[Goodman Games] Blackdirge's Dungeon Denizens Preview: Hollow Ones

[BLACKDIRGE]

Hi all, we’ve released a free PDF preview for Blackdirge’s Dungeon Denizens. You can check out the 4-page hollow one entry by clicking the link below:



Look for additional previews in the coming weeks leading up to the release of the book.

BD

[Derulbaskul]

Who's the cover artist? That's a fantastic piece of cover art!

[BLACKDIRGE]

Originally Posted by Derulbaskul

Who's the cover artist? That's a fantastic piece of cover art!

The artist's name is Ben Wootten. The dude does some seriously fine work.

BD

[Rechan]

Is there a place we can preorder this book? Based on this preview, I am excited about this bok.

[demiurge1138]

Looks pretty good. Correct me if I'm wrong, though--I didn't see any ranges listed on any of the hollow one's ranged powers.

I'm assuming this is a 4e conversion of the Dungeon Denizens from 3e? I'm a fan of that book, and I recognize the hollow ones and some of the cover monsters. Anything new between editions? Any monsters fail to make the cut?

[Toriel]

Are the Hollow Spawn xp values included in the xp for the others or should they be added?

Very cool monster and interesting looking book. Thanks for the preview.

[BLACKDIRGE]

Originally Posted by demiurge1138

Looks pretty good. Correct me if I'm wrong, though--I didn't see any ranges listed on any of the hollow one's ranged powers.

Good catch. It should be Ranged 10. We'll have that fixed.

Originally Posted by demiurge1138

I'm assuming this is a 4e conversion of the Dungeon Denizens from 3e? I'm a fan of that book, and I recognize the hollow ones and some of the cover monsters. Anything new between editions? Any monsters fail to make the cut?

Some are conversions and some are completely new monsters. There were quite a few that didn't make the cut, usually because we had too many of a specific type of monster (constructs and oozes spring to mind).

BD

[BLACKDIRGE]

Originally Posted by Toriel

Are the Hollow Spawn xp values included in the xp for the others or should they be added?

Very cool monster and interesting looking book. Thanks for the preview.

Yes, the hollow spawn are additional XP. So, whenever you have an encounter with hollow ones, always figure the hollow spawn into the EL and XP awarded.

BD

[BLACKDIRGE]

Originally Posted by Rechan

Is there a place we can preorder this book? Based on this preview, I am excited about this bok.

It should be available for preorder on Amazon, but let me verify that and get back to you.

BD

[Toriel]

Thanks for the quick answers!

[thundershot]

Amazon.com: Dungeon Denizens (Dungeon Crawl Classi): Goodman Games: Books


There's the amazon link, for those that need it..

[Rechan]

So, if the Hollow One entry is any indication, there will be some errors in the book.

When do you think we'll see Errata? And where will it be posted?

[evilgenius8000]

A little thing I noticed: The hollow spawn's inscrutable mind attack is an immediate reaction that occurs after a successful attack against it's Will defense. In many cases, however, a successful attack will deal damage, meaning the spawn (a minion) dies and never gets to react to the attack. Not sure if you intended that, but its just something I found odd.

[thundershot]

So it probably should have been "immediate interrupt", right?

[BLACKDIRGE]

Originally Posted by evilgenius8000

A little thing I noticed: The hollow spawn's inscrutable mind attack is an immediate reaction that occurs after a successful attack against it's Will defense. In many cases, however, a successful attack will deal damage, meaning the spawn (a minion) dies and never gets to react to the attack. Not sure if you intended that, but its just something I found odd.

That's an interesting point. It's meant to be an immediate reaction, as it is for the other hollow ones. As you point out, the hollow spawn would die before it could use the ability if the attack dealt any damage. However, it would still be useful against other types of Will-based attacks (dominate, charm, etc.).

This entry is getting a few corrections, and I'll address this issue as well.

Thanks

BD

[thundershot]

Originally Posted by BLACKDIRGE

That's an interesting point. It's meant to be an immediate reaction, as it is for the other hollow ones. As you point out, the hollow spawn would die before it could use the ability if the attack dealt any damage. However, it would still be useful against other types of Will-based attacks (dominate, charm, etc.).

This entry is getting a few corrections, and I'll address this issue as well.

Thanks

BD

Wouldn't "immediate interrupt" take care of that? That means the creature gets to go first...

Just an idea...



Chris

[BLACKDIRGE]

Originally Posted by thundershot

Wouldn't "immediate interrupt" take care of that? That means the creature gets to go first...

Just an idea...



Chris

I like the flavor of the immediate reaction better. The point is that you actually gain access to a hollow one's mind (complete your action), which is what dazes you. It works fine for the other hollow ones, but not so much for the hollow spawn since it's a minion.

Don't worry, I'll get it fixed.

BD

[BLACKDIRGE]

Originally Posted by Rechan

So, if the Hollow One entry is any indication, there will be some errors in the book.

When do you think we'll see Errata? And where will it be posted?

Trust me, the hollow one entry is not indicative of the rest of the book.

However, any sizable monster book is gonna have some errata. We'll likely post any errata for the book on the Goodman site.

BD

[evilgenius8000]

Cool. I like the flavor of the monster. It's has of those They Live type of feels. I could definitely see it getting some use in a campaign... Maybe not my current one, but they'd go great with a more alien theme.

[Rechan]

Amazon is saying my book is being shipped January 23rd - Feb 5th. But I pre-ordered the book. Shouldn't it be shipped sometime in December, given that it came out last week?