The Midderlands Expanded – An OSR Campaign setting

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The Midderlands Expanded – An alternate version of the British Isles.

Important Note: The Midderlands Expanded contains some content already found in the discontinued The Midderlands Additions, and The Midderlands Additions II supplements published by Monkeyblood Design. It also contains lots of new content not published previously.

The Midderlands is an old-school game setting with bestiary for use with old-school role-playing games. It is written for Swords & Wizardry Complete, but is easily be used with other old-school systems such as Castles & Crusades. The Midderlands even works with non-OSR systems such as D&D or Pathfinder with minimal work.

Now expanded to include the whole of the British Isles and beyond.

The first book (The Midderlands — An OSR Mini-setting & Bestiary) focuses on the land-locked Midderlands, a twisted version of central England. This book expands the setting to include the whole of Havenland, Scrotland, Oldenwale, Emeraude, and beyond. Learn about Bear Maw, Darkpool, H’sst-Akal, Middercastle, Queensmyr, Scar Burg, the Great Wall of Hadreen and many more locations. Be harried by Gloomcrabs, Sharkfolk, Leviathan Spawn and more as you explore the shipwrecks of the coast. Learn of the dangers of the neighbouring countries, Gaulandia and the Serpentlands. This book is full of more horrors and threats to the safety of not only the midderfolk, but havenfolk at large. Sea monsters, threats of invasion, countrywide travel, island enclaves, and ship combat to name a few. This expanded setting gives more opportunity for adventure and who doesn’t love adventure?

The first book focuses on the land-locked Midderlands, an area the author knows well. In terms of a campaign area, it is small – approximately 45 miles by 35 miles – allowing for a feeling of close ties and for the actions of the player characters to have a tangible influence. The author states  “I’ve been to Haven’s End, Ill Faircombe, Blymouth, Great Lunden, Windsour, Caer Oldenwale, Bellthorp… the list goes on. then I realised I know quite a bit about some of the other locations around my fair island home. I love the sea, the rugged hills and mountains of Oldenwale, and I frequently take trips to Bear Maw. I realised I could use the same approach as I used in The Midderlands to twist and mould other locations, and finally make my way to the seas and discover the other landmasses at its borders.”

Book comes with A2 folded to A5 map of The Haven Isles

Content warning: Contains Strong language & graphic descriptions.