Claw Atlas
Author: Tyler Crumrine, Jonathan Yee, Austin Breed Publisher: Possible Worlds Games Pages: 16 Session Length: Adds 15-30 minutes to BF&B session
Overview
Expansion for Beak, Feather & Bone adding two major variants: The Hunters (faction actions create settlement-specific threats) and The Mapmakers (procedural map generation during play). Also includes new faction role (The Hunters) and additional maps.
Role in The Western Horizon
Primary Scale: Settlement (same as BF&B) Used For: Adding consequence/threat layer to settlements + zero-prep map generation Sections Updated: 02 - Settlements
The Hunters: Consequences Not Random Encounters
The winning faction’s dominant suit determines what kind of action attracted/created the threat:
- ♥ Social: Ritual, gathering, or mass worship attracted something
- ♦ Financial: Greed, exploitation, or trade awakened/summoned threat
- ♣ Future: Ambitious experiment or reckless preparation went wrong
- ♠ Past: Disturbed ruins, broke seals, or stole artifacts
Faction-Threat Matrix Examples
- Miners + ♦: “Dug too deep seeking rare ore, broke into sealed vault”
- Mages + ♣: “Experimental summoning ritual miscalculated”
- Clerics + ♥: “Mass festival attracted entity that feeds on devotion”
- Strangers + ♠: “Outsiders brought knowledge of ancient enemy”
The Mapmakers: Zero-Prep Map Generation
Card values dictate geometric shapes for the map. Face cards create meaningful spatial relationships:
- Jacks cluster → Market districts, guild quarters, connected compounds
- Queens isolate → Watchtowers, quarantine zones, noble estates
- Kings nest → Fortified temples, walled gardens, prisons, containment
Quick Reference
The Hunters (30 seconds):
- After BF&B, identify winning faction’s dominant suit
- Winner describes faction action based on that suit
- Everyone else collaboratively describes resulting monster/threat
- Each person adds one element (looks, acts, wants, weakness)
The Mapmakers - Drawing (30 seconds):
- Start with blank paper
- When claiming building, draw shape based on card value
- Face cards have special placement rules (J=adjacent, Q=isolated, K=enveloping)
Last updated: 2025-12-07 Processed from: Claw_Atlas__Digital_and_Print.pdf