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Untold Horrors!

Confront the creatures that go bump in the night! Bestiary 4 presents hundreds of new monsters for use in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Within this tome of terrors you'll find pitiless psychopomps and blood-drinking nosferatu, insectile formians and faceless nightgaunts, and even unique mythological horrors like Spring- Heeled Jack and Grendel himself. Yet not every creature need be an enemy, as mighty empyreal lords, primeval outer dragons, and valorous swan maidens enlist you in their epic battles!

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 4 is the fourth indispensable volume of monsters for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game and serves as a companion to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook and Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary. This imaginative tabletop game builds upon more than 10 years of system development and an Open Playtest featuring more than 50,000 gamers to create a cutting-edge RPG experience that brings the all-time best-selling set of fantasy rules into the new millennium.

Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 4 includes:

  • More than 300 different monsters
  • Creatures from classic horror literature and monster films, including the colour out of space, elder things, and kaiju
  • New player-friendly races like changelings, kitsune, and nagaji
  • Entities of mythic might, from despotic demon lords and alien elohim to terrifying Great Old Ones—including Cthulhu!
  • New creatures you can construct, like clockworks and juggernauts
  • New familiars, animal companions, and other allies
  • New templates to help you get more life out of classic monsters
  • Appendices to help you find the right monster, including lists by Challenge Rating, monster type, and habitat
  • Expanded universal monster rules to simplify combat
  • Challenges for every adventure and every level of play
  • ... and much, much more!

ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-575-4

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The Horror Takes Center Stage....

5/5 —

This edition of the Bestiary series brings all the worst nightmares, not found in a traditional fantasy setting alive! Despite the horror feel, they work in any genre you might be playing. By far my favorite of the Bestiary series! The sheer creativity of the Paizo team explodes in this awesome collection of crazy!

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5/5 —

Herein is a fine and fascinating array of monsters, most with supernatural aspects and worthy of songs and legends... indeed it is suggested that to make the most of them you should be also using the Mythic Adventures rules. Fitting adversaries for those who fancy themselves as such legendary heroes, perhaps...

The Introduction is mainly explanation of how each monster entry is presented, complete with handy icons used to enable you to tell at a glance the creature type and the terrain and climate that it favours. These are supplemented by appendices that list them by CR, terrain and so on thus enabling you to populate a chosen area with ease. Other appendices deal with special abilities and other details, including a fascinating section on monster creation, another on monster advancement and one on monsters as player-characters.

The main bulk of the book is composed of an alphabetical listing of the monsters. Each comes with a colour illustration and stat block, with plenty of detail and description to enable you to work out suitable uses for it and how it will behave when encountered by the party.

Beginning with the abaia, an eel with a strong regard for the environment which acts as guardian to a body of water... and turns quite nasty if you do not respect the lake it inhabits (it doesn't mind people who take only what they need, it is those who abuse nature that upsets them), there follows a fascinating array of creatures.

The almiraj, for example, looks like a cross between a rabbit and a unicorn, but it's no fluffy bunny! If nothing else, anything slain by its horn is turned to stone so if the poor almiraj wants to eat whatever it has attacked (it's apparently a carnivore), it has to eat its prey alive.

One of the weirdest is the colour out of space. This is an eerie radient incorporeal ooze that leaches life out of its surroundings until it reaches maturity, at which time it departs into the interstellar depths from which it came. If that's not enough for you, the Great Old Ones are here, so if you wish to combat Cthulhu or Hastur or the like, now you can... if you dare. Most have cults associated with them, details of which are also given.

If it's monsters out of legend that you want, there are beings such as Grendel, if you prefer more mundane ones there are gremlins or even giraffes! Undead too, and an alchemist's error called a hungry flesh, a giant ooze. To cap it all, how about an immortal ichor, which is an intelligent mass of blood from a dead evil deity...

This is indeed a collection of monsters rich and strange, ones whose very being deserve a song or story, never mind those that will be written when heroes defeat them in battle!

