20 Things #72: Urban Oddities (System Neutral Edition) by Creighton Broadhurst is a role playing game supplement published by Raging Swan Press. The supplement is stated to be system neutral, but also compatible with any version of Dungeons & Dragons, and is therefore covered by the Open Game License with some parts considered to be Open Game Content as a result.
The supplement is available for $3.45 from DriveThruRPG, although it was bought at a reduced price thanks to a special offer, and comes in three versions. One version is a text file; the other two are 11-page PDFs. One PDF is intended for print and high-end devices, the other for low end devices and mobile. Two pages are the front and rear covers, two pages are ads, one page is the front matter, Contents and some notes on using the supplement and one the Open Game License.
1: 1d10 Odd, But Fun, Festivals has an opening paragraph on how every settlement has its own traditions and customs. Following this is a list of ten different festivals and events that characters could see. Some are mainly an excuse to drink.
2: 10 Odd Features & Buildings explains that some places have strange features. Ten such features are listed; these are rather similar in concept if not detail to one of the tables in 20 Things #70: Urban Landmarks.
3: 20 Odd Traditions lists 20 practices and traditions that a settlement might have, which likely appear strange to outsiders.
4: 20 Odd Laws has local laws that a settlement might have; some were clearly designed to make those responsible for the law money. This has a subsidiary table, 8 Odd Punishments, as an odd law requires an equally odd punishment.
20 Things #72: Urban Oddities (System Neutral Edition) in Review
The PDF is bookmarked, with all sections linked. The Contents is to a similar level of depth and is hyperlinked. Navigation is good. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are a couple of stock black and white illustrations, one full page. Presentation is decent.
This is another way of fleshing out a settlement, following on from other recent ones in the series, though most of these are more suited to a village than anything larger. At least some of the content is based on real-world material (the festival of cheese rolling for instance) or perhaps inspired by it. 20 Things #72: Urban Oddities (System Neutral Edition) is a useful supplement with some interesting material for smaller settlements and it can be found by clicking here.
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