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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 9616508" data-attributes="member: 83242"><p>It doesn't specifically discourage, but it does say:</p><p>"<em>The following pages <strong>include descriptions and stat blocks for inhabitants of Theros</strong>. The majority are presented in alphabetical order. At the end of this section, you’ll find a selection of mythic monsters, foes designed to pose challenges worthy of legend.</em>"</p><p></p><p>To me that strongly implies what is in this book is it. In addition to the specific statblocks, it has the following sections:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><u>Nyxborn Creatures</u></strong></span></p><p>Provides description of how these differ from typical creatures and has tables for Origins and Traits (like Magic Resistance).</p><p></p><p><strong><u><span style="font-size: 18px">Classical Monsters</span></u></strong></p><p>This section states:</p><p>"<em>This section explores Theros’s most noteworthy monstrous myths and curiosities unique to this world. If a monster appears differently on Theros than elsewhere in the multiverse, those differences are noted here. Should those differences be significant enough to alter a creature’s statistics, those changes are detailed here, as well. If a monster is from a collection other than the <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/mm" target="_blank">Monster Manual</a>, its source is listed in its description.</em>"</p><p></p><p>It then as detailed sections on:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Basilisk</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Catoblepas</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cyclops</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dragon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kraken</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lamia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Medusa</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Night Hag</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sphinx</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unicorn</li> </ul><p></p><p><strong><u><span style="font-size: 18px">Bestiary</span></u></strong></p><p>This includes:</p><p></p><p>"<em>The following list categorizes the creatures in this chapter by creature type. Creatures marked with an asterisk appear in the “Mythic Monsters” section later in this chapter</em>."</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Woe strider</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Archon of fallen stars</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ashen rider</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Winged bull</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Winged lion</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Anvilwrought raptor</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Bronze sable</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Burnished heart</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Colossus of Akros</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gold-forged sentinel</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Abhorrent overlord</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eater of hope</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nightmare shepherd</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Alseid</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Lampad</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Naiad</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Oread</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Satyr reveler</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Satyr thornbearer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Doomwake giant</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hundred-handed one</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Akroan hoplite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Leonin iconoclast</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Meletian hoplite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Oracle</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Setessan hoplite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Triton master of waves</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Triton shorestalker</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Amphisbaena</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Aphemia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arasta*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Blood-toll harpy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fleecemane lion</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hippocamp</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hythonia*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ironscale hydra</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Nyx-fleece ram</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Polukranos</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Theran chimera</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tromokratis*</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two-headed cerberus</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Typhon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Underworld cerberus</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Flitterstep eidolon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ghostblade eidolon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Phylaskia</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Returned drifter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Returned palamnite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Returned sentry</li> </ul><p>I think this would be a good model for all setting books to follow</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 9616508, member: 83242"] It doesn't specifically discourage, but it does say: "[I]The following pages [B]include descriptions and stat blocks for inhabitants of Theros[/B]. The majority are presented in alphabetical order. At the end of this section, you’ll find a selection of mythic monsters, foes designed to pose challenges worthy of legend.[/I]" To me that strongly implies what is in this book is it. In addition to the specific statblocks, it has the following sections: [SIZE=5][B][U]Nyxborn Creatures[/U][/B][/SIZE] Provides description of how these differ from typical creatures and has tables for Origins and Traits (like Magic Resistance). [B][U][SIZE=5]Classical Monsters[/SIZE][/U][/B] This section states: "[I]This section explores Theros’s most noteworthy monstrous myths and curiosities unique to this world. If a monster appears differently on Theros than elsewhere in the multiverse, those differences are noted here. Should those differences be significant enough to alter a creature’s statistics, those changes are detailed here, as well. If a monster is from a collection other than the [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/mm']Monster Manual[/URL], its source is listed in its description.[/I]" It then as detailed sections on: [LIST] [*]Basilisk [*]Catoblepas [*]Cyclops [*]Dragon [*]Kraken [*]Lamia [*]Medusa [*]Night Hag [*]Sphinx [*]Unicorn [/LIST] [B][U][SIZE=5]Bestiary[/SIZE][/U][/B] This includes: "[I]The following list categorizes the creatures in this chapter by creature type. Creatures marked with an asterisk appear in the “Mythic Monsters” section later in this chapter[/I]." [LIST] [*]Woe strider [*]Archon of fallen stars [*]Ashen rider [*]Winged bull [*]Winged lion [*]Anvilwrought raptor [*]Bronze sable [*]Burnished heart [*]Colossus of Akros [*]Gold-forged sentinel [*]Abhorrent overlord [*]Eater of hope [*]Nightmare shepherd [*]Alseid [*]Lampad [*]Naiad [*]Oread [*]Satyr reveler [*]Satyr thornbearer [*]Doomwake giant [*]Hundred-handed one [*]Akroan hoplite [*]Leonin iconoclast [*]Meletian hoplite [*]Oracle [*]Setessan hoplite [*]Triton master of waves [*]Triton shorestalker [*]Amphisbaena [*]Aphemia [*]Arasta* [*]Blood-toll harpy [*]Fleecemane lion [*]Hippocamp [*]Hythonia* [*]Ironscale hydra [*]Nyx-fleece ram [*]Polukranos [*]Theran chimera [*]Tromokratis* [*]Two-headed cerberus [*]Typhon [*]Underworld cerberus [*]Flitterstep eidolon [*]Ghostblade eidolon [*]Phylaskia [*]Returned drifter [*]Returned palamnite [*]Returned sentry [/LIST] I think this would be a good model for all setting books to follow [/QUOTE]
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