[UPDATE: NOW LIVE] TOME OF BEASTS Preview - A 5E Monster Book from the Kobolds!

Kobold Press is continuing its D&D 5E offerings with a new Kickstarter which is set to launch today (Monday). I'll update this article with the link when it arrives (update - it's now live), but the project is a new 5E monster book called Tome of Beasts. Kobold Press, of course, made the Tyranny of Dragons adventures for WotC. They've kindly sent along a preview of this new book - an eye golem - which is one of the more than 300 monsters in this book.

[UPDATE: The Kickstarter has now launched!]

This makes the second major monster book from a third-party (Necromancer Games produced 5th Edition Foes earlier this year). Here's what I know about it so far - it's 300+ new monsters which are compiled from Kobold Press' history, full colour, and will be Kickstarted for 30 days starting Monday 5th October. They mentioned that the book would include clockwork creatures, drakes, dragons, devils, and dark fey.

There's also a Book of Lairs which features short adventures (and also starring some of these monsters), each with a large encounter map.

What else have the Kobolds produced for 5E? Aside from the two Tyranny of Dragons adventures for WotC, they've already brought us an adventure called The Raven's Call, and a pile of races and backgrounds in Midgard Heroes.

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[Mhyr]

For those who are interested in the release date and have the same problems finding it, this is what the user Rob2E wrote on the fantasygrounds-boards:

Available in April for FG. Maybe earlier for printed stuff? I think the info is on kickstarter still.

But I couldn't find/confirm the info on kickstarter.

 

[ehenning]

Scheduled to ship in April 2016. From KS

 

[Mhyr]

Thank you, ehenning. Do you have any clue, when the Tome will be available for non-backers?

 

[tsadkiel]

Scheduled to ship in April 2016. From KS

Allow me to dampen everybody's enthusiasm slightly. In the comments section for the Kickstarter, the Kobolds mention that "Our announced launch date is May; we're slightly behind target for that, but we're not giving up on May just yet." and "The printed books ship this summer; we'll announce a release date when we're closer to press time." So still a little bit of a wait, but soon.

Me, I'm waiting on updates for Unlikely Heroes.

 

[ehenning]

Allow me to dampen everybody's enthusiasm slightly. In the comments section for the Kickstarter, the Kobolds mention that "Our announced launch date is May; we're slightly behind target for that, but we're not giving up on May just yet." and "The printed books ship this summer; we'll announce a release date when we're closer to press time." So still a little bit of a wait, but soon.

Me, I'm waiting on updates for Unlikely Heroes.

Good to know. My last message from them still said April. Seems they are a little behind.

 

[Jester David]

Good to know. My last message from them still said April. Seems they are a little behind.

Sounds like every Kickstarter ever...

 

[Mhyr]

Oh, too bad. Is there any info on the digital stuff and the availability for us silly non-backers?