How many monster books do you have?

[tsadkiel]

Atlas wanted to include a lot of creatures from real world myths and legends that haven't typically been mined for monsters, and that sort of thing appeals to me.

Me, too. Now I have to buy it.

 

[Grazzt]

Re: Re: Re: Monster Mash!

Any idea when the reprint will be coming out?

After Everquest at some point.

 

[Lady Dragon]

Okay here's my list

Monster Manual
Mosters of Faerun
Creatures of Rokugan
Denizens of Darkness
Creature Collection I
Creature Collection II
Legions of Hell
Armies of the Abyss
Encyclopedia of Demons and Devils
Liber Beastarius
Minions:Fearsome Foes
Nightmares & Dreams:A creature Collection
Nightmares and Dreams II:A creature Collection
Jade Dragons and hungrey ghosts

Plus a variety that were in other books such as MotP,ELH,OA,etc.
Plus many,many more from 1st and 2nd level sources.

And I am looking forward to MM2,Monsternomicon,Tome of Horrors,The book from Atlas,and the rest of the fiend books from Green Ronin.

 

[Voadam]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Monster Mash!

After Everquest at some point.

Excellent, my patience will pay off. I passed on getting CCI at 50% off because I didn't want to deal with the errors.

 

[the Jester]

First of all, let me just say to Scott, I'm very impressed.

On to the topic at hand: 1e: MM, MM2, FF.
2e: Monstrous Compendiums 1-3, OA, Spelljammer, Ravenloft, Fiend Folio, Annuals 1, 3 and 4, Planescape Compendium 3.
3e: MM, CC2, plus a photocopy of Monsters of Faerun (definitely not worth the price imho). I've also got most of the rest of the stuff that has sections of monsters in it from WotC (OA, MotP, DDG, etc.)

I've also got a 2" binder full of downloaded or homebrewed monsters (LOTS of homebrews), including the Psionics Web Enhancement, Books of Daemons, Demons, Devils and Modrons from Scott over there, and monsters from aag to zaratan. I'm really looking forward to the ToH even though I already have a lot of what's gonna be in it in my binder; I could stand to have my binder be homebrews only eventually.

 

[drothgery]

Well, I suppose you could have too many monster books...

I'm a long way away from that, though!

Perhaps, but I really think one dedicated monster book (the original MM) is all I really need. Beyond that, I'd rather invent things or use hostile NPCs. Heck, I generally prefer hostile NPCs as a villians.

 

[Grazzt]

I'm really looking forward to the ToH even though I already have a lot of what's gonna be in it in my binder; I could stand to have my binder be homebrews only eventually.

Except for the 130 or so new monsters that are in the book and the monsters that have been fine-tuned (mainly arch devils, demon princes, etc.)

 

[Desdichado]

Perhaps, but I really think one dedicated monster book (the original MM) is all I really need. Beyond that, I'd rather invent things or use hostile NPCs. Heck, I generally prefer hostile NPCs as a villians.

Believe it or not, I actually agree with you and play pretty much the same way. However, I love monster books just to read, look at the pictures and let ideas percolate into my head. Even campaigns with humanoid villains need monsters as mounts, arena challenges, creatures they like to hunt, creatures they occasionally unleash on the innocent, or even just a break from all the sneaking around, fighting in the dirty alleys and spying that my games usually end up being filled with.

 

[Grazzt]

Perhaps, but I really think one dedicated monster book (the original MM) is all I really need. Beyond that, I'd rather invent things or use hostile NPCs. Heck, I generally prefer hostile NPCs as a villians.

Believe it or not, I tend to agree with this too. Using the MM and its various templates and stuff can sustain you with an almost infinite supply of possibilities to keep your players guessing.

But- as the "King of All Monsters" (as opposed to the King of All Media) I have to say...you can never truly have too many monster books.

 

[Desdichado]

Sorry, Scott. Everyone knows that Godzilla is King of Monsters, not you. Although, since that movie came from the extremely silly era of Godzilla movies, maybe you're excused if you decide to discount it.