tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6505198883385803067..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Monsters &Treasure of the Wilderlands UpdatedJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-24626892523834035392009-02-23T09:18:00.000-05:002009-02-23T09:18:00.000-05:00Dungeon chicken? Would that be a veiled "Dungeon K...Dungeon chicken? Would that be a veiled "Dungeon Keeper" reference there?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-61794851133478047732009-02-23T08:23:00.000-05:002009-02-23T08:23:00.000-05:00The monsters in Monsters & Treasures of the Wi...The monsters in Monsters & Treasures of the Wilderlands are designed with two purposes in mind: first, to create something new and unusual to challenge players, and second, to provide stats for monsters from classical games for the C&C Judge. As such, the monster list can be divided in two:<BR/><BR/>New and Unusual: <BR/>Angrasinamru (CE 15 HD Large Extraplanar)<BR/>Cait Feall (CE 2 HD Small Magical Beast)<BR/>Chicken, Dungeon (N 1 or 2 HD Small Animal)<BR/>Glashtyn (NE 7 HD Medium Elemental (Water))<BR/>Gorgosphinx (CE 12 HD Large Magical Beast)<BR/>Gràdhcronaím (CE 6 HD Medium Undead (Extraordinary))<BR/>Imp, Chasm (CE 2 HD Small Elemental (Earth))<BR/>Karcajou (N 1 HD Humanoid)<BR/>Malicorn (NE 2 HD Medium Magical Beast)<BR/>Moppet, Witch’s (NE 3 HD Medium Construct)<BR/>Nomgoblin (NE 1 HD Monstrous Humanoid)<BR/>Sloughree (NE 10 HD Large Giant)<BR/>Sprite, Cràigeanetlagh (N 1 HD Small Fey)<BR/>Sprite, Gobling (CE 1 HD Monstrous Humanoid)<BR/>Szaltys (NG 1 HD Small Magical Beast)<BR/>Teknatzou (CE 5 HD Medium Fey)<BR/>Tlahtocelotl (N 1 HD Humanoid)<BR/><BR/>Classic Alternatives:<BR/>Bat, Giant Vampire (CE 2 HD Medium Magical Beast)<BR/>Beetle, Giant: Burster, Fire, and Razor (N 1 to 3 HD Small Vermin)<BR/>Cat, Saber-Toothed Tiger (N 7 HD Large Animal)<BR/>Centipede, Giant Wooly (N 6 HD Large Animal)<BR/>Gourandrouni (CE 4 HD Medium Shapechanger)<BR/>Grue (NE 9 HD Medium Extraplanar (Shadowlands))<BR/>Hound of Hades (CE 6 HD Large Extraplanar (Netherworld))<BR/>Sprite, Brownie (N 1 HD Fey)<BR/><BR/>As you can see, it is weighted toward the “new and unusual.”<BR/><BR/>There are two new humanoid races, the Karcajou (humanoid wolverines) and Tlahtocelotl (humanoid jaguars), each of which fits in a particular region of the Wilderlands.<BR/><BR/>Though plenty of information is provided for these monsters in the Wilderlands, including a map indicating where they are most commonly found, any of these monsters can readily be used in any campaign setting, and even easily adapted from C&C to 1E, 2E, OD&D, B/X, or BECMI.<BR/><BR/>I should also note that I forgot to include a "Thank You" in the credits to Jeff Rients, who loosely inspired the inclusion of the Dungeon Chicken...James Mishlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10588233931813111541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10660354206240369132009-02-23T07:23:00.000-05:002009-02-23T07:23:00.000-05:00Cover picture looks awesome. I am not too thrilled...Cover picture looks awesome. I am not too thrilled if a furry giant centipede is their idea of a new monster. The big question is, does it contain creatures not previously mentioned in MM, MM2 or FF? You give kudos to writing style. Any new humanoids or any fresh takes on the old ones. I looked at the 2E MM, horrible, illkustrations are awful. My monster books are the original 1e books.Brooser Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487438364129415650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51213306969704870182009-02-22T14:20:00.000-05:002009-02-22T14:20:00.000-05:00The new edition is worth the price of admission fo...The new edition is worth the price of admission for the dungeon chicken alone, which has earned an immediate place in my heart and in most future dungeons I design. A perfect example of Gygaxian naturalism and fun gamability! :)<BR/><BR/>I'll also add that if one bought the first edition through DriveThruRPG/RPGNow, one can simply download the new edition as an "update" free of charge.David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21077822386493881522009-02-22T13:49:00.000-05:002009-02-22T13:49:00.000-05:00If other Castles and Crusades products I've re...If other Castles and Crusades products I've read are anything to go by, it'll be very setting neutral (though as James said, the Wilderlands are somewhat implicit. I don't know anything about Savage World, but in my experience the C&C rules transfer readily to AD&D 1e, BECMI, and 2e, and only slightly less readily to OD&D (Which is really the beautiful thing about it. Matter of fact, my rules Cyclopedia is missing several pages and I've been able to fill in the gaps just fine with C&C).Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-82027354029566887322009-02-22T09:01:00.000-05:002009-02-22T09:01:00.000-05:00Found your site thanks to the Chatty DM. I have j...Found your site thanks to the Chatty DM. I have just recently taken up playing 2e D&D again after a 20+ year hiatus.<BR/><BR/>I GM games for kids using the Savage Worlds mechanics. This monster manual looks interesting. What setting is it written for? How portable are the monsters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com