Announcing the Solarpunk Quest Writing Contest

Adventure-crafters,

We're excited to announce a new Expedition Quest Writing Contest with a $250 grand prize!

To be eligible, publish a quest using the Expedition Quest Creator (https://quests.expeditiongame.com) before April 30th, 2024 (midnight EST), incorporating the theme of solarpunk.

What is solarpunk, you might ask?

It envisions a hopeful, sustainable future — one that interconnects nature, community and technology. It's a rebellion against capitalism and control, and towards individual and collective actions.

That's a very broad definition, with lots of room to explore and adventure! In fact, it doesn't even have to take place in the future — a solarpunk story can even explore historic periods of environmental adaption.

If you’re looking for solarpunk inspiration, our friend Alxd made a list of solarpunk writing prompts, as well as a solarpunk card set for Story Engine Deck. To use, simply download the CSV and import it via the “Load Deck” button.

Questions? Want to share ideas and inspiration? Join us on Discord here

We can't wait to see what you create!

Todd, Scott and the Expedition Team

Upcoming Android/iOS App Deprecation

Hello Adventurers,

We're writing to let you know that as of April 1st, the Expedition Android and iOS apps will no longer be able to authenticate with our servers due to a Google deprecation.

You should be able to complete any existing saved or downloaded quests, but will not be able to search for new quests, rate or tip in the app after April 1st (potentially as early as midnight on March 31st, depending on when exactly Google turns off their API).

But don’t panic! The web app (app.expeditiongame.com) will continue to function as normal and works on all computers, tablets and phones - including the ability to download quests for offline play and save your progress in quests. You can even save a shortcut to it on your homepage / desktop for an app-like quick-launch experience.

Our apologies for the short notice, we’ve been dealing with our shipping company shutting down and this deadline snuck up on us.

Thank you for your understanding, 

Scott & Todd

Titanspawn – The Monsters of the Scarred Lands

Greetings Adventurers!

Travis Legge, Scarred Lands Line Developer for Onyx Path Publishing, returning to share a bit of insight into the cast of creepy creatures you will be adding to your repulsive repertoires of fiends and foul monstrosities with the Expedition: Scarred Lands expansion.

In Scarn, the world of Scarred Lands, the term Titanspawn is commonly used to refer to creatures that were created by the titans. More specifically, Titanspawn are those who served the titans before and during the Divine War. Scholars of Scarn know that the titans are responsible for creating all life on Scarn, including the gods themselves, but most people on Scarn draw a firm distinction between the creatures who serve the gods and those who serve the titans. Titanspawn are often hideous and violent creatures created to feed the destructive appetites of their titanic masters. The Arcane Devourer, for example, were created by the titan Mesos, Sire of Sorcery. Their ability to eat spells is drawn from this connection. Other titanspawn, such as the Blood Reaper, a creature spawned from the blood of Mormo the Hag Queen is a manifestation of the violence of her dismemberment, a violence it seeks to inflict on any creature it encounters.

Much to the horror of the divine races, there are still some among their number who worship the titans as well. The Druid of the Fallen Circle can be a member of any divine race who gains access to druidic magic from the worship of titans. This titan worship is feared and hated throughout Scarn, as the people of the Scarred Lands remember the terror of titanic supremacy.

Titanspawn are among the greatest threats to the safety of Scarn. As the divine races seek to rebuild civilization in the wake of the titanswar, roving titanspawn attack fledgling settlements and nascent trade routes. Massive areas of land are corrupted by titanic influence, creating new titanspawn. This not only stands in the way of the divine races reclaiming and cleansing the land but threatens to spread the corruption of the titanspawn even further across the already damaged landscape.

When an adventurer stands in combat against titanspawn, they stand against the very destruction and disease that plagues these Scarred Lands!

I will be returning next week to look at some classic adventure scenarios in the Scarred Lands!

Expedition: Scarred Lands is available for purchase now on DriveThruRPG! You can also learn more about the Scarred Lands with the Scarred Lands Player’s Guide from Onyx Path Publishing.

Adventurers of the Scarred Lands

Well met!

Travis Legge here, Scarred Lands Line Developer for Onyx Path Publishing, returning to share some information about the adventurers you can control in your Expedition: Scarred Lands adventures!

Adamant Champion

The Adamant Champion is a paragon of heroism in the Scarred Lands. Chosen by Corean, the God of Honor, Duty, and Bravery, only those heroes who wholly embody such virtues are granted the title of Adamant Champion. Armed with a sacred sword forged by their own hand, the Adamant Champion stands as a valorous guardian of all the mortal peoples of the Scarred Lands.

Mithril Knight

Paladins in service to the Adamantine Church, the Mithril Knights wander the Scarred Lands seeking evil foes to vanquish. Where the Adamant Champion focuses on defending the people, the Mithril Knight hunts not only Titanspawn, but those mortals who would do evil as well. The oaths of the Mithril Knight demand that they must seek the greatest evil on the battlefield and never falter or yield. Many Adamant Champions are chosen from the ranks of the Mithril Knights.

