Septentrionalis: Roleplaying Adventures in 17th Century America
Created by Alison & Doug Anderson
Campaign Sourcebook by Doug Anderson
Last Updated: 1/19/04
The Latest News on Septentrionalis
What's going on with Septentrionalis, you ask?
Plenty.
As I write this, Septentrionalis is being edited for publication
as a 256-page hardcover campaign book. The publisher is a well-known outfit
who also publishes award-winning card games and non-d20 RPGs. No publication
date yet, but definitely not this year -- we're planning on a full year
of promotion first, which may involve any of the following:
--a dedicated "designer's notebook" section on the publisher's web site
--Septentrionalis demos at your favorite local game store
--fully playable Septentrionalis mini-adventures available via
PDF
What will it be called?
Not sure, but it won't be called Septentrionalis, because it's
such a tongue twister of a name, apparently. One possibility is New World
Adventures. I'm open to suggestions, actually.
What's going to be in the sourcebook?
The sourcebook will be an introduction to the world of Septentrionalis,
with its many cultures, intrigues, conflicts, and mysteries. It will
include:
--the Witch and Natural Philosopher core classes, plus variants of the
sorcerer and paladin classes
--at least two new prestige classes
--complete descriptions of a dozen or so cultures for player characters,
including native cultures
--rules for guns, fencing, polearms, greatsword, and other combat arms
of the period
--many new feats
--celestial and infernal bloodlines, fey bloodlines, and animal ancestries
--dozens of monsters and NPCs
--magic items, treasure tables, poisons, encounter tables
--new spells
--full-color maps of the eastern half of the continent
What's not going to be in it?
The sea combat rules from the old PDF sourcebook will be missing, but may
show up in a "Septentrionalis Wars" supplement which will also contain rules
for mass land combat, mercenary adventuring, and the Officer and Sea Captain
prestige classes. In writing the manuscript, I created nine prestige classes,
a full gazetteer, descriptions of different natural environments, and much
more which may not appear in the sourcebook, but will be made available
eventually as "web enhancements", magazine articles, or additional books.
In the meantime, keep checking this site for updates, previews, artwork,
and more.
--Doug Anderson
RESOURCES:
Miniatures:
It's back -- a definitive list of sources for 25mm miniatures suitable for
gaming in early colonial America.