There are many premier reasons why the saying "Two heads are better than one," has made it to this day and age. Or in this case, numerous heads are better than one. When my friend Jason Mpakos posted in the Dungeon Masters Creator Circle that this bad boy was looking for reviewers, I jumped on the chance. Adventure anthologies have come to be something I enjoy, as it is much like a collection of short stories one might find at your local libraries: a book with Asimov, Bradbury, Lovecraft, Howard, and other classics that you can skim through and pick and choose.
The Malady Chronicles are a stunning feat of creative prowess, slamming towards you full-tilt on plague-ridden train tracks. Every adventure is a little different, whether it is Blooms of Oshadis or Shadow over Waterdeep, all these arcs ride on different themes; political intrigue, rural superstition, witchcraft, fear of science, and the biggest of all - humanity's terror of the germ.
The maps are well laid out, the book is visually gripping and pulls the reader in right from the get-go, and at almost 200 pages, this tome is worth more - at least I think - than 90% of the quest books that Wizards has put out in recent times. It feels and reads like it was done by experts - which at the end of the day it was. So if you haven't, go and get all diseased-up and buy yourself a copy of The Malady Chronicles. I promise you won't get sick...too bad...
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