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Merchants, traders, artisans, and some ordinary folk, need somewhere to store their bulky goods. Some own their own warehouses, while others hire the requisite space on a temporary basis.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
Houses of worship and quiet contemplation stand in or near many settlements. Within, the occupants seek spiritual enlightenment in the service of their patron.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
Normally places for the poor or the penny-wise, boarding houses offer lodgings and food; most such places offer only the barest of essentials to their guests.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
Far below the sunlit surface lie places and things undreamt of by decent commonfolk. Some such things have never seen the light of day, while others have escaped into the Underlands to escape the hated sun.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
It’s no secret that at Raging Swan Press, we are big fans of dressed dungeons. A dressed dungeon feels more real than an undressed dungeon. A dressed dungeon engages your players’ imaginations, promotes creative play and helps them immerse themselves in the adventure.
It’s always the perfect time to game, and we hope you can find something below that will help you have more fun with your friends!
Small roadside shrines appear in many towns and cities. They venerate important saints, local deities, or gods without a formal church in the area and are often tended by a small group of dedicated lay worshippers.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.
April sees us continue our relentless release schedule. It’s a nautical month with Wilderness Dressing: Isles & Islands, Monstrous Lair #83: Dragon Turtle’s Cave and Monstrous Lair #84 Castaway’s Campperfectly complimenting The Picaroon Peninsula! If you fancy luring your characters onto a ship, this month you’ll be sure to find something useful to add to your GM’s toolbox.
Read MoreThis year, we mark GM's Day with four Monstrous Lairs designed specifically for use with a certain old classic module set in my beloved World of Greyhawk!
Read MoreOur Patreon campaign is Raging Swan Press's backbone. Our patrons help us continue to do what we love—publishing flavoursome, detail-rich supplements designed to help GMs run better games with less stress and hassle.
Read MoreI am delighted to announce that this week, Raging Swan Press restarts its Pathfinder Roleplaying Game 2nd Edition support.
Read MoreWith the immediate horror of the OGL fiasco kind of behind us, Raging Swan Press hurls itself like a starving panther into February.
Read MoreWith all the controversy over the upcoming OGL changes and Wizard’s recent statement that supplements already released will be unaffected by the upcoming license (whatever form it takes), it seems jolly sensible that I should bring forward the release of several large compilations we have in the design and development pipeline.
Read MoreI've received many questions in the last week about the leaked draft of the OGL 1.1 and its effect on Raging Swan Press.
Read MoreA new year—a new beginning—beckons. It seems appropriate, then, to start the New Year with a new line of books.
Read MoreChristmas is coming, which makes December a busy month at Global HQ—we’ve got four weeks’ worth of releases to get out the door in only three weeks! We’d better get cracking!
Read MoreOver the last few months, several large projects have been lurking in the development queue at Global HQ. By the time you read this, the last of them should have cleared the queue and will be with our printers for proofing.
Read MoreThings are quieter at Raging Swan Press in October. After an exceptionally busy September, which saw the release of the Dread Thingonomicon, we are moving back to a more normal schedule.
Read MoreToday, the Dread Thingonomicon, Raging Swan Press’s biggest ever tome, has gone on general release.
Read MoreSeptember is a big—nay a huge—month for Raging Swan Press. Not only have we got a new 5e adventure for you, Forbidden Isle of the Nightstalkers, but we’ll also release the Dread Thingonomicon. This is our largest and most impressive book to date. I think it will blow your socks off!
Read MoreThe maps and handouts for Forbidden Isle of the Nightstalkers are now available for free download from the Raging Swan Press store.
Read MoreThis cunningly designed deathtrap hides the forgotten treasures and legends of a fallen people.
A 5e, OSR and Pathfinder 1 adventure for 3rd-level characters
Read MoreLegends tell of Blackshard Hold—a dwarven redoubt nested far to the south, in the all but impenetrable Forest of Gray Spires. The dwarves of clan Kildare built the hold around a vast monolith of glimmering black onyx
Read MoreAmid scenes of wild jubilation, Creighton Broadhurst, Publisher of Useful Items at Raging Swan Press, emerged blinking and dazed into the daylight to announce to the expectant gathered throng that the print manuscript of the Dread Thingonomicon was finally complete.
Read MoreYesterday, version 1 of the Swandex—a new GM's Resource from Raging Swan Press— went live at our store.
Read MoreAll good things must come to an end, and the 20 Things line is a good thing.
Read MoreSuitable for any fantasy roleplaying game, such as Fifth Edition (5e), OSR and Pathfinder, this collection gives you an awesome set of resources for a 50% discount.
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Successful thieves need a fence—someone willing to buy and sell their ill-gotten gains. Like their customers, such folk must keep their true business secret, and thus, they often openly practise some other legitimate trade.
A free GM’s Resource for any fantasy roleplaying game.