Kevin B.
Anti-Paladin Filthy Slime Jam!
25 contributors
All proceeds donated to Doctors Without Borders
d66 People from Your Past
Content: Relationships based on grudges and disappointment; 6 entries in 6 categories
Writing: Entertaining and inspiring; plenty of material for introducing conflict
Art/design: Economic and effective
Usability: Clear and clearly delineated visual presentation
This entry was sponsored by the creator as part of the Ex Libris RPG crowdfunding campaign.
“Feel free to mix things up for even more disturbing relationships!”
Miserere
Concept: “When you woke up two days ago, you discovered that Grift was inhabited by a nightmare.”
Content: Delve into a barrow to (hopefully) stop an unholy scourge
Writing: Creates an atmospheric series of scenes
Art/design: Quite expressive without being overpowering
Usability: Font, color, layout choices ensure easy navigation of text
On the Slaughterfront
Content: A twisted, insect-themed dungeon
Writing: Highly descriptive with striking imagery and some clever rimshots
Art/design: Nice balance of color, text, and graphics that keeps it easily readable
Usability: Hollow and full of bugs, just like it should be
Sinaxariat - Apostecary Guild
Content: 24 supernatural substances with gruesome effects
Writing: Provides context and concise descriptions of decoctions’ effects
Art/design: 4 text blocks arrayed around a pretty brutal central image
Usability: color-coded for easy reference
Slaughtered in the Snow
Content: A compelling battlefield crawl with an interesting twist on Mörk Borg lore
Writing: Solid imagery and ideas conveyed well
Art/design: Not super-elaborate, but fits the the setting’s snowy starkness
Usability: GMs will need to consult a few other titles, which are readily available
Spore-spawn of the Rhizoworm
Content: An adventure in fungal infection
Writing: Presents rules and flavor for a skin-crawling ecology
Art/design: Diverse but unified; useful in navigating the document during play
Usability: Some ambiguity in the fungal infection rules but intent becomes clear
The Beastlord Will Feast on Your Flesh
Concept: “The wild beastlord WENDIGO, the living heart of the woods, holds a potent, unshakeable hatred of you.”
Content: Incorporates tons of community creations into a predator-prey scenario
Writing: Tables for conflicts, resolutions, and locations; lots of amusing one-liners
Art/design: Solid choices of illustrations and graphics
Usability: Ergonomic in digital and print forms
The Occult Ossuary
28 contributors
Content: “Classes, items, companions, monsters and encounters created by sacrilegious mind.”
Writing: A variety of styles, all appropriate to their content
Art/design: Worth downloading just to check out the range of art and layouts
Usability: Complexity varies by entry but consistently easy to use
The Tournament at Alliáns
Concept: “Her Excellency Anthelia, Blood-Countess of Kergüs, has determined to amuse herself by holding a tournament in Alliáns.”
Content: Tourney rules and tables for rewards, consequences, combatants, and relationships
Writing: Consistently entertaining and inspiring
Art/design: Solid choices add atmosphere and facilitate flow
Usability: Well organized; hyperlinks to other texts are quite useful; bracket sheet is a plus
The Vertebrachnid
Content: A strange, slimy scavenger
Writing: Mostly descriptive with a simple stat block
Art/design: Includes a wonderfully ghastly illustration
Usability: Good use of color and shape to delineate content sections