Spellbow

Spellbows are archers who study the arcane arts in order to imbue their arrows with magical prowess. Though the traditions of the spellbow began among the elves of the Scarred Lands, they have since spread throughout the world. People of any heritage can follow this path to magical and martial prowess. The most accomplished spellbows are never without ammunition, able to magically summon arrows and bolts of raw magical energy that can be imbued with mystical properties.

Manticora Hunter

The Manticora are lion-like humanoids who served Vangal the Ravager, God of War and Destruction during the Divine War. In the years since the victory of the Gods, the manticora have worked to find their place among the other Divine Races by building settlements and forging a nascent culture. Still, the hunter’s instinct is strong in the manticora people, and skill with bow and claw are taught to every cub. Many manticora who choose the adventurer’s life rely on these skills and instincts to survive.

Tattooed Adept

Tattoo magic is prevalent among the people of the Scarred Lands. Every major culture practices the arts of tattooing and has long ago learned to enchant these elaborate and beautiful designs with magic. The Tattooed Adept takes this connection between mana and ink one step further, dedicating themselves to the study of magical tattoo creation and modification. Masters of this art can create and modify tattoos rapidly and impart magic into even mundane tattoos for a time.

Witch of Scarn

Witchcraft in the Scarred Lands was once the domain of the titan Mormo, but during the Divine War, that domain was usurped by her daughter, the goddess Belsameth. This dark goddess imparts old and powerful magic onto her followers and especially favors shapeshifters, lycanthropes and assassins. Through worship of the Slayer, witches of Scarn master dark and potent magics and amass personal might.

I will be returning next week to pull back the curtain on the various Titanspawn that haunt the wilderness of the Scarred Lands!

Expedition: Scarred Lands is available for purchase now on DriveThruRPG! You can also learn more about the Scarred Lands with the Scarred Lands Player’s Guide from Onyx Path Publishing.

Welcome to the Scarred Lands

Greetings, adventurer!

My name is Travis Legge, and I am the line developer for Onyx Path Publishing’s Scarred Lands. I would like to take a few moments to introduce you to the setting and help set the stage for your Expedition Scarred Lands adventures!

The world of Scarn is a blasted, war-torn shadow of a high-fantastic paradise. The continent of Ghelspad, where the adventures of Scarred Lands are set, was once a verdant land filled with beautiful forests, gently rolling hills, and vibrant savannahs. Heavily populated by mortals, Ghelspad was a strong source of faith for the young gods of Scarn, who gained power from worship. Their parents, the titans, neither needed nor cared for mortals, creating and destroying people and lands at the merest whim. These crimes, among many others, led the gods to rise up against the titans in a horrific conflict known as the Divine War or the Titanswar. The forces unleashed during this conflict blighted the forests, tainted the waters, and sapped the life from the savannahs. Though it came at great cost, the gods eventually stood victorious, having sundered, imprisoned, or banished the titans from Scarn.

Now, a century and a half after the final battle of the Divine War, Ghelspad is in the throes of rebirth. New nations have risen on the foundations of fallen empires. Many former titanspawn races, now known as the Redeemed, have joined the divine races in an attempt to move forward from the horrors of war and toward the promises of peace and civilization. The wilds are filled with pockets of tribal survivors, divine and redeemed, who try to tame the twisted wilds of Ghelspad. But all is not well in the world of Scarn, for the damage from the Titanswar runs deep. The land itself is wounded and poisoned. Titanspawn created during the war still run rampant throughout Ghelspad, seeking to resurrect their titanic masters or to simply visit bloody revenge on the divine races. Ancient ruins hold secrets of magic and learning that could be vital to healing the Scarred Lands, if they can be uncovered and retrieved by those brave enough to risk their lives as treasure hunters.

Scarn is a world in need of heroes! Will you answer the call?

I will be back next week with a look at some of the heroes you will find in the Scarred Lands.

Expedition: Scarred Lands is available for purchase now on DriveThruRPG! You can also learn more about the Scarred Lands with the Scarred Lands Player’s Guide from Onyx Path Publishing.

Scarred Lands Arriving November 4th!

Greetings adventurers,

We hope everyone's having a swell month filled with sci-fi packed adventures from The Future. Today, we're thrilled to unveil the next big adventure: Expedition: Scarred Lands!

We're partnering with Onyx Path Publishing to bring the lands of Scarn to Expedition in Expedition: Scarred Lands! It's a new 50 card expansion featuring a slew of new enemies for all types, including the brand new Titanspawn enemy, abilities, and adventurers.

Not only will this be our first expansion with another IP, but we'll also be releasing it directly on our webstore on November 4th instead of going to any crowdfunding platform.

Interested in helping playtest it before it's release? Sign up to be a betaquester

What's Scarred Lands?

