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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 5239124" data-attributes="member: 2067">I picked up the MM3 under the recommendation of this thread (I usually don't buy books until they've popped up in the DDI), and the story text there is pretty great. What I like is that it gives me a reason to use the monsters. It evokes specific encounters and plotlines. It motivates me. Which is important when you have 3,000+ monsters: a reason to use this one over that one, something unique they contribute to the gameplay experience. It's also important when you DM from the hip as I enjoy doing. There's even a sidebar that describes what a Page 42 challenge might look like, with a monster, which is brilliant, and the kind of thing I'd like to see more of. And more the thing I'm talking about.The MM3 is a very solid step in the right direction, and, from the sound of it, the Athas monster book will be even better. I'm looking forward to the next year or two of monster products from WotC. They should be really interesting.Edit: PS: I also like that the book is 98% free of horrible portmanteau! "Feyspitter" and the legacy of "Shardminds" (which is only a little bad) and "Wilden" (which only count as half a horrible portmanteau, with the "wild") aside, Wizards can pat its writers and designers on the back for dodging that bullet this time around. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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