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Everyone loves the Ecology articles in Kobold Quarterly; they're a look at things from the monstrous side of the fence, with nasty DM tricks and great story elements to inspire DMs to greatness. But we can only publish one in each issue… until now.

KOBOLD Ecologies is a massive book of monster love. It heaps on a pile of new ecologies, AND it revises, corrects, and expands all Ecologies from KQ's first two years. Not just any ecologies, either: these are written by some of the best, like RPG Superstar™ finalist Clinton Boomer, Pathfinder star Richard Pett, master of horrors Nicolas Logue, and KQ publisher and kobold ringmaster Wolfgang Baur.

With both 3E/OGL and 4E articles, this 104-page collection of KOBOLD Ecologies features adventure hooks galore, new monster feats, and all the magic of the Ecology series.

    Included are:
  • The Ecology of the Barghest by Nicolas Logue (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Centaur by Wolfgang Baur (4E)
  • The Ecology of the Cloaker by Paul Leach (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Derro by Wolfgang Baur (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Golem by Ross Byers (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Half-Giant by Clinton Boomer (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Homunculus by Joshua Stevens (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Lich by Richard Pett (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Maenad by Matthew Hanson (OGL/4E)
  • The Ecology of the Phantom Fungus by Scott Gable (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Retriever by Matthew Banach & Clinton J. Boomer (OGL)
  • The Ecology of the Revenant by Joshua Stevens (OGL)

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Good, but I'd consider getting the PDF over Print for the art.

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This is a nice soft cover, perfect bound collection of mostly OGL and a couple 4E baddies-- each with a hearty helping of "fluff," in the form of background, lore, physiology, society, and then something specific to the monster. For the centaur this was equipment and medicine. For cloakers, it was psychology. For the maened, this was religion and the derro gave us a very cool set of incantations to play with later. The text is decently edited, and reads well enough that you forget this is a book with over a half dozen contributors, rather than the work of one author.

Then there's all that delicious crunch to go along with it. We get feats, crafts, poisons, and of course, with every entry, a fleshed out stat block of an example that puts the material through its paces. The bargest would make a good reoccuring lieutenant or low/mid-level primary villain. A great story arc could be focused on the liches and an entire campaign could be based around the phantom fungus. It's great to have all the material from nearly three years worth of magazines compiled into single book. The two new entries-- the half-giant and the retreiver are excellent additions, providing an OGL take on a closed content race, and putting an interesting spin on a monster that never quite got the proper transition from its Planescape roots.

My only complaint about this book has to do with some of the artwork. Many of the primary pieces for the entries were either in color in the original publications, or slightly smaller. Now the pieces are either too dark because the original color image was simply printed in black and white, or slightly pixellated. Both are frustrating, because I know the art looks good on the PDFs, and probably in the PDF of this book, but it's not done justice in the printed book. I know there are difficult choices to be made for small press print runs, but I think that the images should have been converted to more legible black and white before the print run, or we should have paid the extra for the color plates in the interior.

Overall, I'd recommend Ecologies, but mostly for the OGL player and those 4E players who don't mind doing their own conversion work. It's a tough sell for the time-pressed 4E crowd with only two entries-- they might be better served purchasing KQ7&9. For the OGL crowd, it gives you some great twists on known creatures and plenty of time-saving stat blocks.

[EDIT] Having seen the price for the color interior, you could have the PDF and the print for the cost of the color Print copy. Wow! Something to consider! Link to color print is in the thread.

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Any chance that we might see a dead tree version of this?
Liberty's Edge
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Jam412 wrote:
Any chance that we might see a dead tree version of this?

what he said

Dark Archive Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4

Yo, guys,

A printed copy of the book is only as far away as HERE, at Lulu.com!

Now, it's a b&w interior copy, which means that you missing out on the amazing, full-color art by Joanna Barnum, Jonathan Hodgson, Michael Jaecks, Pat Loboyko and Hugo Solis - with a little luck, Open Design might offer a full-color printed copy!
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Clinton Boomer wrote:

Yo, guys,

A printed copy of the book is only as far away as HERE, at Lulu.com!

