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Lead Design: Emmet Byrne, Cody Faulk, Elaine Lithgow

Writing and Design: Emmet Byrne, Alex Clippinger, Josh Corcoran, Cat Evans, Cody Faulk, V.J. Harris,
Elaine Lithgow, Jessica Marcrum, KC Shi
Editing: @@
Cover: Álvaro Jiménez Hernández
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Graphic Design and Layout: Diana Grigorescu, Laura Jane Phelan
Proofreading: @@
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INTRODUCTION
1
Listen well, young ones. Our world is hard. It is
unfair. If you’re not careful, the land will crumble
beneath your feet, the shadows will sprout claws
behind your back, and you’ll find yourself lost
and alone. You must work together. Form bonds.
Protect each other. Find light in the darkness.
It’s the only way to survive…
— Kalithin, Sage of Guardian’s Lament

Welcome to Broken Weave — a post-apocalyptic

tragic fantasy world where hope and the strength of
community are all that holds back the corrupting
touch of Decay. One member of your group will
embody the role of the Gamemaster (GM), the
storyteller and lorekeeper who describes the
Broken World and interprets what effect your
actions have upon it. The rest of your group will
create Survivors who fight to create a new home
in a time when reality is crumbling around you and
twisted monsters roam the lands.

You are the last mortal remnants of an arcane

apocalypse that sundered reality forever. The magic of
the world has been corrupted, becoming poisonous to
all it touches and destroying those who would dare use
it. The gods are dead, there is no divine intervention
or idyllic afterlife waiting for you. Time and distance
are fluid and unpredictable, scattering and isolating
communities, and transforming the journeys between
them into deadly treks through surreal landscapes.

You must establish safe Havens, protect them from

endless corrupted monsters that wear the shadows of
the ones you loved, and explore the ruined world for
life-saving treasures of bygone glory. You cannot save
this fallen world — the end has already come — all you
can do is try to build something lasting and leave the
world a better place after you are gone. That is what
it means to win in the Broken World. To forge bonds
and communities that endure, find joy in the bright
moments amongst the darkness, stand when you
should fall, and never give up hope.

USING THIS BOOK
Broken Weave is a tabletop roleplaying game. You’ll
create a player character (PC), then set out to explore
the Broken World, trying to make a difference and
maybe leave it a little less bleak than you found it. You
and the other players are the protagonists of the story.
One person in your group is the Gamemaster (GM),
who facilitates the story by describing the world, the
actions of non-player characters (NPCs), and the
results of your actions. The players and GM all use dice
to determine whether actions succeed or fail, bringing
an element of chance into the storytelling.
Players will use chapters 2-8 to create their Haven and
Survivors. Chapter 9: The Loom contains new rules
unique to Broken Weave, such as Hope and Decay,
while chapter 10: Travel and Hazards provides details
on undertaking journeys in the Broken World. Chapter
11: The Passage of Time introduces Endeavours and
Generational Play, exploring what your characters
do while they are not adventuring. Chapter 12: The
Broken World contains a wealth of lore about the
Broken World, including myths of the time before
the Breaking, important factions and locations, and
an insight into what life is like in this strange land.
Chapter 13-14 are most useful to the GM, as they
contain advice on running Broken Weave, statistics for
allies and antagonists, and various appendix materials
that will help you during your game.
BOXES
Box-outs appear regularly throughout
this book. These usually contain guidance,
additional information, plot-hooks, or
snippets of lore about the Broken World.
Introduction 1
Game Text
To help you use this book, we employ a number of
standard methods of presenting information.
• Game Terms: All game terms are capitalised, so
you know when you need to use all of your skill,
or when you need to use a Skill.
• Individual Items: Some game terms encompass
other game terms. In these cases we capitalise and
italicise the term. For example, Talents include
individual Talents such as Light Sleeper. This
also goes for Conditions, such as Blinded and
Frightened.
• Tests: Whenever you are required to make a Test,
the text is bolded. For example, you must make a
DC 15 Strength (Athletics) Test to lift the fallen
pillar.
• Acronyms: Some common acronyms appear
regularly throughout the book. These are GM
(Gamemaster), PC (player character), NPC
(non-player character), and DC (Difficulty Class,
for a Test)
What’s New?
Broken Weave uses the following systems to reinforce
the themes of the setting and expand your play
experience:
• Each group creates a Haven together to protect
and call home (see page @@).
• Characters and the world are affected by an
arcane entropy called Decay (see page @@).
• New Skills unique to survival in the Broken
World have been added (see page @@).
• Expanded travel rules are used on long journeys
(see page @@).
• Players can combat colossal monsters known as
Titans (see page @@).
• Players can engage in Generational Play (see page
@@).
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 WHAT SYSTEM?
Before you begin playing Broken Weave, you need to make the important decision as a group about which
system you would like to use as the foundation for your Broken Weave gameplay — C7d20, or the 5th edition
of Dungeons & Dragons. Where rules may change between systems, we have included the 5e rules first and
the C7d20 equivalent in parenthesis. For example, distance in 5e is measured in feet, but measured in Zones
in C7d20, so a distance in Broken Weave may be shown as 30ft (Medium Range).

Using C7d20 Using 5th Edition

Broken Weave is fully compatible with Cubicle 7’s
own C7d20 System. If you want to play using the
C7d20 rules, you will need a copy of the C7d20
Player’s Guide as well as the rules found in this
book. More information on the C7d20 Player’s
Guide, as well as a number of other supplements,
can be found on www.cubicle7games.com. The
C7d20 Player’s Guide provides all the rules
you need to play Broken Weave and offers new
Talents, Endeavours, and alternative ways of
handling combat. The C7d20 Gamemaster’s
Guide also offers new systems to expand Broken
Weave even further, such as non-violent conflict,
additional rules for detailed injuries, and more.
WHAT’S CHANGED FROM C7D20?
If you are using C7d20 to play Broken Weave, the
following changes apply:
• Broken Weave uses a setting specific Lifepath
(see page @@).
• Broken Weave uses a specific set of Lineages
(see page @@).
• Classes are limited to those found in Broken
Weave (see page @@).
• Magic in all its forms is a deadly source of
Decay (see page @@), so player’s should not
have access to spells or to Talents that offer
spell-like abilities.
Broken Weave is also fully compatible with the
5th edition rules of Dungeons & Dragons. If you
want to play using those rules you will need some
version of the 5th edition rules to play, such as the
free basic rules which are available online..
WHAT’S CHANGED FROM 5TH
EDITION?
If you are using 5th Edition to play Broken
Weave, the following changes apply:
• Character’s are created using the Lifepath
system (see page @@).
• Races are replaced with Lineages (see page
@@).
• Classes are limited to those found in Broken
Weave (see page @@).
• Feats are not used, instead players gain
Talents at different levels (see page @@).
• Inspiration is replaced with Hope (see page
@@).
• Some Skills have been added or replaced
(see page @@).

