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Do you love roleplaying campaigns that begin with low-level adventures and end with an epic battle where the heroes are forged into legends? 
– So do we!

That’s why we started writing the Eastern Farraway Adventures series back in 2019. And now, five years later, the journey ends.
Battle of the Realm Trilogy is the final book that completes the series and brings the saga to its end. 

But we need your help to make this book come alive and finish the story, which began at a tavern in Buckbridge village five years ago. 

Are you the hero who will answer this plea for help? 
Join us on our epic journey!

Tove & Erik (the two unapologetic nerds behind Midnight Tower)    

Battle for the Realm Trilogy is the final book in the Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign and completes the series. 
The campaign consists of five books with more than 800 pages, 15 linked fantasy adventures that take the characters from level 1 to 15, and five extensive compendiums.

The Eastern Farraway Adventures books in the series:
➛ Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy
➛ Secrets of the Drow Trilogy
➛ Rise of the Ice Dragons Trilogy
➛ The Prophecy of Nine Omens Trilogy
➛ Battle for the Realm Trilogy

The complete Eastern Farraway Adventures series is available as a discounted pledge reward bundle and as add-ons during the campaign.

Battle for the Realm Trilogy contains three epic fantasy adventures for 5e systems.

You’ll get a book with the following adventures and compendium:
➛ Travelling to Heart of Darkness
➛ Three Witches and a Missing Princess
➛ At the Gate to the Abyss
➛ Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook with all unlocked stretch goals 
➛ Bonus: You’ll get a special mention in the book!

We’ll also include a free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts so that the adventures can easily be played online.

Thank you for considering supporting this project. :) 

An interview with the two nerds behind Midnight Tower.

Summary:

The destruction of the powerful orbstones has had unforeseen consequences. 
A tremendous magical surge awakened ancient stone portals in Eastern Farraway.
The realm is now on the brink of war.

You must travel to other planes and find the orbstones’ twins to seal the ancient portals and restore balance. 
But journeys to the Plane of Shadow and the Feyworld are unsafe at best. And lurking in the Abyss is an old nemesis who craves revenge.

The time has come when heroes are forged into legends.

Battle for the Realm Trilogy will be approximately 160 pages if all stretch goals are unlocked, and available in hardcover, softcover, and digital formats. 

The adventures are designed for characters of level 13 to 15, but include scalable encounters to suit any level from 1 to 20. You can add the adventures to your own campaign, play it as a standalone trilogy – or as the epic finale of Eastern Farraway Adventures.

The compendium Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook will contain unique lore, planar adventuring ideas, new monsters, and more. It will also feature all unlocked stretch goals and be available to all backers. 

This book is created by Midnight Tower, the two nerds who brought you Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy, Secrets of the Drow, the ENNIE-nominated adventure An Unexpected Wedding Invitation, and many other roleplaying books. 

➛ A book with three epic fantasy adventures filled with new monsters, unique lore, and plenty of magical items!
➛ Approximately 160 pages of content (if all stretch goals are unlocked)
➛ Professional commissioned cover art by Alaina Milare (An Unexpected Wedding Invitation, The Mystery of the Cursed Statuette, Empyrean Investigations)
➛ Concept art of ‘Through the Otherworldly Portal’ (a two-page full spread) by Daniel Kvasznicza (Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Assassin’s Creed, Secret of the Drow Trilogy)
➛ New monsters: Soul Leeches, Dödkäft, and Ancient Marilith Demon with lair and legendary actions
➛ Detailed NPCs with personal background descriptions, including traits, ideals, bonds, and flaws
➛ Unique magical items such as The Witches’ Grimoire, Liondre’s Sword, Staff of the Abyss
➛ More than 90 full-colour illustrations and original artworks, including plenty of professional commissions (no AI art will be used in this book)
➛ Legend & Lore: The Fate of the Fallen Paladins, Unseelie and Seelie Court, the History of the Cursed Demona’s Caverns
➛ High-quality fantasy maps, including a hand-drawn map by cartographer Toby Lancaster from Dark Realm Maps
➛ The compendium Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook featuring all unlocked stretch goals and more
➛ Free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts for online gaming
➛ Bonus: Your name will be featured in the book! (Instant fame unlocked!)

Want to know what Midnight Tower’s adventures look like? 
The first adventure in Eastern Farraway Adventures is FREE and can be 
downloaded here!

