I got this from Sly Flourish's encouragement but I don't play Fantasy, so it has a limited value to me. However, it is pretty awesome for Medieval fantasy games!

massive. great ideas to get the brain going. totally worth it

It's honestly the best GM support and adventure design book I own. Every time I open it, I find new gems hidden in its many pages. I am obsessed with it.

The Raging Swan team are masters at work. If I could give the book 6 stars I would.

This book is unbelivably helpful! Believe the hype.

B&W, hardcover, increible paper.

474 Pages of content, guaranteeing you'll never run out of content again. Ever.

Looking at 1000 Abnormal Mummies [p19]. You have 3 rollable tables.

01: Physical Description 02: Battle Tactics 03: Treasure each with 10 intricate descriptions for you to roll on.

Amazing book!

This will be my first review of a product from DriveThruRPG. I have purchased many titles, including many wonderful free titles. All have given me something, but nothing has blown me away like this tome of GM help. Others have noted that just reading this is entertaining. TRUE. For GMs in their nascent period, latecomers to TTRPGs like me, who may lack what I consider some of the "vocabulary" of gaming, when it has come to describing my environments to players, or adding those little polished gems of personality which bring NPCs to life, or details that evoke the clinking of glasses in a tavern, the roar of waves upon a boat, the eerie echoes of a cave complex...I felt myself coming up short. I feel that now, armed with this simply massive, yet beautifully organised book (physical), I can handle anything, and find near-instant inspiration to plug those gaps in my attempts to breathe life into my campaigns. Sometimes a few words can liberate the imagination to envision better, to remove any sense of artifice, or underwhelming loci, characters, or scenarios. Whether I get around to reviewing any/all of the remaining titles I have hitherto purchased, or am yet to acquire (grrr...there will always be new settings, new ideas, new mechanics to tempt us), will be in no small measure a mark of my esteem of those as this brief review is of this magnificent work. Bravo! What an accomplishment. Add this to your wishlists, your baskets, your bookshelves. Your players will love the depth and colour you can add to whatever world they are in.

Raging Swan press has been creating and disseminating content for GMs for several years now. Especially popular are their “Dungeon Dressing” tables and lists of “20 Things” (usually a d20 table) intended to add flavour and dynamics to your campaign and your world by providing inspiration or filling out details. Things on a wizard’s work bench, Things in a dead goblin’s pocket, treasures, curses, situational & environmental descriptions, scenario based events & obstacles and on and on. Enter the Dread Thingonomicon which is a compilation of all the lists in the “Things” and dressings series created since their inception.

Just to get it out of the way-> Holy Crap! Clocking in at 480 pages this literal tome is nothing short of a labour of love. I’ll be honest and confess that I have not read through this beast completely mostly because I inevitably get stuck on a section or page and start immersing myself in all the juicy details and drifting into conceiving where they could possibly be used. Far from being a set of lists of random items, the DT also offers such things as lists of twist and turns to give your players something to chew on; obstacles and complications that occur in a chase, types of market stalls, distinct architectural details, dressing for multiple environments…..oh and did I mention ready-to-go NPCs. There is an incredibly rich and diverse wealth of content to choose from that I couldn’t possibly go over in this little blurb.

To be clear, this is not a ground-up world building or adventure design tool. To me its more of an extensive details repository; the details you absolutely miss when they’re not present but might not necessarily notice explicitly when they are. I will say, however, if you are a fan of the Tome of Adventure Design, this is the perfect companion book to have under your other arm. Bar none.

I am having a difficult time finding many things unlikeable about this latest output by Raging Swan. As I said above, it would be impossible for me to give a detailed blow by blow description of this book and I think RSP would be well served to make sure the entirety of the main TOC is included in the DTRPG preview to really impress on people what the DT has to offer.

All in all this book will not disappoint. I heartily recommend adding the Dread Thingonomicon to your arsenal of GM tools.

Giving this baby a well earned 5 stars.

This book is an indispensable resource for GM prep work, particularly those that value old-school-inspired gaming and composing atmospheric narratives. The contents cover nearly every conceivable environment typically encountered in fantasy gaming, providing interesting environmental descriptions, things to find, creatures to encounter, and even udeas for what these creatures might be doing. I'll never stock another dungeon without the Dread Thingonomicon!

This book is a beast! No matter what campaign I'm running, there's something in here that is useful. E.g., the Sunken Ship and Ocean Voyage sections came in handy while prepping for this week's nautical campaign session. Just reading through the lists sparks many ideas and there are great details ready to be used to add depth to scenes that help draw players in.

This tome is massive! There are campaigns worth of material in here to use. Definitely recommend any GM for any game system.

Thingonomicon...and not just that, its Dread-ed! What's not to love about this enchiridion of all things numbered 20...literally. If you can't find a reason to crack this blunt literary instrument open at least a few times a session then you've obviously got issues;then again, you could have it all figured out, but I vote the former. Another fun function of this encyclopedic masterpiece...anybody gets out of hand you blast them upside their thinking skull with this thing(onomicon) and watch order get quickly restored. Download one of the free 20 things lists by Raging Swan Press and get a feel for what this thing(onomicon) has to offer; then, multiply that by around infinity and you have some idea of what this tome has to offer. Very handy, very robust, and very tentacular!!!

An enormous (for the old folks, phone book size) book filled with creative ideas and descriptions for lairs and locations, NPCs, monsters, loot, landmarks, events and more. Fantastic for fleshing out just about anything. The art is pretty good too, it's black and white but I'd rather than than pay for a colour print of a book that I mostly want for the text.

I've seen a few complaints/worries about the binding. It does look a little flimsy but they always do with Drivethru's POD options and thay have all been fine so far.

A fantastic tome that covers a stunning number of topics and content. The only complaint/disappointment I have is that the binding for the hardback looks to be pretty frail for a book of this size. I worry about how long it will hold together.

This compilation of truely wonderful aids is a true gift to any gamemaster. It is well put together with a very detailed index and will provide not only on the spot resources for DM's but also idea spawning fuel. Any DM would be proud to have this in his library of tools for their use. I highly recommend this for any DM starting out or old, gray and grizzily! Well worth the money as is other product from this author.

As a DM I am always looking for tools to reduce my preparation. I have never had a problem with the creative side of things but always dread filling out the minute details to polish off my creativity. The Dread Thingonomicon is an amazing tool for both helping me with inspiration to fill in these small details and providing good background materials. If you haven't used any of Raging Swan's booklets before I would recommend looking at a few of them to get an idea of how they are laid out. However, if you are a DM looking for ways to reduce your prep time to fill out your creations then I could not recommend these enough.

As a long time patreon subscriber of Raging Swan Press I might be biased but Creighton and his crew overdid themselves once again. Whatever you need as a DM you have now available in one BIG file or book depending on your preferences. I prefere the files as I find things much faster than in books nowadays and this despite being an Oldtimer (born 1965). So even if you have some, most or all of the material that is now collected in the Dread Thingonomicon it is still worth to buy. If you are not my opinion then please let me know what they could make better - I am more than eager to hear errr read it. Cheers!