A Review of the Role Playing Game Supplement Turquoise Valley

Turquoise Valley by Dave Woodrum is a generic role playing game supplement published by Fishwife Games.

The supplement is available as a 12-page PDF for $2.99 from DriveThruRPG but was purchased at a reduced price during a sale. One page is the front cover and one the front matter.

The opening paragraphs explain that this is a fictional frontier town for old west settings. It gives some details on placement; it should be on a prairie with copper and turquoise mining interests, and close to the railroad but not connected. The reason for the placement details is that these have an effect on the town’s situation. It explains that the town is intended to be compatible with most old west games, and not just historic, and references to specific localities should be removed or changed as needed.

Background explains that the town is built outside copper mining territory. The mayor wishes to connect the town to the railroad, as the economy is starting to slow, but the major businessman of the settlement disagrees and would prefer to take over as mayor.

Town Map Locations comprises the majority of the supplement. There are 46 locations in town, all detailed. Important NPCs at different locations are described, and many locations are referred to in others, providing a degree of interconnection.

The final two pages of content have maps of the town, one without numbers on the buildings and one with.

Turquoise Valley in Review

The PDF lacks bookmarks and by the way it is laid out these are not really needed. Presentation is okay. The text maintains a single column format and appeared to be free of errors. As well as the colour custom map there are some colour and black and white stock illustrations. Presentation is okay.

The town is well detailed, as every location on the map is covered, though this does mean there is no room to add other locations. There are a variety of potential adventure hooks scattered throughout, with the main one being the potential conflict between the mayor and the dominant businessman; this also creates subsidiary hooks. Turquoise Valley is a good little old west supplement and it can be found by clicking here.