Monsternomicon Vol II: The Iron Kingdoms and Beyond (Hardcover)

by Doug Seacat (Author), F. Wesley Schneider (Author), Luke Johnson (Author), Dan Weber (Author), Nathan Letsinger (Editor), Bryan Cutler (Editor), Matt Wilson (Illustrator), Chris Walton (Illustrator), Brian Snoddy (Illustrator)

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Product Description
The second volume of Privateer Press' award winning monster book is a 240-page hardback that catalogs over 50 fully illustrated creatures to terrify your players, including previews of the unique beasts of HORDES: Evolution.

More than just a monster book, Monsternomicon Vol. 2 covers everything needed to run a campaign in eastern Immoren including new classes and gear for skorne characters.

Join Professor Pendrake and see the most extreme creatures the Iron Kingdoms has to offer. Explore the mysterious eastern reaches of the content of Immoren for the first time with the included fold out poster map.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Privateer Press; 1st edition (July 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9781933364
• ISBN-13: 978-9781933363
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #574,191 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Way Monster Manuals Should Be Written, February 29, 2008

By	MooX - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monsternomicon Vol II: The Iron Kingdoms and Beyond (Iron Kingdoms) (Hardcover)

I couldn't say enough good things about the first Monsternomicon, and after delving into "volume 2," I am still of the same opinion.

The trend with many monster books in the Role Playing genre is quantity. Stuff as many monsters and their stat blocks into a book as possible, slap a price on it, and feed it to the masses.

Monsternomicon Volume II continues to exhale the breath of fresh air that the first installment brought to the genre.

Rather than focusing on hundreds of monsters for the sake of hundreds of monsters, Monsternomicon focuses on more content PER MONSTER and less filler monsters in general. Each monster is fleshed out beyond the stat block with insightful (and fun to read) backstory, history, and hooks.

A "journal entry," a story, a tale in addition to combat styles and history enhance the read for the prepping GM. No longer do I scramble to find a monster and move on with prepping... often I find myself immersed in the book, thinking and developing how the details provided can fit my campaign.

GMs working on the fly when their group diverges from the expected path will embrace the book as each entry includes the lore (or "what the PCs know about it") section that can be quickly referenced should time not permit a full review of the monster's flavor.

The artwork is dynamic and consistent with the other IK source material.

Thankfully, Privateer Press continues to "buck" the mainstream and provide quality over quantity... the result is a source book that grows beyond the "source book." This style provides for a deeper experience for GMs and PCs alike.

I can only hope that the volumes continue to roll in after 4e launches or 3.5e lives on.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent supplimant for D&D, July 3, 2009

By	C. M. Surinaga - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was really impressed with this monster manual. It has all the good fluff & some really off the wall monsters. If your tired of the same old orcs, displacer beasts,trolls well this has a vast assortment of new cool monsters to throw at your characters for D&D. If you like this product check out [..]for there Pathfinder game it is also D&D 3.5 compatible & has lots of new fresh stuff. 3.5 doesnt survive, it thrives

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars top of the class book, April 14, 2008

By	Stefano Chiaramonti "elish71" (Italy) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Monsternomicon Vol II: The Iron Kingdoms and Beyond (Iron Kingdoms) (Hardcover)

if you are a Game Master and wants to learn about new monsters with an excellent black and white graphic this is the right book to purchase.
Stefano