Lots of fun new monsters!

4/5 —

Read my full review on Of Dice and Pen.

Bestiary 4 contains over 300 new monsters. All the monster types are represented, although some more than others. There are many of the standards found in every Bestiary—new dinosaurs, devils, dragons—but also many unusual and bizarre creatures. It has provided me with lots of new options to throw at my players, and that’s always a good thing.

5/5 —

The Bestiary 4 for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game has been one of the more favorites of the Bestiary series for me and I'd like to take a moment to tell you why.

To start, the Bestiary 4 has added everything from new types of fey to additional golems as well as the more prominent and popular Kaiju, Great Old Ones, and Empyreal Lords. Paizo's inclusion of these creatures that've gone on to become pop culture legends in their own right is a direct result of the designer's dedication to getting their monsters right. The Bestiary 4 is an awesome sourcebook and stands right up there with the Bestiary 3 in terms of 'fantasy verisimilitude,' hardening gamers resolve against such villainous foes as Cthulhu himself.

Not every book is a perfect image of idolatry however and the Bestiary 4 is no exception. While it's true that this book is littered with new baddies for your players to chase and new races for their characters to face, it is also bogged down with what seems to be an over-saturation of multiple page monsters. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it does seem as if several of these creatures could've used a proverbial trimming before being posted.

If you don't mind a bit of length though and you want more vile beasts for your players to square off against then the Bestiary 4 is yet another wonderful book to add to your collection and one that comes Five-Star recommended by your Severed Ronin.

Robert Beasley
"The Severed Ronin"

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5/5 —

This is a good Bestiary. I'd personally put it up with Bestiary 3, with both having a good mix of classic, mythological, and completely new monsters.

There's a bit of a horror them and a bit of a mythic theme, but neither is overwhelming. If you're looking for a whole book of mythic monsters, this isn't it. If you're worried the whole book is mythic monsters, there aren't that many in practice.

For me, the evocative flavor on the high CR creatures pushes it over the top. The demon lords, empyreals, and great old ones really feel like epic creatures.

If you're sure you don't need any more monsters... don't buy this book. That said, I wasn't sure if I needed any more monsters and was definitely impressed by this.

Short Version: These are sweet monsters, but only you know whether you want more monsters.

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F. Wesley Schneider wrote:
DeciusNero wrote:

Vildeis!? Nice!

She intrigues me - she's kind of a good reflection of the kyton race. Both sacrificed something (or someone's in the kyton's case) to attain what they are, one's just less self-serving.

In my opinion, despite similar aesthetics, Vildeis and the kytons are kind of opposites. While kytons are endlessly trying to perfect their forms (and those of others), Vildeis knows that no form will ever be perfect and willingly sacrifices from her imperfect form to further the cause of good.

I hadn't planned Vildeis to be in this book, but when our original LG empyreal choice didn't survive the process, I wrote a new entry for her. There's actually more about her here in Bestiary 4 then what Amber and I got into Chronicle of the Righteous, so if you liked her before, well... now you know where to look.

That's kind of the point I was trying to get across (bit of lack of sleep on my part when writing that)- I'd choose polar opposite rather than 'reflection.' ^.^

But! Looking forward to her entry.
Curious, what was the other lord?

by chance, what was the original choice?
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also I totally broke my oath to stay away...the body is willing but the mind is weak! Although there haven't been any more spoilers, due to nobody getting their shipping notice and having already glanced at Liz Courts posts.
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Fortunately, Remote Detect Thoughts has allowed me to scan the entire book directly from Liz Courts' brain.
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137ben wrote:
Fortunately, Remote Detect Thoughts has allowed me to scan the entire book directly from Liz Courts' brain.

You didn't hear? Liz just got her first Mythic Tier and she took the power that makes her immune to such tomfoolery and trick it with falsified images and information.

Sorry bro. :(
Grand Lodge
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Yeah, all he got was My Little Pony episodes.
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137ben wrote:
Fortunately, Remote Detect Thoughts has allowed me to scan the entire book directly from Liz Courts' brain.

