How about more monsters with the cold subtype. That would be cool.
I hope the pun was intentional...
Even having been working on our own 3PP monster book, all I can think upon looking at this is WANT
Will monster that appear in the Adventure Paths ever end up in the Bestiaries?
It wouldn't be so bad if he'd keep his mouth shut, but while I got him to stop naming the creatures as soon as he hears the description (even when I change it up a bit, he knows), he still has his "ah", "oh no", "damn", "I knew it", and so on comments, which can be pretty...
You need to enforce the need for minimal metagaming. Every time he says something, make a note. Give the character less treasure, xp or other gooodies. Tell the players that every time thy pipe up or are metagaming in a way that is detrimental you are going to penalize their character.
Hey man, catch ! *throws his copy of Frostburn at Greg*
I think he's looking for OGL creatures with the cold subtype, Gorbacz. Sounds like the man's got a "witchwar" to wage. ;-)
Man, I really want to see a ToC soon...real soon. But I doubt we'll see one soon, probably August, the earliest eh?
What I'd love to know is what sorts of Inevitables we'll see. Besides Modrons, the Inevitables have been the tie for most awesome Lawful exemplar outsider in D&D. It sucks WotC never went further with them other than two in Fiend Folio and the one in Sandstorm (and I was disappointed in that Ecology of the Inevitable article in Dragon Magazine that could've added a new Inevitable).
But am I ever so happy you guys at Paizo decided to take them in as the Lawful exemplar for your Pathfinder games.
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Man, I really want to see a ToC soon...real soon. But I doubt we'll see one soon, probably August, the earliest eh?
What I'd love to know is what sorts of Inevitables we'll see. Besides Modrons, the Inevitables have been the tie for most awesome Lawful exemplar outsider in D&D. It sucks WotC never went further with them other than two in Fiend Folio and the one in Sandstorm (and I was disappointed in that Ecology of the Inevitable article in Dragon Magazine that could've added a new Inevitable).
But am I ever so happy you guys at Paizo decided to take them in as the Lawful exemplar for your Pathfinder games.
Although we COULD create a ToC right now (I know every monster that's going into Bestiary 2), you're correct that now is not the time to start to really build anticipation for the book. Sometime around Paizocon or Gen Con is a good bet.
As for the inevetibles... we'll have the three from the 3.5 SRD and a few more at least.
Don't worry, Daigle. It's all water under the...GAH!
(I know every monster that's going into Bestiary 2)
So... you're saying I'm too late to suggest the Bearbear? Sigh... you broke my heart yet again!
(I know every monster that's going into Bestiary 2)So... you're saying I'm too late to suggest the Bearbear? Sigh... you broke my heart yet again!
This should be saved for the special Avatar: The Last Airbender Bestiary. Please, someone, get licensed and bring out this Pathfinder Compatible volume.
Are the monster for this already finalized?
Have you started making a list for number 3?Did you run out of room in this one already? :)We've had all the monsters picked out for Bestiary 2 since late last year, actually. So yeah; we've technically been "out of room" for more monsters in Bestiary 2 for close to half a year.
I guess that answers my question
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Do we know yet if the Dragonne will be in the Bestiary II? It was in the Bonus Bestiary but there were some wonky rules since the Bonus Bestiary was release before the final Bestiary was finalized.
I would think a final, official version of the Dragonne would be a shoo in for volume II!
Monsters from the Bonus Bestiary won't be in Bestiary 2. I suspect they'll probably be in Bestiary 3, though.
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Monsters from the Bonus Bestiary won't be in Bestiary 2. I suspect they'll probably be in Bestiary 3, though.Do we know yet if the Dragonne will be in the Bestiary II? It was in the Bonus Bestiary but there were some wonky rules since the Bonus Bestiary was release before the final Bestiary was finalized.
I would think a final, official version of the Dragonne would be a shoo in for volume II!
Thanks James!