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PLAYING
BROKEN WEAVE
Campaigns and adventures in Broken Weave revolve
around your Haven. This is the place in the Broken
World where you and your loved ones live. Havens
are small communities, often no larger than a couple
hundred survivors who have come together to carve
out a small, relatively safe space to live and build
towards the future. Havens are so important to the
game that you create your Haven as a group before you
even make your characters (see Haven Creation, page
@@).
Once you have created your Haven and your Survivors,
your game develops naturally based on the threats that
emerge to threaten your home. A Decayed monster
may enter the area and begin hunting the inhabitants,
a plague may ravage the population, or a rival Haven
may open hostilities — the Broken World is not short
of dangers.
Your Survivors are tasked with overcoming these
threats. This often forces your Survivors to leave the
comfort and relative safety of your Haven to undertake
perilous hunts or embark on far-ranging journeys
across ever-changing terrain to explore the Decay-
wracked ruins of fallen civilisations. These tasks should
not be undertaken lightly. There is no guarantee you
will return to your Haven the same, if you return at
all. This is not a world of adventure and glory, it is
one of survival and necessity. There may come a time
when you must sacrifice yourself to safeguard your
community and those you love, all in the hope of
creating a better world.
If your Survivors return home and succeed in
overcoming the threat, the Haven may breathe easy for
a time. Months, years, even whole generations can pass
before another crisis threatens the Haven. During this
time, Survivors live their lives as best they can; growing
their community, developing skills, forging a family,
or pursuing any number of personal and community
goals.
INTRODUCTION 1
When the next threat arises, a new group of Survivors
is brought together to face it. It may include some or all
of the same Survivors who saved the Haven previously,
or it may be formed from their descendants, those who
owe their existence to the sacrifices of their forebears.
This is the cycle of life and death present in the Broken
World — one you can expect to experience in full
during your Broken Weave campaigns.
BORN IN DARK TIMES
It may come as no surprise to learn that
Broken Weave was created during the global
pandemic — a time when we were isolated
from our loved ones, communities became
fractured, and the world outside seemed to
be falling apart before our eyes. A lot of this
informed the creation of the Broken World
and its themes. The desire to build a world
where survival, hope, and building a better
future were the core ideals was something
we felt very strongly about, and it is what sets
Broken Weave apart from many other post-
apocalyptic games.
TONE AND THEMES
Broken Weave is a game of dark, tragic fantasy. You’ll
encounter a world wracked with grief and filled with
nightmarish monsters that cry in dead tongues. You’ll
traverse surreal landscapes that defy the laws of time
and space, struggle to keep hope alive when all seems
lost, and face the horror of your body and mind
decaying or changing against your will.
These themes are briefly outlined here and explored
in detail in Chapter @@ Storytelling. Be sure to
discuss them with your group before you begin your
adventures in Broken Weave, to ensure that everyone
is happy to proceed. Always remember that games are
supposed to be enjoyable, even when they go to dark
places. As mentioned, the Storytelling chapter (see
page @@) offers additional advice on running games in
The Broken World, but the best advice to offer up front
is simple: talk to each other. Understand each other’s
boundaries and comfort levels, and respect them.
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Tragic Fantasy
Tragic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy where characters
and settings experience suffering and sorrow as an
intrinsic part of their narratives. Cities which were
once known for their splendour fall and become dull
shadows of their former glory. Heroes endure physical
and emotional scars which change them forever, and
likely die or become irredeemably corrupt in the
process of reaching their goals. The tragedy in this case
comes from lost grace and good intentions turned foul.
Whether you are walking through a ruin, or facing a
twisted Monster, everywhere you walk in the Broken
World, you should be able to see the faint afterimages
of a land that was once grand and full of hope.
A Nihilistic Argument
At its heart, Broken Weave presents a battle between
pessimistic and optimistic nihilism. The world is
irreparably broken, and there is precious little you can
do about it. Nothing you build can last indefinitely and
life seems inherently meaningless in the face of the
creeping oblivion that is Decay. Every character in the
Broken World faces this nihilistic realisation face on.
All they can choose is how they face it.
A pessimistic nihilist argues that everything is
meaningless in the face of oblivion — they condemn
existence, believe in nothing, and claim no loyalties
or greater purpose. This theme is reflected in Decay,
an uncaring, unfeeling force that facilitates the
deterioration of the universe.
An optimistic nihilist accepts that the universe is
meaningless, and chooses to create their own meaning
from the very experience of living — they seek
connection, build communities, and work towards a
brighter future one ashen footstep at a time. This theme
is reflected in Hope, a tangible power which pushes
people to acts of heroism and holds back Decay, even
if only for a short time. PCs are generally assumed to
be optimistic, otherwise they would have no reason
to embark on dangerous journeys to save their home,
while many threats come from pessimistic foes.
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Body Horror
Characters in broken Weave experience terrifying
physical and mental transformations at the hands of
Decay. This means that player characters may warp and
change against the player’s will, or suffer a loss of self
and identity. If things get bad enough, a character may
even become a Monster, and effectively die. Ensure
that your players know this going in, and know that
these horrifying changes cannot be undone, so they
can properly appreciate the danger that Decay presents
to them and their loved ones.
LIFE IN THE
BROKEN WORLD
Life in the Broken World is very different to that
in your average mediaeval fantasy setting. Slowly,
constantly, Decay pulls the world apart. Continents,
ecosystems, and history itself rip asunder, even as the
greatest works of dead civilisations crumble into ruin.
Corruption lurks within every person, unravelling
their sense of self until something monstrous squeezes
through the gaps and swallows what remains. The gods
lie dead, and from death there is no return.
Yet in this world, people still live. They hope, strive, fail,
and hope again. Despite all the challenges set against
them, they build new communities and dare to face the
uncertain dawn. And when everything around them
falls apart, they hold on to each other, maintaining the
last, most important connections in the Broken World.
As a result, there are some important aspects of the
world which all players should be aware of before you
begin to create your Haven and Survivors. If you are
the group’s GM, consider reading this section out to
your party during your first session.

