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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 601869" data-attributes="member: 172">This may totally be a side rant, but what kills me is down that in the Fiend Folio section, he gives these accolades:&quot;Okay, math whizzes out there will quickly divine that somewhere around forty of the monsters aren't &quot;all-new.&quot; That's because, in addition to the handful of favorites from the original Fiend Folio (like the blood hawk, dark skulker, and yellow musk creeper), you'll also find the most formidable foes from sources such as Dungeon Magazine, Dragon Magazine, Living Greyhawk Journal, D&amp;D adventures (like Heart of Nightfang Spire), and this fine website. And, lest anyone freak out over &quot;recycled&quot; monsters, keep in mind that those critters are (1) really cool monsters (2) easily accessible and (3) now 100% official.&quot;Okay, the way I see it, #2 is the only point worth even bragging about. As for #1, they are cool monsters (or not... but let's presume for a second he's right) when they appeared in the Dragon, what makes them any more special now that they are in a different books. And #3, since when does &quot;official&quot; mean that much to DMs wanting nasties to spring on his players? &quot;Official&quot; is an empty accolade AFAIAC.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Psion, post: 601869, member: 172"] This may totally be a side rant, but what kills me is down that in the Fiend Folio section, he gives these accolades: [i]"Okay, math whizzes out there will quickly divine that somewhere around forty of the monsters aren't "all-new." That's because, in addition to the handful of favorites from the original Fiend Folio (like the blood hawk, dark skulker, and yellow musk creeper), you'll also find the most formidable foes from sources such as Dungeon Magazine, Dragon Magazine, Living Greyhawk Journal, D&D adventures (like Heart of Nightfang Spire), and this fine website. And, lest anyone freak out over "recycled" monsters, keep in mind that those critters are (1) really cool monsters (2) easily accessible and (3) now 100% official."[/i] Okay, the way I see it, #2 is the only point worth even bragging about. As for #1, they are cool monsters (or not... but let's presume for a second he's right) when they appeared in the Dragon, what makes them any more special now that they are in a different books. And #3, since when does "official" mean that much to DMs wanting nasties to spring on his players? "Official" is an empty accolade AFAIAC. [/QUOTE]

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