➛ You’ll be the first to get the book before it’s released anywhere else!
➛ You save money, as all prices are discounted
➛ You get to see the pages of the book come alive and get sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes of the project
➛ You’ll support small, independent creators – and other fantasy illustrators, too!
➛ You’ll be part of the Midnight Tower community and get to be involved in shaping the content of the book by vote for stretch goals, suggest names in the book, and more!
➛ Did we mention that you get your name in the book? (I mean, how awesome is that?)

If you are a beginner DM (or new to roleplaying games), the Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign is a great place to start! 
The series offers 15 adventures that are linked together and follow a main storyline. The encounters are well balanced – but dangerous! – and each trilogy has its own theme, goal, and evil villain.

For seasoned old-school DMs, the Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign will save you a lot of preparation and time, since all maps, encounters, and treasures have already been made for you. You can drop individual adventures into any ongoing campaign, or run the entire Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign from level 1 to 15.

Midnight Tower supports diversity and inclusion. Our adventures are LGBTQ+ friendly and are meant to be played and enjoyed by everyone, regardless of their gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, or background. We hope that everyone will enjoy our adventures and have loads of fun! 

Once you’ve selected your pledge reward, you can add more books by Midnight Tower from the Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign!

The following books are offered as add-ons: 

➛ Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy 
The adventure begins in the isolated village Buckbridge, which is surrounded by untamed wilderness.
Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy contains three fantasy adventures set in the wild for level 1 to 3 and includes the compendium Gudrun Åskdottri’s Guide to the Wild.
Book 1 in the Eastern Farraway Adventures series. 170 pages.

➛ Secrets of the Drow Trilogy 
You must stop the nefarious dark elves’ blood ritual and save the people in Winterhold.
Secrets of the Drow Trilogy contains three dangerous dark elf adventures for level 4 to 6 and includes the compendium The Drÿnaeri’s Dark Library.
Book 2 in the Eastern Farraway Adventures series. 170 pages.

➛ Rise of the Ice Dragons Trilogy 
Fight the evil ice dragon Isdrekin and stop him from opening a portal to the Plane of Ice.
Rise of the Ice Dragons Trilogy contains three exciting fantasy adventures for level 7 to 9 and includes the Ice and Magic Compendium.
Book 3 in the Eastern Farraway Adventures series. 164 pages.

➛ The Prophecy of Nine Omens Trilogy 
Travel across the realm and destroy the legendary orbstones in the underwater pyramid Temple of Tanaaris.
The Prophecy of Nine Omens Trilogy contains three swashbuckling adventures for level 10 to 12 and includes the compendium The Brave Adventurer’s Guide.
Book 4 in the Eastern Farraway Adventures series. 160 pages.

The entire Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign contains 15 linked adventures filled with plenty of new monsters, magical items, legend & lore, and much more! 
All our adventures come with free VTT packs and include scalable encounters to suit any level from 1 to 20, and they are easily adaptable to fit into any campaign or setting.

18,726 people have backed our previous Kickstarter projects, and this is our tenth (double digits! Whoop, whoop!) Kickstarter since we began writing adventures back in 2019. Thanks to the wonderful support of our amazing backers, all our previous projects have been successful. 

We’re incredibly super-excited about this project (and a little bit nervous!). We want to create an epic fantasy book filled with thrilling adventures, gorgeous art, and intriguing fantasy maps. 
– But we can’t do it without your help!

Therefore, we kindly ask for funding to cover production costs to make this book truly amazing! The production costs include nine beautiful NPC illustrations ($520), covers ($275), concept art commissions ($275), professional maps ($250), fantasy illustrations ($425), even more fantasy art ($300), print design and other artwork ($250), and professional proofreading ($100).

The more funding we get, the better the book will be, with more fantasy art and extra content – which in turn will support other illustrators and fantasy artists! :)

The adventure is compatible with 5e systems such as D&D, Tales of the Valiant (Project Black Flag) and Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition. 
In addition, the adventures can easily be converted to other roleplaying games systems such as Pathfinder Second Edition.

All of our adventures come with a free VTT pack that includes tokens and maps in different versions (with grid, gridless, hexagon, and printer-friendly). We’ve also added digital handouts, including NPC portraits, monsters, and magical items. 
This means that the adventure can easily be played online on all types of different VTT platforms, for example: Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, Shard Tabletop, and D&D Beyond.

