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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crothian" data-source="post: 4871302" data-attributes="member: 232">Denizens of Avadnu, I would imagine you can find this book cheap as unfortuantely it did not sell well.  But it is a hard back full color monster book with very creative creatures in it.  I want to mention this one specifically because of all the great monster books out there it is one of the least known.  I wrote a review on it years ago, hopefully it, the review, holds up. [sblock]Denizens of Avadnu    Monsters, monsters everywhere and not a hero to kill.  That’s how its feeling these days with so many good quality monsters books.  This one though separates itself by its look and organization.  I have never heard of Inner Circle Games before.  This is the first book I have seen by them; though I did review a PDF of theirs that is basically an extension of these books (it covers mainly high level monsters).  But after this one release I am now eagerly awaiting whatever else these guys do.  This book will put them on the d20 radar; I just hope they can stay there.    Denizens of Avadnu is the monster book for the campaign world Avadnu of which I have not seen, I am not sure its out yet.  The book is full color with glossy pages.  It is over two hundred and twenty pages and is hardbound.  I am very surprised they went this rout for their first product.  It is a great way to get noticed and it worked.  But it is a gamble that I hope works for them.      This book is filled with monsters, many of them strange and weird.    The book was written with the understanding that many people will use this book for different campaign worlds.  They separated the Avadnu information from the general information for this purpose.  They also suggest that one slowly introduce creatures from here into other worlds because they are a bit different.  I like that the authors are aware of it and make note of it in the introduction.Before I get to the specifics of the monsters and other things in the book I really want to mention the art and layout.  This is a good looking book.  The pictures are very styled making the feel of the creatures and setting come alive.  The stats are all in a black background with the monster information on the normal tan that they use.  Next to each stat black the CR is listed in a bigger number on a red background so one can easily see the CR.  The book has some new ideas in it like the Voidspawn.  This is a new subtype that is really evil.  There is not a lot on where they come from but killing one will leave an aura of evil on the people who kill it.  They can also make creatures summoned near them evil as well.  There area few new skills like scent which is great as a skill.  Another one I really like is perfect recall; it is for creatures with life spans of thousands of years so they can recall with perfect clarity anything they have experienced.  Some of the new feats I am not so wild about though.  They have what are basically met magic feats for spell like abilities.  To balance them the abilities can take a few rounds to use when modified.  Spending a few rounds for one ability even if it was maximized seems a little weak.      The monsters themselves can be a little strange, but they seem well balanced and interesting.  There is the Blood Ooze, a creature borne from battlefields and places of mast slaughter.  Then there are the flying Phylaerns.  These ancient and good creatures are a sign of hope and are thought to be the servants of the gods.  Then there is the Wispheri, a race of giants that get so bit they actually turn to mist and go to the Ethereal plane.  There are many creative and strange creatures in this book.  The level of creativity is very high and impressive.  All in all this is one of the better monster books on the market.  The production value here is very high and the creativity is just flowing through the pages.  It is one of the most impressive first products I’ve seen.  Heck, its one of the most impressive products on the market.  [/sblock]</blockquote>

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