Hârn - The Most Medieval of Campaign Settings

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Here is another one... The dwarven city of Azadmere.

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I found a planned publication sequence for the Harn hardbacks:

Kaldor
Melderyn
Rethem
Kanday
Orbaal
Chybisa
Tharda
Azadmere
Evael

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I received notification that the Melderyn KS pledges were starting to ship, hopefully we'll see the books soon. Looks like Rethem is the next one in line.

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My notification for Melderyn hit last night. And I'm IN for Rethem as soon as it launches.

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My notification for Melderyn hit last night. And I'm IN for Rethem as soon as it launches.

Checked the mailbox today and found a package of goodness from Columbia Games - Melderyn be here! The book arrived in great shape!

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Columbia Games will soon be releasing a supplement called Laket Keep, which is the westernmost keep in the Kingdom of Melderyn.
It is primarily a frontier fort and center of administration for the borderland region known as Dyriamarch.

Here is a brief video showing the keep area:

Some info on a new article for Melderyn posted today on the Lythia forums:

Laket Keep
COL #5719, 16 pages, written by Jonathan Davidson

Laket is the westernmost keep in the Kingdom of Melderyn. It is primarily a frontier fort and center of administration for the borderland region known as Dyriamarch. The march is a vast area of wilderness that includes the southern Anadel Highlands and most of the woodland plain of Horadir, the range of the Hodiri tribesmen. The warden of the march, Sir Barryn Alaga, has only the most tenuous control over the region.

Laket is the last major settlement on the Genin Trail as it leaves Melderyn. The town bustles with traders and travelers throughout the year but sees a significant increase in activity in the spring and autumn when the large caravans to and from Tashal stop for provisions, repairs, or just a chance to rest and carouse before resuming their journey. Outside the small settled area around Laket, the wilderness presents varied and significant hazards. Other than miners’ paths, there are few trails north of the Horka and south of the Nuem River. The Bujoc, Hodiri, and Solori tribes, along with the Chindra and Moym gargun, make travel in the wilds particularly hazardous. Brave or foolhardy individuals planning to venture off the Genin Trail can usually find local guides and guards for hire in Laket.

The Laket article describes the settlement's history, government, religion, economics, and military forces. It includes color GM and player maps of the settlement and brief descriptions of many local craftsmen and other locations. The article also features color floor plans of Caer Laket, headquarters of the Dyriamarch Guard, as well as the home and shop of Jaket of Ekair, a merchant and moneylender with plenty of secrets.

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I was thinking it would be really cool if our circle of friends / gamers all developed an interest in Hârn. Each person could pick a kingdom to read up on and exlpore then run something there. We could actually make Hârn a shared setting among us.

For example: I'm already interested in the Kingdom of Kanday. If Necron 99 started grooving on Melderyn, characters could travel by land or by sea back and forth between the two for whatever reasons. While in Kanday, I could run an adventure. While in Melderyn, Necron 99 could run the adventure. And if Cap'n Blood and alester found kingdoms that tripped their triggers, they could run adventures for the characters when they visited their respective areas.

Ah, well. Just a thought, maybe a dream. It seems a cool possibility!

Not a bad idea, maybe one day. So many games, so many settings, so many adventures, not enough time for them all. But, maybe one day.

Awww yeah - that's what Imma talkin' 'bout! I'm a patient man.

I spotted this snippet in the Melderyn book:
The closest ties between Melderyn and any other Hârnic state are with the Kingdom of Kanday, a historic friendship that dates from the foundation of Thay in 573. In 717, Jevas Toron, Chunel’s only son and likely heir, married Eriel Milaka, the sister of the Kandian king and daughter of that kingdom’s powerful Earl of Sarkum.

How's that for a good opportunity lining up for the future?

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Awright! The Kingdom of Rethem hardcover KS launched today. Yes, I've already backed it.

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Awright! The Kingdom of Rethem hardcover KS launched today. Yes, I've already backed it.

Whaaaaa!? Nooooooo.... <shock and surprise>

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Castle Archon on the new Harn kickstarter for Rethem.