Monstrous Lair #87 Centaurs’ Glen 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 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 gives some brief details on centaurs. Following this are the d10 lists.
1: Outside the Lair describes the region around the glen.
2: What’s Going On? is what the centaurs might be doing.
3: Major Lair Features has generally larger features for the glen.
4: Minor Lair Features has smaller features.
5: Centaur’s Appearance has descriptions for centaurs.
6: Treasure has items of value though values are not given.
7: Trinkets & Trash has items of rubbish and some of little or no value.
Monstrous Lair #87 Centaurs’ Glen 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.
If this supplement has a problem, it’s that it describes a very specific type of centaur, both in attitude and where they live. This won’t be usable for centaurs that live closer to civilisation that have good relations with humans; it is really only suitable for people-shunning, remote, glen-dwelling centaurs, which does limit its utility. Monstrous Lair #87 Centaurs’ Glen can be found by clicking here.
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