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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 4036458" data-attributes="member: 18">I sincerely hope they go for the "core" monsters and cut the fat. MM1 is full of things you're not likely to need stats for, really. As my MM1 is hiding, I'll use the SRD for examples (which means I may name some not really in the MM1 so shhh):Should go (can come back in later MMs or stay away):AchaieraiAraneaArrowhawkAthachAzer (but they won't)BelkerChaos BeastChuulCouatlDarkmantleDelverDestrachanDevourerDigesterDinosaurs (all)Dire Animals (most)Dragonne Ethereal FilcherEthereal MarauderFormians (all)Gray RenderHowlerKrakenKrensharLammasuLillendAll non-werewolf lycanthropesMagminMerfolkMohrgPhantom Fungus (man if this thing is in 4E MM I will ritually throw the book across the room)PhasmRastRavidScorpionfolkSea CatShocker LizardSpider EaterTendriculosTojanidaVargouilleWinter WolfYrthakIt's not that these monsters suck, though many of them do. It's that they're either wierd or often unused (and I'm sure ENworld can produce anecdotes about all of them, but come on...), and basically represent a HUGE amount of fat that can be trimmed.NEED to keepAnimals (most)Vermin (most)Swarms (some)Need to gainPre-gen stats for human and demihuman bandits, pirates, etc.</blockquote>