Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Bestiary 6 (PFRPG)

or does the "Shapeless" descriptor suggest an ooze-like aberration with plant physiology?

also, I go to sleep at a reasonable hour so that I can wake up at 4:00 and miss my chance to ask a spoiler-ific question. Dag nab it.

If it is ooze-like then it wouldn't be anything like Biollante.

Might be Hedorah then.

What if they are actually completely original stuff? :D

O.O

Yeah I totes need all the kaiju stated One day Ill do that destroy all monsters game.

You might at least wait until someone stats up a giant mecha pilot or an Ultraman Ultimateman* classes for the PCs. :)

(* or a "beta capsule" artifact)

I had fun with Szuriel. >:)

You look in remarkably good health for someone surviving such an encounter. :) Although... that smile you're wearing is a bit worrying.

Well at least inspired by Hedorah since they can only get so close legally speaking.

Was there ever a bestiary that didn't had a new outsider category from the great beyond (not native)? I'm really confident that B6 has completely new subtypes for outsiders - and I hope for the Fey too (medium fairy like creatures or even the Wild Hunt, maybe?).

We have yet to see a group of outsiders from the dimension of time, dimension of dreams, and astral plane. Could use more creatures from the maelstrom as well and not just proteans, heck not just outsiders.

Is the cover featured up above the actual cover for the book?

Is the cover featured up above the actual cover for the book?

Nope - still the placeholder.

Up until now there has been no bestiary cover in which an iconic was featured. And also, there are always illustrations for at least three of the most notorious/popular monsters of the book.

Which monsters do you believe that will be on the cover?

I'm guessing a certain CR 30 Archdevil will be one of them.

I would put the four horsemen in their nightmares right below and archdevil and an empyreal lord, finishing with a big Great Old One behind them all... A picture of an inevitable end. *~*

But that would kill the clients of excitement before they could purchase the book, so, nope.

I am hoping a kaiju made the cover but more then likely it will be one of archdevils and/or horsemen.

Also, there's a pretty scary monster called the "Whisperer" which is fully inspired by Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows."

lurks on the edge of perception

soon

I hope Arshea, Szuriel, and Ardad Lili are on the cover. :D

I hope Arshea, Szuriel, and Ardad Lili are on the cover. :D

None of the Queens of the Night are in the book, but I would love to see Ardad Lili as well, and her peers.

Hmmm...maybe Arshea, Szuriel, the Green Man, and the Krampus then?

*crosses fingers for Szuriel*

I wonder if the cover has even been decided yet let alone completed?

If so, one or many monsters on the cover?

Guessing is going to be fun. :)

Krampus is another one that could be on the cover.

*crosses fingers for Arshea*

(but then realizes that everyone already knew that)

#^_~#

The thing I'm most hoping makes it onto the cover hasn't been mentioned in the previews yet. :)

Maybe this mystery creature will be mentioned/shown when they update the art/product description or at least during a preview.

I wonder if the cover has even been decided yet let alone completed?

Dragon78 wrote:

Any chance we might get an estimate for when the cover art will be updated?

The cover is of course done, since the book's been sent to the printer, but the decision of when to upload the final cover to the book isn't mine to make. It'll happen eventually. Please be patient until then.

As Mr. Jacobs said here, the cover is already done and even the book has already been sent to the printer. We are only waiting for the decision of uploading the cover to be taken - and that decision isn't in Mr. Jacobs hands.

Probably next month, but it could be today or tomorrow... I'm sure we are all going to rejoice whenever it's uploaded.

The cover must be something, because they usually have the final cover long before it comes out..well for the bestiaries they do anyway.

The cover must be something, because they usually have the final cover long before it comes out..well for the bestiaries they do anyway.

I hope it's black and white, done by Erol Otus.

I would like to see him do the cover art for misfit monster redeemed 2;)

Lemartes wrote:

I wonder if the cover has even been decided yet let alone completed?

James Jacobs wrote:

Dragon78 wrote:

Any chance we might get an estimate for when the cover art will be updated?

The cover is of course done, since the book's been sent to the printer, but the decision of when to upload the final cover to the book isn't mine to make. It'll happen eventually. Please be patient until then.

As Mr. Jacobs said here, the cover is already done and even the book has already been sent to the printer. We are only waiting for the decision of uploading the cover to be taken - and that decision isn't in Mr. Jacobs hands.

Probably next month, but it could be today or tomorrow... I'm sure we are all going to rejoice whenever it's uploaded.

Cool. Thanks. :)

We can still guess though! :)

The Gold Sovereign wrote:

Lemartes wrote:

I wonder if the cover has even been decided yet let alone completed?

James Jacobs wrote:

Dragon78 wrote:

Any chance we might get an estimate for when the cover art will be updated?

The cover is of course done, since the book's been sent to the printer, but the decision of when to upload the final cover to the book isn't mine to make. It'll happen eventually. Please be patient until then.

As Mr. Jacobs said here, the cover is already done and even the book has already been sent to the printer. We are only waiting for the decision of uploading the cover to be taken - and that decision isn't in Mr. Jacobs hands.

Probably next month, but it could be today or tomorrow... I'm sure we are all going to rejoice whenever it's uploaded.

Cool. Thanks. :)

We can still guess though! :)

Indeed, and as I started this, I'm guessing Mephistofeles is on the cover.

Another one of my curiosities is if any of the already existing creatures has become a new category - like the Rakshasa and the Kyton did.

Lemartes wrote:

The Gold Sovereign wrote:

Lemartes wrote:

I wonder if the cover has even been decided yet let alone completed?

James Jacobs wrote:

Dragon78 wrote:

Any chance we might get an estimate for when the cover art will be updated?