The Breaking
Some unknown centuries ago, the magic of the world
broke. The reason is frequently speculated about
in myth and legend, but none know the true reason
why, all they know are the results. Overnight, the
world as they knew it fell to ruin. Great civilizations
crumbled to dust, horrifying monsters emerged from
the shadows, dying gods fell from the sky, and every
magical object and creature became a deadly source
of corrupting energy. Precious few mortals survived
the Breaking and those who did found themselves in
a Broken World that bore little resemblance to their
once great land.
The Gods Are Dead
The physical corpses of numerous gods can be found
scattered across the Broken World. Most lie abandoned
by those who once worshipped them, their names and
domains lost to memory. Yet some cults still cling to
the decaying cadavers of their divine — conducting
strange rites in the hope of returning to them some
spark of life. Yet their prayers go unanswered. The gods
are dead, divine intervention is never coming.
These god-corpses sometimes spawn strange creatures,
unnatural phenomena, or offer unique resources that
draw communities to them, but those who live in
the shadow of a dead god court danger in their every
waking moment.
Magic is Broken
Once, great magicians could create and destroy with
the snap of their fingers, but no more. Magic is broken
and in its place is Decay, a cursed arcane force which
erodes reality and remakes it into strange and surreal
forms. Unchecked Decay eats at your memories and
corrupts your flesh and spirit, gradually turning you
into a Monster.
Time and Distance
Decay warps time and distance in strange and unusual
ways. As you travel, your environment may shift and
change around you — stretching or contracting in
nauseating ways beyond your perceptions. You may
even return home after a short trip, to find that years
have passed in your absence.
Introduction 1
The more Decayed an area, the more pronounced this
effect. The only way to combat Decay is to solidify the
land in your mind, by walking the same paths and
constructing memorable Waymarkers along them,
and by building relationships and communities with
a shared history.
Decaying Memories
Decay warps memory in the same manner as time
and distance. If you travel through a Decayed area,
you may forget important memories: a loved one, a
defining moment in life, or even the way home. Yet
just as Waymarkers can combat the warping of the
land, Memoria can combat the warping of memory.
Memoria are trinkets carried by Survivors which
remind them of precious memories. By creating,
carrying, and meditating with Memoria, you can help
to protect your mind from the touch of Decay.
You are Cursed
Every Lineage has their own Curse which manifests
as they are exposed to Decay. Humans slowly rot and
become soul hungry undead, Dwarves burn up from
the inside and become eternally burning infernos,
Elves turn to crystal constructs that flense the skin
from living creatures, Halflings melt into life draining
oozes, and The Forgotten crumble into nothingness
before the eyes of their loved ones.
These curses are real and present dangers to all
Survivors, and their effects are irreparable. Certain
unusual situations like arcane artefacts or strange
locations may even overwrite your Curse, changing
you in nightmarish ways you never expected.
Hope Remains
Despite all of this, there is one force which can fight
back Decay — Hope. Hope is an intangible force
which is generated when people come together into
communities that strive towards a common goal.
When Survivors embark on adventures to protect a
Haven, the community can invest their Hope into
them, granting them an edge against Decay. Hope
can hold back the touch of Decay, push you to feats of
heroism, or even lift you up when you should fall. It
is the most precious resource in the Broken World, as
without Hope, there is nothing to stand against Decay.
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Magic is broken and the gods are dead.

Untold years ago, the Breaking devastated our world and sundered our reality.
Time and distance have lost their meaning, and the knowledge of how things
were crumbles like ash between our fingers. Those of us who remain inhabit a
shattered world. Decay unravels our reality by inches. It eats our memories
and twists our flesh — turning loved ones into monsters and monsters into
nightmares.

The past is gone and forgotten. Only a darkened echo remains: ever-twisting
ruins where death wears a crystalline grin, discarded artefacts sick with
whispering entropy, and once-noble creatures reduced to pitiable monstrosities.
The corpses of gods rot upon the horizon, their divine blood poisoning the
land. Every day we face thousands of dangers, from without and within.
Yet despite everything we have lost, hope remains — that fragile flame
which holds back Decay.

We have grieved long enough. We must walk the old paths and reconnect with
our lost kin. We must search the ruins to uncover what we once were. We
must build new communities and forge our future together. And when the
nightmares come, to take what little we have left, we must fight.

Even if the odds are against us, even if the gods have abandoned us, even if
the world wants us gone, we must never give up hope! Hope that this world
is still worth saving, and that one day we can repair the broken weave.
 2 HAVEN CREATION
Scattered across this cursed landscape are small
communities where people eke out their hard-won lives.
These are known as Havens. No two Havens are alike,
for each must develop its own method of surviving a
Decaying world. Some hunker inside ancient ruins or
shadowed valleys, their homes disguised among the
rubble, while others live in places many would consider
suicidal, like atop a floating island, or inside a dead god’s
belly. There is no standard for a Haven’s social structure,
size, or demographic, and indeed, clinging to rigid ideas
of what ‘should’ be is the quickest way for a Haven to
fall. The only unifying feature among all Havens is its
peoples’ hope for a better life.
Most new Havens begin for one of two reasons: either
an existing Haven collapsed and the survivors re-
established themselves elsewhere, or a Haven reached
the upper limit of people it could support and made
the difficult choice to expel some of its own. When
the latter happens, generous Havens send their most
able into the wastes, equipped so they have the best
chance at survival. Those unable to spare the resources
exile the disgraced and the dying, an execution in all
but name. Travellers might also establish new Havens
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because of ideological differences with the leadership of
their previous Haven or the discovery of new resources,
but these reasons must be extremely compelling to
justify the risk, for a Haven’s early days are also its most
vulnerable. Isolated from all allies, plagued by doubt
and indecision, the residents of new Havens can fall to
Monsters just as easily as they can become them.
If the Haven endures these rocky foundational years,
the community come to know their sliver of the
Broken World. They learn which creatures they can live
alongside, any local Monsters they must beware, and
which Titans tread near their new home. At their best,
they may even reach out to other Havens, establishing
tenuous threads of commerce and communication over
the shifting, fraught distances and giving permanence
to their place in the world.
But the danger never truly passes, and sudden attacks or
natural disasters can topple even the most well-prepared
communities. Most Havens last no more than a few
generations. When they collapse, they often leave little
visible behind, their ruined homes and fields dwarfed
by the monuments of the world that came before.
 Haven Creation 2

FOUNDING GUARDIAN’S LAMENT

A HAVEN You can find an example Haven called
Guardian’s Lament on page @@. Feel free to
Havens are one of the most important aspects of any use this Haven as inspiration for your own,
Broken Weave campaign, and creating your Haven or even adopt it for your group if they would
is just as important as creating your character. Your rather not go through the Haven Creation
Haven will influence the type of Survivors you create, process.
so we recommend that your group create a Haven
together prior to making your characters. Not only is
protecting your Haven a driving force behind many
adventures, but it gives your characters a place for
their friends, family, and even rivals to reside in an
otherwise inhospitable world.

