I don't know about you, but for me one huge key to a great bestiary is its art. Stat blocks and descriptions are all well and good, but proper inspiration can turn any stat block, even a (killer) kobold's stat block, into an outstanding encounter, just as a lack of inspiration can turn the grandest encounter with a dragon into a dull series of dice throws. Flipping through the pages of a beautiful bestiary and gazing at the art therein provides me with a great deal of inspiration, spurring me on to turn the creatures contained within into epic encounters for my players.
Well, simply put, Marc Altfuldisch's Monsters of The Orient is one such beautiful and properly inspiring bestiary. The layout is gorgeous, the art phenomenal and yes, the 250 creature descriptions contained within are well written and ready for play.
Highly recommended. Check out my larger review here.
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