First funded in 2020, Barrow Keep is a romantic fantasy setting that brings together the intrigue of Game of Thrones with the magic of authors like Robin Hobb or Mercedes Lackey.The first volume, Barrow Keep: Den of Spies, was nominated for an IGDN Groundbreaker Award for Best Setting in 2021.Print copies of the 2020 Barrow Keep: Den of Spies are available from Spear Witch, Exalted Funeral, and The Twenty Sided Store. PDF copies are available from Itch and DriveThruRPG.Coming in 2024: Barrow Keep will get its own system, built from The Black Sword Hack, keeping its classic B/X D&D vibes with a more modular rules system.

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For Players. There are short lifepath playbooks for eight characters who live in Barrow Keep and know its intrigues and factions: Old School Essentials and Labyrinth Lord (D&D BX), Sharp Swrods & Sinister Spells, and Troika!

For GMs. There are two Barrow Keep set in Barrow Keep: Den of Spies setting: Treacherous Kin and The Wildwoods Ambassador. Both include stats for Old School Essentials (Dungeons & Dragons BX), Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, and Troika!