The Dread Codex

[DMH]

Since Mr. Boyd and GMS both frequent here, I have a question-

What are the 18 sources (ie, could you please post section 15)? I will probably buy it anyways, I just want to make sure I don't own them all.

 

[Napftor]

Since Mr. Boyd and GMS both frequent here, I have a question-

What are the 18 sources (ie, could you please post section 15)? I will probably buy it anyways, I just want to make sure I don't own them all.

Hi Derek. Gah, just call me Bret; "Mr." makes me sound old. I've called Gareth's attention to your question and will let him answer that. I can tell you that I've taken monsters not just from 3.5 books but updated ones from 3.0 books as well to give you a good sampling of beasties. One book in particular should make people happy for the upgrade--a certain little Penumbra Fantasy Bestiary in fact.

(Oh, and by the way, would you mind emailing me at dmbretb AT comcast DOT net ? I've got a couple dragonkin goodies to pass your way.)

 

[GMSkarka]

Since Mr. Boyd and GMS both frequent here, I have a question-

What are the 18 sources (ie, could you please post section 15)? I will probably buy it anyways, I just want to make sure I don't own them all.

Here is the Section 15 Entry from THE DREAD CODEX:

15 COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Open Game License v 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
System Reference Document Copyright 2000-2003, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.; Authors Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Rich Baker, Andy Collins, David noonan, Rich Redman, Bruce R. Cordell, based on original material by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. com.
Tome of Horrors II Copyright 2004, Necromancer Games, Inc.; Author Scott Greene; Additional Authors: Erica Balsley, Kevin Baase, Casey Christofferson, Jim Collura, Meghan Greene, Lance Hawvermale, Travis Hawvermale, Bill Kenower, Patrick Lawinger, Nathan Paul, Clark Peterson, Bill Webb and Monte Cook.
Denizens of Avadnu Copyright 2003, The Inner Circle.
Creature Collection III: Savage Bestiary Copyright 2003, White Wolf Publishing, Inc.
Creature Collection Revised Copyright 2003, White Wolf Publishing, Inc.
Necromancer’s Legacy—Thee Compleat Librum ov Gar’Udok’s Necromantic Artes Copyright 2002, Mystic Eye Games & Ambient Inc.
Spells & Spellcraft Copyright 2002, Fantasy Flight, Inc.
Secret College of Necromancy, Copyright 2002, Green Ronin Publishing; Authors David “Zeb” Cook and Wolfgang Baur.
The Complete Book of Eldritch Might Copyright 2004 Monte J. Cook. All rights reserved.
Creatures of Freeport, Copyright 2004, Green Ronin Publishing, Authors Keith Baker and Graeme Davis.
Oathbound: Domains of the Forge Copyright 2002, Bastion Press, Inc.
Nyambe: African Adventures Copyright 2002, Trident Inc. d/b/a Atlas Games; author Christopher W. Dolunt.
Ancestral Vault copyright 2003, Trident Inc. d/b/a Atlas Games; authors Christopher W. Dolunt and Chris Jones.
Paths of the Magi Copyright 2003, Troll Lord Games; Authors Sean K. Reynolds, Jeff Quick, W. Jason Peck, and Mike McArtor.
Arms and Armor v3.5, Copyright 2004, Bastion Press, Inc.
Relics & Rituals II: Lost Lore Copyright 2002, White Wolf Publishing, Inc.
The Penumbra Fantasy Bestiary Copyright 2003, Trident Inc., d/b/a Atlas Games; editor Michelle A. Brown Nephew.


Whoops! Miscounted. That should be 16 (17 if you include the SRD, but we don't actually include any SRD creatures,), so I'll go make the edit in the description.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

Do you have a Table of Contents that you'd be willing to share or another preview of some sort? This looks cool, I just would like to know a little more...

 

[GMSkarka]

Do you have a Table of Contents that you'd be willing to share or another preview of some sort? This looks cool, I just would like to know a little more...

