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<blockquote data-quote="fenriswolf456" data-source="post: 5891268" data-attributes="member: 6687664">Totally at a loss here. How can a book providing you with an overabundance of what you're looking for be something that doesn't matter? &nbsp;&nbsp;Which is exactly what I want in a monster manual entry. I don't want possible suggestions or examples of context, because 9 times out of 10 I won't use it that way anyway. Even if each dragon came with a suggested lair, after you use it, then what? No more of that colour dragon ever in your games?&nbsp;The problem with this is where do you stop? Just the solos? Maybe some elites? But what if I really like orcs, and want more details and maybe an example warcamp.&nbsp;It's not a bad thing at all to want these things, but the Monster Manual isn't the place for it.&nbsp;&nbsp;D&amp;D, and almost any RPG, is built like this. Unless you're using modules (which will then have all you want), as a DM you're the one building the world and context for the players to interact with. How can it not be expected for the DM to fill in the blanks? It's their job.&nbsp;&nbsp;Which are what supplements like the Draconomicons are for. To provide all the details that you're wanting, without taking away from the basic core book where such details may be taking up space that could have given the orc-lover another couple of orc types to use.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fenriswolf456, post: 5891268, member: 6687664"] Totally at a loss here. How can a book providing you with an overabundance of what you're looking for be something that doesn't matter? Which is exactly what I want in a monster manual entry. I don't want possible suggestions or examples of context, because 9 times out of 10 I won't use it that way anyway. Even if each dragon came with a suggested lair, after you use it, then what? No more of that colour dragon ever in your games? The problem with this is where do you stop? Just the solos? Maybe some elites? But what if I really like orcs, and want more details and maybe an example warcamp. It's not a bad thing at all to want these things, but the Monster Manual isn't the place for it. D&D, and almost any RPG, is built like this. Unless you're using modules (which will then have all you want), as a DM you're the one building the world and context for the players to interact with. How can it not be expected for the DM to fill in the blanks? It's their job. Which are what supplements like the Draconomicons are for. To provide all the details that you're wanting, without taking away from the basic core book where such details may be taking up space that could have given the orc-lover another couple of orc types to use. [/QUOTE]

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