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I got my copy yesterday and was happy to see all of the classic monsters I hope to utilize in my campaign except . . .
Mindflayer!
Does anyone know why these guys didn't make the cut so to speak? Thanks.
WotC intellectual property.
Others listed in d20 srd faq
Very cool rw religion "Tree of Life" reference also..
"On yet another, a solar with a flaming sword stands watch over the original mortal paradise so that no creature may enter."
(Genesis verses 3:25-27)
25. And the Lord spake unto the Angel that guarded the eastern gate, saying Where is the flaming sword which was given unto thee?26. And the Angel said, I had it here only a moment ago, I must have put it down some where, forget my own head next.
27. And the Lord did not ask him again.
- from an erroneous Bible mentioned in Good Omens
Reckless
(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Roleplaying Game, Campaign Setting, Companion, Battles Case Subscriber)
My email/pdf came on Tuesday, but I decided to check the flgs near me and they had 2 copies sitting, ready to sell. So I picked one up (we use 2 Monster Manuals at our table, one for me & one for summons) and cancelled my amazon shipment, supposedly shipping out in November some time.
One design feature/decision I'd like to thank you guys for was the artist identification for each illustration. That's really cool.
Overall, this is pound for pound the most "beautiful" rpg book I have ever owned.
Really? Because I have my shipping preference set to separately, but my order has not yet been processed.I'd like to make it clear that the e-mail scranford is talking about was directed only to people who had their subscriptions set to ship *separately*, and were—contrary to their stated preference—having their shipment held up by the unexpected last-minute delay on Seekers.
People who had set their combined subs to ship out *monthly* were processed exactly as specified. "Hold for monthly" means that we hold anything that comes in early in the month until *everything* due that month has arrived, and then we ship it all at once to decrease shipping fees. Which is exactly what we did. Everything we're expecting this month has now arrived, and the "hold for monthly" shipments are now going out.
Orders waiting for Seekers of Secrets—for either of the above reasons—started to go out yesterday; many more went today, and the rest should go out tomorrow.
I bought my copy yesterday. I have to say it's one of the best books for the worlds most popular role-playing game I've ever bought. It's my favorite monster manual… along with the 1st edition monster manual (the 1st one I ever owned). Overall big fan of the artwork. I really like the layout of the stat blocks. It seems very intuitive, easy to read, and it packs a lot of info without looking confusing. My only caveat would be… I wish it were bigger.
Great job, Paizo!
Also, I like the "breathing room" put into many of the monster entries for GM's. Tales of variants from the stats given for several monsters are always welcome, encouraging personalizing the monsters instead of relying on the stats-as-written, and help provide some back-up for the GM when a player flatly states "hey, that monster can't do that!"
Okay, I have a bit of quandary. I have a deposition today for the car accident I got into in February. However, my copy of the Pathfinder Beastiary is waiting for me at the post office! Should I rush to the post office and read my copy on the way to my deposition or should I do the *snort* responsible thing and pick it up afterwards?
Why doesn't it just say: "These rules don't really work, make something up on your own or use the old 3.5 (ECL = LA + HD) system."
Because the rules do work. The intent is, as with any game, that the GM is supposed to moderate the rules. Any GM with an iota of sense should realize this. The rules are just the rules. The game is what the GM makes of it.
Okay, I have a bit of quandary. I have a deposition today for the car accident I got into in February. However, my copy of the Pathfinder Beastiary is waiting for me at the post office! Should I rush to the post office and read my copy on the way to my deposition or should I do the *snort* responsible thing and pick it up afterwards?
If it's taken eight months to get you to your deposition, they might not be happy if you're late - say there was a huge queue at the post office. Normally I'd say choose what makes you happiest, but this time I'd say choose the course of action which has the least chance of serious repercussions.
Get the court thing out of the way first, mate!
Just downloaded the Bestiary PDF and there seem to be missing text everywhere. The abbreviation for feet, ft., is blank, the double ff in "effect" seems to be missing throughout, and the CR numbers are missing from the header bars. What's the deal?
EDIT: I see it does read correctly with Acrobat Reader. Apparently "Preview" on my mac doesn't like it...
I think the part that says, "Some creatures are simply not suitable for play as PCs, due to their powers or role in the game" deals with your concerns.
The book is about monsters. Monsters that your PCs can fight. It is not intended as a sourcebook for things for your PCs to be. But we put the "Monsters as PCs" quick rules as a guideline for people who want to have that sort of thing in their game. But if you use those quick rules to create a monster PC and the monster is WAY too good, then you shouldn't be using that monster as a PC, and in general you shouldn't be expecting a half-page of quick rules in a monster book to be all you need to turn over 350 monsters into balanced, playable PC races.
I am not sure if anybody already mentioned this, but one of the great points of this book is its binding.
When you open it for the first time, it seems light and very easy to flip through, and to keep open flat without forcing on the pages or the binding.
That's actually very important.
Great job.
Agreed. One of the best bound books ever. Very, very friendly! What a terrific job!
Also, I like the "breathing room" put into many of the monster entries for GM's. Tales of variants from the stats given for several monsters are always welcome, encouraging personalizing the monsters instead of relying on the stats-as-written, and help provide some back-up for the GM when a player flatly states "hey, that monster can't do that!"
Agreed. This has a very "make it yours" classic monster book attitude. Its like the perfect shipment of building materials and empowerment coaching for seasoned and new GMs alike. Very well done, and this comment about "breathing room" is very astute!
I think the part that says, "Some creatures are simply not suitable for play as PCs, due to their powers or role in the game" deals with your concerns.
The book is about monsters. Monsters that your PCs can fight. It is not intended as a sourcebook for things for your PCs to be. But we put the "Monsters as PCs" quick rules as a guideline for people who want to have that sort of thing in their game. But if you use those quick rules to create a monster PC and the monster is WAY too good, then you shouldn't be using that monster as a PC, and in general you shouldn't be expecting a half-page of quick rules in a monster book to be all you need to turn over 350 monsters into balanced, playable PC races.
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I'm starting to feel the taint of impatience...
Impatience? Nah... although I *did* send Vic, Erik and Sean an email containing pictures of horrified Pit Fiends... next I'm going to send them pictures of my 'Chelaxian Naked Dwarven Beard Dance'-ritual (which is the reason why those Pit Fiends looked horrified, and are still hiding in the cellar) unless my Bestiary ships by friday!
Fantastic. Overall great job. Artwork is spectacular, especially the dryad, devils, demons (vrock and succubus especially!) and vampires. I really get the feel of 1rst Edition AD&D artwork. Same kind of vibe. My only disappointments were the troll and the ogre. They just remind me of something from anime.
The stat blocks are nicely organized and flow really well. Everything is organized and very easy to eyeball just at a glance. I especially like how experience for each monster is listed in the stats. No more flpping through the DMG to find the experience points by CR chart. (yeah!)
My only nitpick with the product is that I wish they would have strayed from 3E orthodoxy on some of the monsters defenses. For example I think that devils DR should be a choice between silver & good or silver & chaotic. Likewise demons should be cold iron & good or cold iron & axiomatic. Therefore demons and devils could do harm to each other in the great Blood Wars as intended!
But nitpicking aside it is an awesome product. 5 out of 5 stars! Great job PAIZO!!!