We have always loved local game and bookshops! 
Midnight Tower’s roleplaying books are available at: 3 Trolls Games & Puzzles (US), Noble Knight Games (US), DoDragaoGaming (US), The Jousting Yeti (US), Fumble Folks (UK), Source Comics & Games (US), Savadge Dragon Games (US), Giga-Bites Tabletop Café (US), The Lost Dice (Australia), The Shop on the Borderlands (UK), Science Fiction Bokhandeln (Sweden), Faraos Cigarer (Denmark), DragonShop (Hungary), Freakatorium's Shop (Switzerland), Source Comics and Games (US), and other stores.

We offer heavily discounted prices for retailers, and you also get the option to order previously released titles by Midnight Tower. 
Contact us directly here or send an email to retailer@midnight-tower.com and we’ll get back to you with more information! :)

This option is for retailers with a brick-and-mortar shop, so you must have a physical location where you sell books or roleplaying games.
Epic bonus: Your shop’s name will be featured in the book!

“My hard-copy arrived today in Adelaide, South Australia. Had a quick flick-through and it looks great! Thanks, Midnight Tower folks.”

        — Jonathon D. (Superbacker) 
             Hunter’s Full Moon Kickstarter campaign comment

“My copy of the Collector’s Edition came and I’m blown away how great it all is. Everything looks fantastic and I cannot wait to get a group rolling through the campaign!”

        — Justin S.
             Rise of the Ice Dragons Kickstarter campaign comment

“A brilliant journey through an icy land. I'm more than pleased with this adventure, and can't wait to run it in person with my table!”

        — Jessica H.
             Review on DriveThruRPG

"In conclusion, I can say that this series of adventures is really well done and above all, you can see the commitment in wanting to create exciting plots but suitable for any audience. This is confirmed both by the support given to the narrator, who is never confused and by the proposed situations, which will surprise and entertain both veteran and novice players alike."

        — Book review by Andy Lingua
            No Dice Unrolled

"Midnight Tower, I’m so excited! Because now I can start running these adventure for my players! Thank you so much, this is stunning!"

       — Collector's Edition Unboxing Video
            Mocha Bear’s Hobby Den 

"Rise of the Ice Dragons is a wonderful adventure that provides a lot of different parts that are entertaining for every kind of player and group!"

        — Rise of the Ice Dragons Livestream
            Hoard Of Tales

"The Hunters Full Moon Trilogy has been a great introduction into a brand new world fueled by magic, mystery & mayhem. It's an absolute pleasure to read through as a GM and watching the reactions of the players discover the new delights, twists and turns around every corner. The Midnight Tower books are a welcome addition to my collection."

        — Hunter's Full Moon Livestream
            Band of Badgers

Two nerds in Oxford are creating an epic fantasy book and want your money! 
But in return, you get an amazing epic book filled with drop-dead gorgeous fantasy art and exciting adventures.
Support small, independent creators who love roleplaying games!

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Twitter: twitter.com/Midnight_Tower
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Website: www.midnight-tower.com

More roleplaying adventures by Midnight Tower are available here!

➛ Join us and get Octavia Dragonborn’s Compendium for FREE:
midnight-tower.com/join-the-tower/

Tove (she/her) is an introverted geek (level 7, lawful neutral). She writes the main part of the adventures and can’t stop herself from drawing a lot of the fantasy art for Midnight Tower.

Erik (he/him) is a bookish nerd (level 6, chaotic good). He does most of the graphic design and edits the adventures for Midnight Tower.

For this project, Midnight Tower is collaborating with the following amazing people:
The extraordinary illustrator Alaina Milare,the fantastic artist Janna Sophia Art, the amazing cartographer Toby Lancaster from Dark Realm Maps, the brilliant illustrator Oleksii Chernik,the wonderful concept artist Daniel Kvasznicza, and the eagle-eyed proofreader Pauline Nolet.

We want to support real, living fantasy artists and won’t use AI art ghouls to create this book.

We have also teamed up with PledgeManager and Jellop for this campaign. This project is promoted by Jellop, the ad tech power behind the best Kickstarter launches with 2,500+ successful Kickstarter projects and over $850M raised in total.

Adventurer £10
Digital Copy 

You get a digital copy of the book with all three adventures in Battle for the Realm Trilogy and the Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook compendium with all unlocked stretch goals.

We’ve also included a free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts.


Includes: 
➛ Travelling to Heart of Darkness (PDF)
➛ Three Witches and a Missing Princess (PDF)
➛ At the Gate to the Abyss (PDF)
➛ Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook (PDF) 
➛ Free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts

Hero £40
Hardcover Book and PDF 

You get a hardcover book with all three adventures in Battle for the Realm Trilogy and the Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook compendium with all unlocked stretch goals.

