DRINK - Vol 01: Louse

"She's there—in the Sink. That much is certain. 

Bring us her head and you keep yours."

A simple deal.

DIE NOW or DIE LATER

Within these pages, the sunken hamlet of Louse awaits.

An outpost built upon the crumbling ruins of a long-lost monastery. 

Where damned outcasts gather before setting toward their doom.

To a drowned land plagued by the manifested dreams of all it has consumed.

It is part one of three in the DRINK trilogy. 

Followed by The Sink, a sprawling exploration through the dreaming bog.

Culminating at The Stand, where tomb raiders delve into the bowels of a colossus.

welcome to louse.

• A 22 page hamlet full of rumors, scoundrels, encounters, and more!
• 66 items for plundering.
• 20 aberrations for mutated characters.
• 20 occult treasures.
• A scoundrel generator to create random encounters and NPCs.
• Devil's Deal! A simple gambling game.
• 6 new creatures.
• A sweet little poem.

Louse can be used on its own, for the DRINK trilogy, or inserted into any ongoing campaign. Designed for Mork Borg but simple to convert to any OSR game.

This game was originally given out as a physical zine at Adepticon 2026. Printed and bound in my living room. Physical copies will be available in limited runs and special occasions in the future. 

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