Borough Bound

Gruuk Jit'Jit 03 - In League (Patreon)

Published:

2022-07-23 17:05:20

Edited:

2022-08-01 13:11:26

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Content

There are parts of the lodge you ought not go

Hey all, and wecome back to Gruuk Jit'Jit! Today's release is all about the first faction we'll be exploring in depth: Lyman's League, and their homebase in The Flying Pig Lodge. This release is a bit bonkers. It's the largest single building we've ever released (this is still only about 1/2 of it!), easily the largest interior map we've released, and one of the coolest borough guides yet. Let's dig in!

NOTE: We've been working with a brand new format for our borough guides for Gruuk Jit'Jit. We really want your feedback on it! Do you like the new style? Is it readable? Do you prefer the smaller page size? Any and all feedback is welcome! Drop it in the comments here or in the Discord!

Borough Guide

This guide introduces you to Lyman's League, the criminal enterprise that operates out of the massive tavern complex. If your party feels like allying with the eccentric illicit operators in town, they're going to want to know all about the enigmatic leader Lyman Prattershare, the intricacies of his "family," and the bloody battles in his Dueling Pit. We've got badass new NPCs, a slew of opponents for you to face in the ring, and mechanics to help you keep track of faction favor.

This borough guide features a gorgeous illustration of the the lodge's hallways by artist Mina Velicastelo.

Maps

When we ran our most recent poll about city requests, "City-Sized Tavern" came in 5th out of 25, so we decided to make a tavern that is NOT QUITE CITY-SIZED, but still really god damn big. This whole map is all The Flying PIg Lodge. In the center, there's Lyman's Dueling Pit, and waaay in the distance beneath the lodge, you can just barely see some corners of Lyman's secret docks.

We've also got a massive interior for Chief Courier patrons and above. Please note that this interior map is so big that it actually bleeds into map 2. We've got plenty of rooms, the entrance to the dueling pit, and the spot where you can drop off your gizmos and gadgets as you enter the tavern.

As always, we've got some stunning variants for this map, including a landed version of the city, a snowy variant, and that gorgeous sunset.

Music

There's a dueling pit in this map. Guess what kind of track we made? You'd be crazy to say anything other than "arena combat music." For "Guts Match," Will evoked all of those crunchy Witcher-esque battle vibes, even reaching for his violin (which he doesn't know how to play!) to give you some authentically janky fighting sounds. Patrons at the Chief Courier tier and above can also use the decidedly chiller—though still intense—pre-battle variant to get amped up for the fight.