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Tales of the Valiant Monster Vault Reviewed

Jul 14, 2024

Title: Tales of the Valiant Monster Vault

Authors: Wolfgang Baur, Celeste Conowitch, Tim Hitchcock, Rajan Khanna, Jeff Lee, JB Little, Greg Marks, Michael E. Shea, Brian Suskind, and Mike Welham

Artists: Hugh Pindur, Felipe Malini, Damien Mammoliti, William O’Brien, Ian Perks, Roberto Pitturru, Kiki Moch Rizki, Craig J. Spearing, Florian Stitz, Bryan Syme, Egil Thompson, Eva Widermann, Mat Wilma, and Zuzanna Wuzyk

Year: 2024

Genre: Classic monster bestiary for the Tales of the Valiant fantasy roleplaying game

Pages: 386 pages

MSRP: $59.99 for the hardcover or $34.99 in PDF alone at DriveThruRPG

I sit down to let you know what I think of the new Monster Vault for the Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game from Kobold Press. The volume includes over 400 creatures, monsters, and NPCs ready to challenge your players. Does the Monster Vault provide new takes on classic fantasy RPG foes? Or is this just a volume filled with D&D monsters ported over to TotV? You’ll find out!

Tales of the Valiant Monster Vault Reviewed

SUMMARY

While I half-heartedly recommended the core rulebook for Tales of the Valiant, the Monster Vault is the sort of RPG product I've learned to expect from Kobold Press. The hardcover possesses a high production quality (especially the artwork) and is filled with unique takes on classic fantasy monsters. You can easily use the volume with a current D&D campaign and, honestly, if I were running 5E I would no doubt utilize many of these entries instead of what's found in the Monster Manual.

Jeff McAleer

Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media, Jeff tackles any and all sorts of games but has a special fondness for strategy, conflict sims, and roleplaying games. Plus, he's certainly never at a loss for an opinion...