OK, so I admit it. This one slipped under my radar and it shouldn’t have. But I have no qualms about doing a rant about a product that isn’t brand spanking new.

This little product is pretty damned cool. Hell, everybody loves a freaky Mythos adventure. Realms of Crawling Chaos is all about Lovecraftian horrors. There’s good advice and background info for twisting your campaign and there’s some Mythos inspired races. Cool. The usual (or maybe I should unusual) array of monsters and spells presented. Once, these are really cool. And there’s a psionics system ala the Old School way.
But there some places where this really just stands out in my mind. These are things that could be added to more normal campaigns to spice things up.
Formulae are alchemical processes akin to spells. Not just brewing up a Cure Light Wounds potion. We’re talking the weird and just a bit disturbing stuff that comes along with messing with Things Man Was Not Meant To Know.
Eldritch Artifacts chapter is just fucking awesome. Like a lot of folks, I’ve grown weary of the Magical Wal-Mart stocked full of generic items. Anything that breaks out of this mold is a welcome addition. Hell, even if you aren’t running a Mythos based game this is some good inspiration. A need I say that there’s also a nifty random artifact section. Good way to keep those players guessing at just what kind mystical bauble they’ve picked up.
Finally, there’s a section on studying tomes of forgotten lore. This is something that should happen pretty often in a game. Wizards are always poking around on the edges of what is possible and what should just be left alone. Here’s a good little system for that. Yet another good tool for the game master.
For just under $5, it’s a damned good buy with plenty of tools and crap to throw into a campaign. Realms of Crawling Chaos is available from Drivethrurpg. Enjoy!