Urban Dressing: Theatres by Liz Smith 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 as a 13-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $3.75 but was purchased at a reduced price as part of a special bundle. Two pages are the front and rear covers, two the front matter and Contents and one is the Open Game License. The PDF comes in two versions, one designed for print and high-end devices, the other for mobile and low-end devices.
The supplement is intended to create theatres for a city and consists of various options.
A: Characteristics & Appearance (External) is a d100 list with 56 results for what the theatre looks like from the outside.
B: Characteristics & Appearance (Internal) is a similar d100 list with 50 results for noteworthy features for the interior.
C: Hooks, Complications & Opportunities is a d20 list of various rumours followed by another d20 list, this one of show titles, though no other details.
D: Sights & Sounds is a d100 list with 50 results for things to see and hear at the theatre.
E: Associated NPCs gives an overview of 20 NPCs that could be encountered. Each is given a name, alignment, class and level, appearance, personality, mannerisms and hooks.
Urban Dressing: Theatres in Review
The PDF is well bookmarked with major and minor sections linked. The Contents only covers the major sections, but is hyperlinked. Navigation is good. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be free of errors. There are a few pieces of black and white stock art. Presentation is okay.
There is a decent amount of content to create a theatre, but the appearance tables might be better to choose from rather than roll, especially as a few entries describe sights & sounds. Different organisation of the tables might have been good, and some more details on the shows than just the name. The NPCs are an interesting group of people of various different types, both performs and audience, to meet. Urban Dressing: Theatres is a decent supplement and it can be found by clicking here.
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