Beyond the Old Road

A road into your next adventure

Every road
has a story.
Make this one yours.

Gather a party, follow a lantern into the unknown, or write the tale yourself. Medieval adventures and the tools to build your own world, together in your browser.

Choose your way

Player. Writer. World builder.

01 / PLAY

Take the old road.

Explore hex maps, meet characters, make story choices, and face tactical battles. Play locally or host a private online adventure with friends.

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02 / WRITE

Give the world a voice.

Write dialogue and scenes, offer meaningful choices, and connect their consequences. The development studio gives collaborators a separate draft to write, map, illustrate, and submit for review.

Open the writer tool →
03 / BUILD

Make somewhere worth finding.

Paint terrain, place villages and ruins, and join world maps to smaller locations through entrances, stairs, and hidden passages.

Open the map creator →

Your next adventure

Seven lanterns.
A town to save.

Play The Lanterns Beneath the Lake: explore Merehaven and five connected locations, rescue the missing keepers, and decide what the town must give up to survive.

When you are ready to create, start a blank adventure and bring your own places, characters, and choices.

Find your first steps →

Create together

A workshop for your next adventure.

Invite writers, map designers, and artists to a private development workspace. Approve collaborators, save shared drafts, and review complete adventure submissions before importing them into the game.

Developer sign in & projects →

Keep a copy of your journey.

Local games and drafts save in this browser. Export a project or download your draft to move between devices and share work. Online play uses Google or email sign-in and host-approved sessions.