Morkin: The Lords of Midnight Solo Adventure Game

Morkin: The Lords of Midnight Solo Adventure Game is a single-player fantasy tabletop adventure, inspired by The Lords of Midnight — the epic strategy and adventure game created by Mike Singleton and first released for the ZX Spectrum in 1984.

"One of the 10 best solo RPGs I have played this year" - Geek Gamers

"If you want to get into Solo RPGs right now this would probably be the number one book I would recommend" -   Seeker's Hollow

"If you love a hex crawl, an epic story and a game that challenges you, you'l like Morkin" - The Lone Toad

"Amazing stuff!" - Rolling Stag

"This is going to be a banger" - GrimDarn - A Man Alone

"I really find it different from other solo RPGs and I'm enjoying it immensely" - The Tabletop Engineer Plays

You will step into the role of Morkin as he embarks on his quest to destroy the Ice Crown. Played on a hexagonal map, the game blends role-playing elements with strategic exploration and adventure. All you need to play Morkin is the book, a pencil, an eraser, a few dice — and your imagination.

Some features of the game include:

• A comprehensive book  with 290 pages, featuring rules, a bestiary, an highly detailed hexagonal map, and an abundance of events, side quests, and gameplay tables.
• NEW: Travel tool available at game's website
• High-quality artwork  with a distinctive OSR style.
• Character sheet for Morkin, featuring attributes (Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Charisma) and 16 skills, enabling you to tailor his traits to your playstyle. Improve Morkin’s attributes and skills as you gain experience throughout the game.
• An    Adventure Sheet  to track the calendar, Ice Fear level, weather conditions, and a dedicated battle board.
• Over 170 events and side quests  to immerse you in the world.
• Dungeon exploration  with ruins and caverns, where you’ll map out rooms as you discover them.
• Different Sites  with possible events, encounters, and actions to take… (for example, in a village, you may buy and sell items, rest at an inn, trigger an event, have an unpleasant encounter, etc…). There are citadels, keeps, towers, henges, villages, snowhalls, lakes, liths, caverns, and ruins scattered across the map.
• Advanced travel mechanics, including a calendar, dynamic weather, orientation, camping, foraging, hunting, fishing, and more.
• Recruitable companions  to join your journey, inspired by the original game.
• Advanced combat system, using dice rolls for special attacks, strategic decision-making, unique enemy moves, critical hits, fumbles, and more.
• Condition mechanics, such as Hunger, Fatigue, Poisoning, and Bleeding, to enhance realism and challenge.
• A variety of unique items  to buy, sell, or acquire from enemies.
• Over 30 enemy types, including various Doomdark troops and followers, Skulkrin, Ice Trolls, Dragons, and Wolves.
• More than ten named enemies, each with special characteristics.
• 20+ gameplay tables  to manage a wide range of situations during your adventure.

Morkin  is a game designed for   solo play, in which you must guide a hero, Morkin, on an impossible mission: to destroy the Ice Crown.

As in the computer game, you will begin at the Tower of the Moon, deep within the Forest of Shadows, accompanied by Luxor the Moonprince, Corleth the Fey, and Rorthron the Wise.

However, unlike the computer game,   you will control only Morkin. Your task is to travel north alone in search of the Ice Crown, the source of the eternal winter that grips the land of Midnight — and to destroy it. Along your journey, you will traverse forests, downs, and mountains, pass through villages, explore forgotten ruins and caverns filled with unexpected foes and side quests, recruit companions, discover ancient towers that echo with guiding voices, and encounter characters who may aid you… or hinder you.

You will begin by creating your character, Morkin. To do this, you will have a character sheet where you can decide which of the available attributes you wish to enhance.

There are four   Attributes:   Strength,    Dexterity,    Intelligence, and    Charisma.
You also have eighteen    Skills:    Animal Handling,   Athletics,    Camp,    Defence,   Disarm Traps,    Endurance,   First Aid,   Fishing,   Foraging,   Hunting,   Lock Picking,   Might,   Melee,   Mental Toughness,   Orientation,   Perception,    Persuasion, and   Stealth.
Additionally, there are eleven    Masteries:     Weapon Master,   Shield Master,   Scout,   Ranger,   Locksmith,   Animal Trainer,   Medic,   Harvester,   Hunter,   Pathfinder, and   Shadowstalker.

The game is played in turns, with each turn representing a day, and each day divided into four quarters. You have 30 days to complete your mission. If you do not succeed in destroying the Ice Crown within this time, you will lose, as Doomdark’s armies — bolstered by their overwhelming numbers and the Ice-Fear emanating from the Crown — will have conquered Midnight.

Each quarter of the day, you may choose one action: you can   Approach  an NPC,   Camp (only at night),   Fish,   Forage,   Hunt,   Rest,   Seek, or Travel. You will also need to take the weather into account, as it will affect your actions, as well as the current level of Ice-Fear.