Monster Manual III

[Gez]

Yep, that's what I would do too.

Only when restatting a monster (say by applying a template or giving class levels or merely giving it an elite ability score array) would I bother updating skill points, number of feats, spell-like abilities, etc.

Otherwise, damage reduction and energy resistances (usually halved) are all that needs to be changed to bring the critter in line with others.

 

[Trainz]

Yep, that's what I would do too.

Only when restatting a monster (say by applying a template or giving class levels or merely giving it an elite ability score array) would I bother updating skill points, number of feats, spell-like abilities, etc.

Otherwise, damage reduction and energy resistances (usually halved) are all that needs to be changed to bring the critter in line with others.

Ok, so DR and resistances.

Anything else ?

 

[I'm A Banana]

Keep an eye out for re-named spells, they can bog down play when you're looking all over for a spell that doesn't exist/has been re-named. Look up the Spell-like abilities just before the game, though, and things should be smooth.

 

[Tarril Wolfeye]

In the Eberron Campaign Setting they named some dinosaurs that will be in MM3:

Battletitan
Bloodstriker
Fleshraker
Swindlespitter

They didn't give a scientific name for these, but give a Common Name (and a Draconic Name) for all dinos from MM and MM2.

 

[Grazzt]

Yep, that's what I would do too.

Only when restatting a monster (say by applying a template or giving class levels or merely giving it an elite ability score array) would I bother updating skill points, number of feats, spell-like abilities, etc.

Otherwise, damage reduction and energy resistances (usually halved) are all that needs to be changed to bring the critter in line with others.

Yep- agreed. Monsters generally don't live long enough to worry about updating its number of skill points and stuff.

Now, if I were gonna use a monster of some sort as a reoccuring villan, I would probably update/convert everything, but for those that are just encountered and wiped out...probably not worth bothering with, like you said.

 

[Derulbaskul]

I stoped using MMII with 3.5. (snip)

I don't use MMII because it has far too much rubbish in it. There are far too many examples of poor design that leave me wishing that the WotC designers had referenced their own internal guidelines before producing this book.

FF was great; I hope MMIII is too.

 

[Knight Otu]

We're trying to gather any mentioned monster over here.

 

[Alzrius]

Personally, I hope the MMIII has those periodic sidebars for the monsters that the FF had. Now those were a great idea!

 

[Grazzt]

I don't use MMII because it has far too much rubbish in it. There are far too many examples of poor design that leave me wishing that the WotC designers had referenced their own internal guidelines before producing this book.

FF was great; I hope MMIII is too.

Agreed. FF 3e was a helluva lot better than MM2 3e. I have used MM2 probably once and that's about it. I get a lot more use outta my FF that I ever will that book.

 

[Tarril Wolfeye]

MM3 Creatures from the Eberron Chapter about the Planes:
Justicator
Visilight
Sorrowsworn (demon)
Ephemeral Swarm
Plague Brush
Cinder Swarm
Conflagration Ooze
Harssaf
Phoelarch
Zezir
Lumi
Quaraphon
Avalancher
Battlebriar
Dust Wight
Gulgar
Wood Woad
Woodling Creatures
Gloom Golem
Necronaut
Trilloch
Vasuthant
Yugoloth (new)
Chraal
Rejkar
Snowflake Ooze
Arrow Demon
Deathshrieker
Mivilorn
Ragewalker
Shredstorm
Prismatic Golem
Petal
Shimmerling Swarm
Thorn
Odopi
Shrieking Terror
Voidmind Creatures