Vampire Bestiary

Khisanth the Ancient · Feb 8, 2012

Upper_Krust said:
...because I had to divide this book into 3 parts, the first part (Mountain of the Cannibal God) goes up to Level 11. Later parts go up to at least Level 15 (maybe slightly higher).

So no epic tier+ vampires in even parts 2 & 3? Are the Vampire Intelligences, Cherufe/Volcano God, and Nosferatu still in the plan & if so are they (now?) Paragon Tier?

(I assume no 4e Alabaster

)

. But there are no super-solo monsters since I personally think those rules should be kept for the epic tier and above.

So do you plan any books with 4e epic tier+ monsters in the remaining ~16 months or whatever for 4e? Or will you stay with 4e after 5e comes out if it's too different? Or is that too far ahead to plan?

Upper_Krust · Feb 8, 2012

Howdy Khisanth mate!

Khisanth the Ancient said:
So no epic tier+ vampires in even parts 2 & 3?

Probably not. Maybe one or two (just about epic monsters) in part 3.

Are the Vampire Intelligences, Cherufe/Volcano God, and Nosferatu still in the plan & if so are they (now?) Paragon Tier?

Vampire Intelligences are definately still in part 3, when you read the write-up you'll see why this particular type of vampire intelligence is in the paragon tier.

The Cherufe will have to wait until a later book.

The Nosferatu would have been in the Vampire Bestiary part 4 (or 5?). If the other three parts do okay, then I'll go ahead with books 4, 5 and 6. I think the Nosferatu in that book cover something like Levels 18-25. I should point out that the Nosferatu entry (because they were meant to be in the first book) is basically finished, although that installment of the Vampire Bestiary would still need a bit of work with peripheral creatures.

What I might do is make the VB part 4 a sort of Shadowfell Epic Bestiary with Nosferatu, Devoids, Umbrals, Nightshades and various obscure (but relevant) vampire types.

(I assume no 4e Alabaster )

I am sure I'll include him into some 4E book.

So do you plan any books with 4e epic tier+ monsters in the remaining ~16 months or whatever for 4e?

After the Vampire Bestiary is THE SERPENT RIDERS epic adventure wherein every monster of every encounter is a new epic monster. That includes multiple deities, avatars, mass combat rules and super-solo monsters.

So Vampire Bestiary parts 1, 2 then 3, then Serpent Riders, then I'll evaluate how things have done. With me commissioning art now I really need to sell 'x'* amount of copies to make it worthwhile.

*Same sales as the other pdfs would be nice.

Or will you stay with 4e after 5e comes out if it's too different?

If I start a 4E project I'll finish it. I'll definately release VB 1, 2 & 3 and Serpent Riders (at the very least) for 4E.

The difference between abandoning 3E is that I actively disliked 3E, whereas I really like 4E. So 5th Edition will have to be something very special to make me change over, and even if I do change over I'll still finish any 4E projects in the pipeline first.

Or is that too far ahead to plan?

This is me, so planning ahead is always a bad idea.

Alzrius · Feb 9, 2012

Just to let people know, the Vampire Bestiary is nearing completion - U_K sent me an almost-finished draft last night! I'm still in the process of reading it, but the book looks great and has just a little more to go!

Mr.Satan · Feb 10, 2012

I'll just be happy when the 3.5 material is completed. I've been waiting a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time for the Nosferatu. :.-(

Upper_Krust · Feb 14, 2012

Hey all!

Got back from my holiday (to Benidorm) last night, had a fantastic time, but sometime over the 4 nights I must have caught a cold because as soon as I got back I just got hit with the most annoying bout of flu. Feel weak as a kitten here but hopefully I can make an endurance check within a day or so and get back on track.

Khisanth the Ancient · Feb 22, 2012

Alzrius said:
Just to let people know, the Vampire Bestiary is nearing completion - U_K sent me an almost-finished draft last night! I'm still in the process of reading it, but the book looks great and has just a little more to go!

That sounds promising, cool!

Upper_Krust said:
Vampire Intelligences are definately still in part 3, when you read the write-up you'll see why this particular type of vampire intelligence is in the paragon tier.

OK, cool.

What I might do is make the VB part 4 a sort of Shadowfell Epic Bestiary with Nosferatu, Devoids, Umbrals, Nightshades and various obscure (but relevant) vampire types.

That would be neat.

I am sure I'll include him into some 4E book.

Good ... dude is awesome.

After the Vampire Bestiary is THE SERPENT RIDERS epic adventure wherein every monster of evey encounter is a new epic monster. That includes multiple deities, avatars, mass combat rules and super-solo monsters.

Are the mega size rules in Serpent Riders along with (or as part of?) the super-solo rules? (I assume they're not in Vampire Bestiary?)

Upper_Krust · Feb 22, 2012

Just to clarify I actually had to take time off work I was so bad with the flu. Just about getting over it these past 24 hours to start back working on the Vampire Bestiary.

Howdy Khisanth mate!

Khisanth the Ancient said:
Are the mega size rules in Serpent Riders along with (or as part of?) the super-solo rules? (I assume they're not in Vampire Bestiary?)

There are mega-size monsters in the adventure so I'll probably have to explain those rules at some point. They may show up in part one: The Serpent Riders.

Khisanth the Ancient · Feb 28, 2012

Upper_Krust said:
There are mega-size monsters in the adventure so I'll probably have to explain those rules at some point. They may show up in part one: The Serpent Riders.

Cool. Will mega-size be limited to Level 31+ or can epic tier monsters also be mega?

Upper_Krust · Feb 28, 2012

Howdy Khisanth mate!

Khisanth the Ancient said:
Cool. Will mega-size be limited to Level 31+ or can epic tier monsters also be mega?

Mega-size will begin at Level 21.

I'm working to the (vague) guideline of:

Large = 6+
Huge = 11+
Gargantuan = 16+
Mega-size = 21+
Giga-size = 26+
Tera-size = 31+
etc.

Although those can be adjusted for Rank, albeit all the mega-size monsters would be super-solos.