Monstrous Lair #44: Chimera’s Den by Steve Hood 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 as an 8-page PDF for $1.65 from DriveThruRPG but was purchased at a reduced price thanks to a special offer. The supplement comes in two versions, a plaintext file and a PDF. Two pages of the PDF are the front and rear covers, two pages are ads, about half a page the front matter and Contents and one page the Open Game License.
Using this Monstrous Lair is a standard piece of text for the series and explains what the tables are and that the supplement makes two assumptions; the GM has a map of the lair and stats for monsters and details of any treasure.
There is an introductory sentence on chimera, followed by a series of d10 tables.
1: Outside the Lair has encounters for outside the den, suggestive of something large and dangerous.
2: What’s Going On? is what the chimera is doing when encountered, which includes an amusing entry where the goat head has a bone stuck between its teeth.
3: Major Lair Features are larger types of dressing for the lair.
4: Minor Lair Features is similar but generally smaller in form.
5: Chimera’s Appearance is a list of descriptions for the chimera.
6: Treasure is a collection of interesting valuable items, though no prices are given.
7: Trinkets & Trash has damaged items and some curious ones.
Monstrous Lair #44: Chimera’s Den in Review
The PDF is bookmarked with major and minor sections linked. The Contents are to a similar level of depth and is hyperlinked. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There is a single piece of black and white stock art. Presentation is okay.
The chimera-related entries in this are thematically appropriate, but the other entries are interesting in and of themselves. Tables 6 and 7 are some of the better ones in the series. Monstrous Lair #44: Chimera’s Den is a decent collection of tables and it can be found by clicking here.
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