How Many Monsters Have You Actually Used?

[Shade]

It would also be worth noting what percentages of other aspects of the game people are using. How many of the spells, feats, prestige classes, magic items, an so on are people using?

Are monster books being picked on unfairly, or is it because the other aspects of the game I mentioned aren't the sole focus of books (Spell Compendium being the notable exception).

For me, I'd much rather have a large number of monsters to choose from, and only use half or less, than have a smaller number and possilby end up using none or just a couple. It's a better return on investment.

 

[Voadam]

3.5 srd (I don't have the 3.5 MM).
This does not count 3.0 and earlier edition monsters.

So I count 75 3.5 srd creatures.
[SBLOCK]
Angel, Astral Deva
Angel, Planetar
Aranea
Archon, Hound
Archon, Lantern
Avoral
Azer
Blink dog
Celestial Creature
Demon Bebilith
Demon Glabrezu
Demon Hezrou
Demon Marilith
Demon Retriever
Demon Succubus
Demon Vrock
Dire Bat
Dire Bear
Dire Boar
Dire Lion
Dire Rat
Dire Weasel
Dire Wolf
Dragon Brass
Dragon Gold
Dragon Silver
Dwarf
Dwarf Duergar
Elemental Water
Elf
Fiendish Creature
Fungus Shrieker
Gargoyle
Ghost
Giant Fire
Gnome Svirfneblin
Goblin
Gray Render
Griffon
Half Fiend
Halfling
Hell hound
Hippogriff
Hobgoblin
Hydra Cryohydra
Lizardfolk
Lycanthrope
Lycanthrope Wererat
Night Hag
Orc
Planetouched Aasimar
Planetouched Tiefling
Rakshasa
Swarm
Swarm Hellwasp
Swarm Rat
Troglodyte
Troll
Worg
Bear Brown
Bison
Eagle
Horse Light
Leopard
Lion
Owl
Rat
Raven
Rhinoceros
Snake Constrictor
Giant Bee
Giant Stag Beetle
Giant Wasp
Monstrous Spider
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[kigmatzomat]

I've got a pretty high usage out of my MM, probably between 75-85% of monsters used. Skimming through the SRD monster list I'm using most of the creatures. I only see 2 A's I didnt use, 1 B and 3Cs. Actually it's closer to 2 unused Cs since I statted up some Chuul but the party did a side treck that avoided them. Virtually all the outsiders have been used, either via summons or Gates, thanks to high level casters on both sides.

The MMII & MMIII's section on fey and plant creatures was mined heavily for a trip Underhill, Slaad were the basis of one group of baddies, and I've used a lot of giants.
I've probably used less of the MMII & III simply b/c my game was at higher levels by the time they came out. I've used at least 30% of both books I'd say.

The aquatic creatures have seen the least amount of use but I've only managed to have 2 sea voyages so far.

 

[Voadam]

So, how many monsters have you used? Is 44% about the magic number? Or has someone actually used every monster in one of their books?

Demiurge out.

75/246 = a little less than 1/3 for 3.5 srd.

I don't think I've used all the monsters from any monster book in any edition, the closest would be new monsters from modules such as Lord of the Iron Fortress (used both the bladelings and steel predators).

I think monster books are some of the most fun to read though and I like having plenty of options to fit what I want to use. I get a bunch of monster books even though I don't use most of the material I get.

 

[frankthedm]

