Monstrous Lair #84: Castaway’s Camp 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 castaways before moving onto the tables.
1: Outside the Lair are various items of dressing for the exterior.
2: What’s Going On? is what the castaway might be doing.
3: Major Lair Features are the more important types of dressing.
4: Minor Lair Features is similar but covers smaller features.
5: Castaway’s Appearance actually describes ten castaways, with name, alignment, sex, species and a description.
6: Treasure is items of value though no value is given.
7: Trinkets & Trash is mostly rubbish.
Monstrous Lair #84: Castaway’s Camp 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 particular supplement sticks pretty closely to the theme; this theme, however, is extremely niche. It basically covers individuals who have been left by themselves on small islands, nowhere near anywhere else. That makes it less useful, as there will only be very specific circumstances when it might be used. Monstrous Lair #84: Castaway’s Camp can be found by clicking here.
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