{"product_id":"the-midderlands-an-osr-campaign-setting","title":"The Midderlands – An OSR Campaign setting + complimentary PDF","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn OSR Roleplaying Setting \u0026amp; Bestiary.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 224-page A5 Hardcover book –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGold Winner – 2018 ENnie Awards – Best Cartography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book includes an A2 (folded to A5) map of The Midderlands setting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Midderlands is an old-school game setting with bestiary for use with old-school role-playing games. It is based on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwords \u0026amp; Wizardry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eComplete\u003c\/i\u003e, but could easily be used with other old-school systems and even non-OSR systems such as D\u0026amp;D or Pathfinder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a green-hued, dark-fantasy, late-middle ages, early-renaissance view through grime-smeared spectacles. The setting itself is based on an area in the middle of England near where I live called The Midlands. Many of the locations are loosely based on reality, but others are pure fantasy from an addled mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe setting part of the book contains something I call “game-juice”. Not heavy of history and monotonous detail, but enough to get the game-juices flowing and let the game master twist and tweak as they need to in order to fit their campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is also humour and occasional swear words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSituated in the middle of Havenland is an area known by the ancestors as the Middle Havenlands. They don’t use that name much any more, preferring to talk lazily, and skip letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn strange accents, often misheard and little understood by those outside of the central region – they call it “The Midderlands”, and themselves “Midfolk” or “Midderlanders”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many peculiar folk that call these Midderlands home. Generally mistrusting of outsiders, they suspiciously eye strangers, close doors, bar windows and scurry in opposite directions. Maybe the area has had a troubled history and that is why the folk behave the way they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll that aside, there are good folk too. These folk just want to subsist peacefully and not have interference or “goings on” in their lives. Nothing is ever that simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as the people of the area, there are the places. The towns and hamlets, the woods and hills, the lakes and the rivers. Amongst all these places are stranger locales too; circles of stones, strange towers, castles and burial grounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverywhere, the Midderlands is tainted by a green-hued menace that rises from the deep and affects nature and order, sometimes subtly and sometimes catastrophically. It rises from the mysterious subterranean realm known as Middergloom. Often described as hell bathed in green fire and flames. Green-tinged slime, noxious vapours, and miasmas creep upwards, amongst them viridian-coloured demons, lime-green tentacles and other malachite horrors claw their way to the surface to wreak havoc. The Lords of the land are always working to keep things at bay. The realm of Middergloom is deliberately nebulous and mysterious, and left for you to develop as needed to suit your campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vileness that lurks below taints the skies above the land too, known as The Drab. The atmosphere is a hint of green rather than blue. The colour can shift between turquoise and sickly yellow-green in a short space of time. When night comes and the Drab clears, the midfolk can see the constellations surrounded by wispy green nebulae, strange wandering stars and comets, and a single many-cratered moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are many things to keep the inquisitive minds of treasure seekers amused. There are also many things to keep the treasures where they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThings stir in this viridian-hued landscape. Evil eyes blink and watch. Teeth and claws scratch and sharpen. Gaping maws slobber and drool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll is not content in the Midderlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out the video reviews…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Midderlands and The Midderlands Expanded Reviewed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CXKrJx_cNtY?feature=oembed\" data-ratio=\"0.5623376623376624\" data-width=\"1540\" data-height=\"866\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-9=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RPG review - The Midderlands\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EMzhMWEIYzY?feature=oembed\" data-ratio=\"0.5623376623376624\" data-width=\"1540\" data-height=\"866\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-9=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ol' Man Grognard Reviews 79 - The Midderlands\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r5bQSdBn0y4?feature=oembed\" data-ratio=\"0.5623376623376624\" data-width=\"1540\" data-height=\"866\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-9=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Midderlands by MonkeyBlood Design\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m-11ZanbkmU?feature=oembed\" data-ratio=\"0.5623376623376624\" data-width=\"1540\" data-height=\"866\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-9=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Midderlands: OSR DnD Setting Review\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XOQIwG6ggvs?feature=oembed\" data-ratio=\"0.5623376623376624\" data-width=\"1540\" data-height=\"866\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-9=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Monkeyblood Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55261121413501,"sku":"MBD012","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1380\/9101\/files\/9781999843502.webp?v=1738601499","url":"https:\/\/leisuregames.live\/products\/the-midderlands-an-osr-campaign-setting","provider":"Leisure Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}