Monday, December 19, 2022

Review & Commentary On 'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' By G Edward Patterson III For Your Old School & OSR Campaigns

A picaresque romp through an ordinary town gone bizarre– The Honest and Plain Village of Scio is an OSR adventure mini-setting for low level parties, levels 1-4. Inspired by weird historical primary sources, it takes the players on a journey to the f*cking absurd.

This is an adventure of precarious setups, not scenes. There is no plot, no ending or beginning. Random encounters and events make the Village feel busy and urban, faction events keep the Village from feeling static. "


The Village is part of the Ouaricon setting (Mythic False Oregon) for your Northwest American Fantasy needs. However, it is compatible with most standard medieval fantasy campaigns
'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' By G Edward Patterson III  is one of those rare adventures that isn't really just an adventure but an adventure location unto itself.  'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' ehoes with certain 
 Northwest American Fantasy campaigns & is a part of the author's Mythic False Oregon campaign setting. 'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' clocks in at about seventy three pages of American weirdness that works with just about any OSR style game. 
The village itself seems normal but the more one dives into the NPC's, the background, & the whole cloth of 
Scio then take far more then a left turn. 
'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' By G Edward Patterson III is a rare beast in that this adventure location could be run with almost any OSR game. Lamentations of the Flame Princess easily springs to mind here  for 'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' easily.
Honestly, though
'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' could easily be adapted to  the Wretched Country or the Wretched Époque Rpg easily. The NPC's, the circumstances of the village, & more all lend themselves to an early American style campaign. 

























'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' could easily be slipped into the back handle of Troll Lord Games Victorious rpg with little effort. Scio' could be a place out of time & circumstance. Why?! Because it's weirdness is a perfect foil for the Victorian & supers of the game. 
Scio & it's surroundings could be used in an early 1800's Nightshift Veterans of the Night Wars rpg campaign as a point of adventure & possible death for PC's. Or something far worse. 
Seriously there's some great stuff that 
G Edward Patterson III throws into the mix here. At 5.00 dollars for  'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' this adventure is a steal! 

'The Honest and Plain Village of Scio' By G Edward Patterson III For Your Old School & OSR Campaigns Is Available Right Here !

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