Clark announces title of Creature Catalog book

[Grazzt]

Clark Peterson made the announcement in chat last night about the title of the upcoming Creature Catalog book:

"Tome of Horrors:
A Fiendish Folio of Creatures "


Why the name change? To avoid confusion with the Creature Collection. You guys have no idea how many emails (and posts here on these boards) get the names confused. So to eliminate the confusion, a new name was invented (by Kvantum on the NG boards).

 

[Orcus]

Here is some more info:

I think you all will be happy with the published version of Scott's Creature Catalog. The product is not a 100% go. I am still finalizing stuff with WotC.

Here are a few things:

*New Name: The Tome of Horrors (subtitle: A Fiendish Folio of Creatures)
*hardback
*Over 400 total monsters (thats right)
*Single page layout per monster (for all monsters except animals and hazards, etc)
*Over 40 new monsters not even on Scott's site
*There will be NO overlap with the MM2. We are working with WotC and there wont be anything in ours that is in theirs, and vice versa.
*All original monsters from Necromancer Games products (about 20) will be there.
*It will all be open content with instructions on how other publishers can use the monsters and do the legal stuff properly
*All original authors will be credited and a nod will be given to original source material.
*Chock full of juicy 1E goodness bringing conversions of all your favorites that WotC left out of 3E from the original MM2, the original MM, the original FF and even some from some old modules.

As for credit, the section 15 will be in 2 parts: the first part in the legal appendix will read:

15. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Tome of Horrors Copyright 2002, Necromancer Games Inc. and Scott Greene, [refer to individual monsters for additional Section 15 information and include that information in your notice in lieu of this bracketed text].

Then the next user will go to the monster page they are using where they will find the cridit for the original monster and then the continued section 15 designatin, such as:

Credit

The Ascomoid originally appeared in the First Edition Monster Manual II (©Gary Gygax, 1983) and is used by permission.

15. Copyright Notice

Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax.

So that means that lets say someone used the ascomoid, the final notice would be:


15. COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Tome of Horrors Copyright 2002, Necromancer Games Inc. and Scott Greene, Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Gary Gygax.

See how that will work!

Clark

 

[Grazzt]

Well damnit! I just snipped the same info from your other post Clark and was gonna do the same thing you just did: post it here.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Congratulations Scott mate!

...and you as well Clark!

When should we expect to see this!?

 

[justinsluder]

I agree with UK, when shall this manual of beasties see the dark of night?

 

[qstor]

I think he said 2003 not sure.


Congrads!! I'll get two copies!

Mike

 

[Grazzt]

Release date has not been set in stone yet, but you guys will be the first to know- I promise.

 

[Krishnath]

As long as it is released in sweden, I'll by it. So you'll have at least one buyer

 

[BOZ]

As long as it is released in sweden, I'll by it. So you'll have at least one buyer

one buyer in sweden maybe, but lots more in other places i'm quite sure! like chicago, for example...

 

[WerrWaaa]

$?$?$?

any idea on how much this book will cost? based on size id guess around 40?