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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 6037872" data-attributes="member: 6701124">Another vote for the 2e Monstrous Manual. It even said how big the creatures were on the size line. Seriously, how hard is it to put: G (30' diameter) for the dragon turtle, instead of just G. Like most of the posts above, I liked the layout and tons of information for each monster. I also love most of the Di Terlizzi artwork in it (wasn't a fan of the rest of the art), but took points off for not having the demons and devils. For runner-ups, I have fond memories of the 1e MM ... but maybe its just because its the first time I saw pictures of most of those monsters (B&E didn't have many). Remember liking MM II as well, but don't remember why. Was not a big fan of the Fiend Folio (thought at the time a lot of the monsters were silly or not that useful). I really like the layout and presentation in Pathfinder's Bestiary (no unrelated monsters sharing a page, and not too packed in)... and think III has an exceptionally nice variety of things in it beyond what you usually get in a later monster book. Jade Dragons & Hungry Ghosts by Green Ronin for 3rd was a nice short monster book that had a nice layout, and several of the monsters had some really nice art. Not so-much: Not a fan of the layout in 3e, 3.5, or 4e... just too busy, and I didn't find them pleasant to look at. And the information about the creatures in 4e seemed very scatter-shot.</blockquote>