Beyond the Golden Horizon

Hoist The Colors And Prepare For Adventure!

Beyond the Golden Horizon is a pirate-themed campaign for Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder 1e, Pathfinder 2e, and Daggerheart. Take command of your own ship, hunt for buried treasure, raid merchant vessels, battle rival pirates, and build a legendary reputation across the seas.

Designed as a sandbox adventure and spanning levels 1-10, you will be free to explore and forge your own path through a world of danger and opportunity. 

Beyond the Golden Horizon offers in-depth ship rules designed to capture the excitement of naval adventure without slowing down the game.

A Pirate Campaign Like No Other

As pirates, players have the freedom in how they want to explore, fight, negotiate, and play! Beyond the Golden Horizon is packed with everything you need for dozens of hours of high-seas adventure.

• A complete pirate campaign (levels 1-10)
• Sandbox exploration
• Naval battles with their own dedicated rules
• Sea exploration mechanics
• Recruit a crew of buccaneers
• Treasure hunting and buried riches
• Become wanted and watch your bounty soar
• Multiple pirate factions to fight or befriend
• New ships, treasures, monsters, items, and encounters
• Dedicated versions for D&D, Pathfinder 1e, Pathfinder 2e, and Daggerheart

Explore The Seas

Take command of your own vessel and set out across mysterious, deadly waters filled with hidden islands, forgotten ruins, dangerous creatures, rival crews, and treasures waiting to be claimed.

Chart unknown waters

Hunt legendary threats, discover lost civilizations, and turn your ship into a vessel worthy of the stories your party creates.

Scouring the Briny Deep

Make the GM's job easier with detailed maps! The sea map for example comes in two versions - one for players and the other for the GM. The player version (seen below) shows and names all of the major locations that are public knowledge and visible from a distance.

The hidden locations, which are visible at a glance by the color of their text on the map, must be discovered as players get closer and explore the areas. This system was used with great success in Kobold Quest: From Ashes to Empire.

New Content

Command Your Ship

Your ship is more than transportation, and just like a character, a ship is customizable. It’s an extension of your character and your crew. Customize it from stem to stern with new sails, weapons, armor, specialized equipment, crew members, and more.

Attention is given to all ships, and each has a stat block similar to a monster. Whether you build a swift exploration vessel, a heavily armed warship, or something uniquely your own, the choices you make will shape how you survive the dangers of the open sea.

 Changing the sails or armaments aboard the ship can dramatically change how you approach both exploration and combat.

Compatibility

This campaign, like Kobold Quest, Wolves of Steadwick, and Baptism by Fire will be compatible with multiple systems. This isn't a cheat sheet that lets you use the same book for each system. The book is written in its first system (usually 5e or Pathfinder), then it is written again in an entirely different tabletop system. When that is finished, it is written again in an entirely different system. 

This repeats until all of the versions are finished. You never have to worry about how hit bonuses or saves can vacillate wildly from one system to another - we've already taken care of it. Below are two versions of the same encounter in different systems from a previous adventure.

Reward Tiers

Stretch Goals

As the campaign grows, so will the adventure. Every stretch goal unlocks additional content, allowing us to make Beyond the Golden Horizon a deeper, larger, and richer experience for every backer. 

Optional Add-ons

HOW TO ADD ADD-ONS

Want to add additional rewards to your pledge? Kickstarter makes it easy:

1. Select your preferred Reward Tier.
2. On the next screen, choose any Add-Ons you'd like to include.
3. Continue through checkout to complete your pledge.

Who Are We?

We are Explorer's Guild Publishing, a small independent studio dedicated to creating fun, highly usable tabletop content for D&D, Pathfinder, Daggerheart, and more. We create the games we've always wanted to play, if only we weren't cursed to be eternal Dungeon Masters.

Since launching our first project, we’ve built a track record we’re proud of. We've had eight successful Kickstarters with every project delivered, and a growing community of backers who love adventurous, unique material that helps them cut down on prep time, run complex campaigns, or even guide those new to being a Game Master.

Notable Releases:
Kobold Quest: From Ashes to Empire
Arcane Lock
Tavern Games: Inn and Out

Vlogs, Blogs, and Videos

In order to best understand piracy and ships, particularly for their combat, we have used a very in-depth (and criminally under viewed) YouTube channel called Gold and Gunpowder. If you want to learn more about historical piracy, it's a fantastic channel!

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