I love monsters, more the better!
[Sblock=MM usage]Allip
Animated object, large [too many to count]
Animated object, Medium [too many to count]
Ankheg
Annis Hag
Ape
Ape, remade as a feral gnoll
Ape, remade as a Resident Evil “hunter’
Assassin Vine
Basilisk
Bat Swarm
Bear, Brown
Bison
Black Pudding
Blink Dog
Blue Dragon, pseudonatural
Bugbear, as a ogre blooded orc variant
Cachalot Whale, stats used for sea going leviathan worms
Cat
Centaur, fiendish
Chimera
Constrictor Snake
Crocodile
Crocodile mutant with scorpion’s sting
Crocodile, Giant rocky desert dwelling variant
Crocodile, rocky desert dwelling variant
Deep ones
Deinonychus
Devourer, trapped a pseudonatural Night Hag, Now looks like MtG Delraich
Dire ape
Dire Bat
Dire Bat, feindish
Dire Boar fiendish
Dire Rat
Dire Shark, remade as a giant desert predator
Dire Wolf
Dire Wolf, fiendish
Dire Wolf, fiendish with scorpion tail
Dire Wolf, remade as a ‘half dragon strong ‘hellhound’
Displacer beast, as a shadowy cat critter
Dog
Dog, Riding
Donkey
Doppelganger
Dwarf
Dwarf ghost
Eagle
Eagle, Giant, as a giant vulture
Earth Elemental
Earth Elemental , half farspawn
Efreeti
Elf
Elf, drow
Erinyes
Ettercap
Fire Elemental
Gargoyle
Gelatinous Cube, as a far realm “semi corporeal” entity
Ghast
Ghost
Ghoul
Ghoul with degrading wizard abilities.
Giant Bee
Giant Stag Beetle, as giant razor-fang roaches
Giant Wasp
Girallon
Glabrezu
Gnoll
gnoll, feindish
Goblin, stats used for orc children
Gold Dragon
Gray Ooze
Green dragon, pseudonatural as cthulhu spawn
Griffon
Grimlock
Half-Orcs
Harpy
Hawk
Hell Hound
Hellcat (Bezekira)
Hellwasp Swarm
Hill Giant, psudonatural
Hill Giant, upgraded to huge
Hobgoblin, as disciplined orcs
Horned Devil (Cornugon)
Horse
Horse, Heavy
Horse, Light
Hydra
Ice paraelemental
Imp
Kobold, as lesser lizard men {GW skinks}
Kraken, with 3 levels of cleric as an invisible horror atop a high hill a’ calling to its far realm father
Lemure
Lich
Lion
Lizard, Monitor
Lizardfolk
Manes
Manticore
Medusa
Merfolk
Mimic
Mind flayer
Minotaur
Monstrous Scorpion
Monstrous Scorpion, removed tail sting to make giant crayfish
Monstrous Spider
Monstrous Spider, increased natural armor and gave it armor spikes for a Plated spider breed.
Mummy, advanced HD
Mummy, Bog mummy inflicts slimy doom, electricity vulnerable
Night Hag, pseudonatural
Nightmare
Octopus, Giant
Ogre
Ogre Barbarian
Ogre Mage
Orc
Orc, feindish
Orca
Otyugh
Owlbear
Phantom Fungus
Phase Spider
Pixie
Purple Worm, dropped tail sting for water and sand leviathans
Rat
Rat Swarm, as a razor-roach swarm.
Red Dragon, pseudonatural as a variant of the above blue
Rhinoceros
Shadow
Skeleton, bone devil
Skeleton, dire wolf
Skeleton, feral gnoll
Skeleton, gnoll
Skeleton, horse
Skeleton, human
Skeleton, large gold dragon
Skeleton, ogre
Skeleton, orc
Skeleton, storm giant as a huge “bone horror”
Spectre
Sprite
Squid, Giant
Stirge, as a flaming, bloodsucking Firebat.
Stone Giant, upgraded to huge
Stone Golem, Onyx golem replacing DR/adamant for DR/blunt
Tarrasque, as the God Behemoth
Thoqqua, as cthonian larva
Tiger
Treant, pseudonatural as the dark young of shub-niggurath. Ia!
Troglodyte
Troll, acid puke replacing rend
Tyrannosaurus
Unicorn
Vampire Spawn, heavily modified varients
Vampire, heavily modified varients
Viper Snake
Vrock
Warhorse, Heavy
Warhorse, Heavy as homemade pseudonatural critters
Warhorse, Light
Warhorse, Light as fiendish beast
Water Elemental
Werebear: Used stats, without improved grab for Crinos sized werewolf lord
Werebear: Used stats, without improved grab for Far realm transmogrified prisoners
Wight, 3.0 DR Silver or Magic restored
Wolf
Worg enlarged to large for their orc riders
Wraith, drain changed to a vampiric inflict light wounds.
Wyvern
Zombie, dire wolf
Zombie, dog
Zombie, human
Zombie, orc[/Sblock]

 

[Shade]

It is also worth noting that entire "themes" of monsters might not be used until the time is right. If your campaign has been landlocked, you may have no need for aquatic creatures. But once the campaign leads the party over/into the ocean, you'll suddenly use many aquatic monsters.

That's another reason I'm a big proponent of more monsters/less other stuff in monster books.