What about you folks? Any opinions? Chuck Ocenasek First Post. Considering it is an offensive term for Asian cultures I hope they call it something different. Enevhar Aldarion Hero. Rokugan is the world for Legend of the Five Rings, so you will not be seeing that used in any 5E version. Kara-Tur is the Forgotten Realms Asian-equivalent setting that they would go back to, if they go this route again.
Slit Adventurer. Sunseeker Guest. Chuck Ocenasek said:. Click to expand Eltab Lord of the Hidden Layer. Let's not unload a heap of intellectual nonsense where it isn't needed. Or wanted. The "standard" mythos would look an awful lot like China. Including a secular philosophy of The Public Good. Well, first I'd start by calling it something else WotC got flack for it in 3e, perhaps they'll learn this time. Second, unlike the previous two incarnations, I'd make it so that it wasn't just Japanese stereotypes hammered to death, with a few other Asian culture elements thrown in as an afterthought.
You'd think that there would at least more Chinese elements included, given its cultural influence on the surrounding countries. I would not reinvent the wheel just to give it an Asian name—armor, weapons, and classes I'm looking at you. And speaking of Japanese armor, let's forget about the o yoroi—it's an early period armor that's functionally equivalent to scale and was supplanted by later designs.
You don't need a yakuza subclass because it's already covered by the thief subclass and the criminal background. I would not include rules for honor. Roleplay that crap, like you do alignment. I'd keep Korobokuro as they're based on Ainu legends, but I'd equate them more to halflings than dwarves.
I'd also keep hengeyokai, because we don't need a separate race for every shapechanging animal in Asian folklore and because the abilities of each shapechaning animal don't actually vary much , and I'd give them spells in the same manner as drow and tieflings I'd go with dancing lights, disguise self, and alter self. I'd include dragonborn options based on the lung dragons.
Additionally, I'd try to dredge up some race option from a non-Japanese culture sorry, Japan, I love you, but we can't have you hog the spotlight like you did the last two iterations. Vanara were a good addition from 3e. No effing cat girls. Also, a wizard subclass that's an homage to Taoist mystics of legend and no call it a wu-jen, as that's a made up term.
No ronin subclass really, 1e? We've already got a samurai subclass, so we don't need that I'd also note that, as a social position, that any class could be a samurai. A paladin subclass that nods at the sohei. Shadow monk and assassin rogue already cover ninja and their equivalents.
Maybe a few new feats. Maybe some quasi-supernatural ones. New spells. Bring 'em back. Tomasz Chistowski. Vincent Coviello. Harley Dela Cruz. Arturo Delgado.
Richard Luong. Patrick E. Web published. Monsters of the Orient: Complete Bestiary. Fans: 1 Become a Fan. Record a Play. Nick: Hardcover Version. Size: Nick: PDF Version. Description Edit History. Publisher's blurb: This bestiary contains lore, flavor, and more than new statblocks - both new and old. More Information Edit History. Like typing "alphesorting" which isn't even a word. I couldn't handle that. Maybe whine and complain when my reasonable comment costs you 15 dollars to read.
Perhaps whine and complain harder when you pay much more for a hard cover copy of my comment. Just double checking: are these all new monsters? Or are they monsters featured elsewhere in the DMsGuild site. Always love having new monsters, but I'd hate to double up on stuff I already own! Hi Dennis, no, not all the monsters here are exclusive to this product.
Of the monsters 43 make their debuts here in MotG! Thank you! Thanks for the reply! I own a lot of stuff from here so I likely have most of those monsters. However, 43 new ones is still a decent amount! A few questions 1. Can the Kobold Poison Fanatic be found in hills? Are the Tu'Gok and the Tyrannosaurus Chamaeleonidae dinosaurs? I believe it should be listed as Small Humanoid kobold P.
Hi Kevin! I don't see why not! They are, and also defined as huge beasts in this product. That's a hilarious mistake, 'small kobold'. That will be fixed next time we release an update : Thanks for your time Kevin. This book is beautiful! I have the hard cover copy and it's a joy to read through. I love all the monsters, and there are some amazing gems I can't wait to use in here!
Also I love the community aspect of it; seeing all the dungeon master's faces at the front gives the book a warm, homely feeling which I think is needed more on the Guild. Highly recommended purchase!
I love many of the creatures in this book, as well as the accompanying art and layout. Nice job by everyone involved! The images on page 5 were a really nice touch, too. Minor editing issues: - "The" in front of a name should probably be dropped or at least, not considered when putting the creatures in alphabetical order. You found the deliberate mistakes! Being the creator of The Hood on p, the entry is correct. Although the color listed is red, it relates to the adventure it came from Red Ridings Hood from Grimm Encounters.
The Hood can, in your world, have any color you choose. Each time I add the PDF to cart, it seems to be adding the hardcover printing That is wierd! Can you reach out to DMsGuild via email to explain the problem? Might be something you end which is conflicting. Try matt onebookshelf. Hey Ryan. It only took 5 days :. Did You Know: If you find a monster in MotG which has been captured from another product on the Guild, all you need to is click on the green box; et voila! You are transported to the page in the Guild.
Like magic. Go ahead and try it :. Can anyone say Bingo! Alexander, we have the Fantasy Grounds version of course, but DMs Guild does not have an agreement with Roll20 so at this time we wouldn't be able to do that.
I do know though that some people purchase the FG version and then break open the zip file and use the graphics for Roll20, which is not ideal, but people do it. Create wiki page. Community supporters. All threads Latest threads Hot threads New posts. Search forums. Log in. Install the app. JavaScript is disabled.
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Any questions ask away. Nebulous Legend. I'm downloading mine too!
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