One monster is based on real-world marginalised people, and it’s even named like real-world people! (Page 27. And it’s not a coincidence, because the monster is crocodile-themed and the real-world people have religious belief about crocodiles.) Not cool. Seriously, not cool.

Otherwise, the book seems OK, but such blatant racism makes me wonder whether other monsters have some racist undertones I’m not noticing. So, probably it’s easier to avoid the book altogether.

An amazing collection of new and unique monsters based upon public domain artwork that is gorgeous. Throw some of these monsters in a sublevel of your dungeon or a hidden glade and watch even your veteran players freak out!

I really love this and I love that it was crowdsourced. I enjoyed G+ and am sorry it's gone. I'm glad we got this; it's really impressive! Thanks.

As a free product, this is a must have for it's creativity and great themes. Some of my favorite entities or encounters of all time are in these pages.

One of the best monster manuals Ive seen in the last several decades. At this low of a price for the print version, its a purchase that cannot be beat! I can only hope the author has another such project in the works-hint, hint. A phenomenal source book for any OSR/old school D&D enthusiast!

I found this the other day, and have been reading though it making a list of stuff to pull into my OSRIC game. There are a bunch of great monsters/NPCs. They're well presented, and should be easy to port to any D&D-ish game you want to use them in.

Got the POD version and it is very nice, it measures just under 6"x8.5". Quality wise, the print is crisp and readable, decent size; the illustrations look good. Overall, I am very satisfied with the print version.

This is a really, really great resource for some imaginative and interesting monsters, along with really great art. I'll be using this for my Sword & Sorcery campaign for actually interesting fey NSC and monsters. Highly recommended!

So I've been looking for a Dreamlands inspired monsters & stumbled across a 'free resource' for Original Dungeons & Dragons. That's when I stumbled upon Ford's Faeries: A Bestiary Inspired by Henry Justice Ford! This is a free Pdf of a hundred & ten pages of old school monster induced goodness. Perfectly suited to get the vibe of HP Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Lord Dunsany, or even Jack Vance into the ruins & dungeons! Clocking in at about a hundred & ten pages this book is a perfect addition to any old school game adventure where creatures that the players are not familiar are needed. The addition of the high fantasy & fairy tale element is the icing on the cake for this book. Here's a sample creature called the Aurora child Armour class: as leather Hit dice: 1-1 Move: fast on snow and ice, normal otherwise Attacks: knife (d4) or bow (d6) No. Appearing: see below Morale: 5 Treasure: stolen goods 800 GP Alignment: chaotic Special: speak with animals

In the dead of winter, the children of the frozen taigas escape their kingdom of ice and darkness through the emerald gates that sometimes appear with aurora borealis. They venture into the woods to hunt and find supplies, often resorting to rob travelers and plunder isolated settlements. Many stories are told about unpleasant encounters with beautifully dressed, innocent looking children who act like thieves and murderers. Aurora Children do not care for valuables unless they can be worn or sewn into their clothing; they take food and supplies over gold and even magical items. Aurora children can speak with animals, asking them for favours in exchange for food and shelter. They are cunning adversaries, setting traps, using every ruse to avoid life loss on their side, though they have no qualms about killing, or abandoning travellers naked in the snow. Children under eleven are always spared, and sometimes asked to join the Aurora tribe. When Aurora Children are encountered, roll d6:

1. 2d6 children traveling, mounted on reindeers
2. 2d10 children setting up an ambush
   1. 1d10 children and a pack polar bear, looking for supplies
3. 3d10 children going on a raid, d6 mounted on giant snowy owls
   1. 1d10x1d10 children making camp, with assorted helping beasts
4. 1 child, intent on leading adventurers into a trap (roll again)

So very close to Original Dungeons & Dragons rules & territory here with a very close to both the Sword & Sorcery aspect of the original books as well as the high fantasy found in fairy tales of yesteryear. Yes this book is done with public domain fairy tale artwork from the works of Henry Justice Ford but its very well done. The monsters here are exciting enough to generate adventures in the dungeon master's imagination. While the Pdf is free the book of Ford's Faeries: A Bestiary Inspired by Henry Justice Ford is around six dollars US from Drivethrurpg. This is going to be one of my next purchases from Drivethrupg coming up! The layout is clean, the monsters well done, & the execution very well presented. This is a must have for any old school dungeon master who wants a pack of monsters that are a bit weird, different but actually useful. I dare say that these monsters are perfect for fitting into any old school adventure where a bridge gap is needed between fairy tales & mythology. The dungeon master is given just enough of a thumb nail sketch for them to add these monsters into an existing campaign & not have to look back. Solidly done & very nicely handled I can see using these monsters in just about any campaign. A very well done four out of five because I wish there had been a few more!

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