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Monsters of Feyland
Publisher: Cawood Publishing
by Joshua W. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/19/2021 00:13:46

First and foremost, I absolutely HAVE to mention the beautiful art direction. Everything is wonderfully unique and stylized, and I can't stop fawning over it every time I turn a page.

The actual content, though, is somewhat lacking, although some aspects are absolutely wonderful. First off in this category, is the writing of the stat blocks. It commonly feels as though the authors don't have a complete grasp on the mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons, often writing abilities vaguely and leaving unanswered questions of how a creature functions (for example, an ability may state that any creature who is within 5 feet takes 1d6 acid damage. Without any mentioned of how many times, when it starts, etc, it results in the nearby creature simply taking infinite 1d6 damage. This would be fixed by changing it to "Any creature which begins its turn/enters a radius within 5 feet of ____."

Though many of the monsters are fantastic (I'm absolutely in love with doom riders and the brownies,) many of the monsters are really NPCs and not actual monsters themselves. While not exactly a flaw, it feels a bit awkward - it's a bestiary, providing feywild themed monsters and the like, and specific NPCs just feel much more fitting to actual settings and worlds.

As a final point of praise, I'd like to say that most of the monsters in this book are very balanced. Some of the monsters (such as the lake gnome) have to be handled with extreme care so as to not become game breaking, but that's absolutely not a flaw, and is something I genuinely love about this book.

All in all, while it has its flaws, Monsters of Feyland was a pretty good purchase. Both the art and the concepts immediately sprung ideas of encounters into my head, and I'm very impressed with how it's all designed.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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