{"product_id":"longwinter-referees-book","title":"Longwinter: Referee's Book","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(93, 127, 211);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe snows are alive. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(93, 127, 211);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA soft, cold spirit courses through them. Her lace threads the world; watching, drinking, listening, stroking, soothing, killing. Her touch is soft and icy. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(93, 127, 211);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe is Winterwhite, the daughter of the Waterdrinker and the Northwind, and she is a terrible god. An avatar of ice and hunger, of visions and death.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDooms and devastations to visit upon a cosy roleplaying setting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLongwinter\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLongwinter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the two-book RPG sandbox of a mountainous winter country on the cusp between the old and the new, the edge of modernity, the stepping stone of a new age. New mines and industries are opened, light breaks the gloom of ancient ruins, change comes to sweep away the cobwebs of history. But cobwebs do not go easily into the dust.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis realm that has broken its vows to Winterwhite and will now pay the cold price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLongwinter: The Referee's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book contains secret knowledge and mechanics for the referee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe setting is profoundly close to that of \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitchburner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (by the same author and artist). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis sandbox includes:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e~110 pages of content.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esome colour illustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 variations of the Brezim map to represent changes as Winterwhite's curse bites harder.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efaction trackers for the 5 key factions and over 40 events to represent different groups growing or waning in strength depending on player actions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed weather and event tables to simulate a living setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetailed encounter tables for night and day, which grow harsher as Winterwhite's curse grows stronger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eseveral more tables to generate corpses, caches, vaults, and memories of summer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoptional playing card-based escape mechanic with 54 different locations, challenges and characters encountered in each location.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ealternatively, the escape section serves as a resource to mine for winter locations, challenges, and characters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBe aware:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis is a book of factions and winter encounters for the full-fledged mini-setting detailed in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/longwinter-visitors-book\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLongwinter: Visitor's Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe content is mostly system-neutral. It references some 5E or d20-style conventions, but should work with most low-power systems easily.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMany of the encounters, and particularly the escape, will not work with characters resistant to cold, capable of flight, or otherwise able to avoid the environmental challenges. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinally, thank you for considering running Longwinter for your players. It is a bit of a tribute to the mountains and myths I've walked and heard over many years, and I hope you will find fuel for many adventures and good memories herein.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt has also been a challenging project to prepare. Many people helped make it as good as it is. The fault for all errors and typos is my own.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Luka, December 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Team:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eART \u0026amp; WRITING COPYRIGHT © 2020 by Luka Rejec\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLAYOUT: Luka Rejec \u0026amp; Anna Urbanek\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEDITING: Fiona Maeve Geist and Jarrett Crader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePUBLISHING:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExalted Funeral Press, WTF Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 978-1-951419-08-0-52000\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e114 pages, A5, softcover perfect bound book, full color.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exalted Funeral Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130110349391,"sku":"EFP01003","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/files\/longwinter-referees-book-pdf-book-894911.webp?v=1725033448","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/longwinter-referees-book","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}