I liked this book for two reasons. First of all, if you think you know the various types of wetlands/forests/etc., this book might have one you have not heard of or thought of before. Second, I liked this book as a worldbuilder and gamemaster, because it offered quests and random encounter ideas for each type of terrain. I did wish it offered more random encounters and quests, with perhaps some quest tables for dice rolls. It was worth the small price of $3.99 on sale though.

This is great for "instant flavor" or, as I saw in a YouTube video, even as a plot starter. "You find a room with X, Y, and Z in it..." -- it provokes the curiosity. A very handy collection of useful tables.

I'm not sure what I was expecting, but after reading through it, I feel like I could have gotten much of this information from National Geographic or web searches. I'm trying to think back at the time I purchased it v. when I tried to use it as a resource -- perhaps I was looking for more suggestions of settlements and full-page scenes.

It isn't bad. It isn't really a d100 chart though. It has 50 events that can be rolled twice basically. That isn't to say that it isn't a bad thing but don't expect 100.

I like most of them but some of them are a bit too setting specific. I won't encounter a tsunami in the mountains for example. Of course, you could just roll again though.

There where more just random name tables then I expected. It was not really what I was looking for. The job tables and Encounter tables feelt light in a way. Would want it to be more filled out tables with twists and not just a straight message about "Stage a Coup". It would have been a better book if all the table was more like the Illegal Drug tables.

This is a copy-and-paste job on the century-old English translation, except it's just the headings. The one-page introduction slapped onto this version can be summed up as "Pick one of these situations." This document adds nothing to the original.

Do a web search for Georges Polti Thirty Six Dramatic Situations and you'll find the full text. Reading a 100-year-old English translation of a 19th-century French work about classic (mostly Greek or French) literature can still present some challenges, but at least you'll have the full text if you want to read more.

Your web search should also turn up articles that will help you put the "36 Dramatic Situations" to use, although generally from a fiction writer's perspective, not from an RPG perspective.

Whichever source you use, keep in mind that these are situations, not plot outlines. Suppose you go with the sixteenth situation ("Madness"). You find that you need a Madman and a Victim. Suppose you pick variant B ("Disgrace Brought Upon Oneself Through Madness"). In this stripped-down version, that's all you get. If you use the full text, you'll get Polti's discussion of the topic, but it's still not going to help you with inciting incidents, plot points, encounters, or possible goals.

If you can run with "Madness" and "Disgrace Brought Upon Oneself Through Madness," this document may be enough for you. If you want to get more understanding of what Polti meant by those things, dig up the full text. If you want more help and inspiration to turn this seed into a fun adventure, neither this document nor the full text are enough.

I want to know who this adventuer was. It must have been rich and OP as hell.

Its an okay list. It seems more like just a random list of mundane stuff without the bandit concept but it is still a good list. I wish it was easier to print onto one page.

Its just a list of gem names... Not easy to print and not useful in terms of giving stuff away considering I have no idea how much value they have.

I wish it was easier to print. Otherwise it is a good list.

I wish it was easier to print out. Some of the things are meh but others are great plot hooks.

Wow this book of Science Fiction tables is sorely needed and very high quality (not cheesy or silly like a lot of "random generators", especially those for Science Fiction). Provides many much needed system agnostic events, items, and more for sci fi settings (even names of books, there are so many of these for fantasy settings but have not seen it yet for sci fi). Definitely worth the low price I love it. Great work from the author and I really hope to see more Science Fiction resources from Dice Geeks soon.

Simply put, this is what it says it is: a book of random tables. It serves its purpose. Is every table exactly what I need right now? No. But are many of them intruiguing and time-saving? Yes. Knocked a star off for the regular price, which is a bit steep. I'd like to see a collection of them somwhere down the road. Good work, all of you.

Excellent resource, expecially for the price. The maps (177!) are one page spreads of varying complexity, with an old-school stylized black and white look. For me the random tables really make this product shine. The maps themselves are unfilled by detail, furnishings, etc, but the amount of inspiration in the large number of tables will easily help make the dungeons come alive. I particularly recommend this for new Game Masters or GMs with less time for prep, but it is also a very good buy for GMs who simply want A LOT of material to work with at a reasonable price.

A great resource full of all the little details that flesh out an environment, which would otherwise take the most time to devise manually. Very useful for random encounters or side-quests too. A veritable multitude of valuable tidbits of information. At this price, you can't go wrong!