Now, it's a b&w interior copy, which means that you missing out on the amazing, full-color art by Joanna Barnum, Jonathan Hodgson, Michael Jaecks, Pat Loboyko and Hugo Solis - with a little luck, Open Design might offer a full-color printed copy!

Thanks but no thanks. I know you can get it here at Kobold Quarterly, but you need to use PayPal and I prefer using my CC, and the shipping is cheaper at Paizo.

Dark Archive Contributor, RPG Superstar 2008 Top 4
Dragnmoon wrote:
Thanks but no thanks. I know you can get it here at Kobold Quarterly, but you need to use PayPal and I prefer using my CC, and the shipping is cheaper at Paizo.

Oh, dude, I hadn't even seen that! Thank you!

Is there a print version available through Paizo?
Dragnmoon wrote:
Jam412 wrote:
Any chance that we might see a dead tree version of this?
what he said

As said by those above!

Dark Archive

Want it in Full Color!

There is a lot of amazing artwork on this one (not counting mine...) so I'd recommend going for the PDF for color!
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I'm not sure I understand the CC/PayPal comment above. All PayPal transactions support a credit card instead. Just select the "Credit Card" option rather than "PayPal" when it asks you how you want to fund the order.

I appreciate that people like the art, but a full color version would be very expensive. I'll willing to put a color version on Lulu, but ... Well, we'll see how it does.
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Gosh, I never thought I'd say this, but Logue's ecology is absolutely brilliant - worth the price alone I'd say.

Huzzah!

Now stop reading my drivel and get yourselves into the heads of liches and other foulness!

Rich
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Wolfgang Baur wrote:

I'm not sure I understand the CC/PayPal comment above. All PayPal transactions support a credit card instead. Just select the "Credit Card" option rather than "PayPal" when it asks you how you want to fund the order.

I appreciate that people like the art, but a full color version would be very expensive. I'll willing to put a color version on Lulu, but ... Well, we'll see how it does.

I have a thing about using Paypal, will use it, just don't like it.....too long to go into it, but it is more about your shipping costs.. that is way overcharging. shipping should not be that high

And..wait the hard cover version on your site is not Color? If so, please mention that in the store, no where does it say it is only B/W, *Not that I saw*
Liberty's Edge

Who are you, and what'd you do with Mr. Pett? Don't think I won't come over there!!!
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Heathansson wrote:
Who are you, and what'd you do with Mr. Pett? Don't think I won't come over there!!!

Help me heathy! Someone's taken over my body...

Contributor

No they haven't, sorry.
Liberty's Edge
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Richard Pett wrote:
No they haven't, sorry.

who has not done what?

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Richard Pett wrote:
Heathansson wrote:
Who are you, and what'd you do with Mr. Pett? Don't think I won't come over there!!!
Help me heathy! Someone's taken over my body...

Sorry, Sir; Britannia'll quarantine me for 6 months, being a dog and all...you're on your own.

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Could someone explain to me what "3E/OGL and 4E" means? Does each article duel stat or are some of the articles completely worthless to me?
RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32
DitheringFool wrote:
Could someone explain to me what "3E/OGL and 4E" means? Does each article duel stat or are some of the articles completely worthless to me?

IIRC, all the articles are 3.5, except Centaur (which is 4e) and Maenad (Dual statted.)

