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Title: Gurps Fantasy Bestiary by Steffan O'Sullivan, Dan Smith, Steve Jackson ISBN: 1-55634-184-9 Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Pub. Date: February, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Steve Jackson I need a bestiary!!!
Comment: When I bought this book,I was convicted that all my problems with
monsters are over...I was wrong. Fantasy Bestiary is a compendium of uncharismatic monsters of unnusual cultures.The good ones like beholders and goblins aren`t present on this book.
One more time the Gurps team don`t look for tradicional fantasy RPG style and the players need to do adaptations for a good session
Rating: 4
Summary: Little bites out of a vast pie
Comment: This book provides a wealth of game-relevant information on creatures from the myths and legends of many different cultures. It's not the Monster Manual; if you're looking for "typical" fantasy races (such as the aforementioned orcs, goblins, and minotaurs) pick up a used copy of GURPS Fantasy Folk. You'll find them all there. Or just wait: Fantasy Folk is due for a reprinting before the end of the year.
I found the book fascinating and very appropriate for my games. Having all of the creatures cross-referenced not only by name but also by type and native habitats makes it very quick to find a genre-appropriate beast for your players' situation. Need a tough challenge for your players that fits in a Chinese-style game, and naturally appears in the mountains? It's just a quick glance at the included tables to find three.
Another very useful point of the book is the entire chapter devoted to dragons. Fantasy Bestiary goes far beyond the typical Tolkien-style dragons, encompassing them in addition to dragons from many different cultures around the world.
As noted in another review, one of the weaknesses of this book is its sparse artwork. However, while disappointed at this at first, I've come to realize that I never show creature illustrations to my players anyway; anything I come up with will pale in comparison with what they will create in their minds from just a few well-chosen descriptive words. See any Call of Cthulhu reference book for more detail on this GM method.
In conclusion, I highly recommend this book to any GM interested in exotic creatures, or beasts from cultures other than our own. If, however, you need GURPS stats for lizard men and orcs, GURPS Fantasy Folk is the book you want.
Rating: 2
Summary: I was very disappointed.
Comment: Only about 1/3 monsters have an illustration, which is particularly disappointing since most of them are obscure monsters from (non-Greek) mythology whose names mean nothing to me. There aren't really any guidelines about the monsters' relative power either. Additionally, monsters you'd expect to find (goblins, orcs, minotaurs) are absent. On the whole, a very disappointing product.
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Title: Gurps Magic: A Tome of Mystic Secrets for Fantasy Roleplaying by Steve Jackson, Dan Smith, C. Bradford Gorby ISBN: 1556342861 Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Pub. Date: March, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Gurps Bestiary : Monsters, Beasts, and Companions (3rd Edition) by Steffan O'Sullivan, Hunter Johnson, Monica Stephens ISBN: 1556344120 Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: GURPS Compendium I : Character Creation by Sean Punch, Steve Jackson, Dan Smith ISBN: 155634290X Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Gurps Monsters by Hunter Johnson ISBN: 1556345186 Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Gurps Spirits: Denizens of the Otherworld by Stephen Kenson, Steve Jackson Games ISBN: 155634516X Publisher: Steve Jackson Games Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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