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Rackham Vale: Original Edition

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Note: This is the original edition. The updated Rackham Vale: Paintbox Edition with additional content and updated art and design is available as a separate listing.

"An excellent new setting." - Gavin Norman, creator of Old School Essentials and Dolmenwood

"Great concrete advice...a lot of clever work...great if you want [something in a] classic fantasy or fairy tale vein." - Ben Milton, The Questing Beast

"Magnificent! What an incredible work." - Diogo Nogueira, Ennie-award winning author of Halls of the Blood King

"So fertile...a brilliant idea...I absolutely love the concept of this." - City Geek Gamers

"Probably one of the coolest setting books ever." - Eric Kile, World of Eroc


When the world was one hundred years younger, during the Golden Age of British Book Illustration, Arthur Rackham and his paint box gave birth to some of the most transportive, iconic, and magical images of all time. His work brought to life characters and settings from famous fairy tales, ancient mythology, and timeless classics.

In Rackham Vale these images are given new life for use in your tabletop role-playing games. Rackham’s characters, creatures, and scenes become NPCs, villains, and a hidden-vale, sandbox setting that can be dropped into any RPG campaign that could do with a touch of magic, mystery, and old-time weirdness.

In addition to high adventure, weird creatures, dark sorcery, and oodles of riddling, tricksy, ribald fairy folk, you’ll find:

  • 154 pages and 100+ Rackham illustrations.

  • An original map by Joe N. Brown.

  • An original factions graphic that charts relationships for easy reference.

  • Dozens of adventure hooks.

  • A fully illustrated bestiary of 24 new creatures based on Rackham's artwork.

  • Tables for generating new settlements and creatures that fit the setting.

  • A preparation checklist for GMs.

  • Content that prioritizes accessibility and utility.

  • Stats for OSE, although the setting is compatible with and easily adapted to other systems.


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Mark B December 25, 2022 11:17 am UTC
Hello Brian,
Rackham Vale is outstanding. I plan to leave a review after I've run it on the tabletop. A question for you: Besides those included in the Bestiary. there are a few monsters listed in the encounter tables that don't appear in OSE Classic/Advanced or the various Basic D&Ds, e.g., Boggarts and Boggles (both found in AD&D MMII), and Nyads (closest match is Nymphs from AD&D MM). Have you done OSE conversions for these creatures, or are they available somewhere that you know of?
Thanks,
Mark
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Brian S December 27, 2022 5:36 pm UTC
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Hi Mark,

Thanks for the support! I'm glad you are enjoying it so far. Yes, there are a few that aren't included in OSE bestiaries, but since OSE is a clone of older versions of D&D, the stat blocks found in 1e and similar monster manuals will work fine and require very little conversion work. Hope that helps!

Happy Adventuring!
Brian
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Mark B December 27, 2022 8:54 pm UTC
Thanks Brian - should be easy to do. I liked Rackham vale so much I've ordered the Paintbox print edition. Cheers.
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Brian S December 28, 2022 3:29 pm UTC
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I'm so glad to hear that. If you have any other questions or feedback, feel free to reach out!
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Aaron W February 18, 2022 6:18 am UTC
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Hi Brian,

Will the expansions from the paintbox edition from the current kickstarter be added to the PDF available here? That is if I buy the PDF here today, will I get the new content when the KS ships?

Thanks,

Aaron
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Brian S April 04, 2022 2:40 pm UTC
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Hi Aaron,

I'm sorry that I'm just now seeing this! DTRPG's alert system seems to have failed us. The Paintbox Edition new content (45 pages) will be available as a separate, addon purchase. If you haven't bought the PDF yet and you want the new content, I'd suggest waiting until the Paintbox Edition is available here, as it includes some updates to the original content too.

Does that answer your question?

Thanks,
Brian
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Fernando C February 13, 2022 10:34 pm UTC
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I ordered a POD B&W; I don't recommend it: many pages have a lot of ink on them and the paper isn't thick enough to absorb it so most of the pages are not smooth.

