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<blockquote data-quote="viscounteric" data-source="post: 1643980" data-attributes="member: 9706">*since the edit function is finicky today....*Hacklopedias:&nbsp; As a HM-fanatic, it might be heresy, but the Field Manual is NOT a collection of the most popular creatures.&nbsp;&nbsp; They are variant creatures using the rules from the Monster Matrix.&nbsp;&nbsp; Blink Jackalopes and Aquatic Dopplemeisters are not standard creatures! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:"&nbsp; data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" />&nbsp;&nbsp; Using a variant of a format popular with some message board sigs:Books used in last MONTH (4 sessions):&nbsp; HM PHB, HM GMG,&nbsp; Hacklopedias Vol 1 and 4, Annihilate the Giants, and the Griftmaster's Guide.the Hacklopedia references were for 2 creatures.&nbsp; One might have been in a super-one volume collection, but the other definitely was not.&nbsp;&nbsp; I KNOW the stats for the 100-or-so &quot;basic&quot; monsters?&nbsp; Why would I need a book for them?&nbsp; It's the other 1500 I want stats for!&nbsp; Still cheaper (and much lighter) than going crazy with the d20 hardcovers.&nbsp; &nbsp; The books originally came out over a 6-7 month period, so they didn't destroy my finances.&nbsp; Do people suggest a new player buy multiple books at one time for any game, much less the &quot;core, but supplemental&quot; nature of monster books?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="viscounteric, post: 1643980, member: 9706"] *since the edit function is finicky today....* Hacklopedias: As a HM-fanatic, it might be heresy, but the Field Manual is NOT a collection of the most popular creatures. They are variant creatures using the rules from the Monster Matrix. Blink Jackalopes and Aquatic Dopplemeisters are not standard creatures! :confused: Using a variant of a format popular with some message board sigs: Books used in last MONTH (4 sessions): HM PHB, HM GMG, Hacklopedias Vol 1 and 4, Annihilate the Giants, and the Griftmaster's Guide. the Hacklopedia references were for 2 creatures. One might have been in a super-one volume collection, but the other definitely was not. I KNOW the stats for the 100-or-so "basic" monsters? Why would I need a book for them? It's the other 1500 I want stats for! Still cheaper (and much lighter) than going crazy with the d20 hardcovers. The books originally came out over a 6-7 month period, so they didn't destroy my finances. Do people suggest a new player buy multiple books at one time for any game, much less the "core, but supplemental" nature of monster books? [/QUOTE]

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