Scarred Lands is a fantasy setting that draws a lot of inspiration from Greek mythology that was originally created by White Wolf Publishing. Onyx Path has since obtained the license and publishes Scarred Lands books for 5e and Pathfinder to this day!

A world known to its inhabitants as Scarn, the Scarred Lands is a place of dynamic heroism, supreme villainy, and incalculable magic. Torn and twisted by battles between the titans and their children, the young gods —fought largely by monstrous titanspawn pitted against humans, elves, dwarves, and other “divine races” — Scarn is a world still wounded deeply by the Divine War that took place less than two centuries ago.

via the Onyx Path Publishing Website

In this setting you'll find Dwarves, Elves, Halflings and the like of traditional fantasy, but also races like the Asathi snake-people, ghostly Hollow Legionaires, the Slitherin ratfolk, and more. In fact, we'll show you some of the new enemies you'll be coming across in Scarn!

The Asaathi Wtichblade will prove a deadly foe for those skilled with sword or magic.

Don't let his smile fool you, this Carnival Krewmate isn't here to make friends.

We won't spoil what the Arcane Devourer does, but magic users should be careful of how many spells they're slinging each turn.

We'll be previewing content from the Scarred Lands and talking all about the design process on our social media in the coming weeks, so be sure to follow along with us on Facebook and Twitter as we venture into the lands of Scarn!

-Todd, Scott, and your Expedition team

If you're looking for some tips on creating quests, check out our Quest Crafter series and consider subscribing to our Quest Crafter newsletter.

Make sure to follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for the latest updates, and join our community on Reddit and Discord for the latest announcements and to meet other players!

Expedition Writing Contest: Tall Tales

Greeting adventurers!

Get ready to start spinning some stories, our next writing contest, Tall Tales, is here! This contest will rely on the enemies feature in our Of Wyrms & Giants Booster! (Which can also be found on DriveThruRPG.)

Dragons and Giants are timeless foes that go to RPGs like peanut butter does to jelly! So with the addition of this newest booster to Expedition, we were always very curious to see what our talent quest crafters would use these classic enemies for in their adventures.

Tall Tales will reward quest crafters for creating new Expedition stories utilizing the new Dragon and Giant enemies from our Of Giants & Wyrms Booster and will run until October 8th at 11:50pm EDT. All entries uploaded that utilize the new enemies will be rewarded 100 loot points, while the winner will receive 500 loot points total.

Note: Make sure you have your quest marked with the “Of Wyrms & Giants” expansion when you upload it!

If you're looking for some tips on creating quests, check out our Quest Crafter series and consider subscribing to our Quest Crafter newsletter. If you’re looking for some other players to bounce ideas off or to give us feedback on what tools we can give our players to help our players create their dream adventures, check our Discord!

Make sure to follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for the latest updates, and join our community on Reddit!

Expedition: The Future writing quests, quest creation, and more!

Hello adventurers!

We're excited to give a first sneak peak at our next expansion, announce the winner of this month's Future-istic writing contest, and share several articles for budding quest writers to polish their craft.

Scarred Lands Expansion | Sneak Peak

Here at the Expedition HQ, we've been hard at work on our next expansion, motivated by the success of and positive feedback on The Future and Deluxe Edition. Behold, the first enemy art from the Expedition: Scarred Lands expansion, our first collaboration with the amazing Onyx Path game studio:

Writing Contest Winner | Derelict by James Bowling

We're happy to announce that Derelict by James Bowling is the winner of our Chronicles of the Cosmos contest! We loved the new use of Synth enemies and the exploration of a branching story in this adventure and would highly recommend checking it out during your next game night.

Our next writing contest will be announced on social media after GenCon, but we can give you a little hint that'll it might be centered around some giant and fiery foes that can be found in our latest booster.

The Vault | Forays into the Future

Greg is continuing the Vault and Forge series with a bunch of new articles on how to start writing your own Sci-Fi quests and adventures:

• Forays Into The Future: Seditious Synths (Vault #31) gives you 20 plot ideas to start including our new, robotic enemies in your adventures.

• Forays Into The Future: Locations (Vault #32) goes over 20 different location templates to go off of for your own quests, as well as how to utilize our new Skill check mechanic in them.

• Powers That Be (Vault #33) shows you how to amplify your new Synth enemies by giving them additional powers to create a memorable encounter.

If you're eager to jump into some sci-fi adventures, Expedition: The Future and Expedition: Deluxe Edition are available for purchase in our webstore right now! Tight on cash? You can always start writing quests using our free print and play of The Future.

Until next time,

-Todd, Scott, and your Expedition Team

If you're looking for some tips on creating quests, check out our Quest Crafter series and consider subscribing to our Quest Crafter newsletter.

Make sure to follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages for the latest updates, and join our community on Reddit and Discord for the latest announcements and to meet other players!