Castles & Crusades Rule Set – Official Announcements & Updates

[Troll Lord Games]

Trollzah! Our Updated Castles & Crusades ruleset and other C&C products can be found on the Fantasy Grounds Forge - https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/crafter/253/view-profile (https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/crafter/253/view-profile).

As most of you have surmised, our old fantasy grounds product line, which was outdated and very broken, has been retired permanently. It was started in the early days of Fantasy Grounds and never really got the support it needed. In the last 2 years, TLG has stepped up and committed to bringing a fully supported new product line that not only is updated to the current FGU standards but also has been brought in house so that it could be maintained properly over time. Development on new products is active, but will be released by company developers when they are available at their own pace.

A few important things about this ruleset:

The Quick Start Guide (QSG) has fully equipped pre-generated characters that you can use right away. To activate them:

Go to the sidebar: Modules --> Activation then choose ruleset filter and make sure the QSG module is activated.
In the Modules window click on the QSG and look in the right window for the contents list.
Find the pin entitled "Pregenerated Characters" and open it up.
A window will popup with 4 pregen characters. Simply click on the green plus for each one and this will add the four pre-gens one at a time to your character roster to use.


For those of you that are have been using the Legacy ruleset, you may be wondering how to open and use your preexisting campaigns. Not to worry, the new ruleset is completely backward compatible. You just need to complete a few quick steps to get your adventure back up and running. We have put together an informative guide to help with this process. You can find it in our bag of holding, our free downloads page here: https://trolllord.com/bag-of-holding/ (https://trolllord.com/bag-of-holding/)

**Disclaimer - Please keep in mind that our older legacy products are no longer supported with the new release so they, plus extensions, mod files, etc. are not guaranteed to work and may contain outdated or inaccurate information.

We would like to also thank everyone that has played and supported our products over the years, we are a small company but we try to be as big as we can when it comes to helping folks enjoy gaming. We look forward to 2022 being a big year in gaming for everyone. Trollzah!

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Plunge into the deeps of the Darkenfold and explore the mysteries beyond the green. Here your worthy arms can explore the ruins of the village of Alice and the temple of Aliegor. See what dangers lurk in Mount Hermitage, but be wary for the mist upon the river is deadly and the Bowlgarr orcs are on the move!

Trollzah! We have just released a new adventure on the Fantasy Grounds Forge - https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/crafter/253/view-profile!

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Castles & Crusades: C2 Shades of Mist

Adventure along the banks of the Mistbane River and explore deeper into the Darkenfold with Shades in the Mist. This overland adventure is for levels 3-5 and includes caverns and ancient temple to explore!

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All roads through the Darkenfold are dangerous, and the tracks to Willowbreak are no exception. From the beginning, travelers must hazard a number of dangers, from the flooded river and submerged bridge, to lonely foot paths, ensorcelled bar keeps, giants in the water, and eagles that burn. Upon the Powder River offers five loosely linked adventures that pit the characters, their wits and brawn, against a number of deadly encounters, both magical and mundane.

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Castles & Crusades: C3 Upon the Powder River

Explore more of the environs of the Darkenfold Forest as well as the village of Willowbreak! This overland adventure is for levels 4-7 and consists of a series of short adventures, which in turn offer the enterprising Castle Keeper the opportunity for numerous side treks and adventures. It is easy to port into any game and sections can be played or skipped over as needed.

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The River Basin lies between the Spine Ridge to the north, and the Cherry Hills in the south. It holds the meandering Mistbane River, the life blood of the ancient and dreaded wood, the Darkenfold. Here trails switch back on one the other through a country haunted by small dragons, wild eschl and will o wisps. Travel here is difficult and dangerous...
Follow the trail into the Bolan Drops and climb the high country overlooking the Wingnut Bottoms, travel onto the Lake of Nunt, to the banks of the Watchita River, all in the tracks of an Oath that passed through the words many years ago.

Trollzah! We have just released a new adventure on the Fantasy Grounds Forge - https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/528/view!

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Castles & Crusades: C4 Harvest of Oaths

Harvest of Oaths is a series of encounters that can be played together as a loosely linked story for an overland campaign or broken into pieces and played separately. The adventures are designed for mid-level characters but are fairly easy to scale for high and low level characters.

Plunge once more into the Darkenfold and explore the haunts of the River Basin Country!


