So much content we couldn't contain it in just one book, this Kickstarter brings you two massive hardcover tomes; Grim Hollow: Raider's Guide to Valika and Grim Hollow: Saga of the Seasons.

Gazetteer

Raider’s Guide to Valika provides an in-depth description of the people, places, plots, and geography of Valika, the northernmost lands of the world of Etharis. From the brutal reavers of Clan Völgr to the tattooed nomads of the Svalr, you’ll learn all there is to know about Valikan society and the struggles that take place in the frozen north.

Raiding Mechanics

Stories of Valikan raids have spread far and wide throughout Etharis. With the detailed Raiding Rules, you’ll be able to join the raids of the brave and resourceful Valikan clans—or learn how to defend your settlements!

Martial Subclasses

Survival in the wilds of Valika requires different skills than surviving in the more civilized areas of the south. New subclasses for each class introduce martial maneuvers, a unique system for adding some new tricks and abilities to typically martial classes and giving other types of classes a more martial feel.

Clan Affiliation

Belonging to a clan is what allows most people to survive in the harsh environs of Valika. Using these new Clan Affiliation rules during character creation, you can build your character’s abilities and heritage based on their clan and their upbringing rather than relying simply on race.

New Transformations

Everyone who braves the frozen north says that your time there can change you. In some cases that change is more than you might expect. Two new transformation are presented here.

New Threats

The north has threats found nowhere else in the world of Etharis. Many new threats and monsters are presented, from the enigmatic giant snow swans, to the deadly hunting orcas of the arctic waters, to Jormund the vampiric frost giant.

A campaign-length adventure for characters of 3rd through 11th level.

You play as champions of a new Valikan clan struggling to survive their first year–and build a reputation so glorious that bards across Valika will sing of your clan’s great deeds.

Standalone Dungeons

Starting in Spring, the Season of Rebirth, the characters go on Quests that will bring their young Valikan clan glory, and help them prepare for the seasons of warfare and death that are to come. Many of these Quests take them into short dungeons scattered near and far across the lands of Valika. If you’re a Game Master that likes to scrap adventures for parts, you’ll find more than a dozen dark fantasy dungeons balanced for characters from 3rd through 9th level that you can use to test the might of your thrill-seeking players. 

Raid Like a Valikan

Summer is the Season of Warfare in Valika, and its warriors take to the seas to raid. In this adventure, you set out against the northern hinterlands of the Bürach Empire to plunder its villages and fortresses. Learn how to use the new Raiding mechanics in Raider’s Guide to Valika with three pre-built offensive raids in Summer, Season of Warfare, and even more defensive raids to protect your clan from monsters in the deadly season of winter!

Quests Where Your Choices Matter

In Autumn, Season of Fire, the characters will reap what they’ve sown in spring and summer. The Quests that they embarked upon in earlier seasons are filled with choices, the consequences of which impact Quests in later seasons. Your Saga of the Seasons will be different from every other group’s, based on your choices. Best of all, the adventure helps the Game Master keep track of these consequences with the Calendar of the Seasons, so you won’t forget what they did weeks ago–and how it affects the world now. 

Feel the Dark Fantasy

Winter is the Season of Death in Valika, and it’s not just because of the cold. Creatures as evil as the darkest night emerge from their hibernation in the warmer months, and bring their unspeakable cruelty and power to bear against the huddled Valikans. This adventure takes things slow; the characters don’t rise from dirt farmers to demigods in the course of a few weeks like other fifth edition adventures. In Saga of the Seasons, you earn the power you’ll wield against the beasts of winter. Every level is a deadly battle that will remind you why the world of Etharis is known as GRIM HOLLOW.