paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)paizo.com Recent Reviews of Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)2021-11-15T23:40:36Z2021-11-15T23:40:36ZPathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG): Psychic and Occult style Critters Abound (5 stars)Dragon78https://paizo.com/products/btpy9g21?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Occult-Bestiary2016-02-25T17:03:39Z<p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)</b></p><p>I love bestiaries and Paizo doesn't disappoint in quality and variety when it comes to there monsters.
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The Good
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-A new Aeon, Azata, Azura and Rakshasa.
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-New 0HD races.
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-New fey(Boggart and Fear Eater)
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-Some alien life forms like the Shotalashu.
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-Alternate/more powerful versions of many creatures.
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-Psychoplasmic creatures! and other interesting templates.
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-New type of Naga(Dream).
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The Bad
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-A lot of alternate versions of existing creatures.
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-No new elementals.
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-Almost half the book are outsiders.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)</b></p><p>I love bestiaries and Paizo doesn't disappoint in quality and variety when it comes to there monsters.
<br />
The Good
<br />
-A new Aeon, Azata, Azura and Rakshasa.
<br />
-New 0HD races.
<br />
-New fey(Boggart and Fear Eater)
<br />
-Some alien life forms like the Shotalashu.
<br />
-Alternate/more powerful versions of many creatures.
<br />
-Psychoplasmic creatures! and other interesting templates.
<br />
-New type of Naga(Dream).
<br />
The Bad
<br />
-A lot of alternate versions of existing creatures.
<br />
-No new elementals.
<br />
-Almost half the book are outsiders.</p>Dragon782016-02-25T17:03:39ZPathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG): And Madness FollowedGreatKhanArtisthttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9g21?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Occult-Bestiary2016-01-19T19:35:42Z<p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)</b></p><p>As the title suggests, this is a sourcebook of critters for the new Occult Adventures source material. Most of them use psychic magic or rules or variant class skills, so if you don't intend on buying the master volume, leave this one on the shelf. There are however, a handful of psychic-flavoured adversaries that don't use these rules. The creatures presented have a scale of OA knowledge, so DMs can jump right in with some of the less complicated offerings. Tychilarius the BBEG is actually free of psychic rules, strangely enough. </p>
<p>The creatures presented are of all CRs and most, if not all, major creature types have something added to them. This book is packed cover to cover with usefulness, the inside cover having the standard bestiary breakdown of CR, type and role. I wish Paizo would release this page as a preview for perspective buyers. </p>
<p>Flavour-wise, we have denizens of any place dark, mysterious or dark and mysterious place. The Dominion of the Black gets a major nod in Tychilarius; the underdark has many new hazards; Vudra and Tian Xia get foes to fit with their exotic feel; and many of these critters have ties to the shadow plane, astral plane or dreamscape. </p>
<p>Players have complained that some of the more recent creature offerings feel uninspired. I do not feel this way about this book. There are variants for some creature types, but mostly the creatures feel exotic and fresh. My favorite so far is the tattoo guardian, a construct with a wonderful flavor appeal. There are also lots of templates. </p>
<p>My only major complaint is that the book seems to have a disproportionate number of undead. Woe betide the psychic spell caster who dies any sort of death! All in all, a book I'm excited about. I really have to commend the designers on having a variety of creatures of all types, CRs and with varying amounts of OA rules.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)</b></p><p>As the title suggests, this is a sourcebook of critters for the new Occult Adventures source material. Most of them use psychic magic or rules or variant class skills, so if you don't intend on buying the master volume, leave this one on the shelf. There are however, a handful of psychic-flavoured adversaries that don't use these rules. The creatures presented have a scale of OA knowledge, so DMs can jump right in with some of the less complicated offerings. Tychilarius the BBEG is actually free of psychic rules, strangely enough. </p>
