Mycologist's Primer

Introducing the Mycologist’s Primer, a system-agnostic illustrated guide to real-world magical mushrooms, lichens, and slime molds. Inspired by 19th-century field guides and millennia of folklore, myths, legends, and occult writings, this book brings a carefully curated collection of delectable morsels right to your gaming table.

From agarikon, a favourite snack of nature spirits, to antler-growing yellow stagshorn, the Mycologist’s Primer offers thoroughly-researched and fully-illustrated information on 100 species of fungi, lichens, and slime molds. Whether you’re seeking a taste of mycological science or whimsical charcuterie board of magic, gaming material, and world-building inspiration, this book is for you!

Each entry in the Mycologist’s Primer provides basic biological information, notes on habitats and distribution, and practical advice on mushroom hunting. Wherever relevant, it also sprinkles in a dash of culinary and medicinal properties, along with information about toxicity. Each entry comes with extensive notes on magical properties, based on real-world folklore, ready to be transplanted into your games, novels, and imagination.