Borough Bound

Elseridge Academy 01 - On the Precipice (Patreon)

Published:

2023-08-24 15:29:02

Imported:

2023-08

Content

There's a school there... at the edge of the world

Welcome all to our newest and largest borough yet! Elseridge Academy is our answer to all of who you voted for a magic school setting in our most recent poll. Well, you wanted a magic school, and we're giving you a magic school! Elseridge Academy is a massive university abutting the cosmos.

This borough will consist of TWELVE releases (finally justifying our two-digit numbering scheme), and we'll be releasing it through the start of 2024. Just a scheduling heads up: we will be intermittently breaking up our normal release schedule to drop additional LIMINARC content as well as a smaller city in the middle of October.

Alright, let's check out Elseridge Academy!

Borough Guide

Our first borough guide for this massive magic school introduces you to the basics of the academy. First and foremost, we've got its origins and location. Elseridge was founded by a time traveler who fled to the distant past to save the future. As such, Elseridge places a preeeettty big emphasis on time traveling responsibly. Notably, Elseridge Academy is north of Vyndurvoht, where Hjass ends and the stars beyond begin. We introduce you to the 6 colleges and 2 interdisciplinary tracks, discuss the environment at the edge of the world, and prepare you for the ins and outs of the first few days of classes.

Maps

This first map is the northwestern edge of the school. In the far corner, you can see the Hexacoil, a teleportation device that renders travel to and from the academy trivial. Beyond that, you'll find the starry abyss. Waterfalls strech out from the salt flats and under the glorious banquet hall. For Elseridge releases, we'll be creating five variant maps: Forest, Tropical, Winter, and then the stormy season of Fluxum and the spooky season of Starfall.

Patrons at the Chief Courier tier gain access to our banquet hall interior. This map is perfect for roleplaying cafeteria mayhem or casual roleplaying scenes. You'll definitely want to run a glorious banquet on the first night of classes.

Music

Our first track is "Academy Halls," an unabashedly John Williams-esque tune that evokes magical spaces with secrets behind every corner. A meandering melody takes you all across the sonic landscapes of the great magic school. I suspect this will be the theme song for many of your Elseridge adventures! If you want something a bit more spooky for late night sneaking and intrigue, try the "Stealth" variant.