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<blockquote data-quote="Vacuum Elemental" data-source="post: 2008284" data-attributes="member: 2789"><p>This monster book popped up in the CC2 thread so I thought I'd start a separate topic on this book. Here's my review:</p><p></p><p>------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Well it is Saturday and that means more d20 stuff to buy.</p><p></p><p>I was going to pick up CC2 today but I guess it will have to wait another week or two. Instead I picked up Hackmaster and Nightmares & Dreams.</p><p></p><p>In defense of N&D, what really makes the book interesting are the dream stories.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if everyone is aware of the concept behind the book:</p><p></p><p>"The world of 'The Hunt' is a dark gothic and foreboding place where the <strong>dreams and nightmares of our own sleeping people on Earth filter into the world of Gothos</strong>..."</p><p></p><p>I'm sure you've seen a thread or two pop up here every month with a title like "Have you ever played as yourself?" This setting is kind of like that. It's like the bastard child of the D&D cartoon and Freddy Krueger.</p><p></p><p>Each monster gives an example story synoposis of the dream it inspires and the type of person it preys on.</p><p></p><p>There's a little humor too. Like the "Evil Clown Doll" - "Inspired by the true evil that all clowns possess...." </p><p></p><p>There are also some items and a spell (though the spell is just a special summoning spell specific to one monster). The art isn't great, but IMHO no better than most of the art in CC.</p><p></p><p>It also makes it clear that these are amateur creations. There are even State Fair-esque ribbons tacked onto 1st, 2nd and 3rd place contest winners.</p><p></p><p>I do have one BIG pet peeve with this product, as well as all of the other monster books published so far.</p><p></p><p>There are four things I need to know quickly when deciding to pick monsters. First I want to know what type they are (oustider, humanoid, ooze, etc) because I like to make sure encounters are varied. Second I want to know how challenging they are are (CR). Next I want to know what type of terrain they are suitable for. Finally I'd like to know their alignment. It would be very nice if books had four simple tables giving us this information. They don't so I make them myself. And without breaking any copyright laws, I'll try to present a few lists for N&D in my review, just to give you an idea of what type of monsters are presented.</p><p></p><p>It looks like the html doesn't work. To see the charts, go to Eric Noah's message board. A direct link to the post is here:</p><p></p><p>http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~dnd3e/ubb/Forum17/HTML/007768.html</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vacuum Elemental, post: 2008284, member: 2789"] This monster book popped up in the CC2 thread so I thought I'd start a separate topic on this book. Here's my review: ------------------------------------------ Well it is Saturday and that means more d20 stuff to buy. I was going to pick up CC2 today but I guess it will have to wait another week or two. Instead I picked up Hackmaster and Nightmares & Dreams. In defense of N&D, what really makes the book interesting are the dream stories. I'm not sure if everyone is aware of the concept behind the book: "The world of 'The Hunt' is a dark gothic and foreboding place where the [b]dreams and nightmares of our own sleeping people on Earth filter into the world of Gothos[/b]..." I'm sure you've seen a thread or two pop up here every month with a title like "Have you ever played as yourself?" This setting is kind of like that. It's like the bastard child of the D&D cartoon and Freddy Krueger. Each monster gives an example story synoposis of the dream it inspires and the type of person it preys on. There's a little humor too. Like the "Evil Clown Doll" - "Inspired by the true evil that all clowns possess...." There are also some items and a spell (though the spell is just a special summoning spell specific to one monster). The art isn't great, but IMHO no better than most of the art in CC. It also makes it clear that these are amateur creations. There are even State Fair-esque ribbons tacked onto 1st, 2nd and 3rd place contest winners. I do have one BIG pet peeve with this product, as well as all of the other monster books published so far. There are four things I need to know quickly when deciding to pick monsters. First I want to know what type they are (oustider, humanoid, ooze, etc) because I like to make sure encounters are varied. Second I want to know how challenging they are are (CR). Next I want to know what type of terrain they are suitable for. Finally I'd like to know their alignment. It would be very nice if books had four simple tables giving us this information. They don't so I make them myself. And without breaking any copyright laws, I'll try to present a few lists for N&D in my review, just to give you an idea of what type of monsters are presented. It looks like the html doesn't work. To see the charts, go to Eric Noah's message board. A direct link to the post is here: http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~dnd3e/ubb/Forum17/HTML/007768.html [/QUOTE]
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