Paradise by Joseph Mohr is a role playing game supplement published by Old School Role Playing for use with Cepheus Engine. As such, it is covered by the Open Game License and some parts are considered to be Open Game Content as a result.
The supplement is available as a 32 page Pay What You Want PDF from DriveThruRPG. Two pages are the front and rear covers, three the front matter and three the Open Gaming License.
The opening paragraphs explain that gambling is legal on many worlds in the Sonora sector – though not stated, the adventure is set in the Frontiers of Space – but not all of them. The characters are approached by a representative of the Sonoran Interstellar Police to investigate a casino that has been established on a world where gambling is illegal, but which local authorities haven’t shut down. He wants them to infiltrate the casino and find any proof that the local authorities have been bribed, corrupted or threatened.
Patron has details on the employer.
Rarirus 1 has some brief details on the planet.
Complications are things that can go wrong and information that isn’t known.
The Gang briefly describes the gang running the casino.
The Paradise Control Casino describes the place’s location and the different areas in it.
Rumors Floating Around the Casino is a list of rumours that characters can hear that may or may not be true.
Rigged Casino Games has brief rules on playing the games which are rigged in the house’s favour.
Cave Ins has a 2d6 table of where these might happen.
Casino Roster of Employees has stats for these NPCs, divided into different categories.
Casino Random Encounters is a 2d6 table of such.
Casino Roster of Patrons has a 4d6 table of customers to encounter.
Casino Roster of Gang Members has a 2d6 table of such.
The Accountant is the casino’s accountant.
Local Government Officials and Law Enforcement has a 2d6 table of these.
Another Gang is Interested in the Casino has stats for a rival gang.
Mission Completion Objectives are how to succeed.
The final page of content is a black and white map of the casino.
Paradise in Review
The PDF lacks bookmarks and is long enough with enough different sections that these would have been useful. Navigation is poor. The text maintains a single column format and some minor errors were noticed. Bar the map and covers, there are no illustrations. Presentation is adequate.
The supplement suffers from a common problem; NPCs who could have been covered in one or two stat blocks being individually described, which increases its length. This should primarily be a low-combat mission, as the characters are supposed to be infiltrating for information, not going in guns blazing. It’s not their job in this case to take the gang down, but to find the evidence to allow the police to do so. Paradise is a decent little adventure and it can be found by clicking here.
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