Adventure Type: Overland
Level: 4-7
Party: 3-5 characters
Setting: Aihrde, Portable to Home-brew



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Built high on cliffs overlooking the confluence of two rivers, Gurthap Keep was a bastion of strength and a haven for the Cult of the Red God. Here, priests of old sacrificed over the tomb of long dead Kha M Thir, honoring him for his long service to the Red God.

They added bastions to the keep, walls, temple, and barracks. From there they terrorized the surrounding country, raiding the villages of Alice, Greenbriar, and Ends Meet until at last the rangers gathered against the Cult and overthrew it. They drove them from their walls and those they did not slay, fled into the Darkenfold to the south.

The castle has sat thus ever since, a grim testament to the gods of the old world. The forest has consumed it and only the memories of men keep it alive. But beyond its abandoned walls lie the shadows of yesteryear. For the tomb of Kah M Thir was never found and the secrets of the priests of the Red God never fully revealed

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Castles & Crusades: C5 Falls to Divide

This adventure is a set piece adventure, taking place entirely in and around the Falls. The adventure can pick up after C4 Harvest of Oaths, however, it is not necessary to play that adventure in order to enjoy Falls the Divide. Other adventures may enhance play but are not necessary: C1 Mortality of Green, C2 Shades of Mist, and C3 Upon the Powder River.


Adventure Type: Overland, Castle & Dungeon
Levels: 5-9
Party: 3-5 characters
Setting: Aihrde, Portable to Home-brew


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Unlocked Arcana!! The Adventurers Backpack brings to the table 14 new classes, mountains of spells for all classes, counter spells and spell duels, a fresh easy-to-use approach to unarmed combat, war mounts, rune magic, and a new look at polearms.

But more than that, The Adventurers Backpack delivers a new, innovative approach to equipment and equipping your character. There are 34 unique backpacks complete with all the equipment your character will need! Each backpack comes with cost, weight, and encumbrance value. The backpacks cover it all. There are class-based backpacks for all character classes, general purpose backpacks for dungeons and overland, and special purpose packs such as the medic or dungeon mappers pack. Equipping your character was never so easy.

The Adventurers Backpack brings a whole new dimension to your Castles & Crusades game!

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Castles & Crusades: Adventurers Backpack

A whole new renaissance has begun, with years-worth of new C&C content at your fingertips. The Adventurers Backpack is the first major book that focuses largely on player content for Castles & Crusades since the release of the Players Handbook, bringing a mountain of NEW material to your gaming table. Using it along with our Fantasy Grounds Castles & Crusades ruleset and our core rulebooks, Players Handbook, and Monsters & Treasure gives you everything you need to play Castles & Crusades with your others across the globe!

What's included with the Fantasy Grounds version of the Castles & Crusades Adventurers Backpack


All 14 new classes from the Castles & Crusades Adventurers Backpack and fully draggable into your character sheet.
Equipment lists containing items that can be dragged to character sheets, treasure parcels, or NPCs for ease of reference, encumbrance calculations, and ease of disbursement. The searchable lists contain all items listed in the Adventurers Backpack (Adventuring Gear, Armor, Weapons, Containers, Charged Items.)
34 different equipment backpacks that are fully draggable and auto-expand right into a characters inventory!
Draggable weapons that auto-enter the inventory, weight, attack type (melee, ranged, thrown), and the damage (with damage type)
Complete reference material and artwork from the print Castles & Crusades Adventurers Backpack.
380+ new spells & runes from the Castles & Crusades Adventurers Backpack, ready to drag and drop to your character sheet.
Full class descriptions from the Adventurers Backpack for all 14 new classes: Arcane Thief, Archer, Divine Knight, Etheral Knight, Foresworn, Magicuser, Oathsworn, Pacer, Primal Druid, Rune Mark, Seeker, Skald, Thief, and Warrior Priest.
Automatic addition of class and race traits and abilities when you drag the class link to your character's level summary.



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[Mortar]

Updates on the Forge for April 15th, 2022

Players Handbook - Display name (only, this time!) was updated.

Adventurers Backpack - Divine Knight mana/spell table - fixed.
- Spell List by class broken links fixed.

[Mortar]

Updates on the Forge for April 16th, 2022

Bug Fixes:

ABP - fixed Runemark class not working correctly in Class Loader

C3 - removed an empty and unnamed parcel

QoL Improvements

C Series adventures - Improved "Groups" for all Campaign sidebar buttons in each adventure for ease of us by CK

Don't forget to run an update to get these latest fixes!

