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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 3151720" data-attributes="member: 22424">I have all the Monster Manuals, and the Fiend Folio, and Monsters of Faerun. To tell the truth, there aren't too many monsters in the more recent books that have leapt out at me saying &quot;you must use this!&quot;Most of the monsters I do use are from the first Monster Manual, and the Tome of Horrors (from Necromancer - it's a book I do recommend if you're short on monsters).As for the others, I would rate them in the following order:Monsters of Faerun (even if not running a FR campaign)Monster Manual IV (this got attacked for too many Dragonspawn, fairly IMO, and too many 'classed' versions of MM monsters. Turns out that I'm far more likely to use the 'classed' monsters than almost anything from any of the other books.)Fiend FolioMonster Manual IIIMonster Manual II.Note that Monsters of Faerun and Monster Manual II are 3.0 books, so need some conversion to use with 3.5. The Fiend Folio came out just as the rules were changing, so needs some work but not as much as the previous two. MMIII and MMIV are 3.5 books.It's also worth noting that these are my current and highly-subjective recommendations based on what I've used. Others are likely to recommend a different set in a different order. And, if you ask me again in a year, the order will have changed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="delericho, post: 3151720, member: 22424"] I have all the Monster Manuals, and the Fiend Folio, and Monsters of Faerun. To tell the truth, there aren't too many monsters in the more recent books that have leapt out at me saying "you must use this!" Most of the monsters I do use are from the first Monster Manual, and the Tome of Horrors (from Necromancer - it's a book I do recommend if you're short on monsters). As for the others, I would rate them in the following order: Monsters of Faerun (even if not running a FR campaign) Monster Manual IV (this got attacked for too many Dragonspawn, fairly IMO, and too many 'classed' versions of MM monsters. Turns out that I'm far more likely to use the 'classed' monsters than almost anything from any of the other books.) Fiend Folio Monster Manual III Monster Manual II. Note that Monsters of Faerun and Monster Manual II are 3.0 books, so need some conversion to use with 3.5. The Fiend Folio came out just as the rules were changing, so needs some work but not as much as the previous two. MMIII and MMIV are 3.5 books. It's also worth noting that these are my current and highly-subjective recommendations based on what I've used. Others are likely to recommend a different set in a different order. And, if you ask me again in a year, the order will have changed. [/QUOTE]

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