Since chances are high that I’ll be running a combined Lost Mine of Phandelver and Dragon of Icespire Peak campaign set in Greyhawk in the not-too-distant future, I figured I’d share some of my work. Which, of course, is built on the shoulders of giants. A Fifth of Greyhawk posted about this very same thing back in 2018, so I’ve borrowed from that, created player and DM hex maps, and made a few tweaks. Check it out below.
Folk of Dalentown Volume 1 for 5th Edition is out now on itch.io and DriveThruRPG, and we couldn’t be more proud of this release! It is easily one of our most ambitious, featuring three fully developed new ancestries (“races” in 5th Edition lingo). “Fully developed” means there’s a detailed write-up, all the stats, new feats specific to each ancestry (and some of the heritages AKA “subraces” within them), and a detailed settlement full of NPCs and plot hooks! That’s a lot of bang for your buck, because it provides players with live examples of these characters, and gives Game Masters material to use in their home campaigns. While technically set in our world of Trueland (introduced in Adventures in Dalentown), these settlements can be dropped into just about any fantasy campaign setting.
Here’s the blurb from our product page:
Folk of Dalentown Volume 1 is a supplement for the 5th edition of the world’s most popular fantasy roleplaying game. It features three new playable ancestries, some of which have a few different heritages among them, and all of which contain interesting cultural notes, new Feats, NPC stat block modifications, and unique settlements that can be dropped into any campaign setting with ease. All of this provides players and GMs with exciting new material to liven up their games.
Inside you’ll find:
Developed by Matthew Bannock & Tim Bannock. Writing by Matthew Bannock, Tim Bannock, and Ewol Navi. Editing by Tim Bannock and Justin M. Cole. Custom character art and VTT icons by Tori McKenna. Additional art and design elements by Rick Hershey/Fat Goblin Games and Elena Naylor. Cartography by Dyson Logos and Tim Bannock (using Worldographer by Inkwell Ideas).
Folk of Dalentown Volume 1 for 5th Edition cover
If you enjoy this release, check out Adventures in Dalentown for 5th Edition or Tales from Dalentown: Trueland Gazetteer for 5th Edition (which is PWYW!) to learn more about the world of these characters.
On DriveThruRPG:
On itch.io:
Or jump right into the adventure with DD-01 The Darknesss Beneath Dalentown for 5th Edition, a tier 2 adventure!
So what are you waiting for? An invitation to Wellspring, or a journey to the Ruins of Soldara? Pick up Folk of Dalentown Volume 1 for 5th Edition is out now on itch.io and DriveThruRPG and start building new characters!
A couple weeks back we launched the Tales from Dalentown series of campaign setting and adventure supplements with a free gazetteer for 5th Edition. Now it’s out for OSR games by way of Necrotic Gnome‘s amazing Old School Essentials retroclone of BX D&D. It’s fully compatible with a host of games like Labyrinth Lord, Basic Fantasy, Castles & Crusades, and including 1st Edition games like OSRIC as well.
We didn’t just throw in a couple off-hand references to OSR systems. Inside these pages are a dozen fully developed NPC stat blocks and three new-to-Old School Essentials monster stat blocks: the Swamp Hag, the Lich, and the mysterious Whisper Wraith. “Fully developed” means that there are spell lists and weapons, armor, and gear loadouts where applicable. You don’t have to extrapolate what armor an NPC wears from their AC rating; it’s listed under Armor. You don’t have to come up with a customized spell list for an NPC spellcaster or the 12 Hit Die lich, because it’s listed under Spells Memorized. There’s even listings for what might be included in an NPC’s spellbook, if they have one.
Pick up Tales from Dalentown: Trueland Gazetteer for 1st Edition and BX for FREE at itch.io or DriveThruRPG!
And if you want to run a campaign here, or just modify the included Western Frontier hex map to your own ends, hit this post to get the Worldographer file and an unlabeled version of the map!
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Opportunity. Intrigue. Welcome to Dalentown…revised and expanded!
We’ve just updated the DriveThruRPG and itch.io files for Adventures in Dalentown for 5th Edition (pick it up in the shop if you don’t already have it). The additions to this release include improved layout and bookmarking, but it’s not just a facelift: we’ve added dozens of new adventure seeds, encounter tables, and a lot more setting information that you can use as-is or make your own.
Here are some of the improvements:
We didn’t forget about players! In addition to the 5 new Backgrounds and 3 new Factions that were available from the beginning in this book, we’ve added a series of tables for generating or inspiring character backstory tied to the setting. Who is your character, and who do they know? What big problem has motivated them to go adventuring, or has plagued them since they’ve become an adventurer? Find out using the all new backstory generator!
If you already picked up Adventures in Dalentown for 5th Edition previously, the updates are free. Just check your DriveThruRPG or itch.io Library and download the new files (conveniently named with “v2” in there so you know what’s what!). If you haven’t checked out this setting, now’s the time! It’s got the perfect homebase for your adventuring campaign, filled with intrigue and opportunity (Dalentown), tales of pastoral fantasy (Rock Down), or arcane mysteries and infernal machinations (The Wizard’s Enclave)! Get it in our shop.
Don’t forget you can expand your campaign with the FREE Tales from Dalentown: Trueland Gazetteer for 5th Edition. It’s a short supplement with a neat campaign setting skeleton you can mold however you want. We even released several versions of the map alongside the Worldographer files in this post, so you can truly modify it to your heart’s content!
Players and GMs should look out for our next release, Folk of Dalentown Volume 1, featuring three new playable ancestries (“races”), each with specialized feats, NPC and monster stat blocks, and a fully developed settlement in the Western Frontier hex map!
Welcome to Dalentown!
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Want some different versions of the Western Frontier map from Tales from Dalentown: Trueland Gazetteer for 5th Edition? Here ya go!
These maps are great for building your own hexcrawl campaign. We’ve got labeled and unlabeled versions, and we’ve also provided the raw Worldographer (AKA ‘Hexographer II’) file for you to manipulate to your heart’s content. You can pick up Worldographer here from Inkwell Ideas.
Get all these maps and the Worldographer file from this Google Drive folder. Check out the maps below:
Labeled map:
The Western Frontier hex map
Labeled map with light grid:
The Western Frontier hex map (light grid)
Unlabeled map with light grid:
The Western Frontier unlabeled hex map with grid
Pick up Tales from Dalentown: Trueland Gazetteer for 5th Edition free or PWYW at DriveThruRPG or itch.io today!
If you enjoyed this article, please like, comment, and share! Use the widgets to subscribe to get an email as soon as I publish something new, or check out my stuff at DMsGuild, on DriveThruRPG, on itch.io or in my shop. I really appreciate your support.
Happy gaming to ya!
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