The Rust and the Raider: LAND Hardcover – September 30, 2025

The Rust and The Raider: LANDA Steampunk 5e Campaign from Crescent Fountain AdventuresBeneath the skies lies a world broken by time and corrosion. Once, the surface was the cradle of invention. Now it is a desert of rust storms, fractured nations, and machines that no longer sleep. From the wreckage rises Ironstride, a colossal walking city, dormant for centuries. Deep in its heart slumbers the Tombbreaker Engine—the last hope to end the rust, or the key to unleashing it forever.The Rust and The Raider: LAND is a complete 5e-compatible campaign for levels 5–10, where your party must guide Ironstride across the wastes, confront the zealots of the Rust Heart, and decide the fate of civilisation itself.What’s InsideA three-act campaign set in a rust-blighted desert:Act I – Echoes Beneath the Dust: Explore ruins, confront rust-born leviathans, and bargain with the Vaultbound in forgotten bunkers.Act II – The March of Ironstride: Reactivate the great walking city, face factional power struggles, and lead a siege against the Crawling Forge.Act III – The Last Circuit: Traverse storm-wracked canyons, uncover the truth of the Tomb Engine, and confront the Rust Prophet before making the Final Choice.Dynamic encounters: combat, puzzles, moral dilemmas, faction politics, and boss battlesFaction-driven storytelling: negotiate with Steam Barons, clash with Rust zealots, and define Ironstride’s destiny as sanctuary, weapon, or prison.New monsters and rust-infested horrors, from scavenger flocks to semi-sentient amalgams and the Prophet of the Rust Heart.Rust mechanics and wasteland survival rules: heat, exhaustion, shifting rust mazes, and sandstorm hazards integrated into play.ThemesThis is a campaign of ruins and resurrection, where ancient technology hides truths too dangerous to ignore. It is a story of technological reckoning, asking who should wield power born of rust and invention. It is an odyssey of moral choice, where every decision will echo across the land, reshaping the future.Perfect ForPlayers who love steampunk, post-apocalyptic deserts, and moral dilemmas will find a world of rust storms, vaults, and machine-worshipping zealots. Whether run as a standalone adventure or as the next chapter after The Rust and the Raider: Sky, LAND offers unforgettable exploration and consequence-driven storytelling.The land is no longer waiting.The rust moves.So must you. Read more