The following section focuses on creating your Haven,

and should be undertaken as a group activity including
the GM and Players. As you progress through Haven
Creation, you should take turns rolling or choosing
results from the various tables. Be sure to discuss
the results as a group, look for connections between
results, and add your own ideas. By the end of Haven
creation, everyone should have contributed at least a
couple of ideas to the Haven. This way, everyone should
feel knowledgeable and invested in your Haven as you
move forward to character creation, and may inform
some of your decisions in your character’s story.

Haven creation has the following steps:

1. The Founders Legacy: Establish the origins of

your Haven.
2. Location: Where your Haven is situated, what
resources are available, and what landmark it
features.
3. Distinguishing Features: Parts of your Haven’s
culture that make it unique from others.
4. Crises: What problems your Haven has faced in
the past and is currently facing.
5. Finishing Touches: Decide your Haven’s name,
and record the starting values for Decay, Hope,
Population, and Surplus.

This chapter can also be used to generate other Havens

in the Broken World, be they friendly, neutral,
or even hostile to your own Haven.

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If they were seeking fertile land for crops, what were

The Founders Legacy
All Havens are founded for a purpose. In many cases
this is as simple as surviving a crisis, such as escaping
a terrible sickness or the fall of another Haven. Other
times, survivors come together under charismatic or
bold leaders who profess a great plan, like discovering
an ancient artefact that can solve all their problems, or
finding a fertile land where life is easier and the land is
free of Decay. These founders hold aloft their purpose
like a guiding star to found a fledgling Haven and guide
it through the shifting darkness of the Broken World.
As the years pass and the original founders return to
the dirt, their legacy lingers in the cultural heart of
its people. Often, your founder’s legacy is one of the
first things young people learn — passed on to new
generations through art and tradition. Like many such
tales, there are often embellishments and changes in
the retelling.
When you create your Haven, roll on or pick from
the Our Founders Wanted To… table to determine
the founder’s legacy for your Haven. Discuss the
result among your group and flesh it out in any way
that’s interesting to you. If your Haven was founded
to explore an ancient city, what did they find there?
those crops? Consider how the founder’s legacy shapes
the principles and traditions of your Haven. If they
fled from a horde of monsters, they are likely to be
especially wary of Monsters entering their territory,
or if they protect an artefact, they may have complex
rituals around its use.
THE SINS OF
OUR FOUNDERS
History has a way of absolving or concealing
the failures of those in power. This is even
more true in the Broken World, where
unchecked Decay erodes memory. Consider
that your founder’s legacy may not be the
whole truth. Maybe the artefact your Haven
protects was stolen from another, or a terrible
plague was only overcome by sacrificing half
the population. How your Survivors, and
the Haven at large, react to such a truth if it
surfaces is fertile ground for a story of a Haven
which fractures into groups of dogmatic
traditionalists, truth-seeking revolutionaries,
or desperate repentants.

OUR FOUNDERS WANTED TO…

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our ancestors. Haven exiled. culture depended. becoming. anything seen
before.

Soil in which our A wounded Titan The crumbling land The raiders who A dormant relic that
3-4 seeds could grow. others feared to bridge between two conquered our old we first mistook for
approach. regions. Haven. a city.

A refuge where the The bond between The border to A plague which The strange
5-6 monsters could two collapsed a condemned decimated our old creatures that live in
not follow. Havens. wasteland. home that would this area.
not end.

A relic our A rift in the earth Our children, even A leader that
7-8 ancestors tried and which teemed with if they no longer condemned our An ancient wall and
failed to protect. grasping hands. recognised us. beliefs, or lack of what laid beyond it.
them.

A shelter that The land before it The corpse of a god A Titan who A rambling record
9-10 could withstand a broke off toward from mining and became violent written in a dead
great storm. the stars. desecration. without warning. language.

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Location
Every Haven exists in the context of the land around
it. Climate, ambient Decay, and local resources all
exert major influence over people’s lives, and the
traditions and aesthetics of your Haven usually begin
as adaptations to your environment. A Haven located
on the coast of a vast sea will have very different lives
to those located in a deep jungle — especially when
Decay begins to warp the land.
Your Haven’s Location is made up of three factors:
the Biome it resides within, the Resources it has at its
disposal, and one or more Landmarks that make it
stand out from the rest.
NOMADS
Some Havens are nomadic groups that travel
between several biomes as the need arises. If
this is the case, your Haven may change its
Location and Landmark during Generational
Play (see page @@). Alternatively, a nomadic
journey may be the focus of your adventure,
as you lead your people to a new land. This
is discussed in the Storytelling chapter (see
page @@).

BIOME
BIOME
Your Haven’s Biome represents the general climate and
broader landscape surrounding it. Those living in a d10 Biome Type d10 Biome Type
Haven in a coastal Biome will likely have very different
lives from those living in a desert. 1 Coastal 5 Mountain

To generate a Haven’s Biome, roll or choose a result 2 Desert 6 Jungle

from the Biome table.
3 Forest 7 Tundra
Always remember that things are rarely as they seem
in the Broken World, so feel free to experiment and 4 Grassland 8 Underground
interpret the results in interesting ways. A ‘Jungle’ may
consist of towering mushrooms instead of trees, or a 5 Mountain 9 Wetland
‘Coastal’ Haven may sit at the edge of a sea formed
from the blood of a dead god. 6 Jungle 10 Ruined City

