Book of vile darkness is intended for our adult audience. Originally composed of seven, only narrander survived their destruction, having long since left them and sunken into madness. The book was the second in the series of books about specific monster types, the first being draconomicon. Yet the book of exalted darkness is more than just that, paired beside a holy decopunk campaign setting think rocketeer or sky captain and the world of tomorrow for players to destroy or subvert. The soul eaters were a group of clan mages which formed many summers before they were eventually destroyed, and sought to uncover the greatest abilities of magecraft in order to bend the forest and the world to their will. A monster, monsuta are beings of usually of frightening appearances andor capabilities. Naturally the same book offered up a number of ways to turn your blade into a soul cutting bladenot to mention soul piercing arrows, soul crushing clubs, soul. This functions as a summon monster spell cast by a spellcaster of his effective. Again these creatures are more horrific and explicitly detailed than typical monster manual creatures but rarely more dark.
On a failed save, the creatures alignment changes to neutral evil. Ancient books must be made using all four torn ancient pages which can be purchased from other players, or be. The book of vile darkness spans 192 pages, is a fullcolor illustrated tome. Soul eater edit edit source book of vile darkness variant, p. Libris mortis included content from older books, such as tome and blood and the book of vile darkness, that had been reworked. Bane of all living creatures, the soul eater is a monstrous being that feeds on the very. Further, and and all spelllike or supernatural abilities the soul eater possesses may be used.
Sep 06, 2006 soul eater is the third book in the chronicles of ancient darkness series. The soul eater book of vile darkness is a prestige class available only to nonhumanoids monsters, in most games. The original from vecna, a deity from oerth, was a book with a cover made from flesh from a human face and bones from a demon. It contains a large amount of new game materialall of it vile, loathsome,dark,anddespicable. It can be purchased from jossik for 5,000 coins after completion of the horror from the deep quest, and previously with the dig site quest, but after a recent update, you no longer need it. Mind flayer ecology and related creatures dungeons. The book of vile darkness kinda feels a little like that not because the internal contents are full of ultimate darkness, but because well, it really isnt that bad. It hadat least for normal peopleunintelligible symbols on the cover. Further, and and all spelllike or supernatural abilities the soul eater possesses may be used twice as often as normal during that 24hour period. A soul eater gains the ability to drain energy, bestowing negative levels upon its victims. Since then, ive helped to proofread and edit half a dozen other green ronin releases, and designed web enhancements for cults of. But the most prominent feature on the cover isnt the colours or the design, it. Light yagami of death note plays this role for the albeit lessthanheroic misa, takada, and mikami, turning each of them in turn from moderately unpleasant people with mild psychological problems to unrepentant mass murderers. It is a known weapon for both sorcerers and witches alike.
Oct 01, 2002 along with wicked spells, wondrous items, and artifacts, book of vile darkness also provides descriptions and statistics for a host of abominable monsters, archdevils, and demon princes to pit againt the noblest of heroes. Lets read the book of vile darkness 3e edgy and mature. Soul eater a guide for monsters the soul eater book of vile darkness is a prestige class available only to nonhumanoids monsters, in most games. Book of vile darkness forgotten realms wiki fandom. The book might corrode its way through an inch of hardwood in a week, but an inch of bone from sentient creatures might hold it for two weeks, halfinch of stone would hold it for a season three months, the same thickness of obsidian might hold it for the traditional year and a day, and a full inch of stone mined from the abyss, or one of. Oh, sure, its got some bad stuff in it, but theres nothing here that ive seen thats really unique. Advanced succubus soul eaterfiend of corruption en world. Recently my players came across a book of vile darkness in my campaign. Evil permeates every word and image inscribed within it.
The eater ofsouls, called middle brother by the pure tribes and jipijkam by the croatans1, is one of the three aspects of the triatic wyrm, the wyrm of consumption who seeks to devour all of creation, feasting on matter, energy, and spirit with equal relish. Althoughevilmonsters,spells, and magic items have appeared in previous products, this compendium is a collection of the most vile, hideous, and disgusting aspects of evil that might appear in a game. Cordell e d i t i r e c t o r i s t dawn murin o r s david noonan, penny williams. The second was the good companion volume book of exalted. A monster that has transformed itself into an abomination. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book. Shot in bulgaria in 2011, it was directtodvd released in the united kingdom on 9 august 2012. Marketed strictly towards us sophisticated adult children, the book is exactly what it says on the cover. Combining soul eater with numerous natural attacks allows one to quickly reduce enemies to shells of their former selves, all the while. Apr 07, 2020 combining soul eater bvd with numerous natural attacks allows one to quickly reduce enemies to shells of their former selves, all the while maintaining high ac and saves. Must a soul eater take a standard action to use its energy drain.
Compatible with third edition dungeons and dragons, the book of fiends by third party developer green ronin boasts on its back cover that weve got your vile darkness right here. But the most prominent feature on the cover isnt the colours or the design, it is the small black sticker in the upper right corner. Book of vile darkness classes world walker chronicles. The book of vile darkness introduced the concept of vile damage, which represents such an evil violation of body and soul it can only be cured by healing magic on consecrated ground. A massive 414 page vile grimoire woven throughout a glorious tome of resplendent holy gold and luxury. The soul eater is a monstrous being that feeds on the very essence of life force. The original book of vile darkness was one of the few official, licensed dungeons and dragons supplements to come wrapped in plastic with a big red parental advisory sticker on the front. Based on my fan errata, i became a contributor to the setting, starting with updating the original freeport trilogy to the v. The book of darkness is a book held in place of a shield, and is the god book aligned with zaros. Soul eater has asura and his clowns as well as medusa for crona.
