It occurs to me that if you are reading this, then you are most likely a
muka, an outlander to the swamp. Practitioners of juju, the folk magic,
probably already knew you were on your way, looking for that perfect
gaming accessory.
But I will never say this book is perfect. I was always struggling with
myself, grappling to find the perfect balance between saying too much and
saying too little. Dreadmire is the culmination of painstaking, fascinating,
and sometimes tedious research, including visits to real marshes and
swamps. Verisimilitude was, and is, my goal.
Dreadmire Swamp is also designed to be fun, and so you will find unusual
and interesting ideas inside its pages. I wanted to create more than just a
swamp accessory; I wanted a full swamp campaign setting that could easily
be plopped into any world you wish, like the generic games from the 70s.
In many ways this book recaptures what was lost from the 1970s; that
sense that the writers love the game for the sake of the game, a concept
lost in the brain drain of the late 1980s, the business oriented 1990s, and
the corporate blandness of the new millennium. I wanted to include in its
pages all the gratuitous flavor and subtext you would have expected from
those disco era authors. It is a gamers’ book, designed by a gamer for
gamers. It has a lot of cool stuff, reworked concepts, freaky neat ideas, as
well as nods to some old stuff that never quite went where you wanted.
From concept to completion, this book took approximately 15 years to
produce; 10 years to research, 3 years to write, 1 year to edit and 1 year to
illustrate. By taking time we were able to make sure everything was just
right. I wanted to offer you the fascinating experiences I had living in a
swamp for most of my life, crafted into fantasy game form. Now, open this
book and plan to have fun, because fun is what this book is all about (well,
and verisimilitude). Welcome to Dreadmire Swamp!
muka, an outlander to the swamp. Practitioners of juju, the folk magic,
probably already knew you were on your way, looking for that perfect
gaming accessory.
But I will never say this book is perfect. I was always struggling with
myself, grappling to find the perfect balance between saying too much and
saying too little. Dreadmire is the culmination of painstaking, fascinating,
and sometimes tedious research, including visits to real marshes and
swamps. Verisimilitude was, and is, my goal.
Dreadmire Swamp is also designed to be fun, and so you will find unusual
and interesting ideas inside its pages. I wanted to create more than just a
swamp accessory; I wanted a full swamp campaign setting that could easily
be plopped into any world you wish, like the generic games from the 70s.
In many ways this book recaptures what was lost from the 1970s; that
sense that the writers love the game for the sake of the game, a concept
lost in the brain drain of the late 1980s, the business oriented 1990s, and
the corporate blandness of the new millennium. I wanted to include in its
pages all the gratuitous flavor and subtext you would have expected from
those disco era authors. It is a gamers’ book, designed by a gamer for
gamers. It has a lot of cool stuff, reworked concepts, freaky neat ideas, as
well as nods to some old stuff that never quite went where you wanted.
From concept to completion, this book took approximately 15 years to
produce; 10 years to research, 3 years to write, 1 year to edit and 1 year to
illustrate. By taking time we were able to make sure everything was just
right. I wanted to offer you the fascinating experiences I had living in a
swamp for most of my life, crafted into fantasy game form. Now, open this
book and plan to have fun, because fun is what this book is all about (well,
and verisimilitude). Welcome to Dreadmire Swamp!