This article originally appeared in d20 Weekly
Denizens of Freeport
Written by Keith Baker, Bret Boyd, Elissa Carey, Jennifer Clarke- Wilkes, Steven Creech, Jesse Decker, Gareth Hanrahan, John Kasab, Brian E. Kirby, Jennifer Kirby, Jim Lai, Todd Miller, Brad Nieder, Patrick O’Duffy, Charles W. Plemons III, Chris Pramas, William Simoni, Robert J. Toth, and Chris Wilkes.
Editor: Chris WilkesPublished by Green Ronin Publishing
96-page b&w softcover; $18.95
Green Ronin's trademark setting, Freeport, is one of the most fascinating and richly detailed of the d20 System campaign worlds. The ENnie award winning Freeport: City of Adventure is now complemented by Denizens of Freeport, a true rogue's gallery of characters designed to be instantly inserted into any campaign.
Denizens of Freeport is a 96-page perfect bound sourcebook, and from the very beginning it's very clear that it's a well-crafted product. The book is graced with a beautiful cover painting by Wayne Reynolds, which depicts a typical streetscape in the rough-and-ready city of Freeport. Exquisitely detailed, the cover manages to convey the violent nature and dark mood of the port, and is sure to draw attention even from a shelf crowded with d20 System products.
The interior black and white artwork is almost up the same lofty standards. All of the pieces are above average, and many are superb. Each of the 56 characters presented herein has an accompanying illustration, each of which captures the essence of the character.
As with all Green Ronin products, the page layout . . .
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Article publication date: February 26, 2003
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