Forts & Frontiers: Free RPG Day 2019: The Feast of the Dead

A Wendat sachem and his trading party escort a Jesuit priest from Trois-Rivières to their remote village on the shores of Lake Karegnondi. They do this to maintain favorable trading conditions with the French, but many of the Wendat resent their presence and, especially, their impact on tradition. Together they face the perils of Wendake—from wild rivers to hungry predators to a darkness nearly as old as Ataensic herself. Along the way the Wendat and priest find they have more in common than they thought, but will this be enough to stay the wrath of those who believe that the French have changed the old ways forever?

Forts & Frontiers is a historical roleplaying game based on Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition (5e). It allows GMs and players to experience 17th and 18th century North America from the diverse and often conflicting perspectives of the people of the time: British, French, and other European settlers; Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and other Nadouek nations; those striving to create new ways of life; and those striving to preserve the existing ways.

This adventure is set in 17th century Wendake (modern-day Ontario). It is a quickstart introduction to the key concepts and new rules of Forts & Frontiers. As such, it goes into much more detail than subsequent adventures will. This is done to provide GMs new to the system and setting a clear idea of how to run a Forts & Frontiers adventure.

Forts & Frontiers is about exploration, not expertise. We are by no means experts on the period. You don't need to be either. In fact, everything you need to know can be found in this adventure. An explanation of new rules, pre-generated characters complete with backstories, historical background, maps and illustrations, and much more—it's all here.

So, prepare to go back in time for the adventure of a lifetime as two cultures collide against the breathtaking backdrop of 17th century Wendake.