Looking forward to the Kickstarter with color pages.
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Brian S April 04, 2022 2:36 pm UTC
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Hi Fernando,

I'm sorry to hear that (also sorry that I'm just now seeing this; DTRPG's alert system seems to have failed). Unfortunately, this isn't the first complaint I've had about the quality of POD. I'm going to pull it from the store. Shoot me a note at pry@crwbr.com so we can work out a solution for you.

Thanks,
Brian
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Giles R October 31, 2021 12:35 pm UTC
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On page 5 in the preparation check list for game masters, it says there are lists for Seelies, Unseelies and mythological creatures on the inside front cover. I can't find them. Could you tell me where they are please?
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Brian S October 31, 2021 4:34 pm UTC
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Hi Giles,

DTRPG can't actually print on the inside covers, so we took the content from the inside front- and back-covers and made them the final spread of the book. Find 'em?

Thanks,
Brian
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Giles R November 04, 2021 12:29 am UTC
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Yes thank you.
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Kristof K October 11, 2021 2:51 pm UTC
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The PDF doesn't seem to have a cover page. Is that normal?
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Brian S October 11, 2021 3:57 pm UTC
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Kristof, no, that's definitely weird. We definitely uploaded the cover per their instructions. I'll check with DTRPG and get back to you.
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Steven P October 13, 2021 9:21 am UTC
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I've come here to mention this too.
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Brian S October 13, 2021 3:36 pm UTC
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Thanks, Steven. I've reached out to publisher relations at DTRPG and am awaiting a response. Will let you know as soon as I hear back.
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Brian S October 14, 2021 4:12 am UTC
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Problem fixed. Updated version has front and back cover included. Thanks for flagging this up!
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Steven P October 14, 2021 1:10 pm UTC
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Ah I just spotted in my library, the cover appears to be a a separate pdf, hope this helps. (Superb product by the way, totally love it)
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Brian S October 14, 2021 3:51 pm UTC
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Yeah, which is weird---and fixed now. If you download the updated pdf, the covers will be attached, not floating around around in your library creeping out all your other books.

Anyway, thanks for the kind word! I'm so glad you love it! There are addons at crwbr.com if you want more RV stuff.
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Brian S October 14, 2021 3:53 pm UTC
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Also, if you have the time and inclination, a rating/review would be most appreciated. I know it's a pain having every creator you buy something from constantly hounding you for reviews, but they do make a huge difference. No matter how much I try to make the setting sound cool, it will mean 100x more to other DTRPGers if they hear it from you.
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Kristof K October 14, 2021 5:25 pm UTC
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Got the update, thanks! Much better with the bangin' art on the cover!
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Brian S October 14, 2021 10:09 pm UTC
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Agreed! Glad you are enjoying it! All feedback/ratings/reviews welcome!
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Patrick S August 30, 2021 5:03 pm UTC
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PoD would be great
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Brian S August 30, 2021 5:34 pm UTC
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Hi Patrick,

It's coming. Just waiting for DTRPG to approve the files. Print versions and addons available at crwbr.com, and a print version coming to Exalted Funeral any day now.

Thanks!
Brian
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Gianfranco B September 18, 2021 8:54 pm UTC
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When on Exalted Funeral?
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Brian S September 19, 2021 1:18 am UTC
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It's there now, but it sold out in 24 hours. Second print on the presses now and should arrive at Exalted Funeral's warehouse end of next week. You can also sign up to receive an email from EF when it is back in stock.
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Brian S October 25, 2021 2:53 pm UTC
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PoD finally available, Patrick!
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Patrick S October 25, 2021 4:50 pm UTC
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... aaand bought. thx
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Brian S October 25, 2021 11:50 pm UTC
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Thanks for the support--and patience while we ran the approvals gauntlet. I hope it proves worth the wait!!
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