Legends and Lairs: Elemental Lore [Paperback]

Nick Gomes (Author), Shannon Kalvar (Author), Shawn Muder (Author), Jason Parent (Author), Mitch Cotie (Author), David Griffith (Author), Joseph Querio (Author), Hian Rodriquez (Author), Beth Trott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 18, 2003

A bestiary of elementals and elemental creatures. Earth, air, fire, and water. Sonic, cold, acid, and electricity. From elder elementals and powerful dragons to minor mephits and mysterious outsiders, creatures major and minor are tired to the powers of the elements. Some are friends. Some are foes. All are dangerous. Continuing the acclaimed Lore series, this book focuses on a single creature type as well as related sub-types, opening a portal from the elemental planes to your campaign. The original elementals themselves have been expanded to include proud nobles, determined guardians, and pesky haunts. Each creature is designed with a role in mind, from grudge monsters to chase monsters. With more than 30 new elementals, six new creatures with elemental sub-types, and four new prestige glasses, Elemental Lore provides dozens of options for unleashing the power of the elements upon your gaming group.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games (November 18, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589941691
• ISBN-13: 978-1589941694
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read, handy, but a bit limited, February 1, 2006

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Morgan Tribala (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legends and Lairs: Elemental Lore (Paperback)

This is a very good book. A bit outdated now, having 3.0 design to it, but still interesting. This book is basically a MM book based entirely around elemental creatures. It only has monsters though, roughly 25 of them, although some have various 'sizes' or 'types'. Overall there is about 45 new fully detailed monsters. There is also 4 new PrC's, one for each element.

All of the monsters are quite interesting, varying from very simple low CR creatures, to very powerful CR creatures, like the Primal Spirits.

I am currently desiging a campaign world based heavily around the elements, and this book became very handy. Outside of a game that is not elementally focused, it may be much less usefull.

If your looking for a Monster Manual type of book with all sorts of creatures, this is not the book, but if you are looking for a monster manual set specifically for elementals, then there are none better.

I give it 4 stars, as it is excellently written, and I made great use out of the project. I had to convert a lot to 3.5 however. For the average buyer, I would give it a 3. It is a great book you will find use out of, but it can be a bit limiting.