Review: A Ghastly Potpourri

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TL/DR: Buy it.

A Ghastly Potpourri is a supplement for the A Ghastly Affair role-playing game. Written by Daniel James Hanley, it contains a collection of material that will be useful for any game set in the late 18th century. It also holds a short story by William Rutter, author of Hunter’s Song. I picked up the printed version, a 6″ by 9″ perfect-bound book.

Please bear with me, because I’m going to veer off course and talk about the title for a minute. It puzzled me. A “potpourri” is a mix of herbs and flower petals. Was it a veiled reference to personal hygiene of the 18th century? This book offers a mix of random material that all blended nicely together. Was this the reason for the title? I hopped out to Wikipedia and took a look at the definition and I saw this gem: “[…] the word pourri means rotten”. Hmmm… So…

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A New Review of Ghastly Affair

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OSR blogger Ynas Midgard has just posted a new review of Ghastly Affair!

http://ynasmidgard.blogspot.com/2018/05/review-ghastly-affair.html

A Ghastly Potpourri – Now Available on RPGNow and DriveThruRPG!

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“A Ghastly Potpourri” is blooming with possibilities for the Ghastly Affair RPG, and other dark OSR games!

GMs and players of any game set in the late Georgian, Regency, French Revolutionary, and Napoleonic eras will also find much of interest, as will anyone gaming in the Horror, Dark Fantasy, Weird Fantasy, Dreadpunk, Mannerpunk, Steampunk, or Austen-punk genres.

Inside you’ll find:

• • New Character Options, for more interesting Ghastly Affair PCs!
  • Lists of Character Inspirations, from history and media!
  • New Preternatural Effects and Weird Objects, to delight and terrify!
  • Creatures and Adversaries, with stats for Ghastly Affair and other OSR games! Includes new re-imaginings of two classic OSR monsters.
  • The Incarnations of Spiritual Powers, from Kubla Khan who dwells in Xanadu, to The Queen of the Night!
  • Random Tables, to inspire scenarios and dark adventures!

  Plus, an Original Short Story by the author of the Ghastly Affair novel “Hunter’s Song”!

Available in PDF and softcover print.

• Get yours today on RPGNow and DriveThruRPG!

Its Time is Coming Soon…

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Character Options.
Inspirational Lists.
New Preternatural Effects and Weird Objects.
Creatures and Adversaries.
Incarnations.
Random Tables.
Fiction.

PDF and Softcover Print.

On RPGNow and DriveThruRPG:
3/23/18

33% OFF the Ghastly Affair Presenter’s Manual PDF for GM’s Day!

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The Illustrated PDF Version of the Ghastly Affair Presenter’s Manual is now 33% OFF on RPGNow and DriveThruRpg, as part of their GM’s Day celebration!

Even if you don’t play Ghastly Affair, the Ghastly Affair Presenter’s Manual is filled with resources for running better Gothic, Horror, Georgian-era, Napoleonic, Regency, Austen-inspired, Mannerpunk, and Dreadpunk games. Besides extensive notes on the themes and motifs of Gothic and Romantic fiction, and clear advice on creating and running game sessions, it includes a year-by-year chronology of events in Europe between 1765 and 1820 – with an emphasis on the strange, the shocking, and the scandalous.

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Sale ends 3/12/18.

Valentine’s Day Sale – 25% Off Ghastly Affair PDFs

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Experience Love and Death in the time of Romance and Revolution, with the Ghastly Affair Valentine’s Day Sale. 25% Off the PDF versions of the Ghastly Affair Player’s Manual, and Ghastly Affair Presenter’s Manual!

Sale ends 2/15/18.

 

Ghastly Affair Yuletide Sale – 20% OFF on DriveThruRPG and RPGNow

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Now through January 5th, 2018, everything Ghastly Affair is 20% OFF on DriveThruRPG and RPGNow!

That includes BOTH the PDF and Hardcover versions of
the Ghastly Affair Player’s Manual, and the Ghastly Affair Presenter’s Manual!

NOW is the time to experience all the horror and romance of authentic Gothic role-playing in the Georgian and Napoleonic eras!

Happy Holidays to All!

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GREETINGS FROM KRAMPUS!

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, you can still get the Illustrated PDF Versions of the Ghastly Affair Player’s Manual and Ghastly Affair Presenter’s Manual at an incredible 50% OFF on December 5^th and 6^th! If you’ve been too bad this year to get a present from Saint Nicholas, console yourself with The Gothic Game of Romantic Horror at HALF PRICE!

17% OFF Ghastly Affair PDFs Through Cyber Monday!

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Now through Cyber Monday (11/27/17), the Illustrated PDF versions of the Ghastly Affair Player’s Manual and Ghastly Affair Presenter’s Manual are 17% Off on RPGNow and DriveThruRPG!

Ghastly Affair Now Available in Hardcover on RPGNow and DriveThru RPG!

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Both the Ghastly Affair Player’s Manual and Ghastly Affair Presenter’s Manual are now available in Hardcover Print Versions through RPGNow and DriveThruRPG. Plus, you get the Illustrated PDFs at nearly 50% off when you buy both the the Hardcover Book and PDF!

Discover a world of thrilling terror and sublime beauty, with “The Gothic Game of Romantic Horror”!