<p>The creatures presented are of all CRs and most, if not all, major creature types have something added to them. This book is packed cover to cover with usefulness, the inside cover having the standard bestiary breakdown of CR, type and role. I wish Paizo would release this page as a preview for perspective buyers. </p>
<p>Flavour-wise, we have denizens of any place dark, mysterious or dark and mysterious place. The Dominion of the Black gets a major nod in Tychilarius; the underdark has many new hazards; Vudra and Tian Xia get foes to fit with their exotic feel; and many of these critters have ties to the shadow plane, astral plane or dreamscape. </p>
<p>Players have complained that some of the more recent creature offerings feel uninspired. I do not feel this way about this book. There are variants for some creature types, but mostly the creatures feel exotic and fresh. My favorite so far is the tattoo guardian, a construct with a wonderful flavor appeal. There are also lots of templates. </p>
<p>My only major complaint is that the book seems to have a disproportionate number of undead. Woe betide the psychic spell caster who dies any sort of death! All in all, a book I'm excited about. I really have to commend the designers on having a variety of creatures of all types, CRs and with varying amounts of OA rules.</p>GreatKhanArtist2016-01-19T19:35:42ZPathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG): You can never have too many monsters (5 stars)Naviorhttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9g21?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Occult-Bestiary2015-11-20T05:03:18Z<p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)</b></p><p>Read my full review on <a href="http://www.ofdiceandpen.ca/2015/11/occult-bestiary.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Of Dice and Pen</a>.</p>
<p>Monsters enjoy an interesting privilege in roleplaying games. It seems that no matter how many there are, there are never too many. There are <i>a lot</i> of monsters in Pathfinder and there's a very good chance that many of the ones in <i>Occult Bestiary</i> will never see use in any of my games. But I like having them nevertheless. And some <i>will</i> see use. Maybe a lot of use. Overall, <i>Occult Bestiary</i> is a great addition to any GM's bookshelf.</p><p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)</b></p><p>Read my full review on <a href="http://www.ofdiceandpen.ca/2015/11/occult-bestiary.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Of Dice and Pen</a>.</p>
<p>Monsters enjoy an interesting privilege in roleplaying games. It seems that no matter how many there are, there are never too many. There are <i>a lot</i> of monsters in Pathfinder and there's a very good chance that many of the ones in <i>Occult Bestiary</i> will never see use in any of my games. But I like having them nevertheless. And some <i>will</i> see use. Maybe a lot of use. Overall, <i>Occult Bestiary</i> is a great addition to any GM's bookshelf.</p>Navior2015-11-20T05:03:18ZPathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG): Worth the Wait (5 stars)Perpdepoghttps://paizo.com/products/btpy9g21?Pathfinder-Campaign-Setting-Occult-Bestiary2015-10-13T06:48:15Z<p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)</b></p><p>At first when I heard that the Occult Bestiary was meant to be appended to Occult Adventures I was irritated that we weren't getting the book all in one.</p>
<p>After reading the book, however, I've totally changed my opinion. I loved the flavor of the monsters in this book, and especially the templates, and having to wait a little longer to get just that little bit more out of the first burst of truly weird and wacky baddies now seems totally justified.</p>
<p>There are more than a few occult reskins of traditional monsters, which I am personally a big fan of, a smattering of templates that help bring the monsters they didn't give an eldritch makeover into the fold, and more than a couple brand-new ones that hail from places like The Dimension of Dreams or The Dominion of the Black.</p>
<p>This book has got me all kinds of excited for Bestiary 5!</p><p><b>Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Occult Bestiary (PFRPG)</b></p><p>At first when I heard that the Occult Bestiary was meant to be appended to Occult Adventures I was irritated that we weren't getting the book all in one.</p>
<p>After reading the book, however, I've totally changed my opinion. I loved the flavor of the monsters in this book, and especially the templates, and having to wait a little longer to get just that little bit more out of the first burst of truly weird and wacky baddies now seems totally justified.</p>
<p>There are more than a few occult reskins of traditional monsters, which I am personally a big fan of, a smattering of templates that help bring the monsters they didn't give an eldritch makeover into the fold, and more than a couple brand-new ones that hail from places like The Dimension of Dreams or The Dominion of the Black.</p>
<p>This book has got me all kinds of excited for Bestiary 5!</p>Perpdepog2015-10-13T06:48:15Z