Fungi of the Far Realms
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 Cover art by Shuyi Zhang | |
| Designers | Alex Clements |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Shuyi Zhang |
| Publishers | Melsonian Arts Council |
| Publication | 2019 |
| Genres | Fantasy role-playing |
Fungi of the Far Realms is a fantasy role-playing game supplement released by the indie publisher Melsonian Arts Council in 2019 that describes a variety of fantastical fungi supposedly found in an imaginary world.
Fungi of the Far Realms describes over 200 fictional varieties of fungus that could be used in a fantasy role-playing game. The book is supposedly a reprint of a book by mycologist E. Q. Wintergarden, with watercolor illustrations. Each fungus is described in terms of habitat, appearance, taste, and aroma, with further descriptions of possible effects after ingestion. Some are poisonous, or act as an aphrodisiac or a hallucinogen.[1] Some have multiple effects, such as the Psygoblin Mushroom, which causes psychic powers in goblins for 8 hours, and then causes a fatal brain aneurysm. (In all other races, the only effect is the fatal brain aneurysm.)[2]
The book is rules agnostic, allowing the fungi it to be adapted to any role-playing game.[2]