What do people have to say about Dr Dhrolin's?
DnD Shorts
“One of the best D&D books ever made is Dr Dhrolin’s Dictionary of Dinosaurs. A book made by real palaeontologists that give stat blocks and history and biology and behaviour and ecology and academic references, all about dinosaurs. It’s designed to teach you about dinosaurs while putting them into Dungeons & Dragons. This book is awesome. The passion and the knowledge of the creators just drips off every page.”
Dr Darren Niash
“Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals have long made appearances in table-top roleplaying games, but the available info on them has always been a bit... sketchy, a bit sparse. In these magnificent books, qualified palaeontologists and world-class artists have combined their interest in and passion for RPGs to produce what's already regarded as a world-class contribution to the genre. I'm especially fond of the various sapient species invented for the book. Amazing! And... as for the speculative renditions of Spinosaurus.... oh my! Packed full of fantastic art and providing all the stats and facts needed for RPG campaigns, Dr Dhrolin's Dictionary of Dinosaurs is fun, a pleasure to look at, and fantastically well-designed. I cannot recommend it enough and am seriously impressed every time I pick it up.”
Dr Darren Naish, Palaeontologist at University of Southampton and BBC Studios chief scientific consultant on Prehistoric Planet.
Customer Testimonials
Douglas Summers-Stay
"I bought this RPG manual because I play Dungeons and Dragonsand thought having accurate stats and descriptions of dinosaurs in the game would be fun; but actually, having read the book, I liked all the periphery material even better: the descriptions of sentient dinosaur races, the ideas for how to put player characters in a dinosaur world, but especially the environments where many plants and animals that lived at the same time and place are described together (based on particular real fossil beds). I’ve never seen that in any palaeontology book before, and I’ve read dozens.
The artwork by Mark Witton is excellent: dynamic, accurate, and surprising.
It will be fun to include this material in a game."
Joaquin Stuart
"Happy to report I've just got back from traveling to find my physical copy of the book arrived! In great condition, especially given it was shipped internationally.
And, man, the book itself is absolutely *stellar* in quality. It's the thickest DND supplement book I won, and the covers/pages probably exeed all the official ones in quality. Illustrations are so gorgeous in person, and Witton's work ties seamlessly wit hthe artstyle of official D&D content.
PalaeoGames truly spared no expense on this book - so thanks to all the brilliant minds who worked on making it happen! Can't wait to start implementing it into my adventures."
Zachary Tyndall
“I received my book in the post and I wanted to stop by and share my thanks and appreciation.
The book is beautifully made, the quality is top tier, the information immaculate, and it is a lot of fun.
I’ve been running ttrpgs since the mid 2000’s and this is going to be in my top books that I use moving forward. As an experienced DM I know that I will get an immeasurable amount of value out of it. I’ve already used it, and a new party favourite NPC has been introduced from the new races in the book.
Op top of all of that, you have sparked pure joy in the heart of my nearly 5 year old. I have been scouring through the book with her while she practices her phonics and reading, and I read to her the information. She cannot get enough, and we have gone through it daily for a week now!
I have a few dinosaur based games that I do with her. Phonics, memory, etc. This has instantly become her favourite and she is so confident sounding out all the new names, she has put together new words all on her own, and she has started trying to draw some as well.
Seriously thank you for all the hard work the team has put in. I don’t have the words to convey my gratitude. It is a work of art and research.”
Daniel Farrelly
“Holy balls this is way better than I expected. I’m completely blown away by how cool this book is. 300 fully illustrated pages of lore and science. I think if I was given this as a kid I would have had an excitement -induced seizure. 100% recommended for any paleo fan.”
Hecate
"Just got my book in today in the US! It looks absolutely amazing and so excited to use it in my current campaign! I appreciate all of the hardwork y'all put into making this. What I love the most are all of the quirks in the backgrounds for characters and the introduction to paleontology. It reminds me of why I went to college to study the field."
Eliza
"I just opened the parcel and everything is so beautiful. Thank you so much for developing this! I'm looking forward to adding these to my games."
Jess
"I just spent about an hour combing through this book and I am absolutely blown away by how stunning and thorough it is. I'm even more excited to receive the physical copy (and I didn't think that was possible honestly) and I will be going through the digital copy several times over until then. This is a masterpiece of love and passion and you guys should be so proud!"
Kenneth Smith
"The books looks great. The artwork is excellent. What makes this even better is it is based on current science, complete with references, so that knowledge can be spread and shared. Thank you for puttig out a great book. Looking forward to the next book."
Øystein
"Not only is this one of the most beautiful ttrpg books I've ever seen, it's one of the most beautiful dinosaur books. I am floored with how stunning this thing is. Had to force myself to look at it quickly so I can save it for when I get my lovely physical copy.
The 3D models are gorgeous, and my only lament is that there aren't more."