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<blockquote data-quote="crazy_monkey1956" data-source="post: 3502288" data-attributes="member: 49514">Way back when, there was this little book called Enemies &amp; Allies, which I snapped up as soon as I saw it, thinking, from the title, that would it be chock full of ready-made stat blocks.&nbsp; Instead, I got what appeared to be the designers' personal characters.&nbsp; One of the only WotC books that's truly been disappointing to me.I voted for liking classed monsters and new critters in my monster manuals, but a seperate product...what Enemies &amp; Allies should've been...full of classed critters would be stupendous.&nbsp; The organization entries in the first MM indicate all sorts of potential classed critters, yet provides no info.&nbsp; So, if I want to set the PCs on a raid of an Orc Tribe, those level 7 leaders and level 3 sergeants, and blah, blah, blah, I have to come up with myself.&nbsp; Given that making all those stat blocks is time I'd rather spend on plot and campaign development, I end up not running my raid on the Orc tribe.So, while I have absolutely no problems with classed critters in the newer monster manuals, an updated version of Enemies &amp; Allies would be appreciated as well, with human stat blocks too.&nbsp; Speaking of needing to update monsters from older editions...humans!&nbsp; Bandits, warlords, viking-style raiders, cultists, the city guard, etc, etc...all human antagonists that I end up having to stat up...and don't because I just really don't want to take the time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="crazy_monkey1956, post: 3502288, member: 49514"] Way back when, there was this little book called Enemies & Allies, which I snapped up as soon as I saw it, thinking, from the title, that would it be chock full of ready-made stat blocks. Instead, I got what appeared to be the designers' personal characters. One of the only WotC books that's truly been disappointing to me. I voted for liking classed monsters and new critters in my monster manuals, but a seperate product...what Enemies & Allies should've been...full of classed critters would be stupendous. The organization entries in the first MM indicate all sorts of potential classed critters, yet provides no info. So, if I want to set the PCs on a raid of an Orc Tribe, those level 7 leaders and level 3 sergeants, and blah, blah, blah, I have to come up with myself. Given that making all those stat blocks is time I'd rather spend on plot and campaign development, I end up not running my raid on the Orc tribe. So, while I have absolutely no problems with classed critters in the newer monster manuals, an updated version of Enemies & Allies would be appreciated as well, with human stat blocks too. Speaking of needing to update monsters from older editions...humans! Bandits, warlords, viking-style raiders, cultists, the city guard, etc, etc...all human antagonists that I end up having to stat up...and don't because I just really don't want to take the time. [/QUOTE]

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