So... I'm supposed to bop the eldritch horrors from beyond space and time in the head with the book, then?
I mean, half of them don't even have heads, much less anatomies that would ensure any sort of success should you actually land a blow on an extrusion resembling a head...
Especially Warhammer 40k? I mean, zombie robots, soul-eating psychic demons, more aliens than the American Southwest, armored genhanced supermen, and planet-eating bugs? What more could you want?!
@RexMaximus: Hate to say it, but so far the 40K RPG books have been kind of light on material. Lots of fluff and setting and whatnot, but lacking in the raw amount of information like you'd get in the old Monster Manual.
@daveNYC: Guess you're right, though I haven't played 40k since Second Edition and back then you could still find First Edition materials on shelves. Both of them were just treasure troves of stuff on the background, setting, aliens and weapons of the 40k world.
I can't speak about the current editions, but at least the wikis tell you almost all there is to know.
Also: I know the profiled books are RPGs, but shouldn't tabletop gaming be included too?
I love the Malleus Monstrorum! It's more than just a critter collection--the artwork is pure genius and will inspire scenarios all by themselves. Each Old One and monster is portrayed by taking some ordinary object, or famous work of art, and tweaking it collage-style so that the Mythos peeks through and colors your perception of reality just a little bit.
@Dunny0: I'm gonna wax nostalgic for a moment myself. I remember my first encounter with D&D, back when it was just basic D&D, in a campaign called Teagle Manor. My 2nd level fighter was killed by a wight. I was hooked ever since. And I think I still have a copy of the Ravenloft guide somewhere. Great times.
On a side note, anyone remember Cthulhu by Gaslight? That one brings back some chills.....
Also that first campaign would have been around 1978 or 79, yikes, am I admitting something there about my age?
Anyone recall the Ravenloft update/alternate setting Masque of the Red Death? I loved the idea of that setting, at the time it sounded so fresh and new. I of coarse didn't have a clue about all the Cthulhu stuff at the time.
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I mean, half of them don't even have heads, much less anatomies that would ensure any sort of success should you actually land a blow on an extrusion resembling a head...
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Especially Warhammer 40k? I mean, zombie robots, soul-eating psychic demons, more aliens than the American Southwest, armored genhanced supermen, and planet-eating bugs? What more could you want?!
Oh, and pauldrons. Lots and lots of pauldrons.
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I can't speak about the current editions, but at least the wikis tell you almost all there is to know.
Also: I know the profiled books are RPGs, but shouldn't tabletop gaming be included too?
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Sure, I have no point... Just wanted to express some love for a favorite D&D setting.
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On a side note, anyone remember Cthulhu by Gaslight? That one brings back some chills.....
Also that first campaign would have been around 1978 or 79, yikes, am I admitting something there about my age?
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You ever check out Castle Forlorn mini-campaign setting? 1 very small Domain, 1 very haunted castle, 1 very cursed antagonist.