5 Reasons to Get “A Ghastly Potpourri” (If You Don’t Play Ghastly Affair)
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Even if the Romantic Horror of Ghastly Affair isn’t your thing, here’s five good reasons the new supplement “A Ghastly Potpourri” should be in your gaming library.
ONE:
It’s filled with Historical Information useful for any RPG set in the Georgian, French Revolutionary, Napoleonic, or Regency period. Why was there a trade in fake mummies? Who was the Italian anatomist who made furniture inlaid with human flesh? What was the agenda of the real Bavarian Illuminati?
TWO:
Want to create a Mad Scientist-type character but don’t know where to start? Would you like to have the PCs to meet some historical occultists? Want know some real-life highwaymen and pirates that PCs might encounter? Use the lists of Inspirations from history and media!
THREE:
Are you an OSR gamer, but not interested in Gothic Horror and Romance? All the creatures in “A Ghastly Potpourri” are dual-statted for use in OSR games. Battle the Leeds Devil, or call on the aid of a Planetary Angel!
FOUR:
Need help coming up with an encounter, or setting flavor? The Random Tables in “A Ghastly Potpourri” are for you!
FIVE:
Like historical genre fiction? Read the included short story “A Cure for Melancholy”, a rollicking tale of manners and horror in Georgian England!
Plus, the PDF is just $4.95 for over 100 pages of Gothic gaming goodness!
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Even if the Romantic Horror of Ghastly Affair isn’t your thing, here’s five good reasons the new supplement “A Ghastly Potpourri” should be in your gaming library.
ONE:
It’s filled with Historical Information useful for any RPG set in the Georgian, French Revolutionary, Napoleonic, or Regency period. Why was there a trade in fake mummies? Who was the Italian anatomist who made furniture inlaid with human flesh? What was the agenda of the real Bavarian Illuminati?
TWO:
Want to create a Mad Scientist-type character but don’t know where to start? Would you like to have the PCs to meet some historical occultists? Want know some real-life highwaymen and pirates that PCs might encounter? Use the lists of Inspirations from history and media!
THREE:
Are you an OSR gamer, but not interested in Gothic Horror and Romance? All the creatures in “A Ghastly Potpourri” are dual-statted for use in OSR games. Battle the Leeds Devil, or call on the aid of a Planetary Angel!
FOUR:
Need help coming up with an encounter, or setting flavor? The Random Tables in “A Ghastly Potpourri” are for you!
FIVE:
Like historical genre fiction? Read the included short story “A Cure for Melancholy”, a rollicking tale of manners and horror in Georgian England!
Plus, the PDF is just $4.95 for over 100 pages of Gothic gaming goodness!
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