slick), a book mark ribbon and printed end papers, will turn Torque Borg into a very nice looking book!
A new faction - roaming mutants and their lore!
A new digital Map Mack of 6 battlemaps of the WASTE!
Scenario Pack - four mini adventures (2-4 pages each) to bring some more life to the WASTE!
This was always my plan anyways, but - a free Torque Borg Character Generator will also be available on the future website!
I couldn't be more excited for the future of Torque Borg! This would not have been possible without each and every one of you, and I can't wait for you to be drug through the WASTE, kicking and screaming!
Ride eternal, shiny and chrome! Matt DeMino
Indie Love:
As always, I firmly believe in the indie publishing space and want to shout out cool/fun/interesting projects that I think deserve your eyes whenever I can.
KOKOTÖNA is a grim-to-nobledark, rules-lite TTRPG inspired by the myths and legends of the Nahua peoples from precolonial Mesoamerica. This game will be initially available in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Nahuatl.
KOKOTÖNA’s bones are grafted onto MÖRK BORG’s lightweight, rulings-over-rules framework, meaning it can be treated as both a setting or sourcebook for MÖRK BORG (or other OSR titles) campaigns, or used as a standalone, self-contained system. While you don't need MÖRK BORG to play this game, it is still 100% drop-in compatible with existing adventures, classes, NPCs and enemies originally designed for MÖRK BORG.
$40k reached! Multiple stretch goals unlocked and Torque Borg on Discord!
12 months ago
– Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 10:04:55 AM
🔥Hello Wasters!🔥
With your help we have raised $40k for Torque Borg and counting, incredible! I cannot begin to thank you all enough, but hopefully Torque Borg being the best I can make it will do!
The past few days has seen Torque Borg pick up more momentum and we are hitting some exciting milestones! Since my last update we have unlocked several stretch goals. With these unlocks the book has grown to 150+ pages, and I can't wait for everyone to see it.
$28k: Unlocked Waste of Water: A solo play zine by the indomitable Scott McDonald (creator of Wasteland Degenerates). This solo zine will take you into the heart of Telestium, where you are pit against the Aureate and their dark games.
$35k: Unlocked our premium book upgrades. This one I have been very excited for. The book will now have painted edges and a bookmark ribbon for keeping your place. These two upgrades will really up the look of the book.
$40k: Unlocks a new faction to roam the WASTE. Mutants are often treated with disdain, and as their mutations progress they often loose control, turning into terrible and deadly horrors. Those who have been cast out travel the WASTE looking for a place to settle down, for their final days.
One of the many beasts of the WASTE - The Boggler.
LORE PREVIEW
With the unlock of Waste of Water, it seems pertinent to take a deeper dive into the Aureate and the sealed city of Telestium.
The Aureate. The Aureate are a reclusive and pernicious faction who reside in their gleaming tower of Telestium, at the heart of the Razorplain. They are wealthy beyond measure, controlling the fresh water trade of the WASTE with an iron grip. In the shadow of the city lies Shadetown, where Scavvs and desperate wasters seek shelter from a cruel sun, swearing fealty to the Aureate for the false hope of a drop of clean water.
I'm also working on getting a free character generator up and running, hopefully sooner than later!
Shoutouts:
I mentioned Road Rage in my first update - but today they go live! Created by Clint Skene, the creator of The Chronomancer's Guide to the Future, and Phil Beckwith, one of the key creators of The Planar Codex, Road Rage is designed for high-action scenes and off-the-wall storytelling. Players race across the wastelands of the Nothingmore, battle rival convoys, and survive in a brutal, unpredictable world. Check them out!
A DOUBLE FEATURE OF PIRATE HORROR! Two terrifying tales. One Dark Caribbean. Endless ways to die. It Comes From the Deep — 48 page page sandbox adventure of terror from the abyss Curse of the Rumrunners — A one shot featuring rum tainted with the ASH Fully compatible with Pirate Borg / MÖRK BORG. Support the double feature today! They launched today!
Drow Borg launched today - I've been seeing this one around on various socials and I'm keen to get my hands on it. This one is by AAW Games who did Rise of the Drow for 5e/Pathfinder, which I enjoyed greatly. DROW BORG is a punk rock, rules-light tabletop RPG set in the venom-cursed ruins of a fallen drow civilization. Check it out!
Lastly I wanted to shout out Erebus Mythos: Vampyr a short horror campaign inspired by Greek folklore and the strange events recorded in the village of Sofiko in 1846. Designed for use with Shadowdark RPG. I'm always down for more Shadowdark and Erebus Mythos is looking really good! Check it out!
🧟♂️22k Stretchgoal unlocked!🧟♂️
12 months ago
– Thu, Oct 09, 2025 at 07:55:10 AM
Hey, all!
Early bird closing soon!🐦
as a reminder the Early Bird 48hr d2 coin is soon to close! I'm going to extend it some to make sure all timezones have the same chance at snagging one before the window is gone. It will close at 10PM CST today!
Stretch goals! 🔓
It's been an awesome few days as Torque Borg was fully funded and we have unlocked our first three stretch goals!
$12k saw the addition of two new classes who will be roaming the waste $16k sees a brand new enemy faction - Old World Clankers (robots) will now test your limits and Brian Colin (of Vast Grimm fame) will be expanding our roster of Astral Horrors (the Bleed made manifest)! $22k adds some boons to becoming heavily irradiated, if you want to call being slowly melted by rads a boon. These mutations will come with pros and cons, giving you an edge even when you are wracked with rads.
Up next at $28k will see a solo play zine added to all tiers by Scott McDonald, creator of Wasteland Degenerates! Scott is an awesome guy and a fantastic creator. His Wasteland Degenerates Solo books are fantastic and I cannot wait to see what he does!
Beyond that at $35k is a free book upgrade for all physical pledges! We will be getting painted edges and a bookmark ribbon!
More to come!
I don't want this update to be super long, so let me close this one out with a shoutout to another borg project and my plans for later. I'm going to do my best to be as communicative during and after Torque Borg's campaign. I plan on doing monthly updates on the first Monday of each month, giving insight into how the book and add-ons are coming along and new snippets of lore and the book. First up:
THEFUMERS. The Fumers work furiously to construct the body of their God, the Turbocharger. The Bleed saw the end of the world and now the Fumers seek to build it a physical body so it can finally finish the job. The Fumers live and die for the Turbocharger and his body is nearly complete.
Shoutouts:
I wanted to shout out Fold-Å-Freak 2! Roll. Fold. Behold. I backed this one myself and I am super excited to see another Freak sheet!
The fold-up monster generator returns with new artwork, new Freaks, and endless combinations of grim, freakish monsters for MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG, PIRATE BORG, CVRSED FLESH, and beyond. 🎲 Roll 4d6. 📖 Fold the pages. 👹 Reveal your monster. Includes new printed folders, splat tables, optional metal dice, and a 48-hour backer bonus Freak: “Nefarious Nightmares.”
