Above: The evolution of the Epic Bestiary Covers - PDF Cover (left), failed Print Cover (middle), and eventual Print Cover (right)

Frequently Asked Questions (Epic Bestiary: Volume One)

When will it be available? The Epic Bestiary pdf is now available, click here for details. The Epic Bestiary (Print version) is being released on the 21st May 2007, click here for details.

Where will it be available? The pdf is available from this website, Drivethrurpg, ENWorld Gamestore, and RPGNow. Click here for details. The print version will be available from all regular rpg distribution sources and you can also order it directly from Mongoose Publishings own website here.

How much will it cost? $8.95 (United States Dollars) for the pdf, $24.95 for the print version.

What do we get for our money? See below for the full contents list, or click on one of the following links for a preview:.

• Amilictli (All-Relentless Thunder)
• Anakim (Silent One)
• Immortals Handbook Epic Bestiary - Volume 1: Art Preview #1
• Immortals Handbook Epic Bestiary - Volume 1: Art Preview #2
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• Epic Bestiary Review #1 (RPGNow) Score: 5/5

Immortals Handbook: Epic Bestiary (Volume one) 96 pages

"Behold Beasts from Beyond Imagination!

Unleash the most powerful collection of monstrous forces ever assembled and teach humility to even the mightiest immortals...

Features:

• Expansion to the Size rules, allowing for monsters of ANY size (even monsters larger than universes in fact...should you ever need them.)
• Ideas on how Density can be a factor in your game, leading to Virtual Size Categories.
• A Universal Damage Table and how to modify damage based on the size of the monsters appendages.
• A brief glimpse of the kosmos, an introduction to the various dimensions and their rulers and inhabitants.
• Dimensional Race detailed: The Angels (Devas): from the stoical demi-powered Elohim to the majestic cosmic powered Seraphim.
• 39 truly epic monsters (34 monsters and 5 templates) ranging from CR 10 to over CR 1000; including the unstoppable Neutronium Golem and the awesome World Flayers. Many entries include new artifacts and epic spells.
• 5 mighty templates (with examples); such as the immortal devouring Akalich; the seismic-shaking Macrobe creature and the ultimate expression of evolution, the Amidah.
• Each entry has a section detailing multiple Adventure Ideas.
• Each intelligent creature has round-by-round tactics listed.
• New feats, including the basis for a whole new spell system some of which you can see here.

CONTENTS

Credits/Contents/Open Game Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Creatures by Challenge Ratings/Creatures by Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
New Epic Feats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Size Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A Glance at the Kosmos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Alphabetical Listing of Monster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Abomination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Amilictli (All-Relentless Thunder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Anakim (Silent One) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gibborim (Mighty One). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Odium (Kiss of Death) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sadim (Greedy One) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Akalich Template (Shadow-lich). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Nimrod (Akalich Sorceror) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Akishra (Astral Worm). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Amidah Template (Ultimate One). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Alabaster (Amidah Vampire Fighter) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Angel (Deva). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Cherubim (Cosmic Custodian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Egregori Template (Guardian Angel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Argento (Egregori Cloud Giant). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Elohim (Defenders of Heaven). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Kyriotates (Senator of Heaven) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Malakim (Champion of Heaven). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ophanim (King of Heaven). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Seraphim (Cosmic Champion). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Atata Template (Time-Tortured Creature) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Belias (Atata Balor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Brood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Syzygy (Brood Lord of Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Cogent (World Flayer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Daemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cicatrix (Daemon Master of Torture) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Demon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Kabiri (Demon Lord of Secrets). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Devil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Maskim (Ancient One). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Dire Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Dire Tyrannosaur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Behemoth Bear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Macrobe Preying Mantis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Airavata (Legendary Elephant). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Garm (Behemoth Legendary Wolf). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Dragon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Adamantite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Cometary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Mithril . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Nexus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Polychromatic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Timber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Void . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Elemental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Quintessence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Unelemental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Golem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Diamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ioun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Mercury. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Neutronium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Orichalcum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Grigori (Watcher). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Open Gaming Licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

• Abomination: including updated rules on Abomination creation
• Angel (Deva): includes two pages on angels, their hierarchy, leaders, armies and other miscellaneous information)
• Brood: includes a page on the brood, their hierarchy, leaders, armies and other miscellaneous information
• Daemon: includes a page on daemons, their hierarchy, leaders, armies and other miscellaneous information
• Demon: includes a page on demons, their hierarchy, leaders, armies and other miscellaneous information
• Devil: includes a page on devils, their hierarchy, leaders, armies and other miscellaneous information
• Dire Template: includes Behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Macrobe, Teratoid and Legendary Templates, and five sample monsters including Airavata and Garm.
• Dragon: includes three pages detailing epic, adamic and nehaschimic dragons, as well as guidelines for creating your own dragons.
• Elemental: each includes Small, Medium, Large, Huge, Greater and Elder versions
• Golem: The Diamond, Force, Mercury and Orichalcum entries have Guardian, Golem, Sentinel, Gargant, Colossi and Leviathan versions.

