Possibly the best edition neutral books I've seen, for D&D. So reasonably priced, WOTC can't be making a profit off of them.
There are 5 books in the series, and I'm reviewing 3 of them.
Monsters & Creatures
Beasts & Behemoths
Wizards & Spells
No rules included. Just names, descriptions, and lore. Better player facing books, than the Monster Manuals or Bestiaries; in my opinion.
There's just no way that this is a direct money maker for WOTC. They have to think of it, as an investment into the growth of their current and future customer base; via cheap little hardcovers aimed at kids?
But I see it as WOTC giving away some of their best monster lore, via books that are rules neutral and sell for peanuts. There's no reason that Beasts & Behemoths, and Monsters & Creatures can't be a table resource the DM of any flavor of D&D type game; shares with a player who just rolled good on a lore check.
Demogorgon, Acererak, Lord Soth, Tiamat, Bahamut, Mind Flayers, Drow, Chromatic and Metallic Dragons, Giants, etc.
Are these like the dragon guides set in Krynn they did a few years back?
I think it's a crime there wasn't a matching basic set.
Quote from: David Johansen on August 11, 2021, 07:23:11 PM
Are these like the dragon guides set in Krynn they did a few years back?
I think it's a crime there wasn't a matching basic set.
I don't know? I didn't see those.
Seems like an interesting idea. I'm sure I would have enjoyed something like this as a young'un. Does seem like it could be a viable marketing tool, depending on where they get the books into.