Nasty, Brutish and Short
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Nasty, Brutish and Short is a 1997 role-playing game supplement published by Columbia Games for HârnMaster.
Nasty, Brutish and Short is a supplement in which the focus is on the gargun—Hârn’s orc equivalents—offering a detailed exploration of their culture, biology, and stronghold geography. Each featured gargun stronghold is paired with one or more scenarios, some leaning into classic dungeon-crawl brutality, while others offer intrigue. These include orcs seeking alliances with humans, illicit arms deals via rogue mercenaries, and a tangled web of betrayal that draws in factions like the Church of Agrik and the Thieves' Guild. The final adventure escalates into an epic confrontation as a rogue Shek-Pvar attempts to resurrect Lothrim's long-defunct empire. Although tailored for 2nd edition HârnMaster, conversion notes support adaptation to other systems.[1]