The Perilous Wilds is an incredibly useful book for the GM toolkit. The advice and methods it contains aren't new, but tried-and-true techniques to develop and enhance your fantasy roleplaying setting. Nevertheless, the book manages to present the items in a fresh and engaging way. There is no extraneous chatter, no unnecessary fluff: there are a bare minimum of examples, and the art is small and unobtrusive.

Pound-for-pound, you will be hard-pressed to find a better value for your gaming dollar. It is amazing how much content is packed into 72 pages; I have gotten half as much use out of books three times as long. The group method of developing the campaign world ensures that it will be a new and interesting adventure for everyone. The new rules for exploration and followers are presented in a way that lends ideas on how to use these methods in other games, besides Dungeon World.

All told, I rate this product at 5 stars for content and 5 stars for presentation; I'd love to give an extra half-star just for the extra digital options, as you get both color and black-and-white covers, and in both jpg and png file formats.

Extremely useful tables, nicely written worldbuilding ideas and beautiful art. I have been using the Perilous Wilds in my games since the author released a preview of the PDF. It's a fantastic tool that is not only useful for Dungeon World, but can also be used in most sandbox-fantasy games. The Perilous Wilds makes every voyage unforgettable and inspiring.

If you are interested in classic retro style with modern mechanics and storytelling, then you will love the Perilous Wilds. Selling my gaming group on Dungeon World was difficult, but these books make is so much easier because my friends are intrigued by the design of them (the physical copies look beautiful). Give it a try.

Fantastic product in every regard, from the art to the layout to the content itself. Also useful far beyond Dungeon World for those looking for a thoroughly modern take on the old-school hex crawls. Lovely stuff.