Phantasia Zoologica Volume I: Cats, Dogs & Horses is now available in PDF format at DriveThruRPG and Your Games Now, and should be available here at Paizo in the next day or so! A print edition will follow in a few weeks.
This product replaces and expands upon Phantasia Zoologica I: Dogs, which was released last year. We are working on a way to try to get PDFs of this new product to folks who purchased the old one. Hopefully we can get that to work!
Cats and Dogs and Horses, Oh My!
When faced with the wide assortment of magical and wondrous creatures fantasy settings present, it's easy to forget about the animals so similar to the ones we know in real life. The mundane critters we know so well seemingly have no role to play in a game full of the beasts of dreams of nightmares. But how far can your adventuring party get without horses?
Phantasia Zoologica takes a fresh look at real-world animal species for inclusion in your fantasy game. This first volume explores cats, dogs, and horses - mundane and fantastic alike. Among the dozens of entries, you'll find everything from golden retrievers and Clydesdales, to orcish wolf-dogs and scimitar cats, to magical maneki neko and horrific zombie steeds. If having such amazing creatures wasn't enough, you can outfit them from the gear and equipment also included in this book.
Whether you're seeking new creatures for the party to encounter, want a special mount, familiar, or animal companion for your character, or just want a cool pet to add to a character's background or development, Phantasia Zoologica has what you're looking for!
I have been very much looking forward to this one since the Dog one came out. Will be adding it to my side cart for my next round of buys.
Thanks, DM!
And that didn't take long! It's now available here at Paizo as well!
I really like this book.
Going to pick this up in print when its available, can anyone tell me if there are stats for a Sphynx Cat?? My wife thinks they are great. Love my copy of Tome of Monsters by the way!
Yes, the Sphynx is included as one of the mundane breeds of cats! :D
Going to pick this up in print when its available, can anyone tell me if there are stats for a Sphynx Cat?? My wife thinks they are great. Love my copy of Tome of Monsters by the way!I just hope their is a a house cat sized flying cat and shadow cat personally. :)
There is a winged cat! :D There is no shadow cat. :(
I really like this book.
Thank you, Mark!
I like the low CR cats like the cougar. Good to have those kinds of stats on hand for a low-level wilderness trek. I also enjoyed the undead dog section. All in all well worth the money.
If you ever elaborate on the theme, I'd love to see some more mid-range takes on dogs & cats. (Giant-sized mastiffs or the like). Something to guard the Hill Giant's steading. ;)
I like the low CR cats like the cougar. Good to have those kinds of stats on hand for a low-level wilderness trek. I also enjoyed the undead dog section. All in all well worth the money.
If you ever elaborate on the theme, I'd love to see some more mid-range takes on dogs & cats. (Giant-sized mastiffs or the like). Something to guard the Hill Giant's steading. ;)
Glad that you like it! We may do more dogs, cats and/or horses in the future, but Volume 2 (no date on when it will be out yet) will most likely be 3 other types of animals (I'm thinking birds, snakes and/or lizards, and rodents may be Volume 2).
My wife is overjoyed! Now I'm doubly sold on this!
How long do I have to wait for the print version?
Unfortunately, I don't have a firm date on that yet. I'm hoping either October or November, though! We'll keep you updated!