Weasels by Rob Barnes and Jonathan Davidson is a role playing game supplement published by Columbia Games Inc. for use with Hârn and HârnMaster. This is a bestiary article.
The supplement is available as a six-page PDF from DriveThruRPG for $4.98 but was purchased at a reduced price during a sale.
The first page explains that weasels are the largest group of carnivorous mammals, and lists the true weasels and the subgroups. It gives a general overview of weasels and explains that, other than the wolverine, Hârnic weasels pose little threat to humans, but humans themselves pose a threat to weasels, with the pelts prized in some cases, others hunted because of what they do and others prized for their role in keeping down infestations. A sidebar has details for using them with the hunting and trapping rules from Hunting and their economic data.
Weasel looks at the stoat, sable, mink and polecat, which are often hunted for their pelts and sometimes prey on small animals in manors. A broad description is given, then more details on specific kinds. A sidebar has stats.
Badger looks at these, where they live and what they are used for and their appearance in folklore. A sidebar again has stats.
River Otter covers these in a similar way, with a description of them and their behaviour, their uses and stats in a sidebar.
Sea Otter gives details on these in a similar manner, with details on where they are hunted, and sidebar stats as usual.
Wolverine gives details in these, the most dangerous member of the weasel family and the one that can threaten humans, though it still has economic uses. The sidebar contains stats as usual.
Weasels in Review
The PDF lacks bookmarks and at this length doesn’t need them. Navigation is fine. The text maintains a single column with sidebar format and appeared to be free of errors. There are several colour images, including one for each creature. Presentation is good.
Similar to other bestiary articles, this contains setting fluff as well as stats, making it more useful with other systems. Even for a bestiary article, this one is expensive at full price. Weasels can be found by clicking here.
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