Who has picked up "Dragon: Monster Ecologies"?

[Cam Banks]

And, if you didn't see it Cam, now with 100% fewer orcs!

I did notice! You are a prince among men, Wes. Plus, the bozaks in my room have stopped kicking me for your "foolish human errors." At least that's what they're calling them.

I should stop talking about them now.

Cheers,
Cam

 

[Kvantum]

I'm really looking forward to the last one, "The Ecology of the Tarrasque." Even a quick glance of the index reveals that two authors have written more ecologies than any other two writers by far: Jonathan Richards and Ed Greenwood. I'm ecstatic to say these two gentlemen have been kind enough to team-up to write the printed farewell to the series by covering the biggest and most feared monster in D&D.

…there might even be a little Monster Hunters action.

What a way to go out with a bang! 359 keeps sounding like the last issue will also be the greatest issue of all time.

 

[Edgewood]

I haven't picked up yet since I have all of the ecologies in the Dragon magazines. Having said that, the posts here are starting to make me rethink that decision.

 

[Chronepsis]

What a way to go out with a bang! 359 keeps sounding like the last issue will also be the greatest issue of all time.

That's the point!

I haven't picked up yet since I have all of the ecologies in the Dragon magazines. Having said that, the posts here are starting to make me rethink that decision.

That's the point!

^_~

 

[Nightfall]

*four*

Nightfall has it and is VERY happy with this book. While I am miffed Chris got it before I did, I am happy to see great artwork, very good layout, and not to mention a great listing of the ecologies.

Now there is one thing that troubles me. Where the heck is the Ecology for Gargoyles?!!

I mean we got all the ones that count I know but you'd think something as near omni-present as Gargoyles would have made it too...

 

[s.j. bagley]

i quite liked it, and i'm curious to see if paizo does something similar with the monsters that will be appearing in 'pathfinder.'

 

[Felon]

Bought this over the weekend, and it is indeed a product of outstanding quality.

One thing I think deserves commentary is that it is a softbound book. That takes some courage these days, as WotC has made a conscious decision to establish hardcovers as a mainstay of high quality. Personally, I find the idea of tacking on a hard cover to a 160 page book (a pagecount that scarcely offers the thickness of the covers themselves) to be ludicrous on face value, so I hope soft covers make a return at some point.

 

[JustKim]

*four*

Nightfall has it and is VERY happy with this book. While I am miffed Chris got it before I did, I am happy to see great artwork, very good layout, and not to mention a great listing of the ecologies.

Now there is one thing that troubles me. Where the heck is the Ecology for Gargoyles?!!

I mean we got all the ones that count I know but you'd think something as near omni-present as Gargoyles would have made it too...

Gargoyles? :\
The monsters that uh.. look like statues from a distance, and pretty much sit there waiting to ambush anything that walks by?
The same gargoyles described in Monster Manuals as senseless, malicious killing machines just so nobody will have to write something more in-depth than "they look like a statue and will bite you"?
The same gargoyles who do not eat, drink, sleep or breathe in order to be a more effective one-trick pony?

Such a creature has never had an ecology article. Allow me to remedy:
They look like a statue and will bite you.

 

[Nlogue]

You realize of course that draconians made me write that article at knife-point, don't you? The scaly bastards.

Cheers,
Cam

And they motivated you well my man! It was one of my favorites in the compendium! Got me all excited to play in Dragonlance again!!! Great work!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I have a love/hate relationship with "Monster Ecologies". While amny of the articles over the years have been fun, interesting and well written, the idea that certain magically creatures even have an ecology bugs me. The Will o' Wisp? To this day, after 30 years of gaming, my players don't know if they're faeries, the ghosts of faeries, lost spirits or just swamp gas.
Now to me, that's fantasy. When you and more importantly your players can read and article and know exactly how every monster eats, sleeps, mates and behaves...it just looses me and make me want to play SF where things are designed to be understood.

How does a book of possible explanations that may have nothing to do with your campaign affect this in any way?