Tribes Most Foul: Ogres by David Posener is a role playing game supplement published by Raging Swan Press for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. 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 from DriveThruRPG as an 11-page PDF for $1.99 but was purchased at a greatly reduced price as part of a special bundle. Two pages are the front and rear covers, two pages are the front matter, Contents and Stat Blocks by CR and one page is the Open Game License. The PDF comes in two versions, one optimised for print and high-end devices and the other for low end devices and mobile.
There are three tribes covered and each follows a standard two-page format. Each tribe has a brief introductory paragraph, details on society & organisation, ecology & lair, combat & tactics, notable personalities and tribal lore. Sidebars give tribal rosters – as these are ogres, the tribes aren’t the largest – using the tribe in the GM’s campaign and stat blocks for a member.
The Masters of the Cauldron are master chefs who tour from place to place, cooking for the wealthy and powerful. The ogres are talented chefs no doubt, but they are also witches and the ingredients they use would horrify most of the diners.
The Cauterised Host are ogres who hire out for use in battle, though they are not true mercenaries; when not working, they function as bandits. They are known for their use of a drug, zerk – covered in a sidebar and their use of flaming shields in battle.
The Mottled Lurkers are a group of forest-dwelling ogres who listen to murderous tree spirits, capturing travellers and tying them to trees to placate them.
Tribes Most Foul: Ogres in Review
The PDF is well bookmarked with all but sidebars linked. The Contents is less thorough but is hyperlinked. Navigation is excellent for the size. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There’s a single piece of stock black and white art and three custom pieces, the banners for each tribe. Presentation is very good.
The three tribes in this supplement are interesting. The chefs are a very small tribe, with only three main members, and take gluttony to an extreme. It could come as a shock to realise just what their excellent food comes from. The not-entirely-mercenaries could prove a useful, but hazardous, force to employ in battle. The final tribe is a lethal group of primitives. Tribes Most Foul: Ogres is a nice little supplement and it can be found by clicking here.
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