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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rodrigo Istalindir" data-source="post: 6389653" data-attributes="member: 2810">The only legit beef about the MM is that there isn't a PDF version so you can cut and paste statblocks.A list by CR would be immediately invalidated with the first expansion -- not just print, but anything they post online.  And having the list online *reduces* page flipping -- you can have the list on the screen while you're reading the book instead of flipping back and forth.Monster creation rules in the DMG makes perfect sense and is just as 'correct' as putting them in the Monster Manual.  Put them in the MM and you have to put them in every MM; put them in the DMG once and you're set. I think they for the most part hit the right mix of fluff and crunch with the monsters.  I have some minor quibbles with inclusion of things that aren't likely to see much use at most tables (eg modrons) but even if I won't use them, they were well done.  Most critters seem to have the proper amount of spells/etc, for something that's not likely to live past the encounter, and the potential big-bads have enough options (even without the DMG) to be interesting.  I'd much rather have special abilities that can be emulated by spells than a hodge-podge of spells, spell-like abilities, etc., that each have their own rules and interactions.</blockquote>