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Altered Beasts: Gnolls, Volume I (PFRPG/5e)

Altered Beasts: Gnolls, Volume I (PFRPG/5e) This dual-format NPC/monster-variant codex clocks in at 24 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page SRD, 1 page advertisement, leaving us with 20 pages of content, so let’s take a look!   Now, how is this structured? Well, we get a brief fluffy introduction contextualizing the respective variant gnoll; after that, we first get a statblock for…

1000-Word-Adventures: The Coin Purse’s Strings (system neutral)

1000-Word-Adventures: The Coin Purse’s Strings (system neutral) All right, this little system-neutral adventure-sketch clocks in at 3 pages 1 page front cover, 2 pages of content.   This being basically a system-neutral adventure outline in precious few words, I do not expect earth-shattering storylines here.   This being an adventure review, the following contains SPOILERS. Potential players…

Recovery Dice Options (5e)

Recovery Dice Options (5e) This supplement clocks in at 32 pages,1  page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page SRD, 1 page advertisement, leaving us with 28 pages of content, so let’s take a look!   One of my favorite components of 5e’s design would be Hit Dice, aka recovery dice – the means to keep adventuring without requiring a gazillion of healing potions.. The system requires minimal…

The Malefactor Class: Revised & Expanded (PFRPG/5e)

The Malefactor Class: Revised & Expanded (PFRPG/5e) This revision of the malefactor class clocks in at 41 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC, 2 pages of advertisement, 1 page SRD, leaving us with 35 pages of content, so let’s take a look!   This review was moved up in my review-queue as a non-prioritized review at the request of my patreons.   After a brief introduction by…

Noble Cause, Bloodied Hands (PFRPG/5e)

Noble Cause, Bloodied Hands (PFRPG/5e) This dual-format module clocks in at 79 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page front cover artwork sans titles etc., 1 page SRD, leaving us with 75 pages of content, so let’s take a look!   Okay, first things first – like “Slaughter at Splinterfang Gorge”, the author’s first module for TPK Games, this is a dual-system module. If you’ve read my…

Slaughter at Splinterfang Gorge (PFRPG/5e)

Slaughter at Splinterfang Gorge (PFRPG/5e) This dual-statted module for PFRPG and 5e clocks in at 73 pages, 1 page front cover, 1 page editorial, 1 page ToC, 1 page SRD, 1 page back cover, so let’s take a look!   So, dual-statted – what does this mean in the context of this module? Basically, throughout the pdf, you’ll have black boxes that note environmental effects for the PFRPG-system, red…