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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tuerny" data-source="post: 2008369" data-attributes="member: 674">Nightmares and Dreams is the second product in Mystic Eye Games' line of d20 products. Designed for use with the Hunt: Rise of Evil campaign setting, Nightmares and Dreams contains monsters created from the dreams and nightmares of people on Earth. The Hunt: Rise of Evil campaign setting is not required to use Nightmares and Dreams. More information on the Hunt:  Rise of Evil campaign setting can be found at www.mysticeyegames.com.The Book Nightmares and Dreams, a standard laminated, perfect bound booklet, is seventy-two pages long. The margins are filled with the illustration of a gargoyle-encrusted wall and are generally 1" wide.The cover illustration, by David Manuel, depicts a Soul of Evil fighting a Pardoner. It is a decent illustration that matches the mood of the content well. The interior artwork, by a variety of artists, is composed of black and white drawings of each of the monsters. The drawings really are a mixed bag. They very from reasonably well rendered and creepy, such as the Incinerated, to those that are less than stellar, such as the Blob.The Meat/The Good/The Bad    Nightmares and Dreams contains thirty-two monsters, three templates, ten magic items, two NPCs, four adventure hooks, a poison, and a spell. The monsters, which are primarily undead, outsiders, and aberrations, follow a horror theme with varying degrees of bizarreness. While in many cases this bizarreness creates interesting and innovative monsters, in some cases the resulting monsters are bizarre almost to the point of being unusable in campaigns outside of Gothos.     One are of particular note in Nightmares and Dreams is the Nightmare/Dream entry found in each monster's description. Each one is a short piece of fiction detailing the Earth inhabitant's dream that resulted in the monster's existence. Most of these are rather interesting and add a lot of flavor to the entries. In some parts of the book this section is more enjoyable than the actual monster, and oftentimes provide some insight into ways that you can use that monster.     The included extras, beyond the monsters, are largely used to highlight and supplement the noted monster. Several monsters include the magic items that can be used to summon or create that particular monster, or item that can be made from that monsters remains. Like the Nightmare/Dream entries, these generally add to the value of the particular entries providing them with a greater level of usability. Rating: 3/5Nightmares and Dreams is a worthwhile buy if you are a fan of the Hunt: Rise of Evil campaign setting, if you love weird and bizarre monsters, or if you wish to add some more horrific monsters to your campaign. Many of these monsters would suit certain domains of Ravenloft well.</blockquote>

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