Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Could this be the most monsterous campaign ever?

"Green Races" by Timothy Brown and James M. Ward Printed and Distributed by Fast Forward Entertainment ISBN-10: 0-9719598-1-1 --- 224 Pages "Green Races" is an entire campaign setting for D20 in which races that are generally considered monsters are trying to outdo one another to control the world. Fifteen factions are described, with quite a bit of background, classes and prestige classes, their armies, and at least one location for each that this race protects. The major races that are attempting to do this are: 01) Bugbears 02) Derro 03) Dragon Goblins 04) Drow 05) Duergar 06) Gnolls 07) Goblins (Group 1) 08) Goblins (Group 2) 09) Half-Orcs 10) Hobgoblins 11) Kobolds 12) Ogres 13) Orcs 14) Trolls (Group 1) 15) Trolls (Group 2) There are also many races trying to keep all of the above from accomplishing their aims. These include Humans, Dwarves, Good Dragons, Demonic races (believe it or not), and Evil Dragons! Not to mention the non-aligned races, such as Efreeti (called "Azazel's Horde"), Elementals, Fire Giants, Hill Giants, "The Hives" (a collection of bug-like races), Nameless Ones (mostly Undead), Necromancers (led by "Pearat"), Stone Giants, and Swamp Folk (mostly lizardfolk). A few maps, the OGL, and three pages of advertisements end this book. There are also three 'modules' set in the world of the Green Races: "Fortress of the Ogre Chieftain", "Temple of the Troll God", and "Slave Pits of the Goblin King". Yes, a few good aligned races are scattered throughout, and a very crafty GM and intelligent players could make for a bang-up series of adventures, and even a campaign! If you believe that this combination of races at each other's throats creates a world filled with battle, danger, and pure excitement, you're right! I've managed to collect all of Fast Forward's books, and this is by far the best! Your characters may become =any= of the races above, and make them their own! In addition, each race has at least one prestige class! The book begins with a two page spread map of the world, showing where each of the races dominate. The fact that this book is designed for monstrous characters, and primarily evil characters, makes this an attractive volume for GMs who are tired of the "same-old-same-old" campaign. Fast Forward Entertainment had created many books for the D20 system, and it is very unfortunate that it appears to be lost in space. Fast Forward did such a good job of creating material, that I ended up owning them all! Of that list, "Green Races" is at the top of the heap! One of my very best recommendations for D20!

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