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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 369126" data-attributes="member: 1210">You do realize how many monsters were in past materials?  Thousands, I would guess.  Heck, in 1e alone we had three books, each monster's description taking much less space than in the 3e books.  Then you throw in 2e stuff- which there were a lot of additions- and you're asking for the impossible, imo.I am disappointed in some of the new critters, especially the tojanida.  And I do wish some of the old goodies made it in (tabaxi, mustard jelly, arch-devils and demon princes, modrons, githyanki and githzerai in the MM or MM2, etc), but your wish list doesn't have anything I really miss (except the sylph, who IS in the MM2).  I think that fact alone demonstrates that there isn't a default list of 'classic' monsters that everyone wants.  Mongrelmen??  No thanks.  Don't need an aerial servant either, just gimme a big air elemental.I love how many of the monsters in the MM and MM2 are weirdos from old editions.  The choker is from Mystara and harkens back to OD&D, same with nightshades.  The ravid is from Planescape; I love that one.  So are rasts.  I wish the Zodar had made the cut for the MM2!  Old Spelljammer critter, ya know.  About half the MM2 and most of the MM critters are straight out conversions.  A few have new names (ragewind was a sword spirit or something lame), but in general the monsters are updated and improved.  Heck, just look at trolls!  They used to regenerate 3 hp and couldn't rend- now they're even nastier than they used to be.  I really think you should consider the scope of what you want.  If the Tome of Horrors (which is going to be a HUGE book, btw) is filling in many of the gaps AFTER two books that together are 75% conversions, how could WotC possibly have fit them all into two books?</blockquote>

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