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RESOURCES
Havens survive from what little they can scrape from
the lands near their homes. In many cases, the available
resources are the main reason why a Haven is founded
in a location to begin with.
In general, it is assumed that your Haven can scrounge
up enough varied Resources to survive. In addition,
each Haven has certain Resources that are in Abundance
or have a Scarcity. Abundances and Scarcities are used
when attempting to source materials for crafting or
trading. Tests to acquire Abundant Components in
the region are made with Advantage, while tests to
find or create Scarce Components are made with
Disadvantage. More detailed information can be found
on using resources in the Equipment chapter (see page
@@).
To determine an Abundance and Scarcity for your
Haven, roll twice or choose two results from the
Resources table.
Consider how your Abundances and Scarcities
might interact with your Haven’s Biome in strange
or unexpected ways. A Desert Biome with a Scarcity
of Sand may mean the desert is made from ash, or a
Ruined City Biome with an Abundance of Meat might
mean you inhabit a living city where edible flesh can
be carved from the very buildings you reside within.
RESOURCES
d10 Resource
1 Salt
2 Sand
3 Wood
4 Medicinal Herbs
5 Stone
6 Poisonous Herbs
7 Clean Water
8 Metal
9 Meat
10 Vegetation
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THE LAND PROVIDES
Sometimes, the unusual ecosystems and
strange landscapes created by the random
hand of Decay can create a location which is
particularly rich in resources. These places
are so precious, that some communities will
build Havens there, even if it exposes them
to more Decay. During Haven Creation, you
can choose to gain an additional Abundance
from the Resources table. If you do this, your
Haven’s Decay is permanently increased by 1.
LANDMARK
The Broken World is scattered with strange and unique
landmarks. Many of these are remnants of a fallen
civilisation, or the twisted outcome of Decay run
rampant. Such landmarks are valuable to Havens for
two reasons; their strangeness ensures that they are
easier to remember, thus making it harder for Decay
to erode memories of home, and they almost always
provide some form of unique Abundance which can
shape the development of their Haven.
Roll or choose one result from the Landmark table to
determine which Landmark is nearby, and the unique
Abundance it grants to your Haven.
Consider how living with this Landmark affects your
Haven. If your Haven lives in the shadow of a God-
corpse, they may be overly religious, praying for it to
wake, while those who live near an ancient battlefield
may be more attuned to the horrors of war, and thereby
steer towards pacifism and preventing such slaughter
from happening ever again.
Be sure to also consider how the unique Abundance
granted by the Landmark affects its people, or draws
unwanted attention from creatures or other Havens.
A Haven which has access to lots of flammable fluid
may use it extensively for light, heat, or even weaponry,
while a Haven which sits beside a colossal marble
statue may build their homes from heavy blocks of
marble quarried from it.
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LANDMARK
d20 Landmark Abundance
1 A natural graveyard where giant creatures went to die Giant obsidian bones
2 Fields of shimmering crystal which give of light Glowing crystals
3 An ancient battlefield littered with broken automata Rusted weapons and armour
4 The vast underground tomb of a wealthy civilisation Opulent grave trinkets
5 A crater containing a massive moonstone meteor Moonstone fragments
6 A colossal statue of a many winged and eyed being Marble that is warm to the touch
7 A vast lake of flammable liquid Sticky fluid which burns easily
8 An inert biomechanical leviathan Flexible metal that retains its shape
9 A desiccated God-corpse God-corpse skin and bones

10 A Floating Island (roll on Haven Location to determine its Roll again on the Resource table to determine
Biome type) the island’s Abundance
11 A deep pit which runs right to the earth’s core Liquid magma
12 A field of beautiful flowers that never wilt Hypnotically beautiful flowers
13 A maze of broken mirrors which reflect possible futures Prophetic mirror shards
14 A giant, artificial pitcher plant which collects sunlight Golden nectar which induces laughter
15 A huge tree which blooms and wilts every day Small bitter fruit that shorten lifespans
16 A dead hive filled with the corpses of giant insectoids Insectoid carapace
17 A ring of belltowers that conjure colourful songbirds Bright feathers
18 A series of geysers which project blood into the sky Unidentified blood
19 A gargantuan cocoon which hatched some time ago Silk which billows on an intangible wind
20 A perpetual storm which regularly casts purple lightning Magnetic stones

Distinguishing to bring your Haven to life. In addition, consider what

Features
Due to the isolated nature of most Havens, most
communities in the Broken World sport unique
cultures that are shaped by their location, landmarks
and resources, in addition to their shared history and
heritage. Your Haven’s Distinguishing Features covers
a variety of cultural aspects which begin to shape the
community that lives within its walls. What do your
people value? How are they ruled? What superstitions
do they carry? What clothing do they wear?
Roll or choose a result from the following
Distinguishing Features tables to build your Haven’s
culture. Remember these are just suggestions and
starting points. Feel free to discuss the results among
your group and expand or change them as you see fit
you know about your Haven so far and how its location
may affect its culture — especially in relation to which
resources are used for food, construction, and clothing.
TIMES CHANGE
The culture of a Haven can change over
time. This can be attributed to an influx of
new people of a different culture, political
or ideological upheaval, and countless other
societal pressures. In most cases this change
will take place during Generational Play
(see page @@) but an exciting story could be
told about a Haven which undergoes radical
cultural change in a short period of time.

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FASHION
Fashion is often one of the first aspects of a Haven’s
culture that people are exposed to when they meet. As
much as the environment dictates what is convenient
to wear and what textiles are readily available, fashion
is also largely a place for self expression and the
communication of cultural values.
Use the Haven’s Location, Abundance, and Scarcity
to determine what materials are primarily used in
clothing, such as silk, leather, wool, or linen. Then roll
or choose a result from the Fashion table to generate
your Haven’s Fashion.
FASHION
d10 Quirk
1 Our clothes imitate the appearance of animals.
2 We shave patterns into the side or back of our
hair.
Our clothes always have an abundance of pockets
3 or pouches.
4 Each family has their own unique pattern for
their clothing.
We only use fabric cut from dead gods to make
5 our clothing.
6 We make extensive use of facepaint or body
markings.
7 All our clothes are dyed the same colour, it’s bad
luck to wear another colour.
8 As we grow, we sew and wear biographical
scarves or belts.
9 We tattoo ourselves to remember the dead.
10 Everyone should have a good travel cloak.
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MEMORIA AND
TRAIL RUNES
One of the few unifying fashion features
across most Havens is the use of Memoria
and Trail Runes. Memoria (see page @@) are
small trinkets that serve to remind people of
fond memories or loved ones in an attempt
to ward off the memory devouring effects of
Decay, while Trail Runes (See page @@) are a
common pictorial language used by travellers
across the Broken World. You can expect
most Havens to integrate both of these into
their fashion to some degree or another.
VALUES
Communities, like individuals, hold values. These
values encapsulate the kind of behaviour the Haven
prioritises. These values will often be expressed with
varying degrees of formality in stories, worship, or the
Haven’s social structures. You can expect people in the
Haven to look fondly upon and expect great things
from people who embody these values, or look down
upon and outcast those who shirk them. As a result,
both defying and upholding cultural values can come
at great personal cost. Roll or choose a result from the
We Value… table to generate the Haven’s overarching
values.
WE VALUE…
d10 Values
1 Structure, order, law
2 Cleverness, subtlety, wit
3 Passion, impulse, pleasure
4 Freedom, strength, willpower
5 Community, harmony, tradition
6 Achievement, ambition, respect
7 Practicality, survival, moderation
8 Knowledge, curiosity, education
9 Creativity, innovation, art
10 Fairness, justice, equality

