Things that Should have been in the original 3e Monster Manual

[BryonD]

No. Why would it?
They are not stated in the PH.

I would support stating races that advance by character class in a manner more consistent with the PH, as you seem to be saying.

But we still need kobolds and other to be stated somewhere, and the MM is the best place for it. But to effectively stat elves twice is a waste of space.

 

[maddman75]

What I miss most are the Habitat/Society and Ecology entries for the monsters. They were always sources of inspiration for me in crafting adventures.

 

[Olive]

Re: Re: Things that Should have been in the original 3e Monster Manual

This one I agree with, and hope they do so for 3.5. A list of the common Human types, like MErchants, Blacksmiths, Bandits, etc.

there is something kinda like this in A&EG

 

[Olive]

i quite liked the MM, and I'm not to worried about lacking 'classic' monsters... everyones are different, according to their campaign, personal tastes etc.

it would have been a bummer of there was a BBEG Death Knight and coming up in my campaign, but i was a player not a DM until after 3e, so it wasn't a biggy for me.

 

[BOZ]

I disagree....because then I would've most likely never done the Creature Catalog and we would've never done the Tome of Horrors.

yeah, and i'd be just another geek on the internet. wait a minute...

 

[Grazzt]

I heard there was a very useful article in Dragon when 3e came out on how to build your own monsters. I would have liked to see something like that in an MM.

It was and you can find the info in MM2. Or you can download the PDF of the original article from my site.... (link is in sig)

 

[SamuraiY]

I thought there really should have been an entry for Pheonixs and Cyclops. I know they were later printed in MM2 and MotP, but as they are both rather important monsters, I thought they should have been in there. Oh, and I agree that there should have been an entry for humans.

 

[Eternalknight]

Re: Re: Re: Things that Should have been in the original 3e Monster Manual

there is something kinda like this in A&EG

A&EG?

 

[arwink]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Things that Should have been in the original 3e Monster Manual

A&EG?

Arms and Equipment Guide, from the looks of it.

 

[Olive]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Things that Should have been in the original 3e Monster Manual

Arms and Equipment Guide, from the looks of it.

yup.