A Book of Wondrous Beasts - Free PDF Now On My New Game Blog

clavis123 · Post by **clavis123** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:43 pm

Greetings! My long-awaited (I hope!) collection of medieval monsters for Castles & Crusades is now available. "A Book of Wondrous Beasts" collects over 40 creatures inspired by actual medieval folklore, legends, bestiaries, and heraldry. Versions of most of them have already been posted on these forums, but now they are collected together for easy reference. "A Book of Wondrous Beasts" contains only the medieval monsters - creatures inspired by modern folklore, and original creations, will put into separate collections.

Check out my new gaming blog, "The Engine of Oracles" to get the PDF. Many more creations are coming, both to these forums and on the blog. Enjoy!

"A Book of Wondrous Beasts" on "The Engine Of Oracles"
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Lurker · Post by **Lurker** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:06 pm

Very nice! thanks for hanging it.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:11 pm

Now THAT is awesome. Pure goodness all around. Lots of new moonstars to read about now. Thank you kind sir!

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dachda · Post by **dachda** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:37 pm

Fantastic, thanks!!
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ssfsx17 · Post by **ssfsx17** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:49 am

Excellent!
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Eisenmann · Post by **Eisenmann** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 2:55 am

This is excellent!

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:10 am

I can't read it, thar ain't no pikturs.

(Looks good, I like the border you selected as well. You know there may be a lot of open source art you could legally use for this, including old, old art that may have been done when the stories of these creatures first appeared.)[/url]
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Jackal · Post by **Jackal** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:50 pm

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
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Wulfgarn · Post by **Wulfgarn** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 12:33 am

cant get it to download... Ill try again later though....

PeelSeel2 · Post by **PeelSeel2** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 1:37 am

Awesome Stuff! I really like the fire farting cow. Maybe cause I live where the cows out number the populace
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clavis123 · Post by **clavis123** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:37 pm

Treebore wrote:
I can't read it, thar ain't no pikturs.

Actually, I'd like to eventually release a fully illuminated print version for sale, in addition to the free basic text edition.

Treebore wrote:
(Looks good, I like the border you selected as well. You know there may be a lot of open source art you could legally use for this, including old, old art that may have been done when the stories of these creatures first appeared.)[/url]

Thanks. The border is my own design. I wanted to make something that might still look good viewed on smaller laptop screens at a game table. The same consideration went into choosing the font, so I looked for one that looked suitably old, but was still readable on screen.

I'd want the possible future print version to have a finer, more detailed border like the authentic medieval ones you suggest.

To everyone, I'd like to thank you for all your kind words and encouragement so far. Keep posting your own original creations, too!
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clavis123 · Post by **clavis123** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:40 pm

PeelSeel2 wrote:
Awesome Stuff! I really like the fire farting cow. Maybe cause I live where the cows out number the populace

Thanks. My players also loved it when I sprang that one on them!
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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:50 am

Cool. A few of those, I had considered for M&T II at one point, like the parandrus.
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Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:35 pm

Nice work!
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clavis123 · Post by **clavis123** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:12 pm

I've uploaded a new version of the book, which corrects a number of problems. Most noticeably, the creatures weren't properly alphabetized! Just goes to show why the world still needs editors, and why its so hard to be your own!
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jeff · Post by **jeff** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:19 pm

Good job!
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LordSeurek · Post by **LordSeurek** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 1:12 pm

Many thanks good sir!
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