I would be careful about doing that. If the Overhead at the Paizo Office thread is any indication diving into the mind of people there might be a dangerous road one can't come back from.

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There's a preview over here for the Colossi.
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I just want mine to ship!! Now! I want it in time for my 50th birthday, because I'm childish like that.

I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.
Silver Crusade
Odraude wrote:
I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.

I think you need to stop guesstimating.

Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.
I think you need to stop guesstimating.

Hey, I gave it an extra day! :)

Besides, at least in the last year I've been a subscriber, the PDFs come out for me on Monday after midnight on the week before the release. So I think that's probably the more realistic of the deadlines.
Silver Crusade
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.
I think you need to stop guesstimating.

Hey, I gave it an extra day! :)

Besides, at least in the last year I've been a subscriber, the PDFs come out for me on Monday after midnight on the week before the release. So I think that's probably the more realistic of the deadlines.

Just because it's probably true doesn't make it sound any better.

Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.
I think you need to stop guesstimating.

Hey, I gave it an extra day! :)

Besides, at least in the last year I've been a subscriber, the PDFs come out for me on Monday after midnight on the week before the release. So I think that's probably the more realistic of the deadlines.

Just because it's probably true doesn't make it sound any better.

Would another video of puppies doing cute things make it better? :)

Silver Crusade
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Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.
I think you need to stop guesstimating.

Hey, I gave it an extra day! :)

Besides, at least in the last year I've been a subscriber, the PDFs come out for me on Monday after midnight on the week before the release. So I think that's probably the more realistic of the deadlines.

Just because it's probably true doesn't make it sound any better.

Would another video of puppies doing cute things make it better? :)

... yes.

Silver Crusade
Pathfinder Maps, Starfinder Roleplaying Game, Starfinder Society Subscriber; Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Superscriber
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.
I think you need to stop guesstimating.

Hey, I gave it an extra day! :)

Besides, at least in the last year I've been a subscriber, the PDFs come out for me on Monday after midnight on the week before the release. So I think that's probably the more realistic of the deadlines.

Just because it's probably true doesn't make it sound any better.

Would another video of puppies doing cute things make it better? :)

We all know you're just going to rick roll him...

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The Demon Lord Delivers
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Cori Marie wrote:
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.
I think you need to stop guesstimating.

Hey, I gave it an extra day! :)

Besides, at least in the last year I've been a subscriber, the PDFs come out for me on Monday after midnight on the week before the release. So I think that's probably the more realistic of the deadlines.

Just because it's probably true doesn't make it sound any better.

Would another video of puppies doing cute things make it better? :)
We all know you're just going to rick roll him...

Please, Rick Rolling is so 2008.

These days, I'd probably link this

:)
Silver Crusade
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Odraude wrote:
The Demon Lord Delivers

Dawww poor puppy. You are a Demon Lord of False Hope.

Silver Crusade
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Odraude wrote:
Cori Marie wrote:
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
I think Monday night might be the most realistic time we'll see it.
I think you need to stop guesstimating.

Hey, I gave it an extra day! :)

Besides, at least in the last year I've been a subscriber, the PDFs come out for me on Monday after midnight on the week before the release. So I think that's probably the more realistic of the deadlines.

Just because it's probably true doesn't make it sound any better.

Would another video of puppies doing cute things make it better? :)
We all know you're just going to rick roll him...

Please, Rick Rolling is so 2008.

These days, I'd probably link this

:)

Must. Resist. Curiosity.

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Its not worth resisting. Its pretty darn funny.
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Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
The Demon Lord Delivers
Dawww poor puppy. You are a Demon Lord of False Hope.

I thought it was adorable :(

Silver Crusade
Alexander Augunas wrote:
Its not worth resisting. Its pretty darn funny.

Dafuq... Did I just watch?

