Hordes of the Abyss: Q&A

[Erik Mona]

So, am I the only one that finds this post vastly ironic?

I mean, couldn't they have just detailed Layer 666 at around an evil quotient of 21 and provided guidelines for advancement?

And they don't want to piss off long-time players, so they focus on the number of layers in the abyss. But they nerf demon lords without a pause.

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Nice attitude.

The book had three authors and a bunch of editors.

--Erik

 

[Alzrius]

The book had three authors and a bunch of editors.

And yet, by your own admission it was you who decided to snip the number of layers back to 666, flying in the face of all of the 3E and 2E work for a relatively minor 1E notation.

How is the plane supposed to be called the Infinite Layers of the Abyss if you just nixed the "Infinite" part?

 

[Psion]

fnord

 

[Erik Mona]

And yet, by your own admission it was you who decided to snip the number of layers back to 666, flying in the face of all of the 3E and 2E work for a relatively minor 1E notation.

How is the plane supposed to be called the Infinite Layers of the Abyss if you just nixed the "Infinite" part?

You misunderstand me.

The plane is still infinite. In the same sentence that explains that some scholars believe there to be 666 layers, I also say that it seems likely that there are many more.

The plane remains infinite.

Since only a small portion of the layers have thusfar been numbered, and since only two insignificant ones went past 666 anyway, I thought (and think) it made sense to renumber them below 666. That way, the numbers work for everyone no matter what their opinion on the matter.

I'm not saying the layer is finite.

--Erik

 

[Ripzerai]

Wow.

The art gallery sold me on the book.

I take back anything negative I might have said about it. Which I didn't. But if I had.

Actually, the broodswarm alone hooked me, but then the hooks kept coming; look at Pale Night, or Woeful Escarond. Or the Grand Abyss, previously only seen on a poster map, or the Plain of Infinite Portals itself. Vucarik of Chains himself couldn't have hooked me harder.

Here's a tiny Baxa painting. Another one, less tiny.

Not one, but three Graz'zts. He is the pretty one, after all. Here's one of the furnaces that serve as portals in his realm (if you're lucky), surrounded by his patented viper trees. Graz'ztgasm! Orgraz'zt!

And finally, here's Demogorgon getting his tail kicked by a balor, proof the flavor and stats do match (I'm sure it's actually intended to be Orcus, but it looks like a balor to me).

 

[Sammael]

Can't wait for it to appear on Amazon. I just have to figure out which other WotC book to get along with it to save up on shipping costs. PH2?

And yes, the art is gorgeous. The third pic of Graz'zt by WAR is just... wow.

 

[BogusMagus]

Bogus,

Just to confirm, is the Pic of Orcus the same as the one in BoVD or is that only on the cover?

(Hopes Bogus knows who Orcus is...)

Same as BoVD. (as Servitor of Wrath)

I don't know what you mean by "is that only on the cover?"

 

[Rystil Arden]

Can't wait for it to appear on Amazon. I just have to figure out which other WotC book to get along with it to save up on shipping costs. PH2?

And yes, the art is gorgeous. The third pic of Graz'zt by WAR is just... wow.

The third one is Graz'zt and Iggwilv pulled directly off the cover of Dungeon #121. But that doesn't stop it from being an awesome pic!

 

[BogusMagus]

Possibly. does she look like this?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuggtmoy

Yes, yes! (Now, I vaguely remember the talk it's from ToEE PC game, is that so?)

The titles in WotC's art gallery are messed up.
Zuggtmoy's in page 3, last row, 3rd pic. (Yochlol)
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/fc1_gallery/98469.jpg

 

[Shemeska]

Wow.

The art gallery sold me on the book.

*GLEE*

That rocks so incredibly much.