King Ozlem Park and the Varshana Canal Market by Cliff Dunn is a role playing game supplement published by ZealZaddy for use with Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition. 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 a 36-page PDF for $ from DriveThruRPG. One page is the front cover, one the front matter, one the Contents and one the Open Game License. There are also two zip files. One contains a map of the park, 16 JPG in total, in gridded and non-gridded and at two different sizes, with each of these available in day and night and winter day and winter night. The second contains JPG VTT tokens for five NPCs, each in three sizes.
The first two pages of content are taken up by some links to Free City of Vadashar material, a sidebar, Welcome to the Free City of Vadashar, that is duplicated from other supplements and gives background and history of the city, its present and future and some details on using King Ozlem Park in Vadashar or in another setting.
King Ozlem Park and the Varshana Canal Market starts with a map of the park along with an overview of it and the nearby area as well as the founder.
King Ozlem Park Encounters is a d20 table of encounters to have in the park, one of which changes depending on the time of year.
The park is then divided into quarters and described. There is a, roughly, quarter of the map for each location, which is labelled. The numbered locations, 133 in total across all four quarters, are then described, and the descriptions can vary from a single sentence to effectively mini-encounters, some with strange items.
Appendix 1: Stat Blocks has stats for four NPCs and a new creature.
Appendix 2: Tokens and Map Sets covers the various VTT tokens and maps found in the zip files.
King Ozlem Park and the Varshana Canal Market in Review
The PDF is bookmarked with each page of encounters linked as well as other content. The Contents is to a similar level of depth and is hyperlinked. The text mostly follows a two-column format, with the exception of the first page of content which is single column, and appeared to be free of errors. There are a variety of colour illustrations, up to full page in size, as well as the maps, which are okay, rather than being good or bad. Presentation is good.
There are various references that can be recognised from previous supplements in the line, though the particular supplement they are taken from is not listed, as it is in City Lights, which is a shame as it would make it easier to tie things together.
Now, though it’s suggested that the park could be used whole in other settings, this doesn’t consider that it is a very good supplement to scavenge for parts. Many of the locations can be taken out and put anywhere suitable in an urban setting, making this a useful supplement for filling in the nooks and crannies in an urban environment. This may well be the primary use for purchasers not using it in Vadashar, as some of the locations are decently detailed. King Ozlem Park and the Varshana Canal Market is a useful collection of locations and encounters and it can be found by clicking here.
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