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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8932387" data-attributes="member: 7023887"><p>[SPOILER="Rant about why I don't really like Kobold Press monster books"]A lot of the monsters felt less "professionally made", or poorly fitting for the 5e system. There were lots of experimental features that didn't feel like they'd been playtested enough, and didn't work well at the table. Or redundant/obscure monster types that I could never imagine using at the table. Some of them were cool and creatively interesting, but others were just too ridiculous or niche. And I don't like the art style and a lot of the time it felt like the art was of lower quality than many WotC books' (which is understandable because of their lower budget than WotC, but it still makes the books feel low quality). Oh, and I'm not a fan of the setting. It's too much of a kitchen sink, and I say this as someone that tends to love kitchen sinks. </p><p></p><p>So, with art that I mostly didn't like, weird mechanics not built well into the 5e system, extremely niche monsters that I probably would never use the majority of (and haven't since, even when I've actively tried to find ways to incorporate them in my sessions), and a lot of it being too weird for me (which is saying something, because I'm generally a fan of weird things), I just always felt that their monster compendium books were kind of "meh". Definitely not worth the money for me. </p><p></p><p>To reference official monster books that I prefer: Fizban's Treasury of Dragons (and I don't really like official D&D dragons), Mordenkainen's and Volo's, and the Eberron and Wildemount bestiaries found in their respective official setting books. Multiversal elder dragons that have basically achieved apotheosis? Awesome. An aquatic serpentine basilisk that secretes petrifying mucus? Amazing. A 50-foot tall magitech mech that can shoot laserbeams? Chef's kiss. And I will admit that Kobold Press does have some pretty great monsters, too. Just, in my personal experience, they're way less applicable/useable in my campaigns. [/SPOILER]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8932387, member: 7023887"] [SPOILER="Rant about why I don't really like Kobold Press monster books"]A lot of the monsters felt less "professionally made", or poorly fitting for the 5e system. There were lots of experimental features that didn't feel like they'd been playtested enough, and didn't work well at the table. Or redundant/obscure monster types that I could never imagine using at the table. Some of them were cool and creatively interesting, but others were just too ridiculous or niche. And I don't like the art style and a lot of the time it felt like the art was of lower quality than many WotC books' (which is understandable because of their lower budget than WotC, but it still makes the books feel low quality). Oh, and I'm not a fan of the setting. It's too much of a kitchen sink, and I say this as someone that tends to love kitchen sinks. So, with art that I mostly didn't like, weird mechanics not built well into the 5e system, extremely niche monsters that I probably would never use the majority of (and haven't since, even when I've actively tried to find ways to incorporate them in my sessions), and a lot of it being too weird for me (which is saying something, because I'm generally a fan of weird things), I just always felt that their monster compendium books were kind of "meh". Definitely not worth the money for me. To reference official monster books that I prefer: Fizban's Treasury of Dragons (and I don't really like official D&D dragons), Mordenkainen's and Volo's, and the Eberron and Wildemount bestiaries found in their respective official setting books. Multiversal elder dragons that have basically achieved apotheosis? Awesome. An aquatic serpentine basilisk that secretes petrifying mucus? Amazing. A 50-foot tall magitech mech that can shoot laserbeams? Chef's kiss. And I will admit that Kobold Press does have some pretty great monsters, too. Just, in my personal experience, they're way less applicable/useable in my campaigns. [/SPOILER] [/QUOTE]
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