"The Kaldor Chronicles" is a HârnMaster campaign, which was run intermittently as a secondary campaign when other players assumed primary GM responsibilities.

The campaign follows the adventures of the player characters on the continent of Hârn, in the kingdom of Kaldor. The campaign story is plot-based, and limited to the individual encounters since episodes can be few and far between. The first episode was played on September 5, 2009, and continued sporadically on Saturday evenings until September 4, 2010, when the primary campaign was not being run. The campaign entailed a 5 episode story arc, ending when the consistent interruptions to the primary campaign ended. However, one episode in 2015, then several more in 2020 allows for the players to better appreciate the nuances of the system.

Since a primary campaign was already in effect, participation in the campaign was sporadic, and ranged from two to five players per episode. The list of players included Brad, Brett, Carol, James B., James D., Jerry, Joe, Julie, Kelli, Leigh, Michael, Patrick, and Tommy. The position of Games Master is performed by Joel. The campaign meets irregularly on Saturdays. Game sessions are played at James and Leigh's home, Jerry's home, Joel and Lisa’s home, Kelli's home, and Tommy & Talisa's home.

Important NPCs

Main Article: Important NPCs of The Kaldor Chronicles

As the campaign is self-contained with the area of Kaldor, the players have an opportunity to meet and establish a variety of NPC contacts, allies, and enemies. All NPCs have an equal importance to the campaign, as each one tends to add enrichment with major NPCs might only be seen from afar if the characters to not have the family name to influence. Most NPCs are solitary folk with one primary base of operations as it is dangerous to travel outside of established towns and cities.

At the outset of the campaign, the PCs are traveling south of Tashal, helping a merchant move several barrels of wine. As fate would have it, the party is diverted to the village of Falkath because of severe weather in the area. Their notoriety in the realm begins with a search and rescue of a missing serf boy, fighting deadly eye-eating monsters and capturing a villain with a cursed dagger who is holding the boy hostage. 

Places of Note

Main Article: Places of Note for The Kaldor Chronicles

Hârn is an island lying 160 km off the northwest coast of the continent of Lythia, on the edge of the Haonic cean. Compared to other regions of northwest Lythia, Hârn is a wild, barbaric land, where pockets of civilization are surrounded by large tracts of wilderness.

The main plot of the campaign revolved around the encounters taking place in the Kingdom of Kaldor. Kaldor has six main settlements. The Silver Way, the main trade route to the Khuzan (Dwarven) kingdom of Azadmere, runs to the east. Tashal, the capital and largest settlement in Kaldor, and is one of the largest cites on Hârn, lying at the nexus of four trade routes.