#30 Haunts for Objects by T.H. Gulliver is a role playing game supplement published by Rite Publishing for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result. The supplement is part of Rite’s #30 Haunts series.
This is a fifteen page PDF that is available from RPGNow for $2.96 although it was purchased at a greatly reduced price as part of a special bundle. One page is the front cover, one the front matter, one the Open Game License and two pages are ads for other supplements.
The supplement starts with a prose extract from a (fictional) book about a being called the Worm God. The Worm God itself is covered later.
There are then sections on Persistent Haunts, and what makes them persistent, for this can be hard to determine, Gaze-Triggered Haunts, a new type where simply looking at the haunted object triggers the haunt, Common Haunts, which occur in other supplements in the series and can be encountered more frequently, Minor Haunts, which are low-level haunts that rarely cause direct damage, and Associated Haunts, which are haunts that work together.
Next are the haunts, which range from CR 1 to CR 11, and cover a range of objects. These can range from small to large, such as haunted flutes, chairs, beds, dolls (of course; got to have creepy dolls) and wardrobes. There are even haunts that are associated with traps that repair and reset them – something players will likely not appreciate.
Finally, there is the Temple of the Worm God. Background is given on this “god” – actually a druid’s ghost – and there are three high-level, and nasty, haunts in the temple, as well as stats for the Worm God itself.
#30 Haunts for Objects in Review
The PDF is bookmarked but only the major sections are linked, not such as individual haunts, and one of these points to the wrong place. Navigation is quite poor as a result. The text maintains a two column format and a few minor errors were noticed; mostly misplaced asterisks and spaces. There are various illustrations, both colour and black and white, all public domain. The majority have been chosen so that they actually fit one of the haunts; presentation is therefore better than might be expected from pure public domain artwork.
The haunts are all pretty interesting, but unlike some of the supplements in the series, combining the haunts into an entire framework, and thereby an adventure, is not really possible. Also, although this would have increased the price and size of the supplement, it could perhaps have been possible to create yet more haunted objects. That wouldn’t have really fitted in the #30 Haunts series theme though.
#30 Haunts for Objects is an excellent collection of haunted items to annoy, harass and do much worse to characters with and it can be found by clicking here.
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