PJ Coffey

Yeah. um uh it's like you know yeah i mean yeah sure it's got 85 new monsters but then if i've already got all the old monsters has it has it changed that much i mean um i guess yeah i suppose 50 50 quid for 85 new monsters it's quite an ask yeah I mean, that's not the scale of things we're after. And again, it's like those value ads I'm after, which is, does it have themed tables?

Yeah. um uh it's like you know yeah i mean yeah sure it's got 85 new monsters but then if i've already got all the old monsters has it has it changed that much i mean um i guess yeah i suppose 50 50 quid for 85 new monsters it's quite an ask yeah I mean, that's not the scale of things we're after. And again, it's like those value ads I'm after, which is, does it have themed tables?

So you can see how all the various monsters exist in an ecosystem because they have removed that. which is, I would generally say, a good idea. Like you were saying with the devils, there's no introduction of devils. These are all the devils you find. That was actually quite solid.

So you can see how all the various monsters exist in an ecosystem because they have removed that. which is, I would generally say, a good idea. Like you were saying with the devils, there's no introduction of devils. These are all the devils you find. That was actually quite solid.

It feels like we're losing world building power there, which puts more work onto the DM in a game which puts a lot of work onto the DM. As someone who is a hobbyist, I do not look kindly upon having extra work being assigned homework. I guess what it needs to do, have the index list both.

It feels like we're losing world building power there, which puts more work onto the DM in a game which puts a lot of work onto the DM. As someone who is a hobbyist, I do not look kindly upon having extra work being assigned homework. I guess what it needs to do, have the index list both.

Certainly moving away from the Player's Handbook style of 2014, where it had out of air, C, lack of breathing, C, low oxygen, C, suffocation, and then finally give you a page reference. that moving away from that would be good. That was bad. Everyone agrees that was terrible. Well, I mean, indexing is done by hand. It is a skill profession. I found out more about it.

Certainly moving away from the Player's Handbook style of 2014, where it had out of air, C, lack of breathing, C, low oxygen, C, suffocation, and then finally give you a page reference. that moving away from that would be good. That was bad. Everyone agrees that was terrible. Well, I mean, indexing is done by hand. It is a skill profession. I found out more about it.

I'm like, wow, that is a lot of work.

I'm like, wow, that is a lot of work.

You're not seeing a lot of indexes in indie books for a reason. It's very labor intensive. Yeah. Having more monster set blocks. Brilliant. Love it. Advice on how to use monsters. That's more interesting.

You're not seeing a lot of indexes in indie books for a reason. It's very labor intensive. Yeah. Having more monster set blocks. Brilliant. Love it. Advice on how to use monsters. That's more interesting.

um and yeah uh how to mix and match monsters to make it good and yeah the balancing encounters yeah it'd be interesting to see what they do about encounter building i don't i haven't really talked a lot about that at least yet Well, I mean, it's pretty key, because that's your number one complaint. How do I balance an encounter?

um and yeah uh how to mix and match monsters to make it good and yeah the balancing encounters yeah it'd be interesting to see what they do about encounter building i don't i haven't really talked a lot about that at least yet Well, I mean, it's pretty key, because that's your number one complaint. How do I balance an encounter?

And nowadays, I'm just like, oh, well, here's the table from Level Up. Enjoy. I suppose you could also use the online computer tool, if you like, or there's COBOL, if you want.

And nowadays, I'm just like, oh, well, here's the table from Level Up. Enjoy. I suppose you could also use the online computer tool, if you like, or there's COBOL, if you want.

What was it doing?

What was it doing?

I mean, for me, I'm like, well, I do like the art. The art is nice. It's strong. But I do tend to be a bit more tools oriented. I'm like, what new tools? Because like 85 new monsters. That's pretty cool. I can make my own monsters if I want to. I can reskin things quite happily.

I mean, for me, I'm like, well, I do like the art. The art is nice. It's strong. But I do tend to be a bit more tools oriented. I'm like, what new tools? Because like 85 new monsters. That's pretty cool. I can make my own monsters if I want to. I can reskin things quite happily.