The cover is of course done, since the book's been sent to the printer, but the decision of when to upload the final cover to the book isn't mine to make. It'll happen eventually. Please be patient until then.

As Mr. Jacobs said here, the cover is already done and even the book has already been sent to the printer. We are only waiting for the decision of uploading the cover to be taken - and that decision isn't in Mr. Jacobs hands.

Probably next month, but it could be today or tomorrow... I'm sure we are all going to rejoice whenever it's uploaded.

Cool. Thanks. :)

We can still guess though! :)

Indeed, and as I started this, I'm guessing Mephistofeles is on the cover.

Another one of my curiosities is if any of the already existing creatures has become a new category - like the Rakshasa and the Kyton did.

*crosses fingers for Dispater and Ragathiel cover*

Lets see, covers so far...

B1- Marilith, Troll, and Goblins

B2- Jaberwocky, Keketar, and Gremlins

B3- Great Cyclopes, Graveknight, and Kappa

B4- Cthulhu, Grendal, and Nosferatu

B5- Grim Reaper, Deep One, and Grey

B1- outsider(demon), humanoid(giant), and humanoid(goblinoid)

B2- dragon, outsider(protean), and fey

B3- humanoid(giant), undead, and monstrous humanoid

B4- aberration, monstrous humanoid, and undead

B5- undead, monstrous humanoid, and humanoid(grey)

The monster type has absolutely nothing to do with what we choose for covers, by the way. For bestiaries, its' generally something along the lines of a group of three different sizes—big, little, and in between. And by sizes I mean how the image is framed—Bestiary 1 has Small and two Larges, but the marilith is posed in the backgroud so that perspective allows her to fill the "in between" slot.

What DOES matter when we choose monsters is a combination of "What do we like for monsters in the book" plus "What monsters are instantly recognizable for the type of monsters they are?"

So...

B1; Snake lady, troll/ogre, goblins

B2: Jabberwock, snake monster, gremlins

B3: Cyclops, spooky haunted knight, kappa

B4: Cthulhu, ogre monster, vampire

B5: Grim Reaper, Deep One, and Gray Alien

Gamers who play Pathfinder are NOT the primary target audience for a book cover or title, frankly. We do try to make sure they're of interest to them, obviously, but the primary purpose of the cover is to both attract the attention of the casual person who doesn't know much about the book but might be intrigued by something on it that catches their eye (which is why we tend to pick monsters that are iconic in the real world in some way, rather than putting monsters that are not or are somewhat mundane in appearance), but also to excite the distributors and retailers, because if they aren't interested in a book they won't order it and no gamer will be able to buy it from them.

I'm betting Krampus is on the cover......just sayin.....

I am betting an archedevil, horsemen, and/or krampus.

Any spoilers on Arshea you can give us James? :D

Any spoilers on Arshea you can give us James? :D

We're still months out from the book's release, which also means we're still months out from actual previews of the book's contents. We'll get there eventually, but now is not the time, alas.

Hmm I think James gave us a good clue as to what won't be on the cover.

I would say an Archedevil or the Horsemen would fit the criteria he mentioned to be on the cover. Although I'm probably wrong.

Anyways, I think all four horsemen on the cover would be awesome. :)

They don´t come bigger than Kaiju, do they?

So i guess an iconic Kaiju is on the cover and maybe one horseman, either Death on his pale horse or WAR.
The third one i have no idea about.

So i guess an iconic Kaiju is on the cover and maybe one horseman, either Death on his pale horse or WAR.

To be fair... I guarantee you WAR will be on the cover somewhere. ^_^

Now that I think about it, if they use a kaiju for the cover it would be so big that all you would see is a foot, tail, etc. unless they show it way in the background.

Now that I think about it, if they use a kaiju for the cover it would be so big that all you would see is a foot, tail, etc. unless they show it way in the background.

Kinda like what was done with Cthulhu for Bestiary 5 ?

Carry on!

--C.

Dragon78 wrote:

Now that I think about it, if they use a kaiju for the cover it would be so big that all you would see is a foot, tail, etc. unless they show it way in the background.

Kinda like what was done with Cthulhu for Bestiary 5 ?

Carry on!

--C.

How about 4? It wasn't 5.

5 has Grim Reaper, Greys and...darn, I forget! And it is one of my favorite covers, too...

Cthulhu was in B4, but yeah something like that.

B5 also had the deep one on the cover.

Psiphyre wrote:

Dragon78 wrote:

Now that I think about it, if they use a kaiju for the cover it would be so big that all you would see is a foot, tail, etc. unless they show it way in the background.

Kinda like what was done with Cthulhu for Bestiary 5 ?

Carry on!

--C.

How about 4? It wasn't 5.

5 has Grim Reaper, Greys and...darn, I forget! And it is one of my favorite covers, too...

Whoops. Wrong volume.

Bestiary 4 is correct!

Cookie for you!

Carry on.

--C.

Is there anything in the product description we haven't talked about yet?

Is there anything in the product description we haven't talked about yet?

I feel like the Green Man, the god haunted statues, and the entothrope didn't get the attention they deserved. What are the entothrope anyway? Does anyone know?

Dragon78 wrote:

Is there anything in the product description we haven't talked about yet?

I feel like the Green Man, the god haunted statues, and the entothrope didn't get the attention they deserved. What are the entothrope anyway? Does anyone know?

I believe entothropes are the verminous versions of lycanthropes.

What's the Green Man and the God Haunted Statues? I showed up late to this thread. :(

Might be Hedorah then.

Nah, see, it's actually the monster from Yoshimitsu Banno's cancelled Godzilla vs Hedorah 2. 'Cause using the first smog monster would just be silly!