Immortals Handbook Epic Bestiary (now available)

[GQuail]

Oh, U_K, what would you guess the % of completion would be for the book at this point? I think it's a better question than asking you when you think you'll be done

At the very least, an idea of if it's days, weeks or months more to wait would be nice.

On the topic of the stat block format, I quite like the new one: especially at higher lkevels, where the subdivision of abilities makes it easier for me to run encounters. I've yet to play an Epic game using it, but I can see it's advantages there. Still, I think that keeping one format throughout the whole project is probably for the best. The time it would take to reformat previously done blocks to use the new format woul arguably be better spent getting new product out the door. ;-)

(Also, wasn't there some hoo-hah abotu whether or not the new stat block could be used at all, since it's not OGL and might be construed in a roundabout way as "product identity"? I certianly remember WotC board posts being referenced here which mentioned that back when DMGII came out)

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

The time it would take to reformat previously done blocks to use the new format woul arguably be better spent getting new product out the door. ;-)

Absolutely true. I don't know if the OGC question was ever answered officially by WotC. Maybe it was, I just haven't seen it.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hey UK,

Hey there!

would you agree with Fieari that his Angel of Death would be essentially an intermediate deity?

CR 130 would be more akin to a powerful greater deity.

However I know that I have reduced most of the CRs in the Bestiary, so hes probably compiling CR 130 with an old build, also I am not convinced his items are up to scratch for something of that magnitude.

CR 130, weapons +46 (+23 enchantment/+23 abilities), armour/items +65 (+33/+32).

If yes, is the difference in CR between 130 for an intermediate deity and 194 for an Old One (Galactus) not a bit small?

Galactus should have a CR 240 with full equipment.

Galactus CR is low because he doesn't benefit from full equipment - also his Armour is too powerful, I should go and correct that. It should be +180 total bonuses (+90 full platemail with an extra +90 worth of special abilities).[/QUOTE]

Thought the CR of intermediate deities would be below the 100 mark, but was only an assumption ^^

Intermediate Deity averages about CR 85.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Oh, U_K, what would you guess the % of completion would be for the book at this point? I think it's a better question than asking you when you think you'll be done

Unfortunately most of this week has been spent working on the Bestiary changes for the printers. However, thats done now.

I should have the text for Chapter 2 finalised tomorrow (consider this a heads up Alzrius), Chapter 1 should be finalised by Monday. Chapter 4 should be finished by the following Friday.

So by the time of the deadline I'll probably only have Chapters 1, 2 and 4 finished.

Chapter 3 will require an extra 5-6 days beyond that. I would have had the first four chapters finished for the deadline but for the Bestiary Print Version Revisions that required my attention.

Once I have the first 4 chapters finished I will make them available to download on ENWorld to everyone who has bought it.

Consider that Ascension v0.8.

0.9 will have all the text in the appendix as well (I may have a few entries finished by 0.8 as well, but not the bulk of them).

1.0 will have the art (0.8 and 0.9 may have a number of illustrations but not them all).

So its looking like:

0.8 - end of July.
0.9 - week later.
1.0 - a few weeks later (probably the end of August if I am being honest).

 

[Fieari]

Are you still planning on sending out earlier playtest copies?

 

[Alzrius]

I should have the text for Chapter 2 finalised tomorrow (consider this a heads up Alzrius)

Roger that. It may take me a day or two to get back to you, as my new job has me working weekends, but I'll make this my top priority.

 

[Rhuarc]

Intermediate Deity averages about CR 85.

Thanks a lot mate, that was this time exactely what I hoped for

 

[dante58701]

Amidah Akalich Malakim...my latest character. Gives me chills.

 

[dante58701]

How do maskim see without eyes? They dont have blindsight listed. And how do they have dark vision without eyes? Are they just able to see without them?

 

[Alzrius]

How do maskim see without eyes? They dont have blindsight listed. And how do they have dark vision without eyes? Are they just able to see without them?

When you consider that skeletons and stone golems et al are able to see, and have darkvision, without physical eyeballs, I don't think the maskim entry has a problem.