Beasties: Loathsome Horrors

Introducing “Beasties Loathsome Horrors,” a compendium of monstrous creatures for your cherished fantasy roleplaying game. Seamlessly blending elements from various editions, this guide is a delightful hybrid of the classic B/X and the modern 5e—like a sinister spawn born of the two. Crafted with simplicity and ease of use in mind, this bestiary is a treasure trove of foes to challenge even the most seasoned players.

As any dedicated Referee knows, one can never have too many monsters lurking in the shadows to surprise unsuspecting adventurers. Each beastie within these pages presents a unique conundrum, pushing players to strategize and devise cunning solutions. From the fiery Arson Bug to the deceptive Unseen Tentacle Beast, your party will relish the thrill of overcoming these wicked adversaries.

Featuring:

• 27 Monsters
• 4 NPC's
• 12 Minor Loathsome Horrors
• 12 Loathsome Traps
• Loathsome Underworld Map

This is a handy reference book to bring to your gaming table, or use for inspiration in creating adventures.

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 As a working professional artist I've been both amazed and alarmed by generative AI and its ability to make strikingly good art, and some truly awful loathsome images. This book is my response. Many of my colleagues are outraged by what is going on, with their art being 'stolen' and used without their permission to train the AI models. While I too share some of their apprehension, I also don't see how anything is going to stop this train from leaving the station. Like cars replacing buggies, it is here to stay and is only going to get more powerful as more tools come online to exploit this tech.

I generated these images over 6 months ago when I began writing this book to have an outlet for my feelings on the matter. And in that time the quality of the AI image generators has increased exponentially. Just like many who work in that sector warned us that it would. But, I still used my artistic sense to generate and select these images, and tweaked them a bit by hand in post-processing. So they are not completely without humanity.

Despite all this, I think the book came out really good. And it is a sort of milestone of where things are at, and where they are going. Enjoy.