{"product_id":"the-monster-overhaul-a-practical-bestiary","title":"The Monster Overhaul: A Practical Bestiary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat’s a Sphinx without a riddle, or a Minotaur without a labyrinth? What’s a Dragon without a hoard, or a Peasant without a grievance?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Monster Overhaul: A Practical Bestiary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e by Skerples Hard Cover is a massive Role Playing Game bestiary designed for at-table utility. Monsters are presented alongside useful tools, ready for immediate use in any scenario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book aims to provide a GM with the tools they need, as they need them, without slowing down a session. In the middle of a game, a GM doesn’t need to be told that Bears live in caves or that Ghosts haunt graveyards. They know that. What they need are interesting prompts that are difficult to invent under pressure; names, details, motivations, secrets, riddles, maps, twists, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumbers are calibrated around old-school fantasy adventure game principles. This book should be compatible with, and has been tested against, the most popular and enduring old-school systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis 336 page hardcover contains:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200+ Monsters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e160+ Pieces of original art.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20+ Maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRandom encounter tables, indexes, and a host of other useful tools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Skerples, the author of the CoinsandScrolls blog, \u003cem\u003eTomb of the Serpent Kings\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKidnap the Archpriest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEpochrypha\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMagical Murder Mansion\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e Magical Industrial Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditing by Dai Shugars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArt by Lucas Roussel, Robin Carpenter, Iguanamouth, Logan Stahl, Ash Rudolph, Nadhir Nor, Crim_Reaper, Naf, Luka Rejec, Erin Kubo, Conor Nolan, Frenden, Scott Wegener, and Dyson Logos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indie Press Revolution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46100352336058,"sku":"9781999257330","price":120.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/2105\/7210\/files\/15782_20231212_the-monster-overhaul_1_1024x1024_85803eb6-6a2a-4dc9-97c6-153717f0022a.jpg?v=1783310817","url":"https:\/\/gamesparadise.com.au\/products\/the-monster-overhaul-a-practical-bestiary","provider":"Games Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}