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Iron Kingdoms: Monsternomicon Volume II—The Iron Kingdoms and Beyond (OGL) Print Edition
Privateer Press
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"The invasion of the skorne and the blighting of the frozen north are events that have brought the terrors of the wilderness to our doorstep. If there is one lesson you will learn from this book, it is that you were never safe cowering behind lock and key. The shadows bumping in the night have grown long and bold. They openly stalk even the bravest of men in the kingdoms. An ignorant main is a dead man, and sometimes it takes more than just a bigger gun. Arm yourself with knowledge, and buy my book!"
—Professor Viktor Pendrake
Discover the most dangerous and deadly creatures known to the Iron Kingdoms in this tome of over 50 monsters for Iron Kingdoms role-playing.
Read Professor Viktor Pendrake's journey to eastern Immoren and explorations of the Skorne Empire. With far more than just monsters, this tome is a treasure trove for the Iron Kingdoms enthusiast.
With this book you will:
- Discover clues to the destruction of ancient Lyoss, the doomed elven empire
- Learn the legacy of the mysterious giants of Immoren
- Explore unseen corners of Immoren and adventure where no man has stepped
- Behold the entirety of Immoren with a brilliantly illustrated full-color poster map
- Run an entire campaign in the Skorne Empire with three new character classes
- Challenge characters of many levels with fearsome creatures exhaustively detailed by the Iron Kingdoms' foremost expert, Professor Viktor Pendrake
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This book is incredible! It details the entirety of the continent of Immoren beyond the borders defined in the IKCG and describes the Skorne Empire as well as the Bloodstone Marches in great detail. The monster section at the beginning of the book covers some of the unique creatures that roam these lands and provides the usual amount of amazing IK detail in it's descriptions.
My only complaint? I'm not sure why they decided to incorporate the lands beyond Western Immoren into a Monsternomicon. They should have called it "Beyond the Iron Kingdoms" and detailed the additional setting material in the first part, then added the monsters in the back as an appendix. Still, as a hardcore IK fan, this book is extremely cool!
Those who know vol. I, will recognize the style of monster entries at once: some of the best designed monsters (in matters of abilities and ecology description) you can find. As in vol. I the monsters are backed up by "quickplates" (quickly appliable templates) and a few prestige classes.
Be warned, though: Only 175 pages of the book are dedicated to monsters, the remaining part is about the (until then) unknown eastern part of the continent and its dominant race, the skorne.
Production quality (240 pages b/w) are the same as in vol. I, two pages are marred by ads, though. On the other hand you receive a fold out full colour map of the continent.
And now the big downer: Although vol. II doesn't offer more quantity or quality than vol. I, it is 33% more expensive than vol. I!!! (39.99 vs. 29.99$$).
In my opinion this makes the book unfeasable for all but the most die hard fands of the setting. :( Newbies to the "Iron Kingdoms" or DMs interested in really good monsters should preferrably buy vol. 1.
Why do I give it only two stars? Because I compare it to the 5 star rated vol. I. The general quality is comparable and vol. II even offers a full colour map, but it falls short in categories like amount of monster content (it is called Monsternomicon, not campaign expansion! Where are encounter tables, CR listings etc?) and price-content-ratio.
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Which book price is feasable and when does a book grow overpriced?
- Monsternomicon Vol. II consists of 240 pages in b/w and costs 39.99 $$.
- Monsternomicon Vol. I had the same page count and was also b/w - its price: 29.99 $$.
- The Witchfire trilogy of the same company consists of 320 pages in b/w - price: 34.99 $$.
- The two campaign setting books each cost as much as vol. II, but offer more than 400 pages of the same high quality (in other words: offer almost twice as much content for the same price).
- Five Fingers: Port of Deceit, the last publication before Monsternomicon Vol. II seems to have set a new price standard: 34.99 $$ for 208 pages in b/w!?!
So which price is still o.k. for you and which price is just too much?
I understand that high quality full colour books justify higher prices. But 240 pages in b/w? The content quality might be great, but I don't see a reason for a 33% price increase in comparision to vol. I (apart from raising the profit margin).
What is your opinion?
Greetings,
Günther
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Is it OGL?
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They're a smaller company, and I doubt their margin is that big on their probably limited (when compared to a larger company) print run. They're not going to be able experience economy of scale the way a larger company is. So yes, expect to shell out a few more doucats for the material.
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The Last Rogue wrote:
Is it OGL?
The OGL licence is included in the book. I don't know to which parts of the book it refers, though.
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Heathansson wrote:
They're a smaller company, and I doubt their margin is that big on their probably limited (when compared to a larger company) print run. They're not going to be able experience economy of scale the way a larger company is. So yes, expect to shell out a few more doucats for the material.
I recall people saying that Privateer Press was one of the most successful companies out there, lately.
I still wonder why they would have to increase their book prices *this* dramatically... Were the economies of scale that much more favourable earlier? Why do other companies manage to keep their book prices stable?
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