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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 1164576" data-attributes="member: 363">This is a overview/review of the book I posted at Nukinland just after it came out. When I have the time, I'll add to it:I picked up the d20 Menace Manual recently. After giving it a couple of look-throughs, I have to say this book really pleases me as of now (I haven't read it thoroughly yet, so this is coming from just a few initial impressions). What I kept finding myself thinking as I went through it was: "now this is a monster book done right!" What I enjoyed was that it was a combination of Rogue's Gallery and Monster Manual, with a section on organizations the PCs can interact with either positively or negatively (the CIA, the FBI, Dark Matter's Hoffman Institute, etc.)Basically, there are three main sections, as I mentioned. The first is what you'd expect: monsters. They range from plesiosaurs to bogey men. The Mothman makes an appearance, as does a number of other beasts from contemporary mythology; Sasquatch, Yeti, etc. A couple of the Alternity aliens show up - the Fraal are Greys, and the SSesheyans (or however you spell it). In general, this is a good, solid collection of critters that fit into the "real world."The second section details a number of Ordinaries, for the GM's convenience (we saw this in the core book also). Firemen, cat burglars, etc. Reminded me a lot of the stock characters from Shadowrun. I love this kind of stuff; having a pool of NPCs with stats already done and waiting for me to use is one of my favorite things. There are also a number of heroic characters that belong to groups, from a very, very covert team that flies the infamous black helicopters, to a group of anarchists. The individual NPCs are useful even without the group background.The third section is made up of organizations. FBI, CIA, and a number of other real and fictional ones are here (I mentioned the Hoffman Institute, which I thought was a neat touch). The history and motivations of these organizations are presented, with notes on using them in the various campaign models detailed in the core book (Urban Arcana, for example).Generally, I like what I've seen so far.</blockquote>

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