tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422181426312081107.post420623859311219474..comments2024-03-23T05:46:31.832-07:00Comments on Power Score: Dungeons & Dragons - Volo's Guide to Monsters ReviewSeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07263753821685936593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422181426312081107.post-10994616436105219742016-11-22T01:34:42.221-08:002016-11-22T01:34:42.221-08:00Benji: You are right.. It's right there on pag...Benji: You are right.. It's right there on page 5. Yeesh, I must be blind. I'm going to make a note in this review, thank you for pointing this out. The art isn't bad, it's just forgettable. Thank you!<br /><br />UE: I agree that this piecemeal approach is a little weird. It feels like they are continuously experimenting with how to handle sourcebook like the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide and this. While I am happy to convert old stuff, it's annoying to get a monster book and find a catoblepas in it. Thanks!<br /><br />Austin Parker: You are right! That is very interesting.. I think they had plans for some kind of novel that involved Orcus and mind flayers but it didn't happen for some reason. Thanks!<br /><br />jburgos: Hey, I hope it is a hit. I don't hate this book.. I want D&D to succeed big time. I'm glad you like it and I hope everyone likes it. Thanks!<br /><br />Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263753821685936593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422181426312081107.post-62389918224405002772016-11-20T07:18:48.873-08:002016-11-20T07:18:48.873-08:00This book, despite your review, is one of the most...This book, despite your review, is one of the most exciting and solid supplements for the game to date. It is a great mix of lore on iconic monsters, a player handbook (2) and a Monster Manual (2). I really hope to see more of these type of books, in fact, its teased in chapter 1 that other iconic monsters will receive similar treatment in the future. The fact that it comes with a LE cover, (yeah, I own both) tells me that this book promises to be one of the best sellers.<br /><br />A solid hit.jburgoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811599277352202459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422181426312081107.post-372451195365348362016-11-19T19:50:59.244-08:002016-11-19T19:50:59.244-08:00After flipping through this book for the last day ...After flipping through this book for the last day now, I have a theory about the design of this book. A lot of the new monster stats in this book, as well as portions of the lore added, seem to be aimed towards existing per-published campaigns, heavily focusing on Out of the Abyss and Storm King's Thunder. The lore section for giants is huge, and each kind of giant got one variant. Guard Drakes from Tyranny of Dragons got reprinted and expanded on. The fiends in the book seem to all be demonic in origin, and there's a lot of references towards demon lords. Also, in Out of the Abyss there was suppose to be a chapter themed around Illithid and the Elder Brain(I think it had something to do with Orcus) that got cut out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368370148348868169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422181426312081107.post-27974672552835128862016-11-18T18:54:45.158-08:002016-11-18T18:54:45.158-08:00I am a huge fan of this book, I even feel like the...I am a huge fan of this book, I even feel like the races presented were the ones I most wanted to see. Allowing me to easily build monsterous NPCs for organised humanoid groups that often require a bit of variation.<br />Not that I couldn't do it before with general statblock messing about, but it is just a nice option.<br /><br />I loved stuff like the kenku, lizardfolk and such for players too.<br /><br />My only gripe with the book is, it has been two years... It should have been a full sized book and there are more monster variants that could have gone in to pad it out to that full size. As it is, it is a third of a bestiary in monster content. And while I enjoy the focus and approach a full 320 page book is what was needed with this slow release schedule.UEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422181426312081107.post-75225040798744420722016-11-18T13:59:44.806-08:002016-11-18T13:59:44.806-08:00I think they pretty much say at the start of one o...I think they pretty much say at the start of one of the chapters they are saving certain types for other books. <br /><br />I agree on some of the art. I love luecrotta from previous editions but there's no way I'm showing that picture to my players - it'll underwhelm them. Same artist who failed to deliver on peryton in the monster manual. I'll be sticking to my 3e art for that.Benjinoreply@blogger.com