Adventurer's Vault has animals!

[Jengenritz]

Adventurer's Vault = cool, must-have book, but irritating that it wasn't "core."

In general, what they threw in the "core" books perplexed me a bit.
I had to buy separate book to get sharks, but they gave me quicklings and galeb duhr in the MM? Meh.

FR-specific information and designer anecdotes taking up room that could have been for repeating crossbows or double-weapons? Again, "meh."

AV adds a lot to the game that should have been there at launch. Even if you disagree with the last half of the statement, there's no debating the first half.

 

[Shroomy]

I figured that they were put in their for sahuagin, but I don't remember them every using them for mounts. It's a cool idea though.

 

[Raven Crowking]

I'm almost positive giant Ants have been mounts since 1E.

Unlikely. 1e giant ants were about 2 feet long.

 

[Drakhar]

Adventurer's Vault = cool, must-have book, but irritating that it wasn't "core."

In general, what they threw in the "core" books perplexed me a bit.
I had to buy separate book to get sharks, but they gave me quicklings and galeb duhr in the MM? Meh.

FR-specific information and designer anecdotes taking up room that could have been for repeating crossbows or double-weapons? Again, "meh."

AV adds a lot to the game that should have been there at launch. Even if you disagree with the last half of the statement, there's no debating the first half.

Except...isn't the design standpoint that everything is Core?

 

[Rechan]

Except...isn't the design standpoint that everything is Core?

No, the standpoint is that every PHB/DMG/MM is core.

 

[Raven Crowking]

No, the standpoint is that every PHB/DMG/MM is core.

So, the DI is no longer considered Core? I thought it was inteded to be so, on the basis of the initial announcements.


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