"Over 200 new monsters for 3rd edition rules from the horrible Wrack Dragons to the intoxicating Brewer Gnomes, from the colossal Mithril Golem to the tiny Bottle Imp, here is a host of new creatures for use in your 3rd edition campaign"--Cover. P. [4]

When middle school students Whitney and Ben visit a college library for a research project they venture through a door marked "Special Collection Sinister History" and meet the evil Archivist who collects tales of the world's oldest, most terrifying creatures and uses magic to bring them to life.

When middle school students Whitney and Ben visit a college library for a research project they venture through a door marked "Special Collection Sinister History" and meet the evil Archivist who collects tales of the world's oldest, most terrifying creatures and uses magic to bring them to life.

Photographer Andrew Zuckerman's collection of astonishing studio portraits of 175 wild creatures from baby leopards to parrots, bears, mandrills, and many more are stunningly foregrounded against white backgrounds, depicting their subjects with rare sensitivity, insight, humor, and wonder. --From publisher description.

Using the same D20 game system as the 3rd Edition fantasy roleplaying rules, sword & sorcery books provide fantasy gamers with a host of new core rulebooks, campaign sourcebooks, challenging adventures and game accessories. Sword & sorcery is the largest independent publisher of D20 material, with authors such as the father of fantasy himself Gary Gygax, and Monte cook, the co-creator of 3rd Edition and author of the 3rd Edition DMG. The second volume of new fantasy creatures. Revisit the Carnival of Shadows and face a whole dark menagerie of twisted servitor races that the Titans fashioned for their war against the gods. Horrifying aberrations, unique undead, demons and devils all provide for hundreds of unique encounters and even plots for entire adventures.

Monsters!From the horrible wrack dragon to the hideous skullworm, creatures frightening and wondrous are found throughout the Scarred Lands. Discover your favorites anew in this hand-picked selection of adversaries from the storied history of the Creature Collection and the Scarred Lands.The Creature Collection 5e presents more than 175 creatures from the Scarred Lands setting, each painstakingly updated to work perfectly with the 5th Edition rules, each illustrated in full color.The Creature Collection 5e features a host of tools to help you find the perfect monster for the encounter you're building. Also included are an appendices of battle maps, encounter seeds and a Challenge Rating index.While the monsters herein are taken from the various Scarred Lands supplements released down the years, they can easily enhance any setting or campaign.

A Scarred Continent One of the main battlefields of the Divine War fought between gods and titans, the continent of Ghelspad lies shattered by the conflict. Nations re-emerge to reclaim the scarred continent, yet so much of the ancient land remains to be re-discovered. Ghelspad holds the ruins of civilizations destroyed in the Divine War, geography transformed by the struggles of gods, and no end of treasures and perils for those who would dare find them. This hardcover campaign world book is the definitive guide to this vast and dangerous land first described in Creature Collection and Relics & Rituals. Compatible with 3rd Edition Rules Sword and Sorcery "TM" books are published under the Open Gaming License and are 100% compatible with 3rd Edition rules and the D20 System. This region sourcebook for the Scarred Lands can also be dropped into any fantasy campaign.

"Designing a captivating creature simply for it to exist against a white background and going no further is a purely academic exercise. Designing a creature that can survive in a world, interact with its own and other species, and go on to make an impact, is designing with intent. This is the end goal of creature design and what you will witness in this latest book from industry expert Terryl Whitlatch. With decades of experience in the entertainment industry, developing creatures for Star Wars: Episode 1 -- The Phantom Menace and Beowulf, among other films, Whitlatch offers an abundance of valuable advice throughout the Principles of Creature Design. For Whitlatch, there's not limit to what can be imagined with an open mind, though the journey may not always be an easy one. It's what she calls "Chasing the unicorn." We will surely enjoy joining her on her journey, filled with creatures so vivid, whimsical, and elaborate that we will wish -- or wonder -- if they are real."--Back cover.

In a follow-up book, which re-iterates the principles of “Digital Creature Rigging: The Art & Science of CG Creature Setup in 3ds Max”, and enhances their relativity with advanced wing, tail and tentacle setups. This book will discuss advanced rigging techniques in 3ds Max, while readers create a fish, octopus and a Game of Thrones style dragon! Key Features This is the next step in CG creature setups in 3ds Max. Although 3ds Max specific, the techniques and foundations will work for any 3D application. By following the step-by-step guides in this book, you can finish and complete a portfolioready. Each chapter will include an introduction and a summary, giving significance to the start and end of each chapter where our readers can rest! This book includes a companion website where chapter supplements and core files and documents could be easily accessed.

Epic romances, fearsome dragons and alien worlds lie between the pages of this volume. Containing more than 35 stories from the early masters of fantasy literature, the narratives here transport the reader to alternate worlds where magic abounds, cosmic terrors lie around the corner and intrepid heroes fight for justice. Drawing inspiration from Norse, Japanese and Chinese mythology as well as from traditional fairytales and modern fears, the authors collected here span the breadth of the genre. Including tales from William Morris, H. G. Wells, Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft amongst others, they demonstrate the plethora of imaginative literature that was written in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of these tales were foundational works, bringing ideas of the supernatural into the mainstream, and through their efforts creating entirely new genres. Before Tolkien, there were many writers embracing the realm of fantastic fiction. The man responsible for its origin was George MacDonald (1824-1905), a Calvinist minister and Celtic scholar, who wrote the first true fantasy novel. He was followed by a number of imaginative successors at the end of the 19th century, including H. G. Wells, Arthur Machen, and Ernest Bramah. After the end of World War I, the pulp magazines opened up the genre to a new generation of writers - particularly H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard - who provided exciting, magical and horrifying tales that fascinated a multitude of readers. By the outbreak of World War II, the outlines of the fantasy genre had been sketched out by these pioneers, and an entirely new type of fiction had been created. This collection includes stories by: Robert E. Howard H. P. Lovecraft G. G. Pendarves H. G. Wells William Morris Lafcadio Hearn Abraham Merritt Arthur Machen Ernest Bramah Robert W. Chambers George MacDonald