![]() While normally I am the first person to defend the continued use of the terms introduced in 2E, in this case I am not so sure it is appropriate. Moreover, it classifies them according to the more specific categories of tanar'ri and baatezu, and even goes so far as to mention the "blood war" background that was created for these creatures in the 2E AD&D game. It attempts to classify them further as demons (the name used in the d20 System for certain chaotic evil outsiders) or devils (the name for certain lawful evil outsiders). The book's creatures are all classified as evil outsiders under the d20 System rules. ![]() The book lists the creatures alphabetically by the creature name in a format similar to books such as the 3E D&D Monster Manual. The Encyclopedia of Demons & Devils is a monster resource that presents many malign creatures from folklore and mythology in d20 format. It is costlier than Sword & Sorcery Studio's hardbound books, but it still has a better cost per page than products such as Atlas Games' Touched by the Gods. It has the same price and page count as WotC's Manual of the Planes, which is a full color book with a higher text density. The cost is slightly above average for a hardbound book of similar size. Yet the book is a little pricey for the size. Further, the book is arranged so that each entry begins on a new page, and it tries to fill in the excess space. The margins and column spacing, however, are slender, which gives the book a decent text density. The font used is somewhat on the large side. In other cases, the artwork is simply unprofessional looking and unsightly. In some cases, an illustration seems to be done in a classical style representative of the culture from which the creature was drawn rather than mimicking the style common in gaming books. Some are passable, but a great many (too many) are rather unappealing. ![]() The interior is black-and-white.Įach creature in the book has an illustration. The cover has a red background, with an image of a horned skull on the front. The Encyclopedia of Demons & Devils is a 224-page hardbound book priced at $29.95 US. The Encyclopedia of Demons & Devils features malevolent spirits from the myth and folklore of a variety of cultures. Fast Forward Entertainment was already producing hobby games when the d20 System made it possible to throw their hats back in ring, and they were more than happy to expand the scope of their business to do so. Jim Ward's influence on Dungeons & Dragons dates back to the old Gods, Demigods, and Heroes book, and he later contributed to the Deities & Demigods sourcebook for 1E AD&D. Jim Ward, Lester Smith, and Timothy Brown have been making D&D products for some time. Fast Forward Entertainment is a relatively new d20 publisher, but some of its authors are old hands. The Encyclopedia of Demons & Devils is a hardbound monster resource for the d20 System from Fast Forward Entertainment.
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