Silver Crusade
Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Odraude wrote:
The Demon Lord Delivers
Dawww poor puppy. You are a Demon Lord of False Hope.
I thought it was adorable :(

On no it is! The poor puppy just keeps trying and trying but he can never get up though, which fits perfectly with your portfolio :3

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Rysky wrote:
Alexander Augunas wrote:
Its not worth resisting. Its pretty darn funny.
Dafuq... Did I just watch?

I have, like, a million of these crazy videos.

Some more cuteness, to make up for lack of cuteness in previous video
Silver Crusade
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Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Alexander Augunas wrote:
Its not worth resisting. Its pretty darn funny.
Dafuq... Did I just watch?

I have, like, a million of these crazy videos.

Some more cuteness, to make up for lack of cuteness in previous video

That was even better than a slinky!

Editor-in-Chief
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DeciusNero wrote:
Curious, what was the other lord?
MMCJawa wrote:
by chance, what was the original choice?

A buried newcomer. No one of consequence. >_>

Silver Crusade
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F. Wesley Schneider wrote:
DeciusNero wrote:
Curious, what was the other lord?
MMCJawa wrote:
by chance, what was the original choice?
A buried newcomer. No one of consequence. >_>

Riiiiiiiiiiiggggggghhhhhhhhtttt...

Odraude wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Alexander Augunas wrote:
Its not worth resisting. Its pretty darn funny.
Dafuq... Did I just watch?

I have, like, a million of these crazy videos.

Some more cuteness, to make up for lack of cuteness in previous video

Oh my lanta

I hope ya'll get it on wednesday, that would be fair for the PDF people too.

And that has nothing to do with envy, just with giving my curiosity some extra rest and time.
The Exchange
Pathfinder Lost Omens, Rulebook, Starfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber

PAZUZU!

I really hope it ships today.
Dragon78 wrote:
I really hope it ships today.

Yeah, this constant reloading of the thread is getting ridiculous.

Shadow Lodge

Hey do you summon the demon lord of false hope by saying his name backwards 3 times?
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Eduardo?

I only figured that out now.
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hi
Silver Crusade
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Threeshades wrote:

Eduardo?

I only figured that out now.

Wait... The Demon Lord of False Hope... is French?

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Rysky wrote:
Threeshades wrote:

Eduardo?

I only figured that out now.

Wait... The Demon Lord of False Hope... is French?

So that's why they keep losing wars!

*Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Bad Joke, Couldn't Resist.*
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Eduardo is a French name? I thought is was Spanish.

What, no demon lord of lowered expectations;)
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zergtitan wrote:
Rysky wrote:
Threeshades wrote:

Eduardo?

I only figured that out now.

Wait... The Demon Lord of False Hope... is French?

So that's why they keep losing wars!

*Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Bad Joke, Couldn't Resist.*

I'm ethnically French (Acadian), and I laughed :)

I always joke that the best generals they ever had were a woman and a Corsican. And considering how both groups were viewed at the two times, I'm convinced that the only reason they were even allowed a chance to lead was because the French got to a point of, "Well, it couldn't get any worse. What the Hell." ;)

I really want to see King Mogaru. I really hope he is what I think he is.

I also really want to see King Mogaru and the other two kaiju.

sadly I will be at a conference for most of next week, so it's looking increasingly like I won't get the hardcover until I after leave.
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Dragon78 wrote:

Eduardo is a French name? I thought is was Spanish.

What, no demon lord of lowered expectations;)

Eduardo is Spanish. Eduard is French.

The More You Know! :D
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Also good news, they've started shipping subscriptions. Soon...!
Shadow Lodge

So has anyone gotten that very special notice yet?

They also posted the bestiary 4 creature list on the paizo blog.
Shadow Lodge
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Dragon78 wrote:
They also posted the bestiary 4 creature list on the paizo blog.

I know and god does it make the wait for my shipping notice that much harder.

Dark Archive

So anyone got the Pdf yet?
Shadow Lodge

I wish.
Shadow Lodge
TOZ wrote:
I wish.

You and me both.

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