Shared language for Borg-family rules-light doom

Scattered Borg-family advice wastes evenings. Keep curation habits here; keep the apocalypse at the table.

Family system

Shared tone and compatibility across titles.

Scraped class

Minimal character packages.

Doom clock

Campaign collapse timers.

Layout as rules

When graphic design teaches procedures.

Third-party flood

How to curate abundant community content.

One-shot spine

Four-hour apocalypse structures.

Bleed care

Aftercare for bleak fiction.

Hack license

Permissions for remixing.

Keep a one-page reference for house rulings. If a call comes up twice, write it down so the table trusts the process.

If a procedure adds ten minutes every fight and nobody likes it, cut it. Fairness beats sacred layout fidelity.

Cite zine makers, layout artists, and freelancers when you share tools or hacks.

Readable layouts, clear remote audio, and content notes before bleak scenes—craft, not extras.

Subscription-crate themes are useful as prep metaphors for Mörk Borg-adjacent and Borg-family table orientation. Treat a monthly motif as a briefing prompt, not as a shopping list you must empty onto the table.

For one night: one scraped class package, one doom complication, and a four-hour off-ramp—then stop prepping.

Terms evolve. If your table uses a different gloss, write it into your house doc and tell newcomers which dictionary you are using. Shared language beats winning an etymology fight mid-scene.

When a word is edition-specific, say so out loud. Borrowing vocabulary across systems is fine; silent assumptions are what cause arguments.