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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 8997075" data-attributes="member: 11760">The MME line is probably safe, because even if they put in variant orcs, giants, etc., they're unlikely to be the same variants and most probably won't even have the same names. And in that case, people who want a lot of choices in their monsters of a given society will be reaping the benefits of both books.The later MME titles include some of the more obscure TSR and WotC monsters, but very few of them seem to be the kind that WotC is going to kick themselves over. And in the latest volume, Nix has gone for more creatures from mythology from outside of the UK, which WotC historically has shown relatively little interest in. (And again, at worst, he just renames them and then DMs get variant tikbalangs, or whatever.)I see very little downside for monster-lovers in WotC stepping up its game in response to outside creators putting out amazing bestiaries of their own.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 8997075, member: 11760"] The MME line is probably safe, because even if they put in variant orcs, giants, etc., they're unlikely to be the same variants and most probably won't even have the same names. And in that case, people who want a lot of choices in their monsters of a given society will be reaping the benefits of both books. The later MME titles include some of the more obscure TSR and WotC monsters, but very few of them seem to be the kind that WotC is going to kick themselves over. And in the latest volume, Nix has gone for more creatures from mythology from outside of the UK, which WotC historically has shown relatively little interest in. (And again, at worst, he just renames them and then DMs get variant tikbalangs, or whatever.) I see very little downside for monster-lovers in WotC stepping up its game in response to outside creators putting out amazing bestiaries of their own. [/QUOTE]

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