Free Map! + Codex of Aihrde Expansions

Greetings from the Troll Dens,

We wanted to share an exciting development regarding our Aihrde: After Winter Dark campaign setting. We have been steadily working on our Codex of Aihrde Expansions: a series of setting expansion books that dive deeper into each of Aihrde's locales. These books offer adventure hooks, the detailed history of each region formatted usefully as it pertains to worldbuilding and adventure writing, terrain descriptions, and much more. 

We are extremely proud of Aihrde, as this campaign setting served as one of the founding cornerstones of Troll Lord Games (anyone remember that first Gen Con trip back in 2000?). That's why we're so excited to show you this updated map of Aihrde's many regions, all of which have either received their own expansion book or will soon. Here it is:

Additionally, we're excited to offer a free, updated PDF version of the Lands of Ursal Map from the Codex of Aihrde. This will be an ongoing process over the course of the next year; with each new expansion book Steve writes, we'll be making additions and adjustments to the Lands of Ursal map. Once an expansion is complete, we'll update the map accordingly and upload the latest version to the store where you can download it for free. This cycle will continue for about a year as the world of Aihrde continues to grow.

Please note, this update only applies to the free downloadable map—the printed map within the Codex of Aihrde itself will only be updated once all the expansion books are complete. We love printing maps of Aihrde, but not enough to print a million different versions as all the expansion books are being completed 😂 Just know you'll always be able to download the most recent version for free in our store!

As always, thank you all for your support of Aihrde and our efforts over the past 26 years. If you're interested in the Aihrde campaign setting, do check out the Codex of Aihrde or any of our current expansion books. Live readings of the Codex of Aihrde and other Aihrdian ficiton take place every Wednesday at 7pm CST.

All the best,

The Troll Lords

The Factory: Postponed, But Still Coming

Greetings from the Dens!

You may have noticed our silence on this campaign; we’ve had a lot going on behind the scenes, much of it out of our control. But long story short, we were set to begin building. We hooked the camera up and watched as the first equipment was unloaded. About then things came to a halt as the permitting process ran into some snags. Several weeks of back and forth saw an increase in the overall price of the project amounting to about $30,000 (which means $45,000 by the time it is done), and that put us uncomfortably over a threshold I had imposed on the build cost ($350,000).  Coupled with all the new equipment costs we’ve taken on, it raised some serious red flags.

After giving it a great deal of thought, I decided to shut the current build down. I do not feel TLG can risk the companies’ finances when we have so many commitments to the wider gaming community (Castle Zagyg, Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds, and the Adventurers Backpack, and Barsoom, for instance).  The current build is shut down, and this campaign will follow in the next few days. I do not want to take any pledged funds and end up sitting on them for what could be a week or a year. 

So where does that leave us? We are back to square one with a great deal of experience in our pockets and have a better understanding of the lay of the land. We have put the Beebe land up for sale and are currently looking for another yard to play in. Hopefully it won’t take long, though things are hopping here in Arkansas. Everyone and their dog has decided to move here! Ha, it a beautiful state.

As we are not in any way shape or form giving up the idea of getting the names of supporters installed into our new build, we have set up a new sign up page. If you are interested in a future commitment, just hop over and join the list. We won’t be emailing you or contacting you unless we have land and have begun the build or bought a building. You can find that page here: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/3e1af271-336e-413b-8d10-e7ccbbf907df/landing

We wish to offer a hobbit-style thank you for the support and help you have already shown. We are only at the beginning of this adventure and a little setback is nothing more than a chance to catch one’s breath.

Thank you ALL!! Trollzah!!

Steve Chenault

CEO

Troll Lord Games