Product Description

The Book of Extinction is a compendium of extinct animals, resurrected in roleplaying games. With real-world histories of the world’s most famous extinct animals—such as the dodo, saber-toothed tiger, and great auk—this book lets you learn about and play alongside these lost animals in D&D 5th Edition. But we didn’t stop there! Each animal is also reimagined as a magical creature, inspired by the legacy it left behind.

The Book of Extinction is a once-in-a-generation experiment with roleplaying, science, and history. You’ll experience enthralling and heartbreaking stories from around the world and learn the fundamentals of biology and conservation, all while paging through a Monster Manual that you can unleash at your table.

The Book of Extinction is a compendium of extinct animals, resurrected in roleplaying games. With real-world histories of the world’s most famous extinct animals—such as the dodo, saber-toothed tiger, and great auk—this book lets you learn about and play alongside these lost animals in D&D 5th Edition. But we didn’t stop there! Each animal is also reimagined as a magical creature, inspired by the legacy it left behind.

The Book of Extinction is a once-in-a-generation experiment with roleplaying, science, and history. You’ll experience enthralling and heartbreaking stories from around the world and learn the fundamentals of biology and conservation, all while paging through a Monster Manual that you can unleash at your table.

The Book of Extinction contains: 

  • 130+ mythic monsters
  • Over 70 real extinction stories
  • “Endling” player races — the last of their kind
  • Revolutionary takes on classic monsters