EMDT 95: Drifting Lands (campaign background)

🌍 Product Overview

Drifting Lands is a richly detailed, system-neutral fantasy gazetteer designed for players and game masters alike. This 52-page guidebook consolidates and expands setting material previously scattered across various Echoes From Fomalhaut issues, presenting it in one player-friendly volume. Set in a world where ancient powers have fallen and new realms rise amid chaos, it offers endless potential for sandbox-style campaigns, character backgrounds, and high-stakes exploration.

🗺️ Setting Highlights

• Big-Picture Setting Overview – Explore the fractured world of the Drifting Lands, from the embattled Isle of Erillion to the crumbling Kassadian Empire, the war-torn Twelve Kingdoms, and the cold imperial ambitions of Pand.

• Religions and Heresies – Discover 34 gods, cults, and heretical beliefs, including Apelles, God of Messengers; Galerius Demarcator, the divine bureaucrat of boundaries; and the monstrous Tsathoggus. The infamous Omnipotent Index of approved vs. outlawed religions offers a satirical look into imperial dogma.

• Regional Guides – In-depth overviews of three distinct regions provide insight into local cultures, points of interest, tensions, and conflicts ripe for adventuring parties to resolve or exploit.

• Campaign Hooks and Themes – Whether you seek conquest, redemption, glory, or infamy, this is a world of collapsing institutions, wild frontiers, and opportunities to reshape history.

🧭 Bonus Materials

• Map Pack Included – Six fold-out hex maps:

  • Player and GM maps for Erillion

  • Player and GM maps for the Twelve Kingdoms

  • Player and GM maps for Kassadia

  • Plus a blank-slate map of the Savage Peninsula for custom expansion

🎨 Visual Presentation

Cover art sourced from an enigmatic vintage US college yearbook image. Interior illustrations by Cameron Hawkey, Vincentas Saladis, the Dead Victorians, and the Antique Alumni offer an eclectic and evocative style.

🎯 Why You’ll Love It

• Consolidates key OSR setting material in one accessible volume

• Perfect world-building tool for sandbox or hex-crawl campaigns

• Full of playable content: religions, factions, conflicts, and lore

• Compatible with any old-school or fantasy RPG system

• Includes player-facing and GM-specific maps

Summary:
A war-torn world in decline. A collapsing empire. Forgotten gods, heresies, and wild frontiers. Drifting Lands offers a classic fantasy setting of turmoil and transformation—ready for players to explore, conquer, or save.