[Troll Lord Games]

Built high on cliffs overlooking the confluence of two rivers, Gurthap Keep was a bastion of strength and a haven for the Cult of the Red God. Here, priests of old sacrificed over the tomb of long dead Kha M Thir, honoring him for his long service to the Red God. The dark, gloomy forest gives way to the houses and lanes of a quiet little village. Nestled in the trees, behind a slow-moving steam, the town blends with the forest in comforting shades of green and brown. Solid wooden cabins with high roofs, open windows, and open doors promise a comfort you have not felt in days.

A dog bays somewhere.

You have come at last to Ends Meet.

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Castles & Crusades: C6 Ends Meet

This is the sixth installment of the Darkenfold Adventures. The adventure can pick up after C5 Falls the Divide, however, it is not necessary to play that adventure to enjoy Ends Meet. The party has found their way onto the Post Road to the east of the town of Ends Meet. The adventure takes place along the northern banks of the Muddy Wash, the Post Road, and Valley Springs. It reintroduces the party to the people and village of Ends Meet.


Adventure Type: Overland & Urban
Levels: 5-9
Party: 3-5 characters
Setting: Aihrde, Portable to Home-brew


What's included with the Fantasy Grounds version


Searchable and easy to read Reference Manual incorporating all 17 pages of the print adventure.
40+ images & battle maps to share with your players, pins provided as needed as well as DM and player map versions including grid, non gridded with LOS and Dynamic Lighting.
30+ NPC and monster records with full color tokens.
Story entries (as well as other records) are unlocked and are editable for keeping notes and making changes.
All the spells, items, and magic items you need to play this adventure.
Rollable tables for encounters & treasure.
Fully built encounters and parcels.


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Long ago men built the Eniel-ot-Blaud, the Tower on the Blue River. But it fell to the ravages of time and the depredations of the wild, and its name was forgotten. That is until the Green Wizard found it and fortified it anew, making it a place of savage cruelty and one all the peoples of the forest feared.

That Green Wizard’s power has only grown and he is, at last, casting his eyes beyond the confines of his small realm and threatening the whole of the Darkenfold with war and bloody conquest.

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Castles & Crusades: C7 Castle on the Hill

This is the seventh installment of the Darkenfold Adventures. It is designed for 3-5 characters in the mid to high-level range. The party is confronted with the power of the Green Wizard. The adventure takes place along the banks of the Mistbane River near its confluence with the Powder River.


Adventure Type: Overland & Dungeon
Levels: 6-10
Party: 3-5 characters
Setting: Aihrde, Portable to Home-brew


What's included with the Fantasy Grounds version


Searchable and easy to read Reference Manual incorporating all 197 pages of the print adventure.
15+ images & battle maps to share with your players, pins provided as needed as well as DM and player map versions including grid, non gridded with LOS and Dynamic Lighting.
20+ NPC and monster records with full color tokens.
Story entries (as well as other records) are unlocked and are editable for keeping notes and making changes.
All the spells, items, and magic items you need to play this adventure.
Rollable tables for encounters & treasure.
Fully built encounters and parcels.


Come Join Us at the Table!

[Troll Lord Games]

Updates on the Forge, 27 May 2022

Ruleset

Fixed an issue that caused incorrect token scaling

C Series Adventures

This is a big one and WILL cause campaign issues, but it's something needed to be done. Anything that a CK should be able to edit within their campaign can now be edited. This affects Encounters (and Random Encounters), Items, NPCs, Parcels, Spells, Story entries, and Tables.

I'll make sure this is the standard going forward so this won't happen again with Adventures.

C4 Deleted links to the old Arms & Armor

As always, if you find something I missed come yell at me on the TLG Discord.

[Troll Lord Games]

Forge Update #2, 27 May 2022

Monsters & Treasure

Fixed: Some NPC entries having "Huge" or "huge" for size, all read "Large" now as per the book text.
Treasure Tables are fully functional and rollable now.
Corrected some capitalization I missed previously.

QOL: Changed up the titles/names of Tables for better organization/readability. Default sort on FG bugs me :bandit:

As always, if you find anything else hit me up on the TLG Discord

-- Perry (Mortar)

[Troll Lord Games]

Forge Update, 28 May 2022

M&T: Fixed a small issue I found while working on the upcoming CKG.

