Vampire Bestiary

[Khisanth the Ancient]

...because I had to divide this book into 3 parts, the first part (Mountain of the Cannibal God) goes up to Level 11. Later parts go up to at least Level 15 (maybe slightly higher).

So no epic tier+ vampires in even parts 2 & 3? Are the Vampire Intelligences, Cherufe/Volcano God, and Nosferatu still in the plan & if so are they (now?) Paragon Tier?

(I assume no 4e Alabaster )

. But there are no super-solo monsters since I personally think those rules should be kept for the epic tier and above.

So do you plan any books with 4e epic tier+ monsters in the remaining ~16 months or whatever for 4e? Or will you stay with 4e after 5e comes out if it's too different? Or is that too far ahead to plan?

 

[Upper_Krust]

Howdy Khisanth mate!

So no epic tier+ vampires in even parts 2 & 3?

Probably not. Maybe one or two (just about epic monsters) in part 3.

Are the Vampire Intelligences, Cherufe/Volcano God, and Nosferatu still in the plan & if so are they (now?) Paragon Tier?

Vampire Intelligences are definately still in part 3, when you read the write-up you'll see why this particular type of vampire intelligence is in the paragon tier.

The Cherufe will have to wait until a later book.

The Nosferatu would have been in the Vampire Bestiary part 4 (or 5?). If the other three parts do okay, then I'll go ahead with books 4, 5 and 6. I think the Nosferatu in that book cover something like Levels 18-25. I should point out that the Nosferatu entry (because they were meant to be in the first book) is basically finished, although that installment of the Vampire Bestiary would still need a bit of work with peripheral creatures.

What I might do is make the VB part 4 a sort of Shadowfell Epic Bestiary with Nosferatu, Devoids, Umbrals, Nightshades and various obscure (but relevant) vampire types.

(I assume no 4e Alabaster )

I am sure I'll include him into some 4E book.

So do you plan any books with 4e epic tier+ monsters in the remaining ~16 months or whatever for 4e?

After the Vampire Bestiary is THE SERPENT RIDERS epic adventure wherein every monster of every encounter is a new epic monster. That includes multiple deities, avatars, mass combat rules and super-solo monsters.

So Vampire Bestiary parts 1, 2 then 3, then Serpent Riders, then I'll evaluate how things have done. With me commissioning art now I really need to sell 'x'* amount of copies to make it worthwhile.

*Same sales as the other pdfs would be nice.

Or will you stay with 4e after 5e comes out if it's too different?

If I start a 4E project I'll finish it. I'll definately release VB 1, 2 & 3 and Serpent Riders (at the very least) for 4E.

The difference between abandoning 3E is that I actively disliked 3E, whereas I really like 4E. So 5th Edition will have to be something very special to make me change over, and even if I do change over I'll still finish any 4E projects in the pipeline first.

Or is that too far ahead to plan?

This is me, so planning ahead is always a bad idea.

 

[Alzrius]

Just to let people know, the Vampire Bestiary is nearing completion - U_K sent me an almost-finished draft last night! I'm still in the process of reading it, but the book looks great and has just a little more to go!

 

[Mr.Satan]

I'll just be happy when the 3.5 material is completed. I've been waiting a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long time for the Nosferatu.

 

[Upper_Krust]

Hey all!

Got back from my holiday (to Benidorm) last night, had a fantastic time, but sometime over the 4 nights I must have caught a cold because as soon as I got back I just got hit with the most annoying bout of flu. Feel weak as a kitten here but hopefully I can make an endurance check within a day or so and get back on track.

 

[Khisanth the Ancient]

Just to let people know, the Vampire Bestiary is nearing completion - U_K sent me an almost-finished draft last night! I'm still in the process of reading it, but the book looks great and has just a little more to go!

That sounds promising, cool!

Vampire Intelligences are definately still in part 3, when you read the write-up you'll see why this particular type of vampire intelligence is in the paragon tier.

OK, cool.

What I might do is make the VB part 4 a sort of Shadowfell Epic Bestiary with Nosferatu, Devoids, Umbrals, Nightshades and various obscure (but relevant) vampire types.

That would be neat.

I am sure I'll include him into some 4E book.

Good ... dude is awesome.

After the Vampire Bestiary is THE SERPENT RIDERS epic adventure wherein every monster of evey encounter is a new epic monster. That includes multiple deities, avatars, mass combat rules and super-solo monsters.

Are the mega size rules in Serpent Riders along with (or as part of?) the super-solo rules? (I assume they're not in Vampire Bestiary?)

 

[Upper_Krust]

Just to clarify I actually had to take time off work I was so bad with the flu. Just about getting over it these past 24 hours to start back working on the Vampire Bestiary.

Howdy Khisanth mate!

Are the mega size rules in Serpent Riders along with (or as part of?) the super-solo rules? (I assume they're not in Vampire Bestiary?)

There are mega-size monsters in the adventure so I'll probably have to explain those rules at some point. They may show up in part one: The Serpent Riders.

 

[Khisanth the Ancient]

There are mega-size monsters in the adventure so I'll probably have to explain those rules at some point. They may show up in part one: The Serpent Riders.

Cool. Will mega-size be limited to Level 31+ or can epic tier monsters also be mega?

 

[Upper_Krust]

Howdy Khisanth mate!

Cool. Will mega-size be limited to Level 31+ or can epic tier monsters also be mega?

Mega-size will begin at Level 21.

I'm working to the (vague) guideline of:

Large = 6+
Huge = 11+
Gargantuan = 16+
Mega-size = 21+
Giga-size = 26+
Tera-size = 31+
etc.

Although those can be adjusted for Rank, albeit all the mega-size monsters would be super-solos.

 

[Hammerheadd]

What is an example of a mega size (or bigger) monster?