Endzeitgeist
First Post
This pdf consists of 10 pages, 1 page cover, 1 page credits (and some text) and 1 page OGL and some text. It's in the same, nice, horizontal, easy to read style as the first installment of Monster Chronicles.
The text starts off with a mentioning of Zobeck. Having been a patron of the project, that tugged right at my heart's strings.
We get a sidebox detailing knowledge of Inevitables, that PCs can glean. Nice.
Then, the pdf provides an all new and yet canon-consistent origin myth for the Inevitables and introduces "Zurvan, the Iron Angel", Inevitable of Destiny and his involvement in the material plane.
After that, we get notes on Inevitable psychology and society, complete with a side-box on defect (i.e. chaotic) Inevitables. A fond memory of "Nordom" later, we get 3 Inevitable feats and 5 new additional mission packs, i.e. new abilities that may or may not influence the CR of Inevitable.
"Known Inevitables" has some examples for Inevitables. Any DM worth his salt could spin an encounter of any of them.
Then, we get some information on the rising cult of Zurvan as well as a new domain, "Compulsion". I considered the domain to be boring and a waste of space, as it was not original enough for my tastes. One alternative spell from the "Zobeck Gazetteer" is mentioned, though, and I would have LOVED to see more alternatives given to the standard core spells.
After that, we get 3 short customized summon lists, stating what kind of summon spell would be used to summon Inevitable/clock-work creature X. While it does feature a creature from the "Zobeck Gazetteer" I really love, I considered that superfluous, too.
4 cool adventure hooks follow up, again with ties to my favorite clockwork city.
Finally, the pdf concludes with advice on Zurvan's appearance, how to portray him and his EPIC statblock (CR 20, btw.!) as well as his awesome and innovative abilities. "Clockwork Aura" is one of the coolest abilities I've seen in quite some time.
Conclusion:
This pdf is clever and does not yet provide Inevitable stats, as they have not yet been released in the Pathfinder Bestiary, but probably are sure to follow. That does limit the usability of the Inevitable modifications and feats for now, though. Zurvan is really cool. However, neither the cult, nor the new domain really did seem that original to me or made me want to use them. To be honest, the paragraph on the cult actually bored me. The artwork, while nice (especially Zurvan on the cover!) is not as good as in the predecessor.
The frequent "Zobeck"- references, while tugging at my heart's strings, also make me wish that the pdf had been more geared (bad pun, I know) towards Zobeck, however that might have reduced it's general appeal. With the Zobeckbonus, I'd give it 4.5 stars, but due to the fact that the Zobeck tie-in felt a bit half-hearted to me as well as the aforementioned, minor flaws, I'll round it down to 4 stars. It's still a good product with great production value and if you're interested, check it out!
The text starts off with a mentioning of Zobeck. Having been a patron of the project, that tugged right at my heart's strings.
We get a sidebox detailing knowledge of Inevitables, that PCs can glean. Nice.
Then, the pdf provides an all new and yet canon-consistent origin myth for the Inevitables and introduces "Zurvan, the Iron Angel", Inevitable of Destiny and his involvement in the material plane.
After that, we get notes on Inevitable psychology and society, complete with a side-box on defect (i.e. chaotic) Inevitables. A fond memory of "Nordom" later, we get 3 Inevitable feats and 5 new additional mission packs, i.e. new abilities that may or may not influence the CR of Inevitable.
"Known Inevitables" has some examples for Inevitables. Any DM worth his salt could spin an encounter of any of them.
Then, we get some information on the rising cult of Zurvan as well as a new domain, "Compulsion". I considered the domain to be boring and a waste of space, as it was not original enough for my tastes. One alternative spell from the "Zobeck Gazetteer" is mentioned, though, and I would have LOVED to see more alternatives given to the standard core spells.
After that, we get 3 short customized summon lists, stating what kind of summon spell would be used to summon Inevitable/clock-work creature X. While it does feature a creature from the "Zobeck Gazetteer" I really love, I considered that superfluous, too.
4 cool adventure hooks follow up, again with ties to my favorite clockwork city.
Finally, the pdf concludes with advice on Zurvan's appearance, how to portray him and his EPIC statblock (CR 20, btw.!) as well as his awesome and innovative abilities. "Clockwork Aura" is one of the coolest abilities I've seen in quite some time.
Conclusion:
This pdf is clever and does not yet provide Inevitable stats, as they have not yet been released in the Pathfinder Bestiary, but probably are sure to follow. That does limit the usability of the Inevitable modifications and feats for now, though. Zurvan is really cool. However, neither the cult, nor the new domain really did seem that original to me or made me want to use them. To be honest, the paragraph on the cult actually bored me. The artwork, while nice (especially Zurvan on the cover!) is not as good as in the predecessor.
The frequent "Zobeck"- references, while tugging at my heart's strings, also make me wish that the pdf had been more geared (bad pun, I know) towards Zobeck, however that might have reduced it's general appeal. With the Zobeckbonus, I'd give it 4.5 stars, but due to the fact that the Zobeck tie-in felt a bit half-hearted to me as well as the aforementioned, minor flaws, I'll round it down to 4 stars. It's still a good product with great production value and if you're interested, check it out!
