Borough Bound - Sootwyn Barrow

Sootwyn Barrow, The Accursed Village

You've been stricken with the Sootwyn Stain, a curse that afflicts any who cross through the Unsanguine Gate into the haunted town. Those with the stain are technically immortal, but they are gradually sapped of their lifeforce. Victims slowly lose their skin, their muscles, their humanity, and their soul. Eventually, all that's left is a skeletal wretch in the employ of a wicked sorceress. Until then, however, you cannot die. Can you use that strange magical twist to find a way to undo your curse?

Sootwyn Barrow is a city and a roguelike adventure all in one. Players are unlikely to complete the adventure in one go, but once they all die, they are revived the following sunset. Random tables and an evolving narrative combine with the unique revival mechanic to create a nightmarishly compelling adventure. The central plot hook creates a unique gameplay rhythm that encourages creative strategies from your players. Adventurers are rewarded for investigation, stealth, and—of course—combat prowess.

This Foundry module includes a massive, fully explorable city map with a handful of interior spaces,  pleasant and misty variant maps, a playlist of bespoke music, NPC tokens, and a 60-page setting guide. 

Please note that this setting is reliant on the Levels module by Ripper93. 

Sootwyn Barrow is one of many settings released by Borough, creators of fully realized system-agnostic RPG settlements. If you want to download our whole range of maps, music, guides, map assets, and bonus content, please check out our Patreon!