Publisher: Darrin Drader Designs

Abodaria Scablands: Ashenwastes of the Mad Queen is a regional setting supplement for the Daring & Dread Campaign Setting, delving into one of the most scarred and dangerous regions of the world, where the border between the world and the outer planes is thin and sometimes nonexistent. Once a contested frontier of ambition and empire, the Scablands now stand as a testament to catastrophic rule, shattered loyalties, and the lingering consequences of power wielded without restraint. This book expands the history of Abodaria, tracing the rise of the Mad Queen, the events that led to the devastation of the region, and the fractured legacy that still shapes its people and politics.

At the heart of the supplement is an expanded gazetteer of the Scablands, detailing blasted settlements, broken fortresses, and places best left unspoken. Each location is presented with enough detail to spark play while leaving room for GMs to make the region their own. From desolate strongholds clinging to survival to lawless stretches ruled by fear and necessity.

The Scablands are not empty. This book introduces new conflicts, personalities, and factions struggling to endure, exploit, or reclaim what remains. Warlords, zealots, refugees, opportunists, and remnants of the Mad Queen’s influence all vie for control in a region where authority is fragile and violence is often the final argument. These groups are designed to clash with one another—and with the player characters—creating a volatile backdrop for intrigue, diplomacy, and bloodshed.

To support play at the table, Ashenwastes of the Mad Queen includes a range of adventure seeds tailored specifically to the region. These hooks are built to drop easily into ongoing campaigns or serve as the foundation for a Scablands-focused arc, offering everything from political entanglements and desperate survival stories to expeditions into forbidden ruins and confrontations with the consequences of ancient decisions.

Whether the Scablands are a deadly borderland, a lost homeland, or the center of a campaign shaped by ruin and resilience, Abodaria Scablands: Ashenwastes of the Mad Queen provides the tools to bring this broken region vividly to life.