Reviews for Barony of the Damned: An Adventure in Mousillon (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay)

1. Evocative

   Rated 5 out of 5 stars, February 12th, 2009

   A delightfully unputdownable book aimed at more experienced Players and Game-Masters, this gazetteer vividly describes a ruined city and its surrounds that lie in the forgotten swamplands of a small region of North-Western Bretonia, where the River Grismerie - the name an apt combination of miserable and grim - flows along the border to Bordeleaux, and from there out to the Great Ocean, North of Estalia.
   
   The tone is dark throughout, perfectly capturing a key theme of Warhammer - that of despair, and the region's history is mired by tragedies and poignancies (and earthy humour of course) which bring it to life in a way that few GMs will be unimpressed by.
   
   The main thrust of the adventure is a man-hunt, and although this is demanding enough to drive much of the plot, there are never a shortage of inter-related side-quests and escapades for the Players to become deeply embroiled in, all gracefully aimed at achieving remarkably engrossing role-play.
   
   Swashes will most certainly be well-buckled; there is a wealth of background material, character details and atmosphere for the GM to draw upon, enabling the straight-forward design of further campaigns once the main adventure has had its day - and that day is likely to stretch to weeks of uninterrupted and relentless game-time.
   
   Towards the end of the adventure the Players will be bound to make some tough choices, any of which will result in them finding a greater depth of sympathy for their characters predicament, and all those NPCs who they engage with will stay long in the imagination afterwards.
   
   There are perhaps a dozen or so recommendations to read "Knights of The Grail - A Guide to Bretonia" first, but which I haven't bought yet. As it is, I think Barony of the Damned stands well on its own, ill-informed as I may be.
   
   A densely packed book, with oodles going for it in terms of imagination, style and content, (and barring the occasional appearance of the symbol "@" where numbers should be, and the use of the word "noisome" four times in the closing sections), this is an essential piece of the Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play arsenal that really must be at your gaming disposal, though this may not be for those of you more squeamish around snails!
   
   Top Marks.
   

2. Barony of the Damned: Bretonnian Adventure (Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay S.)

   Rated 4 out of 5 stars, May 12th, 2006

   One of the best campaign books released. The adventure is flexible to cope with PC's of varying ability, and has a multi-threaded, non-linear plot.