Monstrous Delve: Lizardfolk of the Coiled Serpent (System Neutral) by Creighton Broadhurst is a generic role playing game supplement published by Raging Swan Press.
The supplement is available as a 16-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, half the table of contents and one is an ad
Inside the front cover is a d20 table of vocabulary and meanings and a d12 table of briefly described villains.
What is a Monstrous Delve is a standard piece explaining that these are not standard adventures but overviews that can be fleshed out, and that they are, generally, system neutral.
Customising a Monstrous Delve is also standard and has some tips for making one fit your campaign and setting.
Delve Background has some history of the delve, created by cyclops but now occupied by lizardfolk.
The Adventure Begins has three adventure hooks.
Whispers & Rumours has six rumours; it’s up to the GM as to whether or not any are true.
The Coiled Serpent Tribe has a brief description of the tribe of lizardfolk, followed by society and organisation, notable NPCs, ecology and lair and combat and tactics. A sidebar describes their god, Yig, the devil god of serpents.
The Delve starts with some lore then covers the notable locations briefly, followed by general features and then a map.
After this, the various locations listed earlier are then covered in more detail. The pages have a two-column format, but one has GM Notes related to the accompanying text or blank spaces for a GM to make their own notes. There are also some d4 tables of dungeon dressing and treasure, trinkets and trash to find in locations.
Aftermath wraps things up for the three hooks.
Further Adventures has two more adventure hooks.
Monstrous Delve: Lizardfolk of the Coiled Serpent (System Neutral) in Review
The PDF is bookmarked with major and minor sections linked and only sidebars missing. The table of contents is to a similar level of depth and is hyperlinked. The text maintains a two-column format and appears to be free of errors. As well as the map, there are some stock black and white illustrations. Presentation is okay.
The layout of this supplement is for all intents and purposes nearly identical to the Dungeon Backdrop series; the main differences are that a tribe is described, the occupants of the lair, and that it’s openly system neutral. This isn’t an adventure, but it can be used as a base for one, but the GM will need to do work. As the lizardfolk aren’t necessarily hostile, it could be used for more than just an adventure. Monstrous Delve: Lizardfolk of the Coiled Serpent (System Neutral) can be found by clicking here.
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