[Betabunny Publishing] The Bestiary: Predators released

[Omegaz]

Betabunny Publishing is proud to announce the release of The Bestiary: Predators.

Inject more realism into your game. . . .
The Bestiary: Predators provides the most extensive, most accurate coverage of predatory animals from the real world ever released for any roleplaying system. The descriptions and data for all the animals in this Bestiary have been painstakingly researched and tested, and are highly accurate and realistic. If you are running a campaign in an Earthlike setting, the animals presented in this volume will add to the level of richness and realism of your campaign. Weighing in at an incredible 250 pages, The Bestiary: Predators includes:

• Descriptions and stats for over 200 species of predator, with Challenge Ratings ranging from 1/8 to 9
• 177 high-quality illustrations, 45 diagrams and tables
• 8 new Special Abilities and 2 new Feats, and another 11 Feats and Special Abilities updated to make them fully suitable for animal types
• Genuine excerpts from real medieval bestiaries
• Descriptions and stats of many creatures from the field of cryptozoology
• Scale diagrams comparing animal sizes to humans and halflings
• Tips on how to hunt and track each animal, including diagrams of animal footprints and detailed descriptions of what each animal tastes like
• Specifics on the types and values of natural treasures obtainable from an animal
• Tales, true stories, legends, and poems about various animal species, and
• Many other elements designed to entertain, educate, and give Games Masters greater insight into how to use these animals in their campaigns.

The Bestiary: Predators is a 250 page pdf available at the ENWorld Gamestore.

 

[Pinotage]

Looks very good!

Pinotage

 

[tensen]

Will you be doing a POD of this?
I'm interested in seeing this, but no way I'm going to try and print out 250 pages.

 

[Omegaz]

Will you be doing a POD of this?
I'm interested in seeing this, but no way I'm going to try and print out 250 pages.

Yes a POD is planned for the near future.

I should mention that the pdf version has been optimized to be as toner cartridge friendly as possible. It will take less ink to print than many shorter publications I have seen.

Sean
Betabunny Publishing

 

[Alzrius]

• Descriptions and stats for over 200 species of predator, with Combat Ratings ranging from 1/8 to 9.

This is nitpicking, I know, but CR stands for Challenge Rating, not Combat Rating. You might want to change that for your release statement.

Does the book cover any more uses of the Handle Animal skill? I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but it seems like a book like this is just begging for an expansion of that skill.

 

[mythusmage]

Took a look at the black bear entry (demo), like what I saw. Makes the animal much more interesting in a gaming context, and thus much more usable. Any plans to do the same for monsters and the like?

The only bad thing about it is, you had to release the book when I 'm broke. Next release could you wait until the beginning of the month?

(I'd ask for a review copy, but since my reviews are few and far between tis better I pay for it. )

 

[Omegaz]

Does the book cover any more uses of the Handle Animal skill? I can't think of anything off the top of my head, but it seems like a book like this is just begging for an expansion of that skill.

Thanks for the feedback. The book does not expand the Handle Animals skill directly, but it does frequently include notes about the value of an animal as a pet or trained animal. It also provides clear guidance on what tasks an animal will be capable of. The book does add 10 new feats and special abilities, which focus on the animals capabilities in the wild. Another 11 have been extended to make them more appropriate to animal types. I do plan on releasing an animal training table as a free supplement in the Bonus Materials section of my website (check here).

Thanks

Sean
www.betabunny.com

 

[jaerdaph]

Excellent! I've been waiting for something like this.

 

[mythusmage]

Thanks for the feedback. The book does not expand the Handle Animals skill directly, but it does frequently include notes about the value of an animal as a pet or trained animal. It also provides clear guidance on what tasks an animal will be capable of. The book does add 10 new feats and special abilities, which focus on the animals capabilities in the wild. Another 11 have been extended to make them more appropriate to animal types. I do plan on releasing an animal training table as a free supplement in the Bonus Materials section of my website (check here).

Thanks

Sean
www.betabunny.com

You do have good taste in clip art. Nice 19th and 20th century illustrations.

The world climate map is a bit ... basic on the other hand. While accurate in general, it does overlook the effect of elevation and ocean currents. Perhaps a few changes are in order?

 

[Alzrius]

Another very minor thing, on the page of bonus materials, Spit Venom is under the header listing it as a new feat, and then in parenthesis it's called a new special ability. The part about it being a new feat seems erroneous.