TRADITIONS AND SUPERSTITIONS
Given the unpredictable nature of the Broken World,
it is no surprise that most Havens develop some form
of strange traditions or superstitions. Sometimes these
begin as common sense or survival necessities that
become warped over time into unquestioned dogma.
For example, a Haven with a tradition to eat in pairs may
have suffered attacks from opportunistic scavengers
who attack lone eaters. Other times traditions can be
fragments of long-forgotten religions, so those who
refuse to look at the moon may have descended from
those who worshipped it. Unfortunately, conflicting or
lack of adherence to these assumed norms are common
points of conflict between travellers and neighbouring
Havens — an easy way to mark an outsider. Remember
that these are just the traditions or superstitions of your
Haven. Whether your individual Survivors adhere to
or rebel against them is another matter.
Roll or choose a result from the Traditions and
Superstitions table to generate the unique quirks of
your people. You can roll multiple times if you want
to represent a particularly traditional or superstitious
Haven.
THIS TASTES FUNNY
Consider what crops and fauna are available
when thinking about what your Haven eats,
but feel free to mix strange combinations
befitting the Broken World. It’s easy enough
to imagine a Haven growing rice in a wetland,
but what if they grew a strange form of rice in
a desert? How would that survive and taste?
GOVERNMENT
Whenever communities reach a certain size, they
inevitably develop some form of larger governance.
Since there are no kingdoms left in the Broken World,
this means that each Haven has to discover a form of
government which works for them, or at least can be
imposed upon the majority.
Roll or choose a result from the Government table to
generate your Haven’s form of government. Be sure
to consider the popularity of your Haven’s form of
governance and how it might be manipulated, resisted,
or enforced.
Haven Creation 2
TRADITIONS AND SUPERSTITIONS
d20 Tradition or Superstition
1 It’s terrible bad luck to eat alone. We always eat
in pairs at least.
2 We use varied hand gestures to add emotional
emphasis to our speech.
3 The youngest and eldest members of the group
eat first, they need it most.
We avoid the gaze of the broken moon at all
4 costs, lest it acknowledge your existence.
We always save a bone for the beast, and a
5
drink for the lost.
Never eat an animal you didn’t kill yourself, its
6 spirit will make you sick.
7 We follow strict patterns when building our
Havens, believing it solidifies the land.
Intimate relationships should have odd
8 numbers, so agreements can always be
reached.
9 We never eat with our bare hands, as we
believe it spreads Decay.
10 We only cook one day a week and eat leftovers
the rest. Cooking attracts beast.
11 Yellow is a forbidden colour connected to an
eldritch entity that haunts dreams.
12 We have two names, one for general use and a
secret name only for our lovers.
13 Our roles are chosen at birth based on the
Haven’s needs, it’s shameful to refuse your role.
14 We eat our dead in elaborate honourable ritual
meals, provided they are not Decayed.
15 Never hunt in groups of five or more, they
always end in disaster.
16 Every member of the community must plant
and nurture a tree, its health is portentous.
17 We preserve and publicly display Memoria
from our dead in the middle of the Haven.
18 We believe you should never cover your face
or head, as people might forget you.
It’s bad luck and disrespectful to throw away
19 any part of a hunted animal, we’ll find a use
for it.
20 Half of us sleep during the day, so some of us
can always be vigilant after dark.
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GOVERNMENT
d20 Governance

1 The eldest member of a family descending from a great hero rules the Haven.

2 A council made of the nine oldest survivors makes all important decisions.

3 Each profession in the Haven elects a representative, who has absolute decision-making power in relevant matters.

4 The Haven has no formal central authority. During weekly communal meals, any adult can call for a discussion
and vote to deal with issues on a case-by-case basis.

5 Every full moon, one adult at random is given the power to set laws and settle disputes.

6 A council of five hunters and warriors rule the haven. Once per season they can be challenged for their seat.

7 Every harvest, a new ruler is chosen based on who contributed the most resources to the communal storehouse.

8 One person rules the Haven during times of crisis, and the other rules in times of plenty. Both select an apprentice
to inherit the position.

9 Every few years, prospective rulers leave the Haven and search for relics. Those who return with the most useful
relic gain a seat on the council.

10 Every full moon, each family sends a representative to discuss issues around a central fire. Contentious matters are
settled by vote.

11 A text passed down for generations details how the community should be run. Two scholars interpret it and make
sure the other does not alter it.

12 If enough people express dissatisfaction, a jury assembles to arbitrate disputes. The jury is randomly selected and
disbands after making a decision.

13 All matters are decided by ritual combat — either between disputing individuals, or groups who elect a champion.

14 The Haven is ruled by a triumvirate of Harrowed as they are allegedly the most resistant to Decay, and thus
corruption.

15 A half-understood automaton is fed important issues and returns cryptic answers, which are interpreted by the
Haven’s most experienced Sage.

16 If someone wants to make a change, they must express it through a bombastic performance which must receive a
standing ovation.

