# The Ninth World Bestiary

The Ninth World Bestiary is a board game.

- **Complexity:** 2 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2014
- **Categories:** Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
- **Mechanics:** Skill Based (buy or gain skills), Trait / Aspect Based (personality affects gameplay), Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Dice (Primarily d20), Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc)
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Bruce R. Cordell, Shanna Germain, Monte Cook

**Artists:** Jason Engle, Keith Thompson, Patrick McEvoy, Ben Wootten, Guido Kuip, Jeremy McHugh, Shane Tyree, Michael Perry, Scott Purdy, Roberto Pitturru, Brynn Metheney, Eric Lofgren, Chrom, Lee Smith (I), Matthew Stawicki, Kieran Yanner, Michael Startzman, Cory Trego-Erdner, Dreamstime.com

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-ninth-world-bestiary)
- [The Ninth World Bestiary in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-ninth-world-bestiary)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/152042)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-11. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._