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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...

Thanks for the plug, Rechan. I love vermin, and I use them all the time. There's an ickyness factor to giant insects and other invertebrates that is hard to achieve with other monsters. I mean, being eaten alive by a giant spider or a giant praying mantis is beyond horrible; there's just an...

You know, I struggled with that for a while. First of all, I'm a big a paleontology buff, and I'm one of the folks that believes T-Rex was an active hunter, and may have even hunted in packs. Because of that, I went with skirmisher over brute. As for level, T-rex was one of the most powerful...

Thanks. It can be a real pain to come up with interesting mount abilities. I'm glad you liked those. Absolutely. The next Critter Cache, Animals & Beasts, has a number of prehistoric mammals in it, including old favorites like smilodon, the cave lion, and the mammoth. BD

What? You only bought one!? ;) Thanks. Let me know what you think when you get a chance. BD

Goodman Games and Blackdirge Publishing present the next product in the Critter Cache line: Critter Cache: Prehistoric Beasts. If your missing a bit of the old school, lost world feel in your Fourth Edition Dungeons & Dragons campaign, then look no further. Critter Cache: Prehistoric Beasts...

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

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

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

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

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

My experience was similar. My story hours and monster threads gained the attention of a few publishers, Goodman Games most prominent among them, and I started to find that people were already familiar with my work when I submitted queries. In the beginning I did a lot of editing/stat work, and...

That sounds awesome, man. Great to see you getting high profile freelance work - you deserve it. Quick question for you. How instrumental, in your opinion, was your story hour in the getting of said freelance work? I know my own story hours and monster threads were very helpful in getting my...

Mostly the same. However, there are a few modifications. There are some new eiltes, and a few of the bugs have been advanced in level. BD

Thanks. I sent out review copies through RPGNOW, so you should already have the adventure. BD

Blackdirge Publishing and Goodman Games bring you Critter Encounters, a line of short encounter scenarios for the Fourth Edition Dungeons & Dragons game. Each Critter Encounter can be played in a single gaming session, and can be easily slotted into nearly any fantasy campaign. Critter...

Done!

Yeah, I'll talk to my layout guy about it. I have another product release this week, so when I upload that product, I'll update the others.

Yes, there are quite a few monsters in both books that can be used as mounts and have the mount keyword. BD

You are correct, sir. Most of these two supplements were written befoe Adventurer's Vault. However, it's only 4 monsters out of 52, so it's just a little overlap. Plus, my elephant, rhino, triceratops, and giant lizard are better than WotC's. :p BD