17 The Haven is ruled by whichever individual has travelled furthest from the Haven and returned unharmed.

18 All disputes or changes are posted anonymously on a community board, then voted on anonymously once per
month.

19 Public votes are taken on all important matters but the weight of your vote is reduced the more Decayed you are.

20 Roll twice. The Haven is made from two groups of survivors with different traditions of government.

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Crises
Havens face constant challenges in the Broken World,
which can define them as much as their strengths
or origins. Aside from the universal threats, such as
hunger, disease, and exposure, Havens encounter
countless other problems that they must overcome if
they are to survive. In some cases these are external
threats, such as monsters or the poisonous remnants of
a lost civilisation, but the people inside Havens aren’t
above making issues for themselves, either.
When creating your Haven, roll twice on the Crises
table to generate a pair of Crises that have been
overcome in the past, and twice more to generate a pair
of ongoing Crises that the Haven is currently facing.
Each result is elaborated upon in the subsequent tables.
Discuss among yourselves how past Crises were
overcome, what sacrifices were made, and what
lingering effects it has had on the Haven. Then discuss
what the current Crises mean for the Haven at the
beginning of your adventure. Are they the primary
issue your party is formed to overcome? A growing
rumour that might evolve into a bigger problem? Or
simply a background concern that you don’t have time
to deal with in the face of a greater threat?
CRISES
d4 Crisis
1 Internal Conflict
2 External Conflict
3 Uncovered Artefact
4 Dangerous Monster
Haven Creation 2
INTERNAL CONFLICT
As the saying goes, Havens aren’t made out of people,
but problems — hundreds of them, ranging from
petty to life-threatening. Internal conflicts are often
the result of hard times placing people at odds until
they distrust each other and eventually turn on their
fellow survivors. While these problems may not seem
as dangerous as a Decayed beast barreling towards a
Survivor with blood-slick teeth and twisted claws, they
are just as capable of tearing a Haven apart.
Roll or choose a result from the Internal Conflict table
to determine the Haven’s Internal Conflict.
INTERNAL CONFLICT
d10 Conflict
The Haven’s leadership have exploited their
1 power for personal gain at the expense of
others.
Some paranoid Haven members believe that
2 monsters walk among the Haven and have
begun impromptu witch hunts.
Someone is taking far more from the
3 communal stores than they need. The Haven
wonders not only who, but why? What could
they possibly be feeding?
The Haven have accepted a sudden influx
4 of refugees, putting strain on both the
community’s resources and creating tension
amongst the populace.
A religious or ideological difference has
5 turned violent and divided the Haven into two
embittered factions.
Survivors are being killed in the Haven, their
6 wounds imply that they are being murdered
by another survivor.
A neighbouring Haven is collapsing and
7 refugees have begun to arrive at our Haven.
Our community can’t decide whether to shut
our gates or lend our aid.
A child is born with the features of a dead god.
8 As people struggle to find meaning, a zealous
cult begins to form around them.
A foundational tale integral to the Haven’s
9 culture is proven false, and the community
struggles to come to terms with the truth.
10 The Haven cannot safely expand any further.
Some must be exiled so that the rest can live.
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EXTERNAL CONFLICT
No walls can protect a Haven indefinitely, so every
community in the Broken World must eventually face
threats from beyond their borders. These could be
natural dangers such as extreme weather, or dangers
from other groups of survivors who are desperate
enough to wage war on their fellow mortals.
Roll or choose a result from the External Conflict
table to determine the Haven’s Internal Conflict.
EXTERNAL CONFLICT
d10 Conflict
A group of raiders have begun to harass the
1 Haven, robbing travellers and stealing from
the Haven’s stores in the night.
Extreme weather, like flooding or earthquakes,
2 regularly tears apart the Haven’s infrastructure.
Every year the land’s convulsions get stronger.
A Titan appears on the horizon. Its mere
3 presence scatters the wildlife, and the Haven
fears how the Titan might affect their home
and the surrounding area.
Our Haven is drifting away from our
4 neighbouring Haven, we must solidify our
bonds with them or lose them forever.
Blight reduces the entire harvest to black
5 sludge. The Haven readies itself for a hungry
season.
A withering plague strikes the Haven which
6 spreads through the resident’s dreams as they
sleep.
Every month a strange fog covers the Haven
7 and all but one survivor falls unconscious for
seven days at a time.
The number of Monsters in the region doubles
8 without warning. A new source of Decay must
be nearby.
The recent acquisition of an ancient artefact
9 has divided the Haven over whether it should
be kept or discarded.
10 An armed group of desperate survivors from a
fallen Haven threatens a violent takeover.
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UNCOVERED ARTEFACT
As they reclaim the ruins of the Broken World, some
Havens accumulate magical artefacts. All arcane
relics of fallen civilisations carry the inherent danger
of spreading Decay, but they are also capable of
performing miracles, meaning that there is always
temptation to hoard or use them. Havens that rely on
these devices rarely last long, but neither do Havens
which take a hard-line stance against them. The choice,
as with all issues of survival in the Broken Land, is
never an easy one.
Roll on the Uncovered Artefact table to discover
which artefact the Haven has uncovered. The history
and mechanical details for this Artefact can be found
in Arcane Artefacts (see page @@), but the GM should
keep them a secret from the party until such time as
they use them.
If your Haven encountered an Artefact in the past, you
must decide if the Haven chose to keep it or dispose
of it. In the case that the Haven kept the Artefact, the
Artefact may be used by the Haven and Survivors living
there, but the Haven’s Decay increases by 2. Otherwise,
the Artefact is somewhere outside the Haven instead.
A traveller or someone in your Haven may claim to
know the Artefact’s location, an old record may point
the way to its resting place, or its effects may be felt
upon the Haven or surrounding lands.
UNCOVERED ARTEFACT
d10 Artefact
1 Godkiller Spear (see page @@)
2 Mirror of Shadowed Pasts (see page @@)
3 Deathmarch Armour (see page @@)
4 Flask of Evergrowth (see page @@)
5 Chrysalid Sarcophagus (see page @@)
6 Moonstone Greatsword (see page @@)
7 Gauntlet of Azure Flame (see page @@)
8 Scissors of Any Swatch (see page @@)
9 Eye of Purging Light (see page @@)
10 Bowl of Plenty (see page @@)
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DANGEROUS MONSTER
Like the people inside the Haven, the Monsters that UNKNOWN HORRORS
surround it have their own particular character. Some
Havens tell tales of a single legendary Monster that The GM should choose the specific Monster,
has haunted them for generations, while others have but keep it secret until such time as the party
cautionary stories about a type of Monster, many encounters it. The Monster could be any of
of which lurk nearby. The survivors who confront the creatures found in The Broken Ecosystem
these Monsters and live to tell the tale pass on their (see page @@) including Decayed Survivors
knowledge through stories, so future generations know (see page @@), or a creature taken from a
what the Monster wants and how to defeat it. C7d20 or 5e compatible sourcebook which
has had Decay applied to it (see Breaking
Roll twice on the Dangerous Monster table to generate Monsters on page @@ for more details).
details about the dangerous Monster that threatens the
Haven, once for its Desire and once for its Weakness.
The Monster’s desire can inform how it behaves both
in and out of combat, and Survivors may be able to
exploit its Weakness.

DANGEROUS MONSTER
d10 Desire Weakness
1 Guarding its secluded lair. Relies on a single overdeveloped sense.
2 Finding someone or something it has lost. Has a weak point beneath its hide or armour.
3 Sating its peculiar appetite. Freezes on hearing a certain phrase or name.
4 Killing all those who look upon it. Only active at certain times of day.
5 Hoarding the object of its obsession. Vulnerable to ancient, spell-forged steel.
6 Collecting minds, secrets, and memories. Always pursues a certain sight, smell, or sound.
7 Strengthening or fortifying itself eternally. Terrified of a seemingly innocuous object.

