The End of the Line

This town, it ain't nothing but a kite on a string. Someone cuts that cord? This place’ll just blow away.

- Silas Williamson

On the western fringes of a foundling nation, eager settlers strike out into an untamed expanse, each homesteader desperate to carve out a space of their own in this age of opportunity. Behind the settlers the railroad follows, a lifeline between isolated communities that brings news, fresh faces, and trouble faster than ever before. But life on the frontier is precarious. If the steel tether to the bustling cities back east should sever, the fledgeling communities at the frayed edges of this nation will wither to dust. Behind both the settlers and the railroad, justice straggles a distant third, never quite catching up to the expanding frontier. In the Lawless West, power is held by those with the gumption to take what they can get.

The End of the Line is a one-shot adventure compatible with the fifth edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game. It is designed for parties of four to six adventurers of level three, though can be scaled for higher-level players by adjusting the challenge rating of encounters. It includes elements of horror and action-adventure themes, with players battling outlaws and undead as they race against time to control a speeding locomotive. The adventure is well-suited as an introduction to a new location in an established campaign and offers several jumping-off points for subsequent adventure. This adventure is written with the American Wild West in mind but can be run just as well in a frozen wasteland or a barren desert as it can in the western prairie for which it was originally written.

This 22-page supplement is illustrated in full-colour with original artwork throughout, with detailed maps to support your players and a bestiary of unique monsters including the abhorrent Teihiihan. This digital download also includes a complete map of the Sandbelt Speedline formatted for online play (such as roll20).