Dark Mistress
First Post
This product is 115 pages long. The beginning has cover, credits, splash page etc(5 pages). Next it gets to the introduction, which is a intro by the author and explains the symbols used. This is 1 page. The bulk of the book is taken up with the monsters. There is 100 new monsters in the book(107 pages).
I wanted to list all the monsters names but the ToC is inside of a table and I was unable to copy it with out copying the table sadly. So no list. I will try and get a list from the publisher to add to this review. There is a nice mix of CR's in the product.
Then final two pages is taken up with OGL and back cover.
Closing thoughts. First off I am not a huge monster book fan, I am not one of those that buy all the monster books. They tend to need to be very interesting and or different to get my interest. This book accomplished this. While not all the monsters are creepy or horrific most of them are. Many are very well done and should freak out players as well as their characters. The art work is meh to good. I didn't notice any major errors in stat blocks, but take that with a grain of salt. I am not the best with stat blocks. So my rating is 3.5 stars. It is good but not great. Many of the monsters are very cool and fit the product description very well but not all of them do. I know art work cost a lot which drives the price up. But I felt the price is a little high, which is what dropped my rating from a 4 to a 3.5. If the price doesn't bother you for a monster book then I recommend it, if you like or want more creepy or horrific style monsters I also recommend it. I look forward to seeing what this company does next.
This list of monsters as promised.
Adhaesus
Ammunition Golem
Arcane Doppleganger
Architeuthian
Assassin Cat
Assassin Zombie
Ballista Drake
Barrow Bat
Bay-Kok
Beachcomber
Bisontaur
Blade Horror
Bone Druid
Brain Wasp Swarm
Burr Monkey
Buzzbird
Carnivorous Elk
Carrion Griffin
Centipede Folk
Century Tortoise
Chitin Golem
Clutch Hound
Corpse Worm
Corpsehanger Tree
Cranium Beetle
Destroyer Relluk
Diplocaulus
Dire Skunk
Ectoplasmic Stalker
Elani
Emotion Golem
Eye Parasite
Fang Tree
Faymocker
Fleshcaller
Fleshwarper
Forged Devil
Frogodile
Fungal Hulk
Fungal Ooze
Giant Virus
Gibbering Terror
Gixubus Mantisphinx
Glacial Ooze Star Jelly Ooze
Gnomehunter Suncat
Grinder Spider
Gurrangath
Hagataur
Hair Golem
Halbeisenian Warhorse
Halfling Bane Spider
Hammertrunk Elephant
Hawkape
Helios Drake
Helmed Ape
Hoard Haunt
Horsewraith
Hydra Grub
Iron Horse
Jungle Griffin
KaiLio
Keel Turtle
Lavacaller Swarm
Lawbringer Xax
Leatherbound
Lobsterpede
Magma Kraken
Marquis Wight
Mistfolk
Morgoth
Nettleman
Paean
Plague Dragon
Puddlefolk
Quill Cat
Razorhorn Moose
Salt Dragon
Sand Ooze
Screaming Hydra
Serpion
Serrlolth
Shadowfang Wight
Shadowstep Wolf
Sickleshrike
Slugmen
Sovereign Ghoul
Spire-Eater Swarm
Tar Serpent
Terrorkin
Thanatophidis
Thunderhead Drake
Tombrobber
Undead Gang
Warder
Windigo
Winged Medusa
Wolf of War
I wanted to list all the monsters names but the ToC is inside of a table and I was unable to copy it with out copying the table sadly. So no list. I will try and get a list from the publisher to add to this review. There is a nice mix of CR's in the product.
Then final two pages is taken up with OGL and back cover.
Closing thoughts. First off I am not a huge monster book fan, I am not one of those that buy all the monster books. They tend to need to be very interesting and or different to get my interest. This book accomplished this. While not all the monsters are creepy or horrific most of them are. Many are very well done and should freak out players as well as their characters. The art work is meh to good. I didn't notice any major errors in stat blocks, but take that with a grain of salt. I am not the best with stat blocks. So my rating is 3.5 stars. It is good but not great. Many of the monsters are very cool and fit the product description very well but not all of them do. I know art work cost a lot which drives the price up. But I felt the price is a little high, which is what dropped my rating from a 4 to a 3.5. If the price doesn't bother you for a monster book then I recommend it, if you like or want more creepy or horrific style monsters I also recommend it. I look forward to seeing what this company does next.
This list of monsters as promised.
Adhaesus
Ammunition Golem
Arcane Doppleganger
Architeuthian
Assassin Cat
Assassin Zombie
Ballista Drake
Barrow Bat
Bay-Kok
Beachcomber
Bisontaur
Blade Horror
Bone Druid
Brain Wasp Swarm
Burr Monkey
Buzzbird
Carnivorous Elk
Carrion Griffin
Centipede Folk
Century Tortoise
Chitin Golem
Clutch Hound
Corpse Worm
Corpsehanger Tree
Cranium Beetle
Destroyer Relluk
Diplocaulus
Dire Skunk
Ectoplasmic Stalker
Elani
Emotion Golem
Eye Parasite
Fang Tree
Faymocker
Fleshcaller
Fleshwarper
Forged Devil
Frogodile
Fungal Hulk
Fungal Ooze
Giant Virus
Gibbering Terror
Gixubus Mantisphinx
Glacial Ooze Star Jelly Ooze
Gnomehunter Suncat
Grinder Spider
Gurrangath
Hagataur
Hair Golem
Halbeisenian Warhorse
Halfling Bane Spider
Hammertrunk Elephant
Hawkape
Helios Drake
Helmed Ape
Hoard Haunt
Horsewraith
Hydra Grub
Iron Horse
Jungle Griffin
KaiLio
Keel Turtle
Lavacaller Swarm
Lawbringer Xax
Leatherbound
Lobsterpede
Magma Kraken
Marquis Wight
Mistfolk
Morgoth
Nettleman
Paean
Plague Dragon
Puddlefolk
Quill Cat
Razorhorn Moose
Salt Dragon
Sand Ooze
Screaming Hydra
Serpion
Serrlolth
Shadowfang Wight
Shadowstep Wolf
Sickleshrike
Slugmen
Sovereign Ghoul
Spire-Eater Swarm
Tar Serpent
Terrorkin
Thanatophidis
Thunderhead Drake
Tombrobber
Undead Gang
Warder
Windigo
Winged Medusa
Wolf of War
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