Into the The Majestic Fantasy Realms: The Northern Marches is now Live

I'm excited to announce the launch of Kickstarter Into the Majestic Fantasy Realms: the Northern Marches

A Sandbox Fantasy Setting

What if your players could shape a world that remembers them?

From the frostbitten ruins of the Wild North to the magical storms of the Ring Islands, The Northern Marches is a massive sandbox setting built for classic fantasy play.

Created by Robert Conley, the author of Blackmarsh, How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox, and Points of Light, this 200-page hexcrawl expands Blackmarsh into the Northern Marches and briefly describes the larger world of the Majestic Fantasy Realms for the first time. With new lands, factions, mysteries, and rules for overland, sea, and underwater travel.

For the Table of Contents and a Preview, please click on this link.

This Kickstarter will fund:

• A 200-page guidebook
• A travel and encounter system
• 5 referee maps (12"x18")
• 5 player maps (12”x 18”)
• A Creative Commons SRD for open use.

Explore. Discover. Change the world!

Find Adventure in the Majestic Fantasy Realms and the Northern Marches.

Into the Majestic Fantasy Realms: The Northern Marches pre-launch.

I'm excited to announce that my third Kickstarter launches on Wednesday, May 28th, just two weeks away! Click the link below to get notified when it goes live.

Into the Majestic Fantasy Realms: the Northern Marches

A Sandbox Fantasy Setting

What if your players could shape a world that remembers them?

From the frostbitten ruins of the Wild North to the magical storms of the Ring Islands, The Northern Marches is a massive sandbox setting built for classic fantasy play.

Created by Robert Conley, the author of Blackmarsh, How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox, and Points of Light, this 200-page hexcrawl expands Blackmarsh into the Northern Marches and briefly describes the larger world of the Majestic Fantasy Realms for the first time. With new lands, factions, mysteries, and rules for overland, sea, and underwater travel.

This Kickstarter will fund:

• A 200-page guidebook
• A travel and e
  ncounter system
• 5 referee maps (12"x18")
• 5 player maps (12”x 18”)
• A Creative Commons SRD for open use.

Explore. Discover. Change the world!

Launching in two weeks on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025.

An Update on the Majestic Fantasy Realms

I noticed an increase in visitors, and since my last post was in March, I figured a quick update was in order.

The writing for The Northern Marches is complete, and I’m now working on the Kickstarter setup. Expect a preview page soon, with the full launch planned for two weeks after that.

The last section I worked on was the travel rules and encounter tables. These expand on the travel rules presented in How to Make a Fantasy Sandbox. I believe I’ve developed an elegant solution for determining travel speed across various terrain types. The rules also include underwater travel, with new encounters for Descents underwater, alongside the existing Journey, Voyage, and Trip encounters.

Traditional encounter tables are also part of the system, tailored to the various regions of the Northern Marches.

Expect a post soon on the Kickstarter details. 

I’m aware of the current situation surrounding Goodman Games’ City-State Kickstarter. My feelings remain unchanged since I posted Voyaging into Strange New Worlds. My kickstarter will have what I’ve discovered along the way, and hopefully, it opens the gate to new adventures with friends and family.