Finding Inspiration in your Favorites
If you have the itch to play The Untrodden Ways but you’ve explored all the Story Starters, the sample cities in the World Guide, White Bluff and its sequel Hildrson, you could turn to your favorite movies, television shows and novels for inspiration.
Urban Fantasy has been a staple of television and movies for years and could provide you with hours of storylines for your campaigns. Here are some of our favorite urban fantasy resources.
Urban Fantasy on Television
The small screen has been the source of many urban fantasy adventures. The 60 minute format and serial nature of television allows for small stories linked together over many episodes.
- Kolchak the Night Stalker
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- The Addams Family/Wednesday
- The Dresden Files
- Dead Boy Detectives
- Grimm
- Carnival Row
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
- A Discovery of Witches
- Interview with a Vampire
- Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches
Urban Fantasy Books
When you want to know the characters’ deepest secrets, books can provide you with an unmatched level of detail. From one off novels to multiple books, you’ll find plots, characters, assets, and more.
- The Dresden Files
- Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter
- Harry Potter
- Mercy Thompson
- Rachel Morgan (The Hollows)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians
- Artemis Fowl
- All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness
- Necroscope series
Movies for Urban Fantasy
Immersive storylines and big budget special effects can fill your table top games with the best of Hollywood. The beauty of using movies as the source for your next campaign is the tight storyline with a definitive start, middle, and ending.
- Netflix Bright
- Big Trouble in Little China
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
- Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
- Abigail
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Urban Fantasy Comics
Comic books are the publishing medium that is often the source material for all the others. You’ll find the imagery of movies, the characterization of novels, and the serial nature of television.
- Hellboy
- Perhapanauts
- Le Fay
- Marvel G.O.D.S.
- Hexed
- Magic Order
- Once and Future
- Shadow Service
- The Weirding Willows
The Untrodden Ways meanders its way around the world and is flexible enough to handle adventures in any location. Run with troublemakers in Chicago. Hunt with werewolves in Seattle. Battle elves side-by-side with orcs in Los Angeles. Become an agent and travel the world. Visit Europe and defend the planet from ancient powers and dark legacies. Match wits against Forest Folk with centuries of knowledge and wisdom. It all awaits you on The Untrodden Ways.