A Review of the Role Playing Game Supplement Campaign Codex #4: Greater Villains (P1)

Campaign Codex #4: Greater Villains (P1) by Creighton Broadhurst, Andy Lewis and Martin Tideswell is a role playing game supplement published by Raging Swan Press 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 available as an 18-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $4.45 but was purchased at a reduced price in a special bundle. Two pages are the front and rear covers, one the front matter and Contents, two are ads and one the Open Game License. The PDF comes in two versions, one optimised for print and high-end devices and the other for low end devices and mobile.

The main part of the supplement covers six powerful villains. Each is named along with their alignment, sex, species, class and level. There is a description of their aims and goals, followed by background, personality, mannerisms and distinguishing features. Each also has lore and adventure hooks and some have additional material, such as associated lesser NPCs or related material.

Calaunfel Wyrxin was mummified whilst still alive and now seeks revenge, though even the village that he was from no longer exists.

Irdenseyr Lhamgos is an incubus who is motivated purely by personal gratification and the promotion of infidelity.

Koravel Nahel is the founder and head of an order of werewolf druids.

Parardar Levien is a lich who identifies strongly with dragons thanks to his sorcerous heritage.

Rexal Urexin is a bloodthirsty pirate.

Vilran Azanae is a vampiric wizard more interested in developing his magical skills than his vampiric ones.

The Codex of Villains has full stats for all the NPCs.

Campaign Codex #4: Greater Villains (P1) in Review

The PDF is bookmarked with everything linked. The Contents only covers the main sections and is hyperlinked. Navigation is good. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are a number of black and white stock illustrations. Presentation is okay.

The six NPC villains described are all dangerous, and some of them are very dangerous. They can be major foes of the characters, employing lesser villains to carry out their plots, and some could simply be encountered randomly. The villains have different motivations, meaning that they can be encountered for different reasons, and characters could end up encountering all of them at some point, given that what the NPCs are after is different in each case. Campaign Codex #4: Greater Villains (P1) is a good collection of villains and it can be found by clicking here.