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Harmony Acres was released in 2020 as part of the Canis Minor community content program for Realms of Pugmire. It was written by Zachery Naldrett and the art is derived from the community content resources.

Presentation
This is a 16 page PDF with front and back covers and 3 pages of OGL information. The remaining 11 pages are the content of the supplement. The pages are 7x10" and primarily laid out in two columns.

Content
Harmony Acres is a cactus-farming community. It is designed to offer players somewhere other than the city of Pugmire to be their base or to be a place to visit on the way to other adventures. It is a community of dogs and some cats.

The supplement includes information on the history of Harmony Acres and its founder Princess Cinnamon Chihuahua. Princess was a Royal Pioneer who was very good at dealing with the Unseen, so good they plotted revenge against her and put her comrades in danger. She retired to Harmony Acres because it had a reputation for being a place where the Unseen could not enter.

That remains true today. Since her death, Harmony Acres has become a farming community whose primary export is the flowers and fruit of the prickly pear cactus. It has a number of famous residents which are given a paragraph each in this supplement. Also included are some new fixes which are based on the cacti of the region and it's oils.

The settlement is given a good description of the general terrain and layout as well as a description of the key buildings and locations in the area. In addition to all the town information, there is a new spell and 3 new fixes. We also get several new creatures which are sometimes encountered near Harmony Acres: Coyotes (similar to our coyote), Javelina (feral pigs who are more dangerous to crops than people most of the time), Giant Scorpions, Jumping Cholla (a cactus with a ranged attack it uses if it feels threatened), and the Sandstorm Elemental (Large monsters made of swirling sand). Each of these is given a brief description and a full stat block.

Finally, we get plot hooks These are split into two groups, one for new and one for existing characters. There are a couple of suggestions for getting or starting new characters in Harmony Acres and a trio of ideas for prompting existing characters to visit.

Evaluation
This is a fun setting. There might be a little too much history of the fallen Princess, but other than that, the content is valuable and useful. The history provides ample information for GMs to help determine reactions of the townsfolk and their leaders. It is a nice change from other towns and regions in that there isn't as much skullduggery as in other places and most of the threats are external.

If you're a guide looking for a new place to serve as a base for adventures or just a peaceful village for players to visit, this is a good supplement.

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