So, other than the wonky animal companion / cohort bit in the Dragonne entry, is there anything else that would need changed before it would go in Volume III or is it pretty much good to go as it now appears in the Bonus Bestiary? How about the other creatures I mentioned (Lammasu and Axe Beak) ... is there anything major you feel would need to be updated or changed before these would hit Bestiary III?
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Monsters from the Bonus Bestiary won't be in Bestiary 2. I suspect they'll probably be in Bestiary 3, though.Do we know yet if the Dragonne will be in the Bestiary II? It was in the Bonus Bestiary but there were some wonky rules since the Bonus Bestiary was release before the final Bestiary was finalized.
I would think a final, official version of the Dragonne would be a shoo in for volume II!
Thanks James!
So, other than the wonky animal companion / cohort bit in the Dragonne entry, is there anything else that would need changed before it would go in Volume III or is it pretty much good to go as it now appears in the Bonus Bestiary? How about the other creatures I mentioned (Lammasu and Axe Beak) ... is there anything major you feel would need to be updated or changed before these would hit Bestiary III?
Nope; those monsters should work fine as-is.
Ok, I know I'm late to the snarky party, but personally, my theory is that the Bearbear is actually just short for the werebearbearwere, and it's a bear that can change into a human that was bitten by a human that can turn into a bear, and now is a bear that can change into a slightly different bear. Now, if he's not wearing (ugh) any clothes, he becomes a barewerebearbearwere. Ahem. With the regeneratio special ability, obviously.
That being said, I'm excited about this. Plus, I look forward to reading more about the PF outer planes critters (aside from the tantalizing bits in The Great Beyond).
A few new inevitables, sweet. I wonder what "inevitability" they represent? We have 6 so far: Death (Marut), Oaths (Kolaryut), Justice (Zelekhut), Divinity (Varakhut), Decay (Anhydrut), and Time/Space (Quarut).
Any chance you can squeeze a teeny little drop of spoiler and say what law enforcing themes these new inevitables represent? :D
Decay (Anhydrut)
"Anyhdrut" just sounds like it's the Inevitable of evaporation/thirst.
Its enemy would be Gatorade, the Thirst Quencher.
Which, oddly enough, sounds a lot like a Protean, doesn't it?"Anyhdrut" just sounds like it's the Inevitable of evaporation/thirst.
Its enemy would be Gatorade, the Thirst Quencher.
*laugh*
Which, oddly enough, sounds a lot like a Protean, doesn't it?
Eh, not really. Electrolytes are for energy and sating plants' cravings, while Proteans are more for muscle building.
Now, if he's not wearing (ugh) any clothes, he becomes a barewerebearbearwere.
Barewerebearbearwere? where?
Which, oddly enough, sounds a lot like a Protean, doesn't it?Eh, not really. Electrolytes are for energy and sating plants' cravings, while Proteans are more for muscle building.
Do you even know what electrolytes are?
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Do you even know what electrolytes are?
In Hellenic myth, they were spirits of the storm. The Elektrolytes were said to be nimble children of Zeus Brontios and a daughter of Aeolus, and fought the chthonic monsters spawned by the titans. If you could catch one, preferably in a glass amphora, it is said they would be forced to grant one a wish of fame or glory. Unfortunately, this fame and glory was as fleeting as the lightning the Elektrolytes wielded in their battles against the Diaphoreses.
I thought electrolytes were those candle like things that hang from the ceiling all through my house. You know the ones you turn on at the wall.
Electrolytes are for sating plants' cravings.
"Idiocracy" reference FTW!
Well, I can talk to plants, and they just told me they prefer water.
Only Kolaryut, Marut and Zelekhut are Open Conent and thus likely to appear in Bestiary II - Varakhut, Anhydrut and Quarut are all WotC IP.
I'm aware of that, but I doubt Paizo and the Pathfinder players want "repeats". Plus, I believe at this point, a lot of folks are making heavy use of the "backwards compatible" theme of Pathfinder and still us WotC books for their games.
Will this book contain updated tables for the summon monster / nature's ally spells?
