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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7010170">One of the more intriguing ideas I've heard lately is for an alternative version of the Monster Manual with better monsters.I think this is a rather interesting idea, and could even see myself ponying up for an entirely new MM, even if it contained the exact same entries.&nbsp; Honestly, I don't really need more monsters, I just want the ones I've got to have more variety.The main thing I would want is more special abilities/actions for every monster.&nbsp; Even better, if each monster had some variability.&nbsp; I think the idea of &quot;Feats for Monsters&quot; (c.f. another thread) raises an interesting idea.&nbsp; What if many/most/all of the monsters had a list of Feats, from which the DM was supposed to pick one?&nbsp; That way even players who had read the MM cover to cover wouldn't be 100% sure of what they were facing.&nbsp; (That is, for the kind of DM who describes his monsters by their name in the MM.)I could also imagine monsters with multiple entries to cover a range of CRs (sort of like Dragons).&nbsp; It's always bugged me that all...fill in the blank...are exactly the same power.&nbsp; (My dream digital tool is a Monster Manual where you adjust a slider, CR 1 to 20, and the monster scales appropriately.)&nbsp; What else could be in the Badass Monster Manual?And what would be the best name for such a tome?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 7010170"] One of the more intriguing ideas I've heard lately is for an alternative version of the Monster Manual with better monsters. I think this is a rather interesting idea, and could even see myself ponying up for an entirely new MM, even if it contained the exact same entries. Honestly, I don't really need more monsters, I just want the ones I've got to have more variety. The main thing I would want is more special abilities/actions for every monster. Even better, if each monster had some variability. I think the idea of "Feats for Monsters" (c.f. another thread) raises an interesting idea. What if many/most/all of the monsters had a list of Feats, from which the DM was supposed to pick one? That way even players who had read the MM cover to cover wouldn't be 100% sure of what they were facing. (That is, for the kind of DM who describes his monsters by their name in the MM.) I could also imagine monsters with multiple entries to cover a range of CRs (sort of like Dragons). It's always bugged me that all...fill in the blank...are exactly the same power. (My dream digital tool is a Monster Manual where you adjust a slider, CR 1 to 20, and the monster scales appropriately.) What else could be in the Badass Monster Manual? And what would be the best name for such a tome? [/QUOTE]

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