The Guardian of Thestwick Watch - An Adventure Collaboration

Hey everyone!

We have something cool to show you - an adventure that we produced, with the help of our friends Tom Cartos, Borough Bound, and Fluffy Folio. 

The adventure also comes with: 

- a PDF primer by Borough Bound on the village of Thestwick, the settlement after which Thestwick Watch, the keep where the adventure takes place, is named

- a battlemap for the village of Theswick provided by Borough Bound

- a music track by Borough Bound

- full resolution adventure maps for the keep of Thestwick Watch, provided by Tom Cartos

Find the adventure PDF and all other files attached to the bottom of this post. 

Adventure Overview

The Guardian of Thestwick Watch is a Fifth Edition adventure for three to six characters of 2nd to 4th level, optimized for a party of four 3rd-level characters.

Lord Nathaniel Fandry, Duke of the Alderham Fen, seeks to rehabilitate the fen surrounding the village of Thestwick-on-Alderham for his industrious reclamation project. The ruins of the old castle fortress Thestwick Watch, however, in the heart of the fen, are haunted by the ghosts of times past.

The Duke has contracted the party to cleanse the fortress of its inhabitants so that work can proceed in the area. Can the party help lay the ghosts to rest, or must they be forced to destroy them once and for all? Will the party be cut down themselves, their corpses left to be preserved in the fen’s waters?

Collaborators 

My name is Tom, I am a digital artist with a  background in architecture and design. Now I am bringing these skills  into creating tabletop battle maps and assets for games like Dungeons  & Dragons, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu and more!

It is my hope that these maps will go beyond providing a backdrop to  your encounters. They will also help tell your story, provide  inspiration for detailed world building and give your players that ever  so important feeling of verisimilitude and immersion. Each map set  covers multiple levels or areas of a building, dungeon, or environment,  creating a real sense of exploration and dynamic gameplay.

Find Tom here.  

We are Borough Bound, creators of fully-realized RPG cities for your tabletop campaigns.

Why fall back on the same drab fantasy town with the same tavern, the same blacksmith, and the same handful of quest givers over and over again?  Designing villages, towns, and metropolises takes a ton of prep work,  and crafting a memorable locale is no easy feat. You need unique and  cohesive cities for your campaigns, and we've got you covered.

For each city we release, you'll get:

• Top-down battlemaps covering the entire town, so your players can see the city streets and not just imagine them
• Comprehensive setting PDFs that provide backstory, NPCs, quest prompts, unique new mechanics, and plenty of colorful lore to inspire your GMing
• Beautiful art and illustrations, including character portraits and tokens, alternate views of the city, and realistic in-universe documents
• Evocative music to establish the mood and character of each city to help you score your adventures
• Assets that are virtual tabletop ready so all you need to do is plug and play

Find Borough Bound here.  

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By becoming a Patron you gain access to an ever-growing collection of  tiny, quirky monsters for Dungeons & Dragons (5e) to populate even  the smallest corners and cracks of your adventurous worlds.

Find Fluffy Folio here.