However, the fluff in all the articles (which is most of the text) is system-free.
Liberty's Edge

i hate... i hate you all...

i am not supposed to use my credit card, except for emergencies...

by the way,... i love the color art
RPG Superstar 2008 Top 32

I think the item description for this needs to have a list of the articles in it:

The Ecology of the Barghest by Nicolas Logue
The Ecology of the Centaur by Wolfgang Baur
The Ecology of the Cloaker by Paul Leach
The Ecology of the Derro by Wolfgang Baur
->The Ecology of the Golem by Ross Byers<-
The Ecology of the Half-Giant by Clinton Boomer
The Ecology of the Homunculus by Joshua Stevens
The Ecology of the Lich by Richard Pett
The Ecology of the Maenar by Matthew Hanson
The Ecology of the Phantom Fungus by Scott Gable
The Ecology of the Retriever by Matthew Banach & Clinton J. Boomer
The Ecology of the Revenant by Joshua Stevens

Also, that's a placeholder cover. The real one has my name on it.
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Ross Byers wrote:

I think the item description for this needs to have a list of the articles in it:

The Ecology of the Barghest by Nicolas Logue
The Ecology of the Centaur by Wolfgang Baur
The Ecology of the Cloaker by Paul Leach
The Ecology of the Derro by Wolfgang Baur
->The Ecology of the Golem by Ross Byers<-
The Ecology of the Half-Giant by Clinton Boomer
The Ecology of the Homunculus by Joshua Stevens
The Ecology of the Lich by Richard Pett
The Ecology of the Maenar by Matthew Hanson
The Ecology of the Phantom Fungus by Scott Gable
The Ecology of the Retriever by Matthew Banach & Clinton J. Boomer
The Ecology of the Revenant by Joshua Stevens

Also, that's a placeholder cover. The real one has my name on it.

I agree this might be useful for decision's taking... Wolfgang... you should have given u a version of the Centaur for Pathfinder :P you will burn in hell for not doing that :P

hey Ross... the book has marked that the Lich is from Nicolas Logue, no Mr. Pett... at least in the index... ohh ok both article and back cover have Richard Pett...
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Somebody asked for the print edition to have color chapter heads. It's now available, but.... Well, there's a reason I went for a B&W interior.
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Ross Byers wrote:

I think the item description for this needs to have a list of the articles in it:

The Ecology of the Barghest by Nicolas Logue
The Ecology of the Centaur by Wolfgang Baur
The Ecology of the Cloaker by Paul Leach
The Ecology of the Derro by Wolfgang Baur
->The Ecology of the Golem by Ross Byers<-
The Ecology of the Half-Giant by Clinton Boomer
The Ecology of the Homunculus by Joshua Stevens
The Ecology of the Lich by Richard Pett
The Ecology of the Maenar by Matthew Hanson
The Ecology of the Phantom Fungus by Scott Gable
The Ecology of the Retriever by Matthew Banach & Clinton J. Boomer
The Ecology of the Revenant by Joshua Stevens

Also, that's a placeholder cover. The real one has my name on it.

Thanks! Added to description, and updated cover.

Montalve wrote:
Wolfgang... you should have given u a version of the Centaur for Pathfinder :P you will burn in hell for not doing that :P

What are the changes between centaurs in 3.5 and Pathfinder? Or even monsters in general?

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varianor wrote:
Montalve wrote:
Wolfgang... you should have given u a version of the Centaur for Pathfinder :P you will burn in hell for not doing that :P
What are the changes between centaurs in 3.5 and Pathfinder? Or even monsters in general?

he wrote it as a race for players, not as monster

can't people understand sarcasm?
Montalve wrote:
Wolfgang... you should have given u a version of the Centaur for Pathfinder :P you will burn in hell for not doing that :P

Thanks for this, Montalve. I thought I was a pain-in-the-rear complainer, but seeing that you consign people to flames of endless woe really makes me feel better about myself.

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Mairkurion {tm} wrote:
Montalve wrote:
Wolfgang... you should have given u a version of the Centaur for Pathfinder :P you will burn in hell for not doing that :P
Thanks for this, Montalve. I thought I was a pain-in-the-rear complainer, but seeing that you consign people to flames of endless woe really makes me feel better about myself.

hey I might actually being doing him a favor... they say the party is on hell! if you believe the Thrune of course

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It will be available in print from Paizo in a week or so. Right now it's just at KQ.com and at Lulu.
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Wolfgang Baur wrote:
It will be available in print from Paizo in a week or so. Right now it's just at KQ.com and at Lulu.

