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Creature Collection: Core Rulebook (Sword and Sorcery) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ron Spencer, Steve Ellis
Creators: Guy Davis, Ron Spencer, Sss Staff
Publisher: White Wolf Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 968498
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 224
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11.2 x 8.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1565044878
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781565044876
ASIN: 1565044878
Publication Date: October 3, 2000
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Product Description
CREATURE COLLECTION Here There Be MONSTERS! From the horrible Wrack Dragons to the intoxicating Brewer Gnomes, from the collossal Mithril Golem to the tiny Bottle Imp; here is a host of new creatures for use in your 3rd edition campaign. COMPATIBLE WITH 3RD EDITION RULES. Sword and Sorcery books are published under the Open Gaming License and are 100% compatible with 3rd edition rules and the D20 System. This is a hardcover book with over 200 brand new monsters that add unique challenges to your 3rd edition campaign. This is a 224 page hardcover core rulebook AVAILABLE as soon as October 6, 2000!
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A Must Have for any Worldbuilding DM July 16, 2006
James B. Ross (Phoenix, Az, USA)
Need a monster that no one has ever heard of?
Need a creepy crawly that comes at you from the far edges of imagination-and makes every bit of sense when it does?
This is no rehashed bestiary. Rather, the bright minds at Sword and Sorcery Studios take the time to design entirely new beasts, monsters and creatures, then their in depth descriptions breathe life into their design.
Do I like them all? Will I use them all? No.
But they all dazzle with creativity, and reward my investment of time. They all seem to suggest a special encounter of their own.
Perhaps one day, I will find a place in my world for each one. Until then, any time I need a fresh, vibrant creature like the bloodmare or the sentry crow, I know where to look.
If you can do this well, you should be selling your work.
 My favorite "Monster Manual" June 1, 2006
S. Mann (Carlisle, PA)
This collection does not replace my regular monster manual, but is the first thing I reach for when I need to throw something interesting at my players. I do that because, most of my players and I have been gamers for over a decade, playing 3rd ed. the first weekend we were able to get a set of books, learning the rules as we played. Hence, we are so used to the creatures in the Monster Manual that we have ways of fighting them without thinking about it. Out of game knowledge becomes in game knowledge without anyone barking orders, everyone just knows what to do.
The creature collection provides the diversity a new diversity of beings to take on that offer their own challenges.
My only complaint is that the challenge ratings for the creatures come across as a point of two lower than they should be, especially when you start reaching challenge ratings above 5.
Nice addition to your D&D universe August 1, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One of Sword and Sorcery Studios' first publications, and what an attractive and useful tome it is. This hardcover publication features over 200 creatures, and I have already used a couple in my new third edition D&D campaign.The Creature Collection is similar to the Monster Manual, giving all the stats you need for game play. All the creatures have well written descriptions, detailing their natural habitat and special abilities. Very impressive interior art. The artists include Jeff Holt, Steve Ellis, Guy Davis, Jeff Rebner and others. The authors Geoff Grabowski and Stephan and Stewart Wieck -- among others. All in all, Creature Collection with many fascinating monsters is a nice book to add to your D&D collection.
A Handy Addition May 13, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have so far found this to be a useful and easy to use reference, although it is not presented quite as nicely as the Monster Manual. The black and white illustrations just don't quite bite the imagination like the full colour of the MM.
 A good start June 29, 2001
Yoshitsune (Planet Earth)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
"Creature Collection" is a good place to start when introducing people to the Scarred Lands campaign setting. I very much liked the details and bits of history that were given in each entry. Unfortunately this book does suffer from two flaws. Many of the illustrations in the book were just plain bad; they were just poorly done. The other thing I did not like about this book was the fact that many of the creatures were ludicrous and not really useful outside of the campaign setting without a lot of changes. If you were going to be campaigning in the Scarred Lands, I would recommend getting this book; otherwise you can safely skip over this item without really missing anything.
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