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Message: <blockquote data-quote="darjr" data-source="post: 8705401" data-attributes="member: 52905">[callout]Behold!  A mega chart of AD&D 1st and 2nd ed monster products sales!Products listed in the chart are on the right.The fact I think most interesting about the chart concerns the 2nd edition Monster Manual, which I have helpfully labeled in hot pink on the chart.In 2nd edition, TSR replaced hardcover books of monsters with loose leaf papers and three ring binders and called it the Monstrous Compendium. The idea was that players could add to the binder as new monsters came out, but the design of the sheets never made this convenient.After five years of attempting to make the binder and sheets model work, TSR gave in and released a proper hardcover Monster Manual for 2nd edition. The following year, sales for most of the Monstrous Compendium line were in the negative, with more products returned than sold, though the chart does not make this particularly easy to see.It certainly seemed that once customers were given an opportunity to buy a traditional book with monsters, they rushed to do so.Gaming legend and Mage designer Phil Brucato has a new novel of urban fantasy on Amazon. It’s called Red Shoes and you should check it out! Link below.Also, my book of D&D history, which people are saying is dishy and unputdownable is for sale everywhere books are sold! Pick it up and see what all the hubbub is about.[/callout][ATTACH=full]255218[/ATTACH]</blockquote>