This feels unfinished and bereft of anything really significant that would be able to be used in a game. While I spoke positively in a discussion post, I feel that was before a better look through after the inital purchase in which it appeared as though I overestimated the contents. Take out half of the location and add more stuff to them, many of them just feel bland and the locations that do seem interesting would do better with more details. Throw in a scenario or something maybe to, or at least more fleshed out hooks that don't feel painfully generic.
As well, so many of the location are in the North. Besides two, a Kentucky and WV location, almost none are in the South at all. In fact, looking at Vol. 2, it appears that the Western one is more Central North, with barely any Western located, and none Southwestern from appearances.
I give this a pass. Don't let the nice cover art fool you, or the amount collaborators. Though it's organization is as wide as the ocean, it is as shallow as a puddle.
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