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At the end of the day, you're only $6 out of pocket. I missed it, and would have paid the $6 for the
op' to cut the spine off and scan the item, then I'd have binned it. If I've got stuff coming over from TX in the future, I'll give you $6 for it, and send you the PDF when I'm done.
Aside... Was it worth looking at? Any good reading or base material in there?
If you are into Russian History and legends, then hell yes, it was worth way more than $6.
Written by Mark Chapan and Joe Caruso and published in 1990.
It has a lot of information taken directly from Russian history and legends.
Plenty of data that can (with some work) be converted to any
RPG System.
The game system is based on actual political system and christian doctrines active during the time period.
The book centers upon life in the Northern reaches of Rus circa 900 AD and the comming of christianity to that region (Blurb from the front page)
Magic seems to be centered on Either Sorcery, or Elemental Magic.
Cold is obviously a heavy factor since this is the northern portion of the world.
No scantily clad amazonian warrior princesses here as the warm temperatures stated for the months of May and June at around 27 Degrees Celsius (The warm months) and the book covers cold protection factors in great detail.
The book includes Spells and Monsters galore.
There are new Magic Items and weapons (25 pages worth).
There are tables for encounter ideas in various settings (Forest/Village)
There are tables for determing the liklihood of various monster encounters for area and climate and time periods (Quite detailed)
Dragons come in nine different categories, with two subtypes in those sets (Younglings and Adults).
The Hatchlings are:
Snow Worms
Flame Spawn
Kraiks
Brimstone Winglings
Steam Worms
Sand Worms
Stormling
Swamp Worms
Poison Spitter
The Adult Dragons are:
Frost Dragons
Dragons of Flame
Serpents of Perun
Pit Dragons
Vapor Dragons
The Parched ones
Storm Dragons
Serpents of the Hellswamp
The Unwholesome ones
Dragons have NINE different breath weapons.
Frost
Flame
Lightning
Sulphur
Steam
Hot
Wind
Mud
Phlegm.
Each Dragon Type (Really every monster) has stat blocks with details much like the Monster Manuals from TSR.
There are many other unique monsters too.
Many of them will be included in future adventures in my games.
One such creature is a Polevik.
It is a Demi-Demon being a cross between a demom and human.
They inhabit Cultivated Fields only and never stray far from the fields they protect.
They are tolerated by farmers and landowners as they jealosly protect the wheat, rye, or oats from Crows, thieves and peasants who try to steal its precious grains.
Most farmers in fact have pacts/agreements with the demi-demons to do so.
This monster comes directly from Russian Folklore and legends....
Its a scarecrow with teath and claws.
There are two seperate short adventures in the back.
Woe to Mikhailov (Name of a village) and The Mound of the Serpent (Dragon).
Yes, its only $6 and so I am not unhappy with the cost as the data is well worth that amount and more (
IMO).
What ticks me off is the lack of honesty by the seller.
No matter the winning bid amount, the seller is an asshat for selling a book with mildew and water damages from the front cover all the way through to the rear cover, and not saying so in the description.
I was already thinking of doing as you suggested and cut the binding off and scan it all.
The mildew and water damage ruined my plans to post to the fun finds thread.
