A Review of the Role Playing Game Supplement Monstrous Lair #67: Wraith’s Haunt (Unplugged)

Monstrous Lair #67: Wraith’s Haunt (Unplugged) by Robert Manson 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 $1.65 from DriveThruRPG but was purchased at a reduced price thanks to a special offer. The supplement comes in three versions, a plaintext file and two PDFs. The first PDF has eight pages, with two pages being 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. The second PDF only has four pages, removing the covers and ads.

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 wraiths, followed by a series of d10 tables.

1: Outside the Lair has encounters for the area around the lair, which could be hints as to what is present.

2: What’s Going On? is what is happening, which may be what the wraith is doing when encountered.

3: Major Lair Features has important features for the lair.

4: Minor Lair Features is similar to the above, but has generally smaller features.

5: Wraith’s Appearance has ways of customising what the wraith looks like.

6: Treasure has a number of valuable items, though none are given a value.

7: Trinkets & Trash is mostly junk rather than trinkets.

Monstrous Lair #67: Wraith’s Haunt (Unplugged) 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.

This is one of the more thematically close entries in the series, with most of the results being appropriate for a wraith and many giving a hint, or more than a hint, that something undead is present. Monstrous Lair #67: Wraith’s Haunt (Unplugged) is one of the better entries in the series and it can be found by clicking here.