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Gly,

Just saying...and forgive me if I seem hyper sensitive. I'm just irate about something I have no control over in RL.
 


Wolv0rine said:
And everyone wonders what this means until someone notices...


...and realizes that helium3 is J. K. Rowling!!! :) It makes perfect sense, I tell you.

Yes. And I'll let you all in on a little secret. He DIES!!!!! Muh huh wah hah hah!!!
 


Has a grand total of 222 pages.

The table of contents is kind of cool, as it also doubles as a sort of index.

Monsters are tabulated according to Challenge Rating, ECL, Type and Subtype.

Seven new feats.

One new spell.

Eleven templates, most of which appear to be different versions of the "god-blooded" template, ie Vecna-Blooded, Orcus-Blooded, etc.

A list of creatures in the book that can be summoned, created or crafted by characters. The corresponding monster entry has a section that details specifics.

A list of creatures that can function as mounts. The corresponding monster entry has a section that details how said mount can be obtained.
 

Five demons (Adaru, Carnage Demon, Draudnu, Gadacro, Solamith)

Three devils (Gulthir, Remmanon, Stitched Devil)

No new dragons, though two dragons are statted out with the new dragon-only template.

Two new golems, the force golem and the magmacore golem.

Several creatures get the "let's add class levels" treatment; Hobgoblins, Kuo-toa and Vampires.

The mind-flayer on the cover comes about because, I assume, fully 22 pages of the book are devoted to talking about the "Mind Flayers of Thoon." Thoon being some sort of far-realms associated entity that's caused changes to your standard mind-flayer that makes them search for something called "quintessence."

There is one epic level creature. It's called the Master of the Hunt, is CR 22 and is a kind of fey.
 

Here's the list of monsters:

Name [pg number the entry starts on]

Arcadian Avenger [8]
Banshrae [10]
Blackwing [12]
Burrow Root [14]
Dalmosh [16]
Deadborn Vulture [18]
Deadborn Vulture Zombie [18]
Demons [20]
Demonthorn Mandrake [30]
Devil [32]
Dragons of the Great Game [38]
Elemental Mage [48]
Ember Guard [52]
Ethereal Defiler [54]
Fetid Fungus [56]
Frostwind Virago [58]
Garngrath [60]
Gem Scarab [62]
God-Blooded Template [64]
Golem [68]
Graveyard Sludge [72]
Greenspawn Zealot [74]
Guulvorg [76]
Haunt [78]
Hobgoblin [84]
Illurien [90]
Jaebrin [92]
Kuo-toa [94]
Malastor [100]
Merchurion [102]
Mind Flayers of Thoon [104]
Mockery Bug [126]
Phantom [130]
Ruin Chanter [132]
Ruin Elemental [134]
Rylkar [136]
Sanguineous Drinker [142]
Scouring Construct [144]
Shaedling [148]
Shardsoul Slayer [150]
Siege Beetle [152]
Skull Lord [154]
Spawn of Juiblex [162]
Spirrax [166]
Steelwing [168]
Thrym Hound [170]
Tirbana [172]
Troll, Bladerager [180]
Tusk Terror [182]
Ushemoi [184]
Vampire [190]
Verdant Reaver [196]
Vinespawn [198]
Vivisector [200]
Wild Hunt [202]
 

Monsters by type:

Abberation: Ethereal defiler, madcrafter of Thoon, shadow flayer, spirrax, Thoon disciple, Thoon elder brain, vivesector.

Construct: Force golem, magmacore golem, merchurion, scouring slinger, scouring stanchion, scyther of Thoon, shardsoul slayer, slinger scorpion, stormcloud of Thoon, Thoon hulk, Thoon soldier.

Dragon: Chorranathau, Morlincantha.

Elemental: Ruin elemental, spawn of Juiblex (all).

Fey: Banshrae, frostwind virago, jaebrin, master of the hunt, ruin chanter, shaedling.

Giant: Bladerager troll, elemental magi (all).

Humanoid : Hobgoblin duskblade, Nozgug (god-blooded orc), Singh the Immense.

Magical Beast : Deadborn vulture, garngrath, gem scarab, guulvorg, hound of the hunt, malastor, mockery bugs (all), rylkars (all), steelwing, Thrym hound, tirbanas (all), tusk terror.

Monstrous Humanoid : Greenspwan zealot, hobgoblin spell-scourge, hobgoblin warcaster, hobgoblin warsoul, kuo-toas (all), Thoon infiltrator, Thoon thrall, ushemoi (all).

Ooze : Graveyard sludge.

Outsider : Arcadian avenger, Dalmosh, demons (all), fetid fungus, verdent reaver, vinespawn.

Undead : Blackwing, bonespur, bridge haunt, forest haunt, Kugan (phantom ghast), sanguineous drinker, serpentir, skill lord, spectral rider, taunting haunt, vapires (all), deadborn vulture zombie.

Vermin : Siege beetle.
 

the Jester said:
My biggest question is, how many of the monsters within are converted from earlier editions of the game?

Thanks!!

I have no clue. Some of them sound familiar, but I suspect they're from 3.0 splat-books.
 

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