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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9166780" data-attributes="member: 29398">Two books.One book is nothing but stats, for as many monsters as the designers can think of and each statted up in as brief and efficient a manner as possible.&nbsp; Each write-up includes a line or two (maximum!) on tactics, morale, etc.&nbsp; Should be able to get several monsters per page for the simple ones, and at absolute most a full page for a complex monster.&nbsp; Don't bother with art, it just takes up space that could be better used to write up more monsters.&nbsp; Ideally this book is for DMs only; perhaps titled something like &quot;DM's Guide: Monsters&quot;.The other book, covering the more commonly-seen monsters plus some iconic and unusual ones, is all lore all the time.&nbsp; Here's where the art goes, along with the lore, backstory, and everything else except the stats...and as there's no stats, you've got more page space to delve into the lore etc.&nbsp; Players can freely read this one without worry about their learning too much about the numbers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 9166780, member: 29398"] Two books. One book is nothing but stats, for as many monsters as the designers can think of and each statted up in as brief and efficient a manner as possible. Each write-up includes a line or two (maximum!) on tactics, morale, etc. Should be able to get several monsters per page for the simple ones, and at absolute most a full page for a complex monster. Don't bother with art, it just takes up space that could be better used to write up more monsters. Ideally this book is for DMs only; perhaps titled something like "DM's Guide: Monsters". The other book, covering the more commonly-seen monsters plus some iconic and unusual ones, is all lore all the time. Here's where the art goes, along with the lore, backstory, and everything else except the stats...and as there's no stats, you've got more page space to delve into the lore etc. Players can freely read this one without worry about their learning too much about the numbers. [/QUOTE]

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