Top 10 Coolest Looking Creatures from the Tome of Beasts 3!

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I’ve been lucky to have had early access from the book to lay out all the new cards for the Deck of Beasts 3 (Kickstarting now until Dec 20th)… so I’ve been getting familiar with all our “fiends” for a few months now.  Here is my personal top 10 of the Coolest Looking Creatures from the new book, in no particular order:

Top 10 Coolest looking Creatures from the Tome of Beasts 3.
Top 10 Coolest looking Creatures from the Tome of Beasts 3.

First column, top to bottom:

  • Waterkledde: “The gentle kitten sitting by the riverbank mewls softly. Suddenly, it pounces, transforming into a wolfish, winged horror with eyes that smolder a supernatural green.”
  • Ogre, Black Sun: “A pale, scarred ogre lumbers forward, half its body covered in armor, the other half covered in tattooed glyphs and arcane symbols.”
  • Golem, Origami: “A vellum tapestry tears away from its wall mounts, then folds itself into the form of a paper dragon the size of a horse.”
  • Elemental, Permafrost: “Cracks in the earth form a furrowed brow, deep dimples, and wide mouth in this ice-coated earth elemental.”
  • Chimera, Royal: “This chimera has a lion’s mane plaited in gold, a goat head with magic sparking between its curved horns, a smoking dragon’s head, and a hissing serpent for a tail..”

Second Column, top to bottom:

  • Troll, Tumor: “Bulging, swollen flesh and vestigial limbs, teeth, and heads emerge from this creature without rhyme or reason. It rears back, screaming at the sky.”
  • Minotaur, Ravening: “Blood coats the claws and mouth of this wild-eyed minotaur. It holds the dripping remains of a heart in its claw.”
  • Fiend Lord, Abhaddanayla: “This imperious archfiend has five heads–that of a mustachioed, blue?skinned demon, a tiger, a crocodile, a vulture, and an ape?and six arms, each ending in an unsettling backward?facing paw. Dressed in elegant clothes of the finest silk, he is seated on an ornate golden throne.”
  • Drake, Venom: “The thin, serpentine body of a drake unfolds as its scales slowly shift in a menagerie of changing colors. Its head rears back as veiny frills extend, black bile dripping from its gaping maw.”
  • Akkorokamui: “The water tumbles and foams as eight massive red tentacles burst upward.”

Honorable Mentions:

  • Arcane Leviathan: Lots of detail in this hard shelled aquatic creature.
  • Bannik: An old guy (fey) in a tub, but he looks cool.
  • Blood Flurry: Sentient snowflake swarm that looks like ninja stars.
  • Capybear: So cute.
  • Crab, Razorback: Lots of detail in this one.
  • Dire Owlbear: With the prominent owlbear reference in the upcoming movie, glad this looks great!
  • Fungi, Mush Marcher: Mean looking to me.
  • Goblin Seige Engine: A lot going on with this one.
  • Godslayer: Powerful.
  • Hippopotamus: Cool action shot.
  • Obsidian Ophidian: Another one with a lot of detail.
  • Phoenixborn: Great action image.
  • Puffinfolk: These look fun to play, and colorful.
  • Scarab, Suncatcher: Also colorful.
  • Soil Snake: Love the action and you can still tell it is a construct.
  • Splinter Matron: Don’t piss her off!
  • Void Knight: Great detail of a fun concept.
  • Wakwak: Colorful bird.