Borough Bound

Crabwell 04 - The Trouble to Come

Added 2022-02-27 16:26:20 +0000 UTC

Ill omens abound

At long last, here's our final release for Crabwell! This bundle is a big one. We've got our first proper collaboration with Cze and Peku, a super-sized document, an epic plot hook to round out your Crabwell adventures, bonus music, and so much more. We're so excited to be able to complete the ancient walled with this hefty release.

Please note that we will be releasing Crabwell: Definitive Edition sometime in March. That release will include the fully stitched map (with some issues of the above map sorted out), some tweaks to the PDF, the Foundry module, VTT tokens, etc.

Borough Guide

Throughout their time in Crabwell, your players are likely to pick up on some worrying portents. There's trouble coming to Crabwell, and this guide explains what that might be. The prophetic Daughters of Thaella have been having premonitions, and Entac has demanded the defense of the city. What do they know that everyone else doesn't? Meet a squad of legendary mages with their own fair share of problems, and then do your best to forestall the impending tragedy!

Maps

The final quadrant of Crabwell focuses on Outer Crabwell, the rural stretches outside the city walls where most residents actually live. There are olive trees, apiaries, and a tiny tiny house for a tiny tiny goblin.

We've also got a gorgeous cathedral map with a stunning interior for Chief Courier patrons, and some hints toward the nearby war camp. Of course, now that your players know about the upcoming troubles, those battle map variants are likely to find quite a bit more use.

Music

Your players are going to want to approach the war camp. When they do, you should play "Approaching the War Camp." Trust us. That is the right track to play. Moody lute, steady drums, and distant horns really make the tone of this one clear: there is an epic army stationed here, and the scale of the upcoming conflict is vast. If that version is a little too busy, there's also a variant that features only the drones and the drums, perfect for focused conversations or investigations. We're also including another new variant from Will's back catalog: a new version of his track "Mother of All," specially remixed to evoke the peaceful moods inside the cathedral.

War Camp | Collaboration with Cze and Peku

Despite all of the work Cze and Peku put into Borough Bound, this is the first time BB and C&P have done a full-fledged collab. This week, the cartographers extraordinaire have created a stunning war camp map for your players to visit. While we're including one version of this map that perfectly fits the terrain and mood of Crabwell, you should keep your eyes peeled for Cze and Peku's full war camp post on their Patreon in a few days. They'll be releasing oodles and oodles of variants for all sorts of different scenarios.