Wednesday, April 18, 2012

So, Just How Many XPs Is A Gygax Worth, Anyway...?

With today's prior entry, I reached 259 unique monster-mutants.  And that total doesn't include subtype variants, or write-ups of ridiculous creature features or chintzy toys.

259!

The original Monster Manual?  It had 258.  (I'm being generous there, too, because I'm including each subtype of demon and dragon in that tally...if I ignored them, I'd have won weeks ago!)



In your face, E.G.G.!!!



So what does this mean for the future of A Field Guide To Doomsday...?

Absolutely nothing, really.

I have dozens more of my own critters waiting in the wings, and I'll still be posting goofy news and  reviews...but I'll expand to critique some post-apocalyptic movies, and even music, too!  And Halloween is just six months away....

But statting out the official Gallus-Gallus 5/13s in Mutant Future terms was a helluva lot of fun, so I plan on adapting other Gamma World beasties that tickle my fancy.  And I've been confabbing with the dandy Dustin Brandt of the awesome Fire In The Jungle blog (and print supplement of the same name), so expect to see some his creatures ported over, too.

I know I promised this before, but sooner than later, I'm going to put all my mutants into a single document for free download.  I swear I started this process few months back, but enough invisible formatting glitches popped up (from doing straight copy-n-pastes from Blogger to Word) that I need to start from scratch.


Let me extend a hearty THANK YOU to all my readers, and particularly my gaggle of regular commenters.  Your feedback truly keeps me going, as I feel like I'm actually doing something worthwhile, instead of just wasting my time doodling monsters on the cyber-equivalent of a Trapper Keeper.

Here's to another 259!

3 comments:

  1. Now you just need 1731 more to beat 1e and 4058 more to beat 2e. :)

    When I finally beat 1e with just Mutant Future creatures (about last October or November), I felt like Homer looking up the Murderhorn when he got to the first plateau. So much more to do.

    I hope that I can beat 2e with a combined LL and MF collection. I am only up to ~2800 so it will be a year or two before I can do that.

    And Justin, thank you for the reviews for Wisdom from the Wastelands. It is nice to get some feedback.

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  2. Thanks you both, gentlemen!

    And Mr. Derek? If you're up to 2800+ beasties, I bow to your majesty. Damn, that's IMPRESSIVE.

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