You also get digital copies of the adventures and the compendium as high-resolution PDFs in full colour. We’ve also included a free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts.

The book is printed in full colour on premium paper with case binding and a glossy hardcover. 

Includes: 
➛ Battle for the Realm Trilogy & Compendium (hardcover book) 
➛ Travelling to Heart of Darkness (PDF)
➛ Three Witches and a Missing Princess (PDF)
➛ At the Gate to the Abyss (PDF)
➛ Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook (PDF)
➛ Free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts 

Paragon £45 (Save £5)

Digital Library 
The entire Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign  
5 PDFs

More than 800 pages and 15 fantasy adventures.

You get the complete Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign with all five books in digital format: 
➛ Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy (Book 1)
➛ Secrets of the Drow Trilogy (Book 2)
➛ Rise of the Ice Dragons Trilogy (Book 3)
➛ The Prophecy of Nine Omens Trilogy (Book 4)
➛ Battle for the Realm Trilogy (Book 5)

The books also include all compendiums filled with unique lore, monsters, side quests, and more.

We’ve also included a free VTT pack for all the books and commissioned fantasy character sheets for the campaign in your pledge.


Includes:
➛ Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy (PDF)
➛ Gudrun Åskdottri’s Guide to the Wild (PDF)
➛ Secrets of the Drow Trilogy (PDF)
➛ The Drÿnaeri’s Dark Library (PDF)
➛ Rise of the Ice Dragons Trilogy (PDF)
➛ Ice and Magic Compendium (PDF)
➛ The Prophecy of Nine Omens Trilogy (PDF)
➛ The Brave Adventurer’s Guide (PDF)
➛ Battle for the Realm Trilogy (PDF)
➛ Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook (PDF)
➛ Fantasy character sheets commissioned for the campaign (PDF)
➛ Free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts 

Legend £175 (Save £25)

Book Library 
The entire Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign 
5 Hardcover Books and PDFs

More than 800 pages and 15 fantasy adventures.

You get the complete Eastern Farraway Adventures campaign with all five hardcover books:
➛ Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy (Book 1)
➛ Secrets of the Drow Trilogy (Book 2)
➛ Rise of the Ice Dragons Trilogy (Book 3)
➛ The Prophecy of Nine Omens Trilogy (Book 4)
➛ Battle for the Realm Trilogy (Book 5)

 The books also include all compendiums filled with unique lore, monsters, side quests, and more. You also get digital copies of all of the books and compendiums as high-resolution PDFs in full colour.

We’ve also included a free VTT pack for all the books and commissioned fantasy character sheets for the campaign in your pledge.

The books are printed in full colour on premium paper with case binding and a glossy hardcover.

Includes:
➛ Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy & Compendium (hardcover book)
➛ Secrets of the Drow Trilogy & Compendium (hardcover book)
➛ Rise of the Ice Dragons Trilogy & Compendium (hardcover book)
➛ The Prophecy of Nine Omens Trilogy & Compendium (hardcover book)
➛ Battle for the Realm Trilogy & Compendium (hardcover book)
➛ Fantasy character sheets commissioned for the campaign
➛ Hunter’s Full Moon Trilogy (PDF)
➛ Gudrun Åskdottri’s Guide to the Wild (PDF)
➛ Secrets of the Drow Trilogy (PDF)
➛ The Drÿnaeri’s Dark Library (PDF)
➛ Rise of the Ice Dragons Trilogy (PDF)
➛ Ice and Magic Compendium (PDF)
➛ The Prophecy of Nine Omens Trilogy (PDF)
➛ The Brave Adventurer’s Guide (PDF)
➛ Battle for the Realm Trilogy (PDF)
➛ Elsie’s Extensive Planar Guidebook (PDF)
➛ Free VTT pack with tokens, gridless maps, and digital handouts 

Environmental commitments
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Long-lasting design
The book is printed on thick 70-pound paper, and its laminated glossy cover is of high quality, which makes the book durable and coffee/tea resistant.

Reusability and recyclability
The book is 100% recyclable.

Sustainable materials
All Midnight Tower's books are made with FSC certified paper.

Environmentally friendly factories
We collaborate with a printing company with local factories, which follow strict environmental laws and support local employment in the USA and the UK.

Sustainable Distribution
70% of our books will be printed and delivered in the same country or region as our backers, which reduces emission and the risk of transport delays. The Collector’s Edition boxes is delivered with a CO2-neutral courier.