tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post4098249950103838758..comments2024-03-28T19:59:53.556-07:00Comments on Daddy Rolled a 1: Decision Decisions Tuesday: "Bad Guys"Martin R. Thomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-56192480901998058082013-01-30T17:00:40.295-08:002013-01-30T17:00:40.295-08:00I'm waiting to read your blog post on the topi...I'm waiting to read your blog post on the topic! :)<br /><br />And, actually, I do really like the 2E <i>Monstrous Manual</i>. I think that's probably my favorite "monster-book" from D&D. I like it for its aesthetic value, and also some of the prose about the various monster ecologies and what-not. From that standpoint, it's much more fun to read than the 1E version, which mainly focuses on things like what kind of treasure they have, or the 3E versions, which tends to focus on stats and combat strategies. But, again, I can safely say that I've used fewer than 10% of the monsters in that book.Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-73285206226010970852013-01-30T16:58:25.214-08:002013-01-30T16:58:25.214-08:00Thanks, Trey. I definitely think that it's nec...Thanks, Trey. I definitely think that it's necessary to vary the monsters to suit the setting. For my part, I've really only spent time developing this one setting that I'm currently using (as you know from reading my blog), so I've never really gotten into developing different settings to see how all the different monsters would fit in. I'm kind of intrigued at the thought, though.Martin R. Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672657745232101753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-47797739257041439232013-01-30T11:18:39.507-08:002013-01-30T11:18:39.507-08:00I very much like the idea of unique monsters, and ...I very much like the idea of unique monsters, and one day I'll have that as a core idea of a setting. So I'm with you on that one, but I have to say that I love monster books, and I'll buy them for games that I don't even play; my favourites are <i>Out of the Pit</i> and the <i>Monstrous Manual</i>, both for games I haven't played for over a decade.<br /><br />As for what monsters I'd include, that's an excellent idea for a blog post.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312698957749576588.post-31534062414441940872013-01-