Wilderness Dressing: Swamps by Creighton Broadhurst 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, one is an ad, three the front matter, Contents and Foreword and one the Open Game License. The PDF comes in two versions, one intended for print and high-end devices, one intended for low-end and mobile.
Minor Events is a d100 table of minor things to happen in a swamp.
Swamp Dressing is a d100 table of things to see in a swamp.
Random Swamp Encounters is a d12 table of encounters.
Marsh Features has some details on how they affect game mechanics.
Wilderness Dressing: Swamps in Review
The PDF is bookmarked with the major sections linked. The Contents is to a similar level of depth and is hyperlinked. Navigation is decent. The text maintains a two-column format and appeared to be mostly free of errors; Marsh Features was probably intended to be Swamp Features. There is a single black and white stock illustration. Presentation is decent.
The two d100 tables, despite having some Pathfinder stats, will be comparatively easy to use with other systems, making them more useful. The d12 table of random encounters should not be treated like a random table, as is common in these supplements, because the chances of meeting three stirges are the same as encountering an ancient black dragon. The features table is only useful for Pathfinder. Wilderness Dressing: Swamps is a useful supplement and it can be found by clicking here.
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