Wilderlands

Wilderlands is an adventure game where players take on the role of larger than life fantasy characters, inspired by the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Using the tried and true framework of Into the Odd by Chris McDowall and Cairn by Yochai Gal, game masters can get Wilderlands to the table quickly and players can easily immerse themselves into a well-realized fantasy world. 

With so many different Into the Odd and Cairn hacks, what does Wilderlands do differently? Most adventure games superficially look like the fantasy zeitgeist that came around after The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but play out more like a sword and sorcery game with a coat of Tolkienesque paint.  Wilderlands is a system that encourages players to feel less like tomb robbers and more like heroes from the seminal fantasy touchstones. To aid in this, Heroes progress with the game by helping the communities they meet in their travels, as fits Tolkien's themes of community and fellowship.

Print Version Coming Soon!

Credits & Inspirations

• Chris McDowall for Into the Odd
• Yochai Gal for Cairn
• Bert Bogaerts for the Cover and Interior Art
• Yossi Krausz for the Editing
• Jasper Wilson for the Character Sheet
• Dyson Logos for the Cartography
• Rise up Comus for The Hobbit as a Setting and feedback
• Pointless Monuments for the encounter table inspiration