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<blockquote data-quote="Erik Mona" data-source="post: 2888011" data-attributes="member: 2174"><p>The same. Some of the most obscure stuff I came up with was to fit in this section. It is a real shame that it was cut and I really hope we can get it out in the form of a web enhacement or a Dragon article or whatever.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Those two are not mentioned, but there are a crapload of references to other minor demon lords in Chapter 5. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Old timers will find more to recognize here than in most recent releases, I suspect. That said, we didn't have room for non-demon monsters. The thunderbeast was recently updated in the Shackled City Adventure Path hardcover, which is available from Paizo Publishing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not much, except that I tried not to blatantly invalidate anything on purpose. I am a great fan of Gary Gygax and my view of the D&D multiverse is definitely colored by his descriptions of it in official D&D books and elsewhere. I'd say it was a thematic influence, an influence in "tone" more than anything else.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have not discussed the Abyss with Gary, and since Monte is my DM every Monday night I think I may have asked him if he knew anything about one of the throw-away demons from Planescape, but not much beyond that. I've had a pretty good idea what I've wanted to do with the Abyss for a very long time (most of both appendices were written almost a decade ago), so once I got the assignment I hit the ground running.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I mentioned at least one of the nalfeshnees in my write-up of the Woeful Escarand layer, which was unfortunately cut for space. I love the illustration for it in the online web preview. This is another thing I hope makes it out to you guys in some manner.</p><p></p><p>Glad to see some of you enjoying what I did with the Demonweb pits. If I'd thought of it in time, I would have asked that the book be dedicated to Dave Sutherland III, who was really the first person to take us into the Abyss.</p><p></p><p>--Erik Mona</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Erik Mona, post: 2888011, member: 2174"] The same. Some of the most obscure stuff I came up with was to fit in this section. It is a real shame that it was cut and I really hope we can get it out in the form of a web enhacement or a Dragon article or whatever. Those two are not mentioned, but there are a crapload of references to other minor demon lords in Chapter 5. Old timers will find more to recognize here than in most recent releases, I suspect. That said, we didn't have room for non-demon monsters. The thunderbeast was recently updated in the Shackled City Adventure Path hardcover, which is available from Paizo Publishing. No. Not much, except that I tried not to blatantly invalidate anything on purpose. I am a great fan of Gary Gygax and my view of the D&D multiverse is definitely colored by his descriptions of it in official D&D books and elsewhere. I'd say it was a thematic influence, an influence in "tone" more than anything else. I have not discussed the Abyss with Gary, and since Monte is my DM every Monday night I think I may have asked him if he knew anything about one of the throw-away demons from Planescape, but not much beyond that. I've had a pretty good idea what I've wanted to do with the Abyss for a very long time (most of both appendices were written almost a decade ago), so once I got the assignment I hit the ground running. I mentioned at least one of the nalfeshnees in my write-up of the Woeful Escarand layer, which was unfortunately cut for space. I love the illustration for it in the online web preview. This is another thing I hope makes it out to you guys in some manner. Glad to see some of you enjoying what I did with the Demonweb pits. If I'd thought of it in time, I would have asked that the book be dedicated to Dave Sutherland III, who was really the first person to take us into the Abyss. --Erik Mona [/QUOTE]
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