Monte Cook's Collected Book of Experimental Might (OGL) Hardcover (based on
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Third edition RPG icon Monte Cook comes to Paizo with a new print edition of his popular Books of Experimental Might! Previously available only in electronic form, The Collected Book of Experimental Might contains hundreds of options and new rules meant to inject life into 3.5 fantasy RPG campaigns.
This 144-page hardcover collection of Monte's own house rules includes:
A spell progression system redefining spell levels from 1 to 20
New rules for fighting domains, including Two-Weapon Fighting, Mounted Combat, and Fighting Dirty, as well as techniques based on agility, speed, strength, and intellect—the domains provide new abilities to fighter types willing to devote themselves to a focused path
A retooling of the feat system, with three new concepts—double feats, oblation feats, and uberfeats—and dozens of new choices
Special benefits for choosing a feat as a fighter bonus feat, reinstating the fighter class as the king of feats
New rules for healing and curative magic
Powerful magical disciplines that allow wizards, clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers to have magic always active
The runeblade, a base class that combines magic and martial skill without the need for spells
Additional skills, feats, and combat rules
Dozens of spells and magic items
Inherent within these two books is the idea that characters should be able to keep on adventuring longer than the rules currently allow and that every class can use some extra options for greater playability. Start your own experiment now!
This book combines The Book of Experimental Might and The Book of Experimental Might II: Bloody, Bold, and Resolute.
Monte Cook has been working on games professionally for more than 20 years. In that time, he has worked on a variety of games, including Dungeons & Dragons, Rolemaster, Champions, Call of Cthulhu, and Alternity. He designed HeroClix, and co-designed Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition, and wrote Planewalker's Handbook, Dead Gods, Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil and the Book of Vile Darkness, among many other D&D supplements. In 2001, he founded Malhavoc Press, and over the next few years published titles like the Book of Eldritch Might, Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved, and Ptolus: Monte Cook's City by the Spire.
Monte's also published two novels and numerous short stories, as well as a nonfictional but humorous book called the Very, Very Secret Book of Conspiracies.
Tharen the Damned(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Campaign Setting, Companion, Modules Subscriber)
Dragnmoon wrote:
Tharen the Damned wrote:
Dragnmoon wrote:
Am I the only one that does not Like Monte Cook's Products?....:-)
Was that a confession? -hefts his torch and pitchfork expectantly-
Yes... BRING IT ON!!!
Purge the Unclean!
-starts poking Dragonmoon with the pitchfork-
TriOmegaZero(Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber)
Will it be unchanged from the original offering? I think it will be nice to have a second copy for use around the table, whenever I get the chance to play with these rules.
Am I the only one that does not Like Monte Cook's Products?....:-)
yes
heretic :P
Dragnmoon wrote:
Jal Dorak wrote:
This just in: Dragnmoon dislikes 3rd Edition!
I Hated 2nd.. Thought 3.0 was an improvement.. Loved 3.5.. Have not tested 4th yet to say..
I just don't like what Monte has added in his own 3rd party print.
GAH!!!!!!!!!!!
an heretic in every sense of the word... ok bring the fire, we will do it the old fashioned way
mmm damn Ioemdae prohibits me from first tortruing you, also its unecesary you already said your admited your heretic views... we just need to burn you in the stake... or do you prefer Vlad's threatment? we are very acommodating folk :D
Not quite willing to commit to a preorder but I wish there were a Wishlist feature. I'd definitely put it on there. (I tend to use Wishlists for my own use to track things I want, not for gift-giving/gift-suggesting purposes.)
Not quite willing to commit to a preorder but I wish there were a Wishlist feature. I'd definitely put it on there. (I tend to use Wishlists for my own use to track things I want, not for gift-giving/gift-suggesting purposes.)
I believe Gary will be working on finishing up wishlists within the next few days, so you should get your...er...wish soon. :)
Will it be unchanged from the original offering? I think it will be nice to have a second copy for use around the table, whenever I get the chance to play with these rules.
Other than taking out references like "If you have the other book" from the manuscript, TCBOXM contains all the material from the two BOXM. In some cases I consolidated chapters (for example, all the feats are in one chapter, rather than the BOXM1 feats as one chapter and BOXM2 feats as another chapter) but all the content is there.
TriOmegaZero(Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber)
Thanks Sean. I'll definately be picking this up to go with my Lulu printings.
Thraxus(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber)
Vic Wertz wrote:
Mr Baron wrote:
how will this align with Pathfinder RPG?
It's as compatible as any other 3.5 product.
It is a book of optional rules. Some can be used with out to much work (namely the feats). Other changes (the spell system for example) are a complete rewrite of the original 3.5 rules. Even with the changes to 3.5 that Pathfinder is making, most of them will still work with minimal trouble.
excellent! *in a very Monty Burns tone* Vic and Sean... excellent
Pax Veritas(Pathfinder Adventure Path Charter Subscriber; Roleplaying Game, Modules Subscriber)
I am thrilled beyond belief. This compilation of substantive content is exactly the type of thing our 3.5/PRPG community needs to keep the game alive. Monte Cook, y'all. Huzzah!
And now, will Paizo reprint Ptolus? Possibly updated for PFRPG?
I am gonna sound like a total fanboy when I say this, but I might actually re-purchase the book if it was reprinted for PFRPG. I think there would need to be other details, but overall I would be interested.
I beat my old copy to hell and back running a two year campaign.
Not sure if this is the place to ask this, but how does this level 1 - 20 magic system work? I have seen this suggested on other forums, but never got an explanation.
"Anyone? Anyone? Beuller?"
TriOmegaZero(Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber)
It basically splits each level of spells into two sets and assigns them to each level. So if you're a 15th level caster, you can cast up to 15th level spells.