Sure, what the heck:

ITEM PAGE
Akyanzi 4
Barrow Wight (Template) 4
Sample Barrow Wight 6
Blighted One 7
Blood Wraith 7
Bog Slain 9
Bone Slime 10
Cadaver 11
Canine Stalker 12
Carcaetan 13
Cinder Ghoul 15
Crucifixion Spirit 16
Dark Voyeur 17
Deadwood Tree 18
Death Crab Swarm 20
Death Roach 21
Death Squid 22
Dread Sphere 24
Dreadwraith 26
Fear Guard 27
Filth Croc 28
Fire Phantom 29
Flame Servant 30
Flying Abomination 32
Fog Spirit 33
Frozen Horror 33
Gallows Tree 34
Gallows Tree Zombie 35
Ghost Eater 36
Ghostly Slasher 37
Ghoul & Ghast (Template) 38
Sample Ghoul 39
Ghast Prestige Class 40
Ghoul, Ichor 41
Ghoul, Primal 42
Grave Risen 43
Gray Death 44
Hoar Spirit 45
Inscriber 46
Jikini 48
Lector 49
Murder-Born 50
Ndalawo 51
Nec?Haan 52
Necroling 53
Necrotic Entrailer 55
Orc, Death Lord 56
Orphan of the Night 57
Phantasm 58
Quick-Shard Cavalier 59
Red Jester 60
Rom 62
Persistent Soldier 63
Sacred Guardian 64
Skeleton, Black 65
Souless One 66
Spellgorged Zombie (Template) 68
Sample Spellgorged Zombie 69
Spirit of Hate 70
Tavern Prowler 71
Terkow (Template) 72
Sample Terkow 73
Thanatos 74
Tortured 76
Tree of Woe 77
Undead Lord (Template) 78
Sample Undead Lord 79
Undead Stalker 81
Vohrahn 82
Webbed Sentinel 84
Wraithlight 85
Zombi, True (Template) 86
Sample True Zombi 87
NEW MAGIC ITEMS 88
NEW SPELLS 95
OPEN GAMING LICENSE 109

 

[Napftor]

While you might recognize some of the monster names, many had to be changed to abide by the OGC declarations of the particular sources. Black skeleton, for example, is lifted from the Tome of Horrors II. On the other hand, my fog spirit is a renamed version of the mistwalker from Creature Collection Revised. In many cases, since only the stats and combat info were OGC, many of the monsters needed to be reworked from the bottom up. I'd bet that even the original creators wouldn't recognize some of these beasties.

 

[HellHound]

Legal Question:

6.Notice of License Copyright: You must update the COPYRIGHT NOTICE portion of this License to include the exact text of the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any Open Game Content You are copying, modifying or distributing, and You must add the title, the copyright date, and the copyright holder's name to the COPYRIGHT NOTICE of any original Open Game Content you Distribute.

According to Section 6 of the OGL (quoted above), you have to include the full Section 15 of any product who's OGC you use, adapt or modify.

Necromancer’s Legacy—Thee Compleat Librum ov Gar’Udok’s Necromantic Artes Copyright 2002, Mystic Eye Games & Ambient Inc.

As you list Necromancer's Legacy in your section 15, I'm curious why you don't have the rest of the Section 15 from Necromancer's Legacy in there. (The full Section 15 for NL is pretty long, being in itself 21 items)

 

[GMSkarka]

As you list Necromancer's Legacy in your section 15, I'm curious why you don't have the rest of the Section 15 from Necromancer's Legacy in there. (The full Section 15 for NL is pretty long, being in itself 21 items)

That would be because Bret didn't forward it along. Whoops. I'll get him to send me an updated listing, and make the edit immediately. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

 

[DMH]

Well, that turned out alright.

Thank you Mr. Skarka for posting both. I will be buying this in the morning. Now all I have to do is convince the undead loving friend of mine that this is worth his money.

 

[Napftor]

...Now all I have to do is convince the undead loving friend of mine that this is worth his money.

It shouldn't take that much convincing.