Back in 2013 we Kickstarted a revision and reimagining of the classic Maelstrom RPG from 1984. This new edition moved the setting to York in 1086, and saw the characters as Investigators of the strange and supernatural for the hated Norman overlords. Since then we have published numerous short adventures and supplements, and the game continues to be very popular.
Now, we are working on a whole package of books to enhance your game. The heart of this will be a 100+ year campaign, spanning the rule of three Kings and allowing several generations of characters to make their mark on local (and national) history. This epic campaign will be published as two books, each of 300+ pages, and will feature one investigation per year along with new rules and information. The investigations cover a wide range of locations, types and will really challenge your players to get to the bottom of each mystery.
The campaign can be played only from the book, which will take over one hundred game sessions to complete, or can be used as the “spine” of an even longer campaign by adding in additional investigations.
To complement and support this campaign, we will also be publishing a complete guide to running a Manor in MD, with plenty of rules, tables and information. Whether used in conjunction with the campaign or not, this book will really give the characters something to fight and strive for in Anglo-Norman England.
The final book in this package is the “Three Dales” guide. Similar in concept to the North York Moors book, this supplement will detail the history, geography, politics and villages of Yoredale, Swaledale and Bishopdale. Full of even more adventure hooks and useful information, it will further enhance the campaign, but also provide setting information for other games set in this area.
This project is very much “In Progress” at the moment. The first Book of the Campaign is more than half written and laid out, and the Manor Guide and Three Dales book are half written. It is projected that the first Campaign book will be finished by June or so this year with the other main book and Three Dales book completed by the end of the year. The Manor Guide will likely be complete by the autumn.
Backers will receive pdf copies as soon as they are available, and the final prices will be higher than the KS options available here.
As with most of my recent KS campaigns, I will be sending codes for people to pay for the printing and shipping of their own print copies from DTRPG when available. I cannot quote accurate prices for these, as they depend on location and can change slightly over time, but as B&W books, the softcover Campaign Books will likely be about £7 and the Hardcover £10. The other two books will be cheaper than that. Shipping depends upon where you live, but can of course be combined with other DTRPG orders.
We may also collate the campaign into a single 600+ page book and print backers will have the option of waiting for this instead of the separate parts.
There is still much to be written and laid out, so unforeseen circumstances may delay the final release dates. However, there are no serious or significant risks.