Creating and Adapting Monsters for use in Shadowdark RPG
Typo Fixes/File Updates
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Thanks so much for having already downloaded my zine!
I've just updated all three files with a litany of small typo fixes as well as a few instances where I've edited for clarity. Feel free to download the new files to ensure you're up-to-date!
Thanks again for all of your support!
Michael Putlack
Night Noon Games
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Creating and Adapting Monsters for use in Shadowdark RPG
Learn Shadowdark RPG monster creation!
| Status | Released |
| Category | Physical game |
| Author | Night Noon Games | Michael Putlack |
| Tags | bestiary, Monsters, OSR, shadowdark |
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Great job incorporating our feedback! However, a few of the issues that I pointed out persist:
p6: Option III, under "2.", "green" is a misplaced word that should be deleted (it's just a "(sea) hag", not a "green (sea) hag").
p12: "Impervious. Fire immune. Only damaged by magical sources." is better worded than the otherwise identical "Impervious. Immune to fire. Only damaged by magical sources.", so the latter ought to be omitted.
p13: Likewise, the two versions of "Stealthy" are practically identical, so it would be redundant to print both. I find the wording of the latter version more precise.
p21: The DC to cast "Flight (INT Spell)" correctly reflects that "Fly" is a Tier 3 Wizard spell, making the identical "Float (INT Spell)" an inconsequent redundancy—since the only difference is that the DC is 14 instead of 13—so it ought to be omitted.
Moreover, your distinction between Innate Talents, Ride-Along Talents, and Thematic Talents seems somewhat inconsistent:
p9: Renaming "Thematic Talent" to "Activatable Talent" would better distinguish it from Ride-Along Talent and Thematic Talent by clarifying its function—signaling that the monster can choose to use it as part of its action or in response to an enemy’s action. The current term, "Thematic," is quite broad, and its definition ("These talents often contribute to making a monster what it is") could just as easily apply to Innate Talents and Ride-Along Talents. This ambiguity is further highlighted by the fact that one of the three provided examples of Thematic Talents—troll’s Regenerate—is already found on p12 under Innate Talents, rather than under Thematic Talents—and medusa’s Petrify ought to be found under Innate Talents as well.
p11: Crown of Gehemna is "3/day", so be definition it's not "always on" but a magic item that must be activated. Consequently, it ought to be categorized as a Thematic Talent (since it's similar to Dodge), rather than an Innate Talent.
p14: Blind (HAG, NIGHT) and Constrict (SNAKE, GIANT) are Thematic Talents, since they do not depend on an attack hitting—which is what characterizes most of the actual Ride-Along Talents—but are activatable on their own.
p14: Carrion Mist (DEMON, VROCK) seems more like an Innate Talent (since it's trigger is very similar to that of Corrosive, Melt, and Reflective Carapace).
p16: Tongue (FROG, GIANT) is a Thematic Talent (since it's similar to Pull).
p17: Bewilder (CAVE BRUTE) is an Innate Talent (since it's similar to Gibbering and Heat Aura).
p18: Contract (DEVIL, IMP) is an Innate Talent (since it's similar to Alert, Feyblood, Stealthy, and Stumpy).
p19: Petrify (MEDUSA) is an Innate Talent (since it's similar to Gibbering and Heat Aura).
Weirdly, the bookmarks for the Bestiary are not ordered alphabetically even though the monsters are ordered alphabetically on the pages:
p27: The BASILISK bookmark should be before the BUGBEAR bookmark.
p28: The DEATH DOG bookmark should be before the DEEP ONE bookmark.
p31: The HAG, SEA bookmark should be before the HELL HOUND bookmark.
p37: The PSYCHIC SLUG bookmark should be before the PYROMANCER bookmark.
p38: The RAT bookmark should be before the RAT, MAGIC bookmark.
p39: The SAHUAGIN bookmark should be before the SCORPION bookmark. The SNAKE, RUG bookmark should be before the STINGBAT bookmark.