8 To kidnap creatures or people and take them to its Mirrors or reacts strongly to certain kinds of emotion.
lair.

9 To mourn without cessation, silencing all who Cannot leave its domain of influence.
interrupt.

10 Assembling a crude device or altar. Has brief moments of lucidity.

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Finishing Touches
Your Haven is almost complete and ready to be used
in your games of Broken Weave. Take a moment to
summarise everything you have decided so far among
the group. Search for any interesting synergies or
clashes that the Haven creation process has brought
up between your location, distinguishing features, and
crises, and feel free to tweak them to fit now.
Once you have done that, and the party have all agreed
that they are happy with your Haven, all that’s left is to
record some important statistics for your Haven, and
give it a name. Once you have completed these finishing
touches, you can move on to creating your Survivors
to begin your adventures, though you may want to
come back to your Haven and make adjustments and
additions based on the characters you have created.
HOPE
All Havens possess Hope. Hope in the Broken World
has tangible power, which can push mortals beyond
their limits and hold back Decay. Hope is created when
people come together to support each other and work
towards a common goal, which means that Havens
are the primary source of generating Hope. When
Survivors leave the Haven to face great dangers, Havens
invest their Hope into them, granting them a slim edge
against the unknowable horrors beyond the relative
safety of home. For a more in-depth explanation on
Hope and how it is used, see Hope on page @@.
Your Haven begins with a pool of Hope equal
to 1d4 per player. A Haven’s Hope
can increase or decrease due to
player actions, Downtime
Activities, or narrative
events.
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DECAY
Even Havens are not safe from Decay, it is an ever
present malady of the world from which there is no
true escape. Yet sane communities rarely settle in
places where Decay is at its most destructive. Once a
community forms, their collective Hope is normally
enough to hold back the worst effects of Decay.
Your Haven begins with 1 Decay. This means that the
land is relatively stable in and around the Haven itself
— well-trod paths lead where they should, weather
and seasons are relatively predictable, an ecosystem of
some kind has established itself, and Monster sightings
are relatively rare. For a more in-depth explanation on
how Decay affects Havens and those who live there, see
Effects of Decay on page @@.
Certain narrative events or choices you made during
Haven Creation may increase the level of Decay present
within your Haven, and the actions of Survivors may
sometimes be able to reduce it.
HARD LUCK HAVEN
If your group wants a particularly tough
challenge, you can choose to create your Haven
with a higher level of Decay. But beware that
Decay is incredibly difficult to remove, and
has the effect of increasing the Decay of all
who reside there, including your Survivors.
The following choices during Haven Creation
can increase your Haven’s Decay. Note that
Decay begins to mechanically affect Survivors
through their specific Curse once it reaches 5
or more. See Chapter 4: Lineages, for details
on how Decay manifests in each Lineage.
• Your Haven may gain an additional
Resource at the cost of +1 Decay
• Your Haven may gain an additional
Landmark at the cost of +2 Decay
• A Dangerous Monster may make its
home near your Haven at a cost of +1
Decay
• Your Haven may gain an Uncovered
Artefact at a cost of +2 Decay
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SURPLUS
Every Haven has a Surplus, which functions like a SURPLUS
communal collection of spare supplies. The Surplus is,
as the name suggests, a surplus, and it doesn’t represent Population Supplies Generated
the day-to-day resources the community produces <100 1
and consumes to function. Instead, it contains extra
materials for communal and emergency use, such as 100 - 200 1d4
mundane crafting materials, medical supplies, and 201 - 300 1d6
preserved food.
301 - 400 2d4
Your Haven begins with a surplus equal to 1d4 per 401 - 500 2d6
party member.Every 4 weeks, your Haven generates
501 - 600 3d4
new Supplies to add to its Surplus. To determine the
amount of Supplies generated, consult the following 600+ 3d6 + 1d6 per additional
100 people
table. Note that your Haven’s Surplus is calculated
differently during Generational Play (see page @@).
Populations change over time, but this is a gradual
Supplies can be expended for trade or crafting (see process that takes years and is normally only noticeable
Chapter @@ Equipment) but they are also used when when engaging in Generational Play (see page @@).
a Haven is under threat (see page @@). When this The exception to this is if a narrative event triggers
happens, Supplies act as a resource that is consumed a notable population increase or decrease. An influx
to stave off a threat. If the Surplus runs dry, the of refugees from another settlement might rapidly
Population begins to perish, so Survivors should always increase a settlement’s population, while a natural
think twice before draining their Haven’s Surplus for disaster or unchecked Monster rampage may cause a
personal goals. massive population decline.

POPULATION HAVEN NAME

Havens come in all sizes, from a desperate handful of
outcasts huddling in barren caves and subsiding on
scraps, to thriving towns with sustainable agriculture
and robust defences. Population represents the
number of people in your Haven, its general health,
and how well it can survive the dangers that the Broken
World can throw at it. Population is often referenced in
gameplay, such as when your Haven is under threat (see
page @@) or when you are undertaking Endeavours
that rely on your community (see page @@). If your
Haven ever reaches zero Population, excluding Player
Characters, it is effectively destroyed.
Your Haven begins with a population equal to 1d4 ×
10 per party member. If you want to represent an older
or larger haven, you can make this roll again and add
the resulting Population to your Haven up to three
additional times — thereby increasing the Haven’s
Surplus. However, each time you do this, you must
generate an additional Crisis, as the larger the Haven,
the more problems they encounter.
Haven names are functional and descriptive. They
often include the Haven’s distinguishing landmark,
combined with things like the name of the Haven’s first
leader, the motivation for the Haven’s founding, or the
trade in which the Haven specialises. Many believe
this helps scouts to find their way home, as it gives the
Haven’s name a solid grounding in the earth that all-
too-readily shifts and changes.
By now, you should have plenty of material to make
your Haven name. Take a moment to look at the
Location, Landmark, and Distinguishing Features
for inspiration. Some Haven names are included as
examples.
Example Haven Names: Afrasno Steamfalls, Fifteen
Graves, Grubwarren, Palefeather Roost, Knucklebone
Mines, Listener Point, Mammothchase, Rorik’s Kennel,
Rustfield, Spider-eater Gulch, Stille’s Rest, Surgeonhall,
Temple-on-Blue, Turnipseed

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