Hit me up on the TLG Discord if you find any issue :D

[Mortar]

Forge Update 01 Jun 2022

Ruleset Updates

- Now using CoreRPG's new currency and encumbrance management systems. This will fix order and starting coin field issues on PC character sheet.
- Prevents Expert Backpacks from expanding into copies of the contained items when dragged into the Items sidebar.
- Expert Backpack support has been expanded:
o Internal Items can automatically be placed into their containers.
o Provided containers can now start named for their Expert Backpack.
- Container capacity logic has been adjusted to fit examples given as Expert Backpacks.
o Stacks of items (aka one inventory line) will only count as one item, so long as the EV value of the stack is under the container's single item limit.
o Stacks exceeding the limit "auto bundle" into lower EV stacks for purposes of checking capacity but remain displayed as a single inventory line.
o Items with no listed EV are not counted against capacity. To make an item that stacks up to 1 EV, use fractional EV values.


DLC Updates

PHB - changes to groups for better sorting in sidebar windows, internal changes for ruleset support

ABP - reworked the Expert Backpacks to work with ruleset changes, changes to groups for better sorting in sidebar windows, some other internal changes for ruleset support.

M&T - more treasure table work, changes to groups for better sorting in sidebar windows, some internal changes for ruleset support

C Series adventures - internal changes for ruleset support.

The internal changes won't affect any ongoing campaigns.

Expert Backpack changes may affect character inventories.

[Troll Lord Games]

Forge Update 13 July 2022

PHB Fixed the Wizard experience points table, it now has level 18.

[Mortar]

Forge Update 15 July 2022

Ruleset Changed Class Leveler tool to better handle errors in custom classes

Quick Start Rules Fixed Wizard experience point tables, it was missing level 18 as well.

[GregRex]

Updates on the Forge, 23 December 2023

Ruleset


Updated Deprecated Code in Combat Tracker
Added features to the Combat Tracker
Updated Deprecated Code in the Party Sheet
Added features to the Party Sheet
Resolved issue to view NPC list by Type and Letter
Created framework to view Items by Weapon and Armor. Future full release.

[GregRex]

Update on the Forge, 2 January 2024

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE!

S2 Lion in the Ropes

https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/494/view

[GregRex]

Updates on the Forge, 7 January 2024

Ruleset

Updated deprecated Spell record
Updated Party Sheet to align with CoreRPG
Fixed PC record Combat tab anchoring



Product
S2 - Lion in the Ropes

Updated LOS in Players Map - Church Crypt

[GregRex]

Update on the Forge, 25 January 2024

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE!

Castles & Crusades: The Undying War - A0 The Rising Knight

Learn the lore that lies behind Aufstrag and the long wars that dread tower inflicts upon its neighbors. Its present master Coburg the Undying and his machinations to bring the power of his dead master back to the world and retrieve his lost love.

In A0 Rising Knight the characters are introduced to the world of Aihrde in adventures up the Drunberry River valley against the gnoll Gritznak. Enemy or friend? Theirs to decide.

GET IT HERE: https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/1561/view

[GregRex]

Update on the Forge, 1 February 2024

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE!

Castles & Crusades: The Undying War - A1 Assault on Blacktooth Ridge

Recently goblins from the south have began raiding the area around Botkinberg creating a growing concern. The Red Caps, recognizable by the red skullcaps they all wear, are a large band of goblins who have been raiding wealthier towns and trade routes far to the south of the Blacktooth Ridge for a decade or more. They have a frightful reputation, and their very name strikes fear into the hearts of normal men. They are led by the horrid Grallkrug, or “The Rottenkip,” as he is more commonly referred to. Can the party deal with them? Time will tell.

GET IT HERE: https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/1570/view

[GregRex]

Updates on the Forge, 5 February 2024

Ruleset

Restored 'Actions' tab on Spell Records
Cleaned up Party Sheet roller

[GregRex]

Update on the Forge, 15 February 2024

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE!

Castles & Crusades: The Undying War - A3 Wicked Cauldron

Travel to the far reaches of the Barren Wood is perilous in the best of times. These are not the best of times. Here, in the forest's western eves the trees are old, with tangled roots deep in the ground, where the fey still roam wild and free.

