Mythic Polynesia presens a world it claims is Mythic, a fantasy. There are some elements here which seem to be well researched and but the hubris of the author, who haughtily claimed he didnt need to consult cultural sensitivity readers or Indigenous sources led him to make the mistake of including statements that are outdated and propogate white supremacy (the presentation of Moriori in the book for reference) in addition to taking the step to include "racial stat bonuses", something uneccessary amd unseen in tue Mythic Earth line.

So for all the potential for this bool to fill a void in Polynesian gaming content, it falls flat on its face for perpetuating a kind of gaming product that belongs with Oriental Adventures in howit handles matters of Culture. If this was a world of fantasy and Mythic, then the inclusion ofnreal world cultures and real world raciat points of view is an odd one.

to date no supporters of this book seem to want to engagw with that statement, instead resting back on leather elbow patches and decrying wokeness onstead of engaging with tue topic in any meanignful, intelligent or good faith manner.

It is a shame as we engage with our hobby in the 21st Century that so many want to remain in the previous one, this books author included.

I caught a livestream on Twitch by the author Davae Breon Jaxon and was immediately taken by his infectious enthusiasm and creativity when discussion the challenges that bringing excitement and danger to encounters and environments that DMs face. This book carries on that enthusiasm and presents it in a fantastic way giving the DM a whole host of ideas and hooks to make the PCs lives hell.

The layout is fantastic and well thought out. The ideas are presented logically with useful SRD content alongside their own creations that seem to be well researched. Options for scaling according to the level of heroism/darkness/challenge in your game are there. Whether you want Grimdark survival in the marshes of your world or a more heroic trapse across a fen on your way to your objective, you have options presented here.
The book chapters are logical with a solid introduction on how to introduce this to your game.

The Types of Wetlands This chapter is a useful way for DMs to improve their descriptions and worldbuilding of locations as much as it is a mechanical tool for setting up environments that are exciting and internally consistent.

Wetland Conditions This part of the book is worth the price of admission alone. Such a rich array of well researched content. I was particularly impressed with the diseases, infections and parasites section which for my game and as a physician myself was really amazing content.

Wetland Hazards These little vignette/location based challenges show a great understanding of the game and really flesh out and present the conditions above in a way that brings it all together.
Even simple ideas such as quagmires present deadly challenges to even well kitted out and experienced PCs and players. The content is gameable and deployable with a short amount of preparation. Potentially I would have liked the various hazards formatted a little more tightly in a statblock style but that's a really minor quibble. It's not confusing and actually really easy to get to the area you need. Mixing and matching elements of the hazards is also fairly easily done however I think a pdf that's indexed with a table of contents that was hyperlinked might have helped a little.

Appendices the rest of the content is just as good with appendices for monsters, items, languages, random encounters and a new background which is always great to see.

Overall this is one of my favourite purchases from DriveThruRPG already. If you're looking to spice up your Wetlands, lean into the mire and the muck, the bugs and the mud then this is a great option for your table!

Highly recommended!