The
Hacklopedia of Beasts is the
HackMaster RPG's equivalent of the infamous
Monstrous Manual- a series of eight volumes, each of which covers a specific alphabetical listing of the over 1600 monsters that inhabit
Garweeze Wurld. Each animal is described thoroughly by
Hit Dice,
HackFactor,
physical description, most common mindset, and of course, the amount of experience given and any treasures it might possess.
The basic listing is as follows:
- Volume I: Aarakians to Cats, Great
- Volume II: Cats, Small to Efreeti
- Volume III: Elemental to Hippopotamus
- Volume IV: Hoar Fox to Medusa
- Volume V: Meenlock to Nefarian: Other, Soul Larva
- Volume VI: Nefarian: Other, Soul Snatcher to Rhinoceros
- Volume VII: Ribsplitter to Tiger Fly
- Volume VIII: Tiger Horse, Flying Albino to Zygom
Each book demonstrates
Kenzerco's loving attention to the little things. The predominant complaint most people have about the
Hacklopedia of Beasts as a whole is the combined cost of the whole set- whereas one can plausibly begin a
D&D 3rd Edition game by purchasing the three
Core Books for a tidy sum of approximately one hundred dollars, the comparable cost to purchase everything for
HackMaster can be as much as two hundred dollars. All in all, though, if you like
HackMaster, then you should chip in with your
gamemaster to help shoulder some of the expense- if it scores you a few brownie points, who can complain?