The grafts section worked on rules introduced in the book of vile darkness and the fiend folio, adding new undead grafts, but did not include rules for creating your own. It contains a large amount of new game material all of it vile, loathsome, dark, and despicable. I had no idea harpies and trolls were among the wickedest and most vile beings to bestride the land, despite being listed as usually evil. This corrupt tome is filled with deplorable wisdom, malignant ideas, and descriptions of creatures, rites, and practices most foul. Apr 03, 2019 soul eater a guide for monsters the soul eater book of vile darkness is a prestige class available only to nonhumanoids monsters, in most games. Campaign setting, living greyhawk gazetteer, monsters of faerun, races of faerun, oriental adventures, dragon magazine, and book of vile darkness. In game books, monsters are typically presented with illustrations, fictional elements, and game statistics.
See book of vile darkness monster indices for lists of new creatures by. A black and crimson wing and evil rune motif, with skullshaped bolts, the cover is deeply unnerving. There were a total of six copies and at least eighteen fakes and botched copies of it. Im not sure how the designers imagined the book of vile darkness being used. The book was written by monte cook and published by wizards of the coast in october 2002. The book of vile darkness is home to a plethora of horrible badness that most. However, each individual kind of monster have various different traits, capabilties, and appearances. Review of book of vile darkness rpgnet d20 rpg game index. This update is purely unofficial and is thus not the final word on the subject. For players who are involved in monstrous campaigns and want to expand their power, the soul eater is absolutely astonishing.
The numbers of wyrm tainted creatures are so vast they require three heads of an unholy hydra to command it. Most cr 6 enemies have between 7 and 10 hit dice, and a drop of even one can be crippling. At 7th level, the soul eater bestows two negative levels with a touch. Wrath of the dragon god, it was directed by gerry lively. The latter was made into the book s metal binding via magic. The book of vile darkness is home to a plethora of horrible badness that most characters dont have access to until mid to highlevel. Go stand over there with the lifedrinker and the mortal hunter. Drain someone dry, they turn into a wight under your control.
Like any inquisitive party, they really wanted to know more of what was inside of the book. I have located the relevant material via the internet archive wayback machine. Whenever a nonevil creature attunes to the book of vile darkness, that creature must make a dc 17 charisma saving throw. The book of vile darkness remains with you only as long as you strive to work evil in the world. Although possession of any or all of these supplements will enhance your enjoyment of this book, they are not strictly necessary. Similar books published since include lords of madness. Wolf aka packbrother has been kidnapped and torak and renn set out to find him. Book of vile darkness classes world walker chronicles wiki. Only the most indomitable minds dare to look upon the malevolent thoughts and forbidden secrets bound herein. Paul bender, eric cagle, michele carter, andy collins, sue cook, daniel cooper, bruce r. In particular, watch for the soul eater prestige class. Bane of all living creatures, the soul eater is a monstrous. Book of vile darkness sourcebook forgotten realms wiki. It had some of my favorite ideas and mechanics for truly evil enemies.
A 5e version of some of the villain classes from 3. Thrall of demogorgon edit edit source book of vile darkness variant, p. I also added in a unique spelllike ability, utter thrall, based on a spell of the same name from the book of eldritch might ii. Soul eaters chronicles of ancient darkness wiki fandom. In addition, you can use any slas or supernatural abilities twice as often for the next 24 hours. Needing a break from all the complex, library books i was reading, i decided to pick up soul eater by michelle paver, the 3rd book in the chronicles of ancient darkness series to continue my reread of the series. Though hardly the most powerful or broken optimization in the world some might not even call it an optimization, this shows the quickest possible way to become a favorite from the bovb. Soul eater is the third book in the chronicles of ancient darkness series. Aug 21, 2009 the stats for monsters right at the back of the book are even more likely to get used.
Soul eater evildead prestige class forgotten realms helps. In the book of vile darkness, the soul eater prestige class grants the energy drain ability emphasis mine. If a 9thlevel soul eater completely drains a creature of energy, the victim becomes a wight under the command of the soul eater. New monsters chapter six, new monsters, introduces 47 new monsters, the weakest of which is the carcass eater and the strongest of which is the dream vestige. And if a book could gesture lewdly towards its genitalia, you can be sure this one would. Im sure a 14thlevel creature minimum can find hundreds of uses for a cr 3 minion.
Beginning at 1st level, the touch of a soul eater bestows one negative level on its target. Ryuk plays this role in the tv drama, in which he deliberately drops the book so light is the one to find it rather than it being a coincidence like in the original series and goads him into continuing to use it when light hesitates. Although evil monsters, spells, and magic items have appeared in previous products, this compendium is a collection of the most vile, hideous, and disgusting aspects of evil that might appear in a game. Book of vile darkness upload your website to get started. If you fail to perform at least one evil act within the span of 10 days, or if you willingly perform a good act, the book disappears. In the monster rancher anime, moo has the ability to change good monsters. Energy drain is a supernatural ability that specifies that it requires an attack to apply, but existing examples e. The soul eater s average hit points can make it dangerous to put up front until you get some of your later. Srd, book of vile darkness, eberron campaign setting, savage species game rule components.
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