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Message: <blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 6672475" data-attributes="member: 22424">The problem is the cruel reality of commercial needs. Nobody actually needs even a second bestiary for their game, which means that while "Monster Manual 2" is probably one of the best-selling DM-side supplements for the game it probably sells considerably less well than even "Complete Fighter" or similar. And that's assuming a generic bestiary that is at least of some value to every DM out there.Produce a non-generic bestiary, and you probably produce a better product, especially if it's tied to a setting that has a strong theme. But the problem is that you're immediately cutting your potential market right down to only those few DMs who are interested in your theme (a minority of a minority, even amongst gamers). And then you've got the problem that even the majority of them probably won't buy it.To follow on to your more positive note, though: TSR produced a fair few good non-generic bestiaries. My favourites were probably the ones for Ravenloft, though the Dark Sun ones were pretty good too.</blockquote>