Michael Iantorno PhD Candidate, Game Designer, and Writer

Hearth & Blade

itch.io download (v1.0, August 2022) | /r/pathfinder_RPG AMA (August 31 2022)

Hearth & Blade is a campaign setting and homebrew ruleset for the first edition of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Explore Yavmir, a frozen realm steeped in rich Slavic folklore. Delve into ancient ruins, acquaint yourself with strange creatures, and fight to survive in a world the gods have forsaken.

This book is not a complete roleplaying game in and of itself, but rather a collection of rule modifications and lore built on the chassis of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The twin goals of Hearth & Blade are:

  1. To create a fantasy world where narrative and history are entangled with the various classes, spells, monsters, and other rules that make up the game. 
  2. To imagine a campaign setting inspired by Slavic folklore — one in which magic and the supernatural are rare, dangerous, and not easily mastered.

The Hearth & Blade core rulebook was initially released on August 31, 2022, after an 18 month open beta test. You can download the game on itch.io under the Mammoth Island imprint.

 

Michael Iantorno PhD Candidate, Game Designer, and Writer