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Well hello there delicious...
Wait, there's not a PDF?
Wait, there's not a PDF?
Not yet! :D
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AHHHHH TATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATATA
You're already preordered!
Wait, there's not a PDF?Not yet! :D
Just out of curiosity, when will we know the release date?
I heard Monday.
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PDF will be released to at least the Kickstarter backers on Monday. They aren't going to send the actual book to the printer until after Gencon, allowing errata to be applied following a public screening of the text. Obviously it will take a while to get the books printed and into the distribution channel after that
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Hey folks,
I am the designer on this project (I did the conversion of the old templates and all but a few of the new templates) and the developer for the Hero Lab files. I have been given clearance by the powers that be at Green Ronin to talk about the book (keeping spoilers to a minimum :)).
Hope folks enjoy this book as much as I did writing it.
How many total templates are there? Page Count?
Does each template have at least one piece of art?
Do some templates have more than one Piece of art?
What is the Name of your favorite Template?
Why are you so awesome?
Will you guys finally be able to make a profit off the Advanced Bestiary?
Approximately whats the breakdown of +CR for the templates?
I found out about this book too late and missed the kickstarter, but I will support by buying the book. Where is the most optimal place for me to purchase the book if I want Green Ronin to get the highest profit?
How many total templates are there? Page Count?
Does each template have at least one piece of art?
Do some templates have more than one Piece of art?
What is the Name of your favorite Template?
Why are you so awesome?
Will you guys finally be able to make a profit off the Advanced Bestiary?
Approximately whats the breakdown of +CR for the templates?
I found out about this book too late and missed the kickstarter, but I will support by buying the book. Where is the most optimal place for me to purchase the book if I want Green Ronin to get the highest profit?
1) There are nearly 150 templates. 30 of them are new.
2&3) Each template has one piece of art. (The art is fantastic IMHO)4) Hmmm my favorite. All of them? Of the old templates: Transforming Construct (who doesn't like transformers?). Of the new templates: Eldritch (big Lovecraft fan here).
5) Me awesome???
6) You will have to ask Chris about that. I don't work directly for Green Ronin. This project was on a independent developer contract.
7) There is a CR breakdown in the back of the book. It ranges from -1 to +6, and there are a bunch of templates whose CR varies depending on choices taken when assigning the template. The CR range of the samples are 1/3 to 29.
Thanks for answering the questions of someone rabidly awaiting their chance to own the book!
I did the conversion of the old templates and all but a few of the new templates
You made a bunch of cool stuff that I will be using in my games. I'd say that qualifies you as "awesome"!
I think you missed out by not making a transforming clockwork thanatotic titan.
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While Jeff has done a great job fielding questions, as the developer of this book (and all Pathfinder-compatible products from Green Ronin) I thought I'd get him some back up on the ones he's not briefed on. :)
Will you guys finally be able to make a profit off the Advanced Bestiary?
That is absolutely the plan. :D
I found out about this book too late and missed the kickstarter, but I will support by buying the book. Where is the most optimal place for me to purchase the book if I want Green Ronin to get the highest profit?
We are thrilled if you buy it anywhere. If you have a good local gaming store, I am sure they could use your support, and local store play spaces can be a great way to grow the industry.
All that being said, Green Ronin has an online store, which obviously gives us a bigger slice of sales. Once the book is up for sale in its final form, I am sure it'll be available there.
I think you missed out by not making a transforming clockwork thanatotic titan.
I considered it. :)
I think you missed out by not making a transforming clockwork thanatotic titan.
Ha! Now that would have been something. There are a bunch of templates where, after the fact, I thought of new monsters. However, once the art order it out, you are committed.
What does the eldritch template do? WHAT DOES IT DO!? :D
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What does the eldritch template do? WHAT DOES IT DO!? :D
I would tell you, but then you would have to go insane.
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In the original advanced bestiary, the jotunblood template for giants offered some unique new abilities that differed depending on the type of giant it was being applied to (even going so far as to painstakingly list each giant they could think of with an "all other giants" catch-all option at the end for any future giants in other products). two questions:
1) Did someone do the same with this book, picking out giants from all 4 bestiaries and writing individual options for them?
2) Did the template get updated to account for the fact in Pathfinder giants are humanoids now with a giant subtype?
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1) Did someone do the same with this book, picking out giants from all 4 bestiaries and writing individual options for them?
Yes. And that "someone" is Jeffery, who did an awesome job.
2) Did the template get updated to account for the fact in Pathfinder giants are humanoids now with a giant subtype?
Yep!
