On The Silver Way is a free 16-page PDF adventure that introduces players to HârnMaster: Roleplaying in the World of Kèthîra (HMK), the newest edition of the game originally created by N. Robin Crossby. While a copy of the HMK rules is required, the document includes advice to help gamemasters understand the rules and better teach them to new players.
Playable in just one or two sessions, the adventure is straightforward -- the player characters begin at one point on the wilderness trail called the Silver Way, and they try to arrive safely at a second point a few days layer. During the trek they face challenges involving survival, combat, social interactions, and esoterica. Encounters are clearly programmed to help gamemasters understand and present them more easily. Also provided are alternate ways to run the adventure, and suggestions on how to continue it as a longer campaign.
Included are three pregenerated characters with specific backgrounds keyed to the adventure. Gamemasters can provide additional ones, allow players to generate their own, or even insert the adventure into an ongoing campaign with existing characters.
The download includes the following files:
- HMK_On_The_Silver_Way.pdf: The adventure itself. Similar to the PDF layers found in other products by Keléstia Productions, this PDF features two special layers that provide additional detail for the local-scale maps of the encounter sites.
- HMK_On_The_Silver_Way_Maps.pdf: A one-page PDF of the very same maps appearing in the PDF's special layers (see above).
- Four separate fillable one-page character sheets (three pregenerated PCs plus one blank).
We recommend using the (free) Adobe Reader for viewing and using the layered maps. Some other PDF readers may have issues with them (one reason we provide copies of the maps separately as well).
