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<blockquote data-quote="Firedancer" data-source="post: 3401478" data-attributes="member: 49630">So, I was having a look at WoTC site, and saw another MM is in the works.&nbsp; I’ve not picked up the last because the reviews put me off, partly all the dragon spawn, partly the levelled creatures.&nbsp; I like my MM containing monsters.&nbsp; Having said that, I would quite like a book with levelled creatures already done.&nbsp; The prep time it could save, and the added strength to random encounters means it would be something I would buy.Would you be interested in (or indeed is there already available) a book/series of books with levelled monsters in, one that expands on the lair format introduced in more recent publications?It seems to me a book structured thus would be useful:&nbsp; &nbsp; Chapter 1: goblins&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1st page, brief history, culture, society.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2nd page, tactics, particular equipment, common encounters (patrol, warband, tribe, lair) giving us a variety of ELs; numbers and type of goblin within each structure.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3rd page onwards, stats for your common goblin, and the more common types found in the encounters outlined above.&nbsp; This is where the class levels have been added, saving you the work.&nbsp; This need not be every class, but a selection of suitable classes, and not every level either, but provides a quick reference for DMs.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Follow this up with a page of options; wasn’t there a feral yowler they might have?&nbsp; Certainly in the case of goblins there’s wolf riders.&nbsp; Perhaps a couple of unusual classes.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Next, a couple of named individuals with a bit more detail and higher CR.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lastly you could place in the lair structure used recently.Repeat this layout for other races; orcs, hobgoblins, kobolds, etc and you can cater to a variety of adventuring groups.&nbsp; The higher CR races and monsters could also receive this treatment, returning MM’s to new and updated monsters while producing a discrete product for those who like the levelled creatures.So what are your thoughts, or is anything similar available?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Firedancer, post: 3401478, member: 49630"] So, I was having a look at WoTC site, and saw another MM is in the works. I’ve not picked up the last because the reviews put me off, partly all the dragon spawn, partly the levelled creatures. I like my MM containing monsters. Having said that, I would quite like a book with levelled creatures already done. The prep time it could save, and the added strength to random encounters means it would be something I would buy. Would you be interested in (or indeed is there already available) a book/series of books with levelled monsters in, one that expands on the lair format introduced in more recent publications? It seems to me a book structured thus would be useful: Chapter 1: goblins 1st page, brief history, culture, society. 2nd page, tactics, particular equipment, common encounters (patrol, warband, tribe, lair) giving us a variety of ELs; numbers and type of goblin within each structure. 3rd page onwards, stats for your common goblin, and the more common types found in the encounters outlined above. This is where the class levels have been added, saving you the work. This need not be every class, but a selection of suitable classes, and not every level either, but provides a quick reference for DMs. Follow this up with a page of options; wasn’t there a feral yowler they might have? Certainly in the case of goblins there’s wolf riders. Perhaps a couple of unusual classes. Next, a couple of named individuals with a bit more detail and higher CR. Lastly you could place in the lair structure used recently. Repeat this layout for other races; orcs, hobgoblins, kobolds, etc and you can cater to a variety of adventuring groups. The higher CR races and monsters could also receive this treatment, returning MM’s to new and updated monsters while producing a discrete product for those who like the levelled creatures. So what are your thoughts, or is anything similar available? [/QUOTE]

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