Borough Bound

Meddenfirth 05 - Scenes from the West (Patreon)

Published:

2024-02-27 23:13:19

Imported:

2024-02

Tags:

Chief Courier Content Delivery Kid General Messenger Meddenfirth

Content

Ahhh, back again. The bridge is in sight.

Hello all, and welcome back to... Meddenfirth??? Yes, that's right! We're returning to Meddenfirth, the first borough we ever published. This is the first of two collections of additional content we're creating for the setting. For now, we'll be taking a deep look at the land immediately west of the bridge city, and in a couple weeks, we'll show off scenes from east of the bridge.

Let's dive in!

ALSO: Here's a reminder that we're still working on Yllmourne Kickstarter! If you haven't yet slammed that "Notify me on launch" button, well... please consider doing so!

Borough Guide

This borough guide presents seven scenes occurring just beyond Meddenfirth's western terminus. Some are dangerous, some are rather silly, and all are completely flavorful, expanding on the wealth of existing lore and worldbuilding. We also introduce a host of new NPCs, perfect for rounding out your Meddenfirth adventures.

Maps

Our map this week is the most non-urban map we've ever created, more so even than Ithivellia. This map is just... outdoors! West of the city, the Meddenfirth Highway stretches toward Thenniden proper. To accompany the various seven scenes from the borough guide, we have seven map variants that correspond with each encounter: Snowstorm, Lord Pandy's Parked Airship, Border Closure, Market Day, Crater, Weapons Deal, and Cannon Battery. Each of these maps seamlessly connects with either the original Meddenfirth map or our snowy variant.

As there are no proper buildings in our primary map this week, our patrons at the Chief Courier tier gain access to interiors for Meddenfirth's drawbridge / cafe AKA Izetta's Beanery. Run high-stakes political negotiations, casual downtime scenes, or methodical stealth missions in this complex, multifloor, meta-bridge arena.

Music

Our first new Meddenfirth music in years is "My Prairie Remembers," a lush orchestral arrangement meant to evoke the calm pastoral vibes of the Thennidane lands to the west. This track will find itself equally at home during ultra-calm roleplay sessions or bittersweet nostalgic moments. Additionally, our solo piano variant ups the emotional, evocative vibes to 11.

Shin Guardians - Collaboration with Tavern of Trinkets

Did you know that our very own layout designer Jelke also designs magic items for D&D 5e? Well, he doesn't anymore, but he definitely did! Tavern of Trinkets was Jelke's 5e item Patreon where he made oodles of beautiful and cleverly designed items. The project is now defunct, but he provided us with this awesome item for you all to use in your Meddenfirth adventures, the Shin Guardians!