Kobold Press' MIDGARD Campaign Setting For 5E & Pathfinder

Over on Kickstarter, Kobold Press has launched an updated version of their Midgard campaign setting for D&D 5th Edition and the Pathfinder RPG. It's already funded, and consists of a 300+ page campaign setting book, plus separate supplemental books for each game system, and a book of short 5E adventures. For those not already familiar with Midgard, it has been around for a few years in various incarnations, and describes itself as "a world of dark roads and deep magic, firmly rooted in European myths and legends". You'll find the Kickstarter here.

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There are a few options for backers. Most people seem to be going for the 5E Basic Books Combo for $80 so far, which gets you the campaign setting hardcover, the Heroes Handbook hardcover, and the PDF versions of each. There's a lot more info about Midgard over here on Kobold Press' website.

 

[Morrus]

In case you missed it, here's the link for the Kickstarter, which has already funded and is blasting through stretch goals!

It's right there in the article!

 

[Raddu]

It's right there in the article!

heh...ooops, replied to the wrong thread!

 

[Monkey King]

Thank you WotC for Supporting Midgard/OGL

No such thing are linking too often! (And besides, we're on page 2 of the thread here)

The project just hit the $80K mark, adding a chunk of new racial options for dwarves and trollkin. It has already funded 3 Eldritch Lairs, and more are on the way.

I'm very grateful to WotC for their support of the Midgard setting with the podcast and OGL. A couple days in and we're well on our way.

 

[jamesjhaeck]

Those stretch goals are definitely keeping me busy! The more Eldritch Lairs dungeons you guys fund, the better. I'm quite proud of them.

 

[Raddu]

Time for a sneak peek! Chapter 3 of the Midgard Heroes Handbook offers more than a dozen new clerical domains for 5th Edition clerics. Here we give a quick summary of what 11 of those domains cover and the channel divinity option available to their adherents.

Domains sneak peeks include: Apocalypse, Beer, Cat, Clockwork, Hunger, Hunting, Labyrinth, Moon, Ocean, Prophecy, and Speed.

What are the other new domains, and what powers might they provide? Let the rampant speculation begin!

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...tting-dark-roads-and-deep-magic/posts/1795402

 

[cbwjm]

I'm looking forward to seeing the moon and ocean domains. Ocean domain in particular I felt was missing from the PHB. I want my god of the ocean clerics to feel different from my sky god clerics. The other domains also sound interesting.

 

[Raddu]

You've done it! Thank you for getting us past $100,00! It's a big milestone and it brings a lot to the campaign. And now we charge on to the next stretch goals, $105k will bring us Deep Magic: Chaos Magic to the Heroes Handbook and $110 ushers in 5 more iconic characters illustrated by Bryan Syme.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/350683997/midgard-campaign-setting-dark-roads-and-deep-magic

 

[Monkey King]

The $100K additions really take the book into a new class. And we have a slew of Deep Magic being added to the player's book.

Personally, I have my sights set on the DM's Screen when we hit 1,000 backers. Currently a 3 panel, landscape screen is the plan. Anyone have strong feelings about landscape vs portrait? Or 3 panel vs. 4 panel?

 

[ProgBard]

Personally, I have my sights set on the DM's Screen when we hit 1,000 backers. Currently a 3 panel, landscape screen is the plan. Anyone have strong feelings about landscape vs portrait? Or 3 panel vs. 4 panel?

I really like the four-panel landscape screens GF9 has been putting out for 5e - they're wide enough to spread out as needed but can be accommodated at a crowded table, and they're not so tall that I can't reach over to get to the battle mat.

 

[arjomanes]

I'm really on the fence. I love my Midgard Campaign Setting book; I backed many of the adventures back in the Open Design days (except for the super early ones like Castle Shadowcrag), and I play 5e. It's not hard to convert what I have to 5e on the fly, so for me, it's a decision on how much more meaningful content gets added to the setting. If I back this, I'll probably want to spend a lot of money on it. So I'm still dragging my feet while I decide what level to back at.

If you're new to the world, it's very creative and unique, but still rich and authentic-feeling. I love the eastern-european vibe from the Zobeck region, and the idea of cultural pantheons and masked gods.