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We already know that Paizo's gonna use the hell out of this book in their modules and APs.
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We already know that Paizo's gonna use the hell out of this book in their modules and APs.
Not just Paizo :)
So, any updates?
So, any updates?
Backers got a preview version last Monday and could give feedback (typos etc.) during the GenCon week. Now they are going to implement that and release the finished product.
Final PDF just went out to Kickstarter backers and to the printers, so purchasable PDF should be Soon™.
SOON! I am very excited to get a hold of this!
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I've already started populating my version of Echo Wood with newly templated creatures.
My Players can look forward to things like Poisonous Adult Green Dragon, Dread Goblin Skeletons, a Demon-possessed Ogre Chieftain, a Limb-Jacked Bugbear Torturer and my favorite so far a Consuming Giant Spider that the local goblins call Da Soul Eater
I've already started populating my version of Echo Wood with newly templated creatures.
My Players can look forward to things like Poisonous Adult Green Dragon, Dread Goblin Skeletons, a Demon-possessed Ogre Chieftain, a Limb-Jacked Bugbear Torturer and my favorite so far a Consuming Giant Spider that the local goblins call Da Soul Eater
Limb-Jacked? What exactly does that template do?
Limb-Jacked? What exactly does that template do?I've already started populating my version of Echo Wood with newly templated creatures.
My Players can look forward to things like Poisonous Adult Green Dragon, Dread Goblin Skeletons, a Demon-possessed Ogre Chieftain, a Limb-Jacked Bugbear Torturer and my favorite so far a Consuming Giant Spider that the local goblins call Da Soul Eater
in simple terms.
replace one arm with that of a construct (in the case of my Bugbear a Clockwork arm from one of the soldiers in the Emerald Spire)
In case you missed the Kickstarter, this is now accepting pre-orders!
I'm really looking forward to this, and I already know it'll be awesome since Green Ronin is involved. Do we have a general estimate of when the pdf version will be released to the general populace?
I understand that being a 3pp publisher is not an easy job, but I just wish they'd communicate a little bit more. Last I checked, they released the Beta version to backers after Gencon and were in the process of editing it. But it's been awhile after Gencon now, so can't we at least get a progress report?
Well, I already used the old one in my Pathfinder game (the current villains include a Dread Ghoul Goblin Druid and his army of Ghoulblins, he rides copper plated Deinonychuses) and I love it to bits.
So am I going to buy the new one when it comes out?
No. I need a job.
Will I buy one once I have money and it's out?
I'll do what I did last time AND BUY TWO.
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I understand that being a 3pp publisher is not an easy job, but I just wish they'd communicate a little bit more. Last I checked, they released the Beta version to backers after Gencon and were in the process of editing it. But it's been awhile after Gencon now, so can't we at least get a progress report?
Since this was funded on kickstarter, our #1 priority is to keep those folks informed. They got both the beta pdf and an update earlier this month saying the files are off to the printer.
That means we are waiting for the printer to send a proof our way (that happened), do the whole print run, get the print books back and into the distribution chain. Once backers can get their print books and stores can order physical copies of they want to, then the pdf will become available for sale.
There are lots of reasons that's the order things are done in, not the least of which is making sure the people who already paid us for the book get theirs first.
Just got the survey. I noticed the option for PDF delivery only offers RPGnow/DriveThru RPG. What happens if you mark that as NA? Do we just get a download link or what?
Ideally I'd much rather get it through Paizo, since this is where 95% of my RPG PDFs are located, but if it's not possible I understand.
Ideally I'd much rather get it through Paizo, since this is where 95% of my RPG PDFs are located, but if it's not possible I understand.
Heh... I did answer DriveThru - but i did add that I would have preferred Paizo.
If Green Ronin would like to provide Kickstarter backers with their PDF through Paizo.com, they should email me so I can arrange this to happen. :)
Are we getting closer to the release date?
I, too, would like the option to have my download appear through Paizo. I already got it through DTRPG, but the more pdfs I can keep in one place, the better.
On the product itself - this is incredible stuff. Just skimming through my backer pdf got the creative juices flowing something savage. This is a resource that's going to see a lot of use at my table!
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Did somebody say PDF?
The general updates for all GR products is here.
Short version regarding Adv Bestiary:
The PDF is available now. Kickstarter backers already have access to it.
The print book should be in from the printer by the end of the month. There will be a pause as it is shipped to KS backers first, and then it'll go through regular distribution.
Can someone make a combined print/pdf option available please?
That decision is not mine to make.
Where can the kickstarter backers get the final pdf version?