Great. Thanks Wolf.

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Wolfgang Baur wrote:
It will be available in print from Paizo in a week or so. Right now it's just at KQ.com and at Lulu.

Keen! And so the print edition is now available for preorder!

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Vic Wertz wrote:
Ross Byers wrote:

I think the item description for this needs to have a list of the articles in it:

The Ecology of the Barghest by Nicolas Logue
The Ecology of the Centaur by Wolfgang Baur
The Ecology of the Cloaker by Paul Leach
The Ecology of the Derro by Wolfgang Baur
->The Ecology of the Golem by Ross Byers<-
The Ecology of the Half-Giant by Clinton Boomer
The Ecology of the Homunculus by Joshua Stevens
The Ecology of the Lich by Richard Pett
The Ecology of the Maenar by Matthew Hanson
The Ecology of the Phantom Fungus by Scott Gable
The Ecology of the Retriever by Matthew Banach & Clinton J. Boomer
The Ecology of the Revenant by Joshua Stevens

Also, that's a placeholder cover. The real one has my name on it.

Thanks! Added to description, and updated cover.

Just to make something clear.

Despite what Wolfgang may say publicly, it seems to be generally accepted in various places that, in the end, the lich was everyone's favorite.

Huzzah.
Rich

So, just to be clear, the print version is black and white from any source, right?
Liberty's Edge

Is there any chance of a better deal on the PDF for the people who buy the dead tree version? At that price point, I feel like I'm buying it twice.
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Wolf Munroe wrote:
So, just to be clear, the print version is black and white from any source, right?

Actually, due to requests on this thread, the print version from Lulu is available in color on demand.

However, the prices Lulu charge make me think demand will be modest for that edition.
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Saint_Meerkat wrote:
Is there any chance of a better deal on the PDF for the people who buy the dead tree version? At that price point, I feel like I'm buying it twice.

I need to talk to Vic about that again. At the moment, there isn't an option like that, but I'd like to set one up eventually.

Wolfgang Baur wrote:
Wolf Munroe wrote:
So, just to be clear, the print version is black and white from any source, right?

Actually, due to requests on this thread, the print version from Lulu is available in color on demand.

However, the prices Lulu charge make me think demand will be modest for that edition.

~wistles~ I think you are right, Wolfgang. That price is a bit... exorbant. ~shrugs~ OTOH, if I actually had the money to spare, I might just buy it anyway!

The Exchange Kobold Press

Sometimes I think I actually know what I'm doing as a publisher. Making the printer edition of Ecologies B&W is one of those times...

I hope that Volume 1 does well enough that Volume 2 is full-color throughout, of course!
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Wolfgang Baur wrote:
It will be available in print from Paizo in a week or so. Right now it's just at KQ.com and at Lulu.

Will FLGS be eventually able to special order it?

Wolfgang Baur wrote:

Actually, due to requests on this thread, the print version from Lulu is available in color on demand.

However, the prices Lulu charge make me think demand will be modest for that edition.

Yeah, I think demand will be modest for that version too. Mercy.

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joela wrote:
Will FLGS be eventually able to special order it?

I doubt it. I'm in discussions with a distributor for it, but... Unlikely.

Dragnmoon wrote:
I have a thing about using Paypal, will use it, just don't like it.....too long to go into it, but it is more about your shipping costs.. that is way overcharging. shipping should not be that high

I got PayPal when it first became available, years ago, and one of the first things they did was steal money from my bank account and overdraw me.

Has anyone ever seen the Role Aids supplement "Dark Folk?" I'm not sure how similar it is to this product, but it was pretty good and got into the ecology, history, religion, culture, laws, etc of races such as kobolds, orc, trolls, and so forth.
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