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Small roadside shrines appear in many towns and cities. They venerate important saints, local deities, or gods without a formal church in the area and are often tended by a small group of dedicated lay worshippers.
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One or more stables can be found in any settlement of note—and many of those without note.
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At Raging Swan Press, we believe that games set in a richly detailed, immersive world are better than games that are not. It should come as no surprise that we are huge fans of dungeon dressing, but what exactly is dungeon dressing, and why do we keep going on about it?
With Citadel on the Wilderlands now out in the world, our attention turns to the Late 2024 edition of Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands and the Player's Guide to Citadel on the Wilderlands!
Citadel on the Wilderlands is a flavour-rich 5e mini-campaign setting designed for low-level characters intent on wilderness exploration and dungeon delving. Designed to be easy to prepare and easy to run, Citadel on the Wilderlands is perfect for GMs who don’t have unending time to prep for the next session.
Citadel on the Wilderlands is a flavour-rich 5e mini-campaign setting designed for low-level characters intent on wilderness exploration and dungeon delving. Designed to be easy to prepare and easy to run, Citadel on the Wilderlands is perfect for GMs who don’t have unending time to prep for the next session.
Citadel on the Wilderlands is a flavour-rich 5e mini-campaign setting designed for low-level characters intent on wilderness exploration and dungeon delving. Designed to be easy to prepare and easy to run, Citadel on the Wilderlands is perfect for GMs who don’t have unending time to prep for the next session.
Undead spellcasters of superlative power, lichs dwell in extensive subterranean labyrinths. As peerless necromancers, they have cheated death through the completion of a lengthy, difficult and blasphemous ritual.
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Read MoreCreatures of evil, darkness and death, wraiths dwell in the dark and gloomy places of the world. They fear and are helpless in sunlight.
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Read MoreA wrecked ship can make an interesting and memorable adventure site.
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Read MoreThe maps and handouts for Forbidden Isle of the Nightstalkers are now available for free download from the Raging Swan Press store.
Read MoreThe small Braalite cult centred on the Crooked House comprises the Ilmarinen family and several of their servants.
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Read MoreMasters of supply and demand smugglers carry anything their customers want (and will pay for), regardless of the law. More cunning than most, smugglers protect their holdings with threats, misdirection and traps.
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Read MoreA ship is an excellent place to build verisimilitude into a campaign world. Essentially, the characters are a captive audience, and the ship can become a detailed backdrop to roleplaying encounters and more.
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Read MoreFeral cave dwellers, troglodytes are the fallen scions of a once-mighty empire fallen into ruin and obscurity. Now they are little more than savage scavengers.
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Read MoreHiding abandoned dwarven holds, lost mines, dragon lairs and more, mountain ranges are often the site of exciting, desperate adventures far from civilisation’s comforts.
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Read MoreMost rural farming villages are a hive of activity.
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Read MorePlains are far more than endless vistas of rolling grassland and hills. Wandering adventurers will encounter many things on a plain.
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Read MoreCursed with lycanthropy, wererats lurk in the dirty, foul places no one else wants or can tolerate.
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Read MoreSentient, carnivorous clumps of rotting vegetation, shambling mounds are excellent ambush predators. They particularly enjoy elf flesh.
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Read MoreA pirate town is a dangerous and unique place to visit. The wise hero watches their step in such a place.
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Read MoreAdventurers often seem to be found in seedy dives and other disreputable drinking establishments.
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Read MorePixie glades are magical, otherworldly places where the tiny elf-like creatures cavort and hold court. Pixie glades are idyllic examples of ancient, primal woodland.
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Read MoreThe mighty and ancient treants are the forest's guardians and the shepherd of its trees. Longer-lived than even the elves, treants rarely seek out short-lived folk.
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Read MoreArrogant to the core blue dragons lair in ancient temples and dedicate them to the worship of themselves.
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Read MoreDeserts are far from bland locales comprising nothing but sand dunes, the occasional cactus and unending sun. Gnoll tribes, ferocious blue dragons and ancient ruins all lurk in the interior ready for brave adventurers to discover them.
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Read MoreRuined castles dot the landscape of every campaign.
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It’s no secret that at Raging Swan Press, we are big fans of dressed dungeons. A dressed dungeon feels more real than an undressed dungeon. A dressed dungeon engages your players’ imaginations, promotes creative play and helps them immerse themselves in the adventure.