Monsters & Animals

Monsters & Animals is a 1985 role-playing game supplement published by Palladium Books for Palladium Fantasy Role-Playing Game.

Contents

Monsters & Animals is a supplement in which nearly 100 illustrated fantasy monsters are featured alongside more than 200 animals from both modern and prehistoric eras.[1]

The second edition of Monsters & Animals is a supplement in which each bestiary entry generally includes an image and a habitat map. Traditional fantasy monsters are included along with original creations. The section on mundane animals integrates real-world facts with in-game utility. The second edition expands the original with more playable races and full compatibility with the Palladium Megaverse.[2]

Publication history

Monsters and Animals was written by Kevin Siembieda with Erick Wujcik and was published by Palladium Books in 1985 as a 166-page book.[1]

Reception

Lucya Szachnowski reviewed Monsters & Animals for Arcane magazine, rating it a 7 out of 10 overall, and stated that "Second edition Monsters & Animals is larger than the original version, has more optional player character races and is compatible with the entire Palladium Megaverse. Excellent value at [the price]."[2]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ a b Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 200. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  2. ^ a b Szachnowski, Lucya (Christmas 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane (14): XXX.
  3. ^ "Asimov's v10n11 (1986 11)".
  4. ^ "Dragon Magazine".