”The Gallery of Dreams? Yes, of course I've heard of that strange place. The mages say that Grey the Diviner had an apprentice once, a young mage named Temarath. He supposedly cared more for the history of the world than the future of the world and so Grey showed him how to capture the dreams of the past....
You don't believe that story?
Well perhaps you'll believe this one. They say that the goddess, Talishia of the Dream Well, paid Mor Aldenn a visit once and made a pact with the mages. If they would protect her greatest secret, she would keep and protect the dreams of the City of Mages..."
Rumors persist that there is an art gallery unreachable by any street, unmarked by any sign and putting on display art that has never been seen anywhere else in the world. The rumors are, for the most part, true. It appears seemingly at random locations within the city that are forgotten or rarely traversed. Sometimes the portal will manifest at a corner shop on a slow street, at other times it will manifest as a backdoor to a building that previously lacked it and in at least one incident the portal manifested in a wardrobe belonging to an unsuspecting apprentice mage. Those who enter may stay as long as they like and leave whenever they choose. However, the moment the visitors leave the gallery the door slams shut and the portal vanishes to inconspicuously appear at another location.
This FREE location is 7 pages long, with an NPC and an adventure hook. Written by Jonathan Palmer with additional material by K. Axel Carlsson. Artwork by Bruno Balixa.
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The Gallery of Dreams, a free web enhancement to the Mor Aldenn setting is exactly the type of freebie I love to see companies pass out. 7 pages (Front, Ogl, Ad leaving 4 ½ pages) following the dual column format with embedded artwork (that's right, artwork in a free product). The art is a B&W piece, and of very good style and quality.
Introducing an inter-dimensional locale that constantly varies where it's entrance point surfaces, this PDF details a “museum” of dreams. The manner in which this is described is quite elegant in design, and really speaks to what one can expect from the setting of Mor Aldenn. As well as an interesting locale, that any GM worth their dice could use as an interesting story driven method of information delivery to their playgroup, we are also given a fully developed NPC in the form of Temarath Grigspotter, the ghost curator of this museum. You can not help but instantly like this NPC, as he comes across as a kindly old grandfather, aware that his “condition” as a ghost might be unnerving to folks, so he tries his best to be cordial and friendly, and leaves folks alone until he feels they need his assistance with the dreams displayed under his care.
Not one to overlook grammatical hiccups (even in a free product), I will mention there were two such missteps that I noticed, and they were the usage of an is where an are would have been more appropriate, and a forgotten the.
Ending with a hook that offers up a potential boon for the group that reminds us, as GM's, sometimes its not all about the money, and groups deserve rewards that bring more to the table.
Having myself been recently introduced to Mor Aldenn, I can say, that this is a perfect example of what to expect, and if you haven't yet given Headless Hydra Games a serious look, you are doing yourself a disservice, as their products repeatedly show through with excellent design.
Going with the 5 star for this, and highly recommending, as this locale is an excellent addition to any setting, let alone as a taste of what's to come.
This free web-enhancement for Mor Aldenn, the city of Mages, is 7 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page advertisement, 1 page SRD and 1/2 a page editorial, leaving 3.5 pages for the location.
So what is the gallery of dreams? Essentially, the gallery is a pocket dimension, entrances to which seem to pop up randomly in back alleys, scarcely-travelled roads etc. Inside, travelers can take a look at silver-lined mirrors, in which the dreams of themselves and others, even significant ones are repeated. A ghost-curator (complete stats) is included as well as a nice adventure hook centering on a stolen mirror from the gallery of dreams.
Conclusion:
Editing and formatting are top-notch, I didn't notice any glitches. Layout adheres to a 2-column standard and the pdf even includes a piece of original b/w-artwork of the curator. The pdf has no bookmarks, but at this length needs none. I absolutely loved this little location and seeing that the pdf is free, you can't do anything wrong with downloading this neat piece. My final verdict will thus be 5 stars - check this out!