GET IT HERE: https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/1611/view

[GregRex]

Update on the Forge, 29 February 2024

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE!

Castles & Crusades: The Undying War: A4 Usurpers of the Fell Axe

Whatever the Witch Queen may or may not be up to, a minor trade war brews between the towns of Botkinberg and Ludensheim. It is up to the characters to navigate the tricky waters of palace intrigue and merchant’s greed.

GET IT HERE: https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/1659/view

[GregRex]

Updates on the Forge, 3 March 2024

Bug Fixes

Players Handbook

Updated description of Unseen Servant
Updated Cub damage to '1d6+1'


Adventurers Backpack

Updated all weapons value to include 'GP'


Monsters and Treasure

Updated Ghost so monsteratk read as 'type' vice 'Type'



Bonus: Version 4.5.0 updates are in the Test channel for testing

[GregRex]

Updates on the Forge, 6 March 2024

Fantasy Grounds v4.5.0 Updates

General updates to the C&C Ruleset were performed to clean deprecated code and align code to the latest version of Fantasy Grounds in the following:


Updates to template_windows
Updates to record_class
Updates to record_npc
Updates to record_race
Updates to record_item
Updates to item_main.lua
Updates to record_ability
Updates to record_encounter
Updates to record_spells


Spell records received the largest change. They are no longer tabbed. Actions/Effects are now part of the single view record at the bottom of the spell record.

The rest should function as before. Please report any C&C ruleset specific bugs to: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?72294-Castles-amp-Crusades-Rule-Set-%96-Help-Bug-Reports-and-Feedback

Overall Fantasy Grounds v4.5 updates can be followed here: https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?80649-Fantasy-Grounds-v4-5-0

Cheers,
Greg

[GregRex]

Update on the Forge, 7 March 2024

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE!

Castles & Crusades: The Undying War - A5 The Shattered Horn

Festung Akt sits in the wastes of the Blighted Screed. Its last lord, Deuranimus the Crow, went mad for the suffering he visited on those who were brought before him. He drove forth his minions and bound himself in the high towers of the fortress, there setting sorceries to work that bound the dead to the world of the living. In recent years Festung Akt has been reclaimed by the Witch Queen’s Umbrian master and it is fast becoming a stronghold once more, and a place of terror for the lands south of the Blacktooth Ridge.

Your Party must travel far away from the world of men and laws, to that of the Blighted Screed. In Festung Akt, you will discover an ally of the Witch Queen and her erstwhile lord, Balonakalon, as well as other bizarre and maleficent creatures. Learn the truth of this cabal of wicked priests and venture forth!

GET IT HERE: https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/1664/view

[GregRex]

Updates on the Forge, 10 March 2024

Bug Fixes
Fixed the 'Options'. Death markers corrected.

4.5.0 Updates
Incorporated 'Pictures and Tokens' pop-up window.
Note: in testing, the CT was cleared of PC records, and active maps were cleared of tokens. Added PC record back to CT and tokens from the CT to the map to create new '3d token' nodes.

[GregRex]

Update on the Forge, 27 June 2024

NEW PRODUCT RELEASE!

Castles & Crusades: The Undying War - A6 Banishment & Blight

From the makers of the Castles & Crusades roleplaying game comes the sixth adventure for champions and heroes to ascend icy heights and bring an early winter to an end.

GET IT HERE:

https://forge.fantasygrounds.com/shop/items/1830/view

[GregRex]

Update on the Forge, 13 August 2024

4.5.10 Updates


Updated Combat Tracker
Updated UX/UI to align with Core RPG window class and theme standards
Updated window classes
Updated anchorings
Updated C&C theme to blend with new CoreRPG theme
Fixed broken Character Manager
Combobox now lists ‘down’
Window size is now dynamic
Roll|No Roll cycler now functioning

[GregRex]

Hotfix


Fixed Client CT
Removed old 'templates'
Updated graphic icons

[GregRex]

Bug Fixes
-Hot Fix: Updated the Spells Toggle to point to the correct graphic icon
-Fixed initial load chat log
-Updated Character Record's Wisdom labels to include a Tooltip for cutoff text

[GregRex]

Bug Fixes/Updates
-Updated all deprecated code dating up to Core 10/22/2024
-Updated packs to unpack via the original conversions db node method
-Cleaned up custom theming of the sidebar