Monsters by Challenge Rating*

*NB. These are the revised Challenge Ratings in the print version, those in the pdf may vary.

1. Diamond Guardian CR 6
2. Diamond Golem CR 10
3. Force Guardian CR 10
4. Quintessence Elemental (Small) CR 10
5. Unelemental (Small) CR 10
6. Behemoth Bear CR 12
7. Mercury Guardian CR 12
8. Quintessence Elemental (Medium) CR 13
9. Unelemental (Medium) CR 13
10. Dire Tyrannosaur CR 14
11. Grigori CR 14+
12. Force Golem CR 18
13. Diamond Sentinel CR 19
14. Mercury Golem CR 19
15. Garm (Legendary Behemoth Wolf) CR 20
16. Qintessence Elemental (Large) CR 20
17. Unelemental (Large) CR 20
18. Ioun Golem CR 21
19. Airavata (Legendary Elephant) CR 24
20. Quintessence Elemental (Huge) CR 26
21. Unelemental (Huge) CR 26
22. Cicatrix (Daemon Master of Torture) CR 28
23. Diamond Gargant CR 28
24. Belias (Atata Balor) CR 29
25. Anakim CR 32
26. Odium CR 33+
27. Argento (Flaga Cloud Giant 13th-level Ranger) CR 34
28. Mercury Sentinel CR 35
29. Sadim CR 36
30. Syzygy (Brood Lord of Time) CR 36
31. Gibborim CR 37
32. Macrobe Praying Mantis CR 38
33. Kabiri (Demon Prince of Secrets) CR 39
34. Akishra CR 40
35. Force Sentinel CR 40
36. Quintessence Elemental (Greater) CR 40
37. Unelemental (Greater ) CR 40
38. Elohim CR 42
39. Amilictli CR 46
40. Diamond Colossi CR 50
41. Quintessence Elemental (Elder) CR 53
42. Unelemental (Elder) CR 53
43. Maskim CR 55
44. Malakim CR 56
45. Mercury Gargant CR 64
46. Orichalcum Guardian CR 65
47. Force Gargant CR 72
48. Cogent CR 80
49. Nimrod (Akalich 60th-level Wizard) CR 80+
50. Kyriotates CR 84
51. Diamond Leviathan CR 85
52. Mercury Colossi CR 89
53. Orichalcum Golem CR 109
54. Sandalphon (King of Heaven) CR 120
55. Cherubim CR 126
56. Force Colossi CR 134
57. Mercury Leviathan CR 153
58. Alabaster (Amidah Vampire 117th-level Fighter) CR 163
59. Seraphim CR 168
60. Force Leviathan CR 294
61. Orichalcum Sentinel CR 330
62. Orcichalcum Gargant CR 554
63. Orichalcum Colossi CR 574
64. Orichalcum Leviathan CR 1068
65. Neutronium Golem CR 9721

Monsters by Type

Aberration

• Akishra
• Cogent

Animal

• Behemoth Bear
• Dire Tyrannosaurus

Construct

• Diamond Golem
• Force Golem
• Ioun Golem
• Mercury Golem
• Neutronium Golem
• Orichalcum Golem
• Sadim

Dragon

• Cometary Dragon
• Nexus Dragon
• Platinum Dragon
• Polychromatic Dragon
• Timber Dragon
• Titanium Dragon
• Void Dragon

Elemental

• Quintessence Elemental
• Unelemental

Giant

• Flaga Cloud Giant (Argento)

Outsider

• Airavata: Legendary Elephant
• Grigori

Outsider (Air)

• Amilictli

Outsider (Chaotic)

• Amilictli
• Anakim
• Belias
• Gibborim
• Kabiri
• Malakim
• Syzygy

Outsider (Evil)

• Amilictli
• Anakim
• Belias
• Garm (Behemoth Legendary Wolf)
• Gibborim
• Kabiri
• Maskim
• Sadim

Outsider (Good)

• Argento
• Cherubim
• Elohim
• Kyriotates
• Malakim
• Sandalphon
• Seraphim

Outsider (Lawful)

• Elohim
• Maskim

Plant

• Odium

Undead

• Akalich
• Amidah
• Void Dragon

Vermin

• Macrobe Praying Mantis