Digital Download: Poor Richard's Almanack
The year is 1776. Armies march and counter-march across the Thirteen Colonies. Through rain and snow, through swamp and cane, soldiers and scoundrels fight for the causes they believe in.
Drawing from period almanacs and travelogues, this 122 page PDF is thoroughly researched and includes expanded rules for travel, natural terrain, and weather. Inside this book you'll find:
A historical primer for explorers and travelers across the Thirteen Colonies
New travel rules called Legs of a Journey, designed for dynamic long-distance voyages
24 unique travel encounters for settlements, the backwoods, or travel by river or sea
Terrain features for 8 biomes, expanding Difficult Terrain with 35 new effects
Weather tables including daily forecasts, weather phenomena, and extreme weather events
A selection of appendices with a full glossary, riddles and songs, lists of names, contents of shops...
...and comprehensive 18th century insult tables, including street slang for Thieves' Cant
Including a wealth of historical detail—including 23 primary source excerpts—Poor Richard's Almanack provides setting information to immerse players in the world of Colonial America, but is fully compatible with any 5e campaign! Add new hazards to the battlefield, a touch of unpredictability with weather events, or exciting wrinkles to your overland hexcrawl. Each page includes an aphorism or observation drawn from the papers of Benjamin Franklin (creator of the historical Poor Richard's Almanack); offering a bit of wit and wisdom from the great statesman himself.
The year is 1776. Armies march and counter-march across the Thirteen Colonies. Through rain and snow, through swamp and cane, soldiers and scoundrels fight for the causes they believe in.
Drawing from period almanacs and travelogues, this 122 page PDF is thoroughly researched and includes expanded rules for travel, natural terrain, and weather. Inside this book you'll find:
A historical primer for explorers and travelers across the Thirteen Colonies
New travel rules called Legs of a Journey, designed for dynamic long-distance voyages
24 unique travel encounters for settlements, the backwoods, or travel by river or sea
Terrain features for 8 biomes, expanding Difficult Terrain with 35 new effects
Weather tables including daily forecasts, weather phenomena, and extreme weather events
A selection of appendices with a full glossary, riddles and songs, lists of names, contents of shops...
...and comprehensive 18th century insult tables, including street slang for Thieves' Cant
Including a wealth of historical detail—including 23 primary source excerpts—Poor Richard's Almanack provides setting information to immerse players in the world of Colonial America, but is fully compatible with any 5e campaign! Add new hazards to the battlefield, a touch of unpredictability with weather events, or exciting wrinkles to your overland hexcrawl. Each page includes an aphorism or observation drawn from the papers of Benjamin Franklin (creator of the historical Poor Richard's Almanack); offering a bit of wit and wisdom from the great statesman himself.
The year is 1776. Armies march and counter-march across the Thirteen Colonies. Through rain and snow, through swamp and cane, soldiers and scoundrels fight for the causes they believe in.
Drawing from period almanacs and travelogues, this 122 page PDF is thoroughly researched and includes expanded rules for travel, natural terrain, and weather. Inside this book you'll find:
A historical primer for explorers and travelers across the Thirteen Colonies
New travel rules called Legs of a Journey, designed for dynamic long-distance voyages
24 unique travel encounters for settlements, the backwoods, or travel by river or sea
Terrain features for 8 biomes, expanding Difficult Terrain with 35 new effects
Weather tables including daily forecasts, weather phenomena, and extreme weather events
A selection of appendices with a full glossary, riddles and songs, lists of names, contents of shops...
...and comprehensive 18th century insult tables, including street slang for Thieves' Cant
Including a wealth of historical detail—including 23 primary source excerpts—Poor Richard's Almanack provides setting information to immerse players in the world of Colonial America, but is fully compatible with any 5e campaign! Add new hazards to the battlefield, a touch of unpredictability with weather events, or exciting wrinkles to your overland hexcrawl. Each page includes an aphorism or observation drawn from the papers of Benjamin Franklin (creator of the historical Poor Richard's Almanack); offering a bit of wit and wisdom from the great statesman himself.