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I am proud to be involved in the latest Kickstarter from Doug Cole at Gaming Ballistic, which is already looking set to fund based on the first few hours.
Lost Hall of Tyr (2nd Edition): Maps and Print Run Kickstarter
This Kickstarter is to improve the maps and provide an offset, high-quality print run for Lost Hall of Tyr (2nd Edition) for the Dragon HeresyRPG.
Lost Hall of Tyr (2nd Edition) is a mini-setting and adventure for the Dragon Heresy Roleplaying game. Dragon Heresyis a self-contained complete game in one volume, and the Introductory Set covers Level 1-5.
In this series of blog posts, we take a look at possible adventures or scenarios that are a really good fit for use in The Midderlands setting, and how they can be tweaked to make them seamless.
This is for low level, and can stay that way – suggested levels 1-3.
What is it?
Something Stinks in Stiltonis a great adventure written by Oli Palmer, illustrated by Oli along with Anxious P, and layout, editing and design by Daniel Sell. Chris Lawson and James Maliszewski were consultants. It is published by Melsonian Arts Council. The blerb for the adventure reads…
“In the 13th century, Stilton produced amazing cheese. Then the Church came and suddenly the cheese trade died out. Now it’s 1730 and the village of Stilton has started producing great cheese again.
You intend to find out why.
An adventure into darkest Cambridgeshire, for levels 1-3. Compatible with Lamentations of the Flame Princess and most other old-fashioned Dungeons & Dragons clones.”
To be honest, there really isn’t much to do to make this fit into The Midderlands. So, without further ado, let’s look at how this can be made to be a seamless fit for adventuring in The Midderlands.
Location
The real-life village of Stilton is located just south of Peterborough in the UK.
In terms of The Haven Isles, you can place it in Cameshire somewhere along its northern border with Linkernshire, on the route between Stainford and Came Bridge – see map.
There are a couple of references to other locations, Wymondham and Melton Mowbray.
For the purposes of running the session in the Midderlands:
Melton Mowbray can be replaced with Millton (Hex Q19 – just north and east of Wymondham).
Stilton (Hex T21) and Wymondham (Border of Hex Q19/R20) can remain the same.
The Haven Isles
Money
The monetary standard used is silver pieces or sp (as befits LotFP).
All references to gold pieces or gp should be changed to gold quids.
All references to silver pieces or sp should be changed to silver shillings.
Main changes
Gloombug Lanterns: When outside at night, the main high street can be lit with gloombug lanterns.
Cows to Mud Cows: The adventures focuses on cows, and it is suggested to change all references to Mud Cows. References to the ‘cow shed’ can be changed to the ‘mud cow shed’ also.
Milk: The milk can retain the effects stated in the adventure although a greenish tinge is more fitting. It could be tainted with gloomium accounting for its weird effects.
Cheese: The cheese can retain the effects stated in the adventure. Optionally, because of the gloomium-taint amend the table results as follows:
Roll on the Gloomtouched Deformities table (The Midderlands, page 11).
As per yesterdays WIP picture, the Watchman’s Stone is now ready in three variants:
FULL – with numbering, notes and grid.
GRID – Grid only, no notes and numbering.
VTT – No grid, no notes or numbering.
Perfectly usable in The Midderlands by placing it anywhere off the coast. A great pirate hangout. Maybe now taken over by sharkfolk, their gloomcrab steeds protecting the waters around its base.
“Off the coast, in shallow waters, a basalt slab rises from the choppy sea. Known as Watchman’s Stone, it was once used by the Seawatch Order to protect the coastal towns.
Long ago, beacon fires would be lit on its balconies to warn the coastal town of invaders coming from the south. Now it lies long-derelict… or does it?”
Off the coast, in shallow waters, a basalt slab rises from the choppy sea. Known as Watchman’s Stone, it was once used by the Seawatch Order. Now it lies long-derelict… or does it?
Thaddeus Mooreis doing wonderful, iron-on patches.
He did some The Midderlands ones for me, and those will be up on my website at the start of the year. In the meantime…
You can get hold of these following the instructions here:
To quote Thad: “Buy an OSR patch because I made a lot of them! PayPal $6 per patch to: thaddeus.g.moore@gmail.com with a note specifying your design choices and ensure your shipping address is current. Shipping included.”
So, if you want 1x Blue Map and 1x The Midderlands, you should send $12.
Some of you may already be aware that John Large over at Red Dice Diaries and I are working on a low level adventure for The Midderlands called Behind The Walls.
The manuscript is here and is in layout. Maps are complete. Artwork is in progress. The book is expected to be approx. 48 pages or so, and will be available in PDF and print-on-demand. Expect a few weeks for release.
MonkeyBlood Design & Publishing was represented down at DragonMeet by Peter Regan at Squarehex, who I would like to thank for his work during (and either side) of the day. Peter did a great job and sales were glorious.
Thank you to everyone who purchased products. Your support of myself and Squarehex is invaluable.
Hat tip to Ralf Schemmann for the ‘on the day’ photo:
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