Monstrous Lair #83: Dragon Turtle’s Cave by Robert Mason 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.
The first paragraph has some brief details on dragon turtles before moving onto the tables.
1: Outside the Lair has a variety of aquatic and ocean features.
2: What’s Going On? has things the dragon turtle may be doing and other things of interest.
3: Major Lair Features has major features for a watery cave.
4: Minor Lair Features has smaller elements.
5: Dragon Turtle’s Appearance has ten descriptions for dragon turtles.
6: Treasure has items of value to find, though no values are given.
7: Trinkets & Trash are pieces of junk.
Monstrous Lair #83: Dragon Turtle’s Cave 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.
Some of the results in these tables are definitely specific to dragon turtles, but more than a few are suitable for other aquatic locations. This means the supplement have a more general use, but isn’t as focused on dragon turtles as it might be. Monstrous Lair #83: Dragon Turtle’s Cave can be found by clicking here.
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