Rail Baron Robbery | A Great Expanse Adventure

Note: If you just want to grab the music, there's a link to my track at the bottom of this post!

Welcome back to the Great Expanse!

This new addition to Venatus Maps's wild-west themed campaign setting brings together some of my favorite creators from the TTRPG scene to bring you a fully-wrought mini adventure: Rail Baron Robbery. An exploratory heist set within a 'repurposed' lumber mill, this adventure will bring players face-to-face with a mutated bandit gang all in pursuit of the elusive Mother Shard. This adventure is set within the Macmanus Mill north of Wooster in the awesome Great Expanse setting by Venatus Maps, but can easily be dropped into something more setting-agnostic if desired (firearms optional).

All of the writing and adventure design for Macmanus Mill is brought to you by the talent of Alex from Tavern Tales. The beautiful PDF found in the ZIP below has his fingerprints all over it and you have him to thank for the excellent opportunities for adventure found at this location. Visit their patreon and see other free examples of their adventure work!

The uniquely awesome NPC artwork and tokens provided for the Mill here are created by the illustrious Alex Coggon. Alex provides a delightful combination of beautiful artwork, functional D&D content, and cute packages of content sent out regularly throughout the year to her supporters. Pay a visit to her page to freely browse through her enchanting work!

The multi-story, 22x34 square maps for Macmanus Mill were created by Venatus Maps. Visit his Website for plenty of free maps and assets and if you're intrigued by this location consider supporting his patreon to access all of the other content he's creating for the Great Expanse setting!

The spotlight of this heist is placed on the invaluable Mother Shard and is appropriately brought to life by the artwork of Loot Tavern. Continually expanding a massive compendium of beautifully illustrated items with inspiring design and crazy effects, patrons of Loot Tavern enjoy printable cards, foundry-ready VTT packs, and monthly adventures like this one!

The original soundtrack to Macmanus Mill, "Ain't Gettin' Away With It" was created by me!  I'm very stoked with how this track came out: it's exciting enough for some skirmishing combat encounters, intense chases and traps, or any high stakes Western hijinks. I've got a less intense version of this available at the Artist Tier + that's perfect for a more methodical and stealthy approach to this adventure.