Beyond Corny Gron - Adventurer's Guide
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BEYOND CORNY GRON - ADVENTURER'S GUIDE is a system-neutral toolkit and sandbox generator¸ set in the world heavily inspired by legends from the Polish mountains¸ folk songs of bold highwaymen¸ and romantic tales about Hidden Things.
Welcome to Karpakian Mountains - a land of bold highlanders and valiant highwaymen¸ mighty fey-kings¸ and diabolical nobles. This realm attracts people who yearn for freedom¸ and those who wish to temper their spirits like hard rocks amid biting winds and high ridges. The pristine woodland growing on the mountains' slopes makes a perfect place for a fortress - built from the endowment of lowland rulers¸ or against their will. Shepherds speak of bandit treasures and moss-covered pagan strongholds hidden among the peaks. Ancient knights of the long-forgotten prince sleep and wait in deep caves for the last call to battle.
Karpaki are home to biesy - mysterious beings¸ sometimes called Good Neighbors¸ Hidden Folk¸ or Cousins. For centuries they hid their secrets among crags and forests¸ away from the greedy eyes of mortals who inhabit the lowlands. Many scholars (as arrogant as they are enlightened) ignore or even deny the existence of biesy. Meanwhile¸ any child will say that weolcaners¸ netherlings¸ goblins¸ or wyrdwifes are as real as the wind or coming rain¸ sudden love¸ or mischievous joke. Just because they can't be seen at first glance doesn't mean they don't exist. The uncrowned ruler of these odd creatures is undoubtedly the Mountain Spirit¸ about whom legends are whispered by owls and wind blowing among pines.
As Ash Alder from Wizards Respite blog¸ put it in his review of the solo version of the game:
As I read through (...) I felt like I was reading stories that my old Polish grandfather would've told me about his homeland. The thing is¸ I don't have a Polish grandfather. There's not a drop of Polish blood in my family! That's how easy it is to immerse yourself in this fairytale.