Art by Gabe FuaIf Chrysogon's Coterie was a business, right now I'd be framing the first dollar bill spent by a customer. As it's an open source RPG resource I wrote for free and publish at-cost, the nearest equivalent is the first review submitted by a customer, to wit:
A must-have supplement for Basic Fantasy RPG or any other OSR RPG
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
This is a very well-written, superbly illustrated supplement
for the Basic Fantasy Role Playing Game (BFRPG). With little to no
other tweaking it could be used for just about any other OSR style role
playing game.
First - the price and the print quality. If you
are familiar with BFRPG books, they are printed basically at cost. So
for a few dollars, you get a good quality print on demand book (with
years of experience buying POD books, the quality is usually lacking,
but every BFRPG book is of such good quality print, they don't seem like
print on demand. (you can get both softcover and hardcover BFRPG
books, I've gotten both, but mostly the softcover.)
The book
itself is filled with NPCs who have been given short but detailed
backgrounds and they can be slotted in your campaign, adventure, or
could be used to kickstart or be integral parts of your adventures.
I've seen books with NPCs and Villains before, but none that combine
this level of detail, background, and are sorted by levels. I've been
gaming for 40 years, and this is one of the best supplements I've ever
purchased. Not too much detail, not too little, just right.
If
you play old school RPGs, BFRPG, or any retro clones, and especially if
you are building a sandbox campaign, buy this book. It's full of rich
characters, great adventure hooks, and time saving ideas. BUY IT!
I'm gratified. It really isn't like any other book I have either, which is why it was important for me to write it. It corrects a lot of things I disliked about previous NPC books, and adds a lot of things that were absent entirely. If you were pleased by offerings such as The Rogues Gallery or The Shady Dragon Inn, then perhaps this book is superfluous.
That said, it's about 5 bucks US and 6 dollars Canadian. It wouldn't hurt to have a look. You probably spend more on coffee in a day.
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