Genial Jack Review

Genial Jack Volume 1 is a strange, wonderful, and fantastical zine for D&D 5e. The first volume is A4 sized and 57 pages.

The zine is about the city of Jacksburg... a giant city built on and inside of the Godwhale, Genial Jack! There's quite a bit of content here, including:

• 12 playable races (including a human variant)
• Gazetteer of the districts of Inner and Outer Jackburg
• Descriptions of government, laws, and criminal organizations 
• Jackburg slang
• 20 quick NPC's
• Centerfold map of the city.

The races are really unique. Take a form of underwater life and there's probably a humanoid race based on it. I think my favorite are the psychic jellyfolk. Each district includes one or more adventure seeds that really bring this metropolis to life. Honestly, I think the best review I can give it would by using the words of Levi from Planet X Games, "It feels like Planescape in the belly of a whale, and that's a good thing."

I ordered my copy from Exalted Funeral, although it's currently out of stock. If you want a print copy you'll have to snag it from the publisher, Lost Pages. Since they're are based in the UK that means you're looking at about ten dollars for shipping to the States, but Genial Jack is worth it. I personally have some big plans for this, Hot Springs Island, and the Pirate Bundle by Limitless-Adventures.