Tanner’s Crossing by Dave Woodrum is a generic role playing game supplement published by Fishwife Games.
The supplement is available as a PDF from DriveThruRPG for $4.99, as a hardcover print on demand book for $13.99 or as PDF and book for $13.99. The PDF is the version reviewed, although it was purchased at a reduced price during a sale, and has 31 pages with one being the front cover and one the front matter and Table of Contents. There are also three png files, all maps of the town, one labelled for GMs and two not for players, one with and one without a grid.
It starts with some fluff text on the town, then the Introduction which explains this provides a drop-in village for a fantasy setting that can be used with most systems.
Background gives some details on the village’s location and history, as well as things that are happening below the surface.
Map Locations covers the different locations in the town, fifty in total. Each is given a name and description, together with NPCs and details of what may be happening. The pages also have fragments of the map, showing the locations that are being covered.
Following this are three black and white maps of the village, the same ones as in the pngs.
Random Scoundrels is a d100 table with 50 results of briefly described NPCs who could cause problems.
Random Travelers is a similar table of NPCs who could be passing through.
Random Chatter is a d100 table of things to hear in the village about what’s going on.
Random Gang Namer is a d20 table with two columns that can be used to name a gang.
Random Goods for Wagons and Carts is a d100 table with 50 results of cargo that could be found.
Tanner’s Crossing in Review
The PDF is bookmarked with major sections linked, though the bookmarks do not always end up in the right place. The Table of Contents is to a similar level of depth. The text is either single or two column format and appeared to be almost free of errors. There are a number of black and white illustrations, mostly portraits; sadly, these are AI generated. Presentation is okay.
This is a village that is described with a good level of detail and there are quite a few potential adventure hooks within it. It should be easy enough to drop into most settings and simple enough to add stats for it; mostly, NPC stat blocks are what’s needed. The random tables at the back are also more broadly useful, as they don’t have to be used just with this village. Tanner’s Crossing is a decent little supplement and it can be found by clicking here.
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