JOURNEY TO THE GARDEN is a great expansion for Adventures in the Household 5E
This book will expand the world of the game, opening the door to the Garden and introducing new Little Folk as well as other creatures of all shapes and sizes. You will be able to visit the Fountain where the legendary Battle of Quillwaters took place, Bramble Town where the Boggarts found refuge during their time in exile, and even the Stump of the Dèndronaos Tree and the distant Shogunate of the Silver Blade in the Backyard.
On top of that, Journey to the Garden will also introduce new Folk and Vocations, additional mechanics tied to the changing Seasons, new Colossal Opponents that are completely out of scale for all littlings, and much more!
Adventures in the Household is a 5E supplement about Littlings, little folks living grand-tiny adventures in a big abandoned House. Set in a regency-like era, 100 years after the disappearance of the Master, Adventures in the Household features an immersive lore that takes players into a unique setting.
This game is the 5E conversion of the ENNIE Award winning Household RPG.
The House is vast and dangerous, full of pitfalls and traps, it has seen thousands of battles, but it’s always beautiful and majestic. Its tall Walls decorated with ancient motifs shine with all the colors of the Master, and the Carpets with their thick, tall tufts stretch out to the horizon, endless.
In the House you will find 5 Rooms with their own cities, NPCs, and quest hooks. These are: the Dining Hall, the Living Room, the Bedroom, the Bathroom and the Basement.
The City of Tuberdam in the Bathroom, the Basement, and the Living Room
In the Core Rulebook you will find 6 playable Professions, each with many different Vocations to choose from, and 4 playable Little Folks:
The Faeries: Known for their grace, and for the beauty of their dragonfly wings.
The Boggarts: The strongest and most loyal among all the little people.
The Sluagh: The outsiders from Farbeyond, capable of regenerating even from deadly wounds.
The Sprites: Who share an ancestral bond with the Household Fire, Water or Air.
In Journey to the Garden you will find 4 new outer Folk:
Fae: The previously termed “Wild Faeries”, the children of the Stars who did not follow so-called dear departed Oberon Trismegistus during his Exodus into the House, and who chose to remain outside and stand watch over the Stump of Dèndronaos.
Gnomes: Born Out of the Soil, the Gnomes are Sprites connected to the earth. Hard- working littlings of sound principles, they are the keepers of ancient traditions, and live their lives in perfect harmony with Nature and with the ever-changing Seasons.
Barghests: The Boggarts who never returned to the House after the Restoration Pact have taken on the name of Barghests, and still mostly reside in Bramble Town, the settlement established by William “Walnut” Hearthworth, after his Folk was cast into exile.
Shinigami: There is no disputing the fact that the Shinigami are the most ancient of all Folk from Farbeyond. These generally wise and warlike littlings had conquered the Backyard long before the time when the Sluagh Clans were unified by Kubalai Khan.
A barghest, a gnome, and a shinigami
Journey to the Garden will introduce 4 new Animal Companions for all Animal Handlers. These creatures are rather unique both in their appearance and behavior, and just as commonplace in the Garden as they are exotic in the eyes of the good littlings from the House.
TheMoth: The nocturnal moth is an elegant and prudent companion, much appreciated especially by the Fae of the Seelie and the Shinigami from the Backyard.
TheFrog: Frogs and toadlets of all shapes and sizes are placid and sturdy companions who prefer to live in the areas surrounding the Fountain and the Rushes, but are equally common throughout the Outhold.
TheLadybug: Ladybugs are known to be lucky little beetles, and are capable of bringing good fortune to their little friends. No wonder they are so loved and cherished!
TheMole: Gnomes of the Citadel have learned to work with friendly moles to dig tunnels around the citiy, and rely on their natural instinct to travel through the dark Underground.
A moth, a frog, a ladybug, and a tiny mole
Finally, Journey to the Garden will bring 3 additional Vocations for each of the existing Profession, and a brand new Profession: the Wayfarer
In the vast expanse of the Outhold, the profession of Wayfarer is considered just as relevant and distinct as any other occupation. In Journey to the Garden, you will find everything you need to know about this new Profession, as well as its signature moves and 3 fitting vocations: TravelingArtist, Valet, and Settler.
Some see it as a harsh, inhospitable land, and some call it the last bastion of freedom.
Some strive to conquer it, poor souls.
The truth is, nothing out there is like it is on the inside, and it is all immeasurably vast. Too vast, even.
And yet, if you know where to look, you can maybe find yourself.
Beyond the First Threshold, there’s an old Porch, and beyond that, a green Garden as far as the eye can see. It swells with colors during Spring, turns red and orange when Autumn comes, and gets covered in white by the first snow of Winter.
Even if the Garden covers the entire perimeter of the House, the littlings from inside and out usually divide it into two great areas: the Front Yard and the Backyard.
The Front Yard is wild and lush, growing increasingly untamed as you leave the Mother Road behind and travel toward the Fountain, where the historical Battle of Quillwaters took place. Only a few brave littlings venture beyond these places and travel to the Fence, the outermost barrier between the Garden and the dense darkness that marks the beginnings of Faraway.
The Backyard, on the other hand, is quieter and more secluded. It’s the peaceful and shady home of a Shogunate that steered clear of household matters for many long years. Here, the wilderness clashes, and usually loses the fight, against a grounded civilization with high morals, the staunch defenders of ancient cultures from Farbeyond.
The Map of the Garden by Fabio Porfidia
The littlings of the Outhold live in harmony with and show great respect to the Seasons. And how could things be any other way, considering that Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter come along year after year, and whenever one of them visits or leaves, its natural might alters the Garden completely.
In Journey to the Garden, you will find four sections, each dedicated to one of the Seasons, including a clear description of the changing colors of the Garden, of the beasts, dangers, opportunities, and discoveries that await you at different times throughout the year.
You will never see squirrels the same way again!
Out there in the Garden, there are truly terrifying creatures, and I’m not talking about the recluse spiders, the zealot praying mantises, and the absentminded sparrows who mistake littlings like us for meaty worms, but about the truly out-of-scale, huge, and ferocious beasts who claim the Garden as their hunting grounds.
In Journey to the Garden you will meet huge beasts covered in fur, feathers, or scales, creatures so terrifyingly large that they could use Bismilla as a belt. But you will also find rules and tips on how to best “deal with” these creatures, or at least give it an educated try. In all confidence, if I were you, I’d do my best to steer clear of such beasts!
The Art of Household is a landscape format artbook that features high quality printing and close-ups of the most beautiful illustrations from Household Volume I and II.
200+ pages, hardcover, soft touch finish.
The gorgeous landscape format Art of Household
The majority of the illustration for Household were made by talented 2LM Lead Artist Daniela Giubellini (Outgunned, Inferno, Apocalisse). Additional art was masterfully painted by Antonio De Luca's Quadra Studio (The One Ring™, Lex Arcana). The Household Maps were made by FabioPorfidia.
Holy Empress Titania Lightheart as the Ace of Hearts
Two Little Mice (2LM) is a small Italian studio with a passion for art and games.
Founded by Riccardo "Rico" Sirignano, Simone Formicola, and talented artist Daniela Giubellini, 2LM has created many RPGs with a focus on artistic and production quality, winning several ENNIE Awards.
Among the game published by Two Little Mice we have the Cinematic Action RPG Outgunned (Silver ENNIE for Best Game and Product of the Year 2024), Broken Compass and Memento Mori.
Veteran designer Jacob Rodgers (Ruins of Symbaroum, Lord of the Rings Roleplaying) is the man behind the 5e Conversion and ruleset design of Adventure in the Household, and is joining us once again for Journey to the Garden!
The English translation of Journey to the Garden is in the skilled hands of CaterinaArzani (Household, Outgunned, Memento Mori, Broken Compass), who is once again teaming up with editor and friend John Marron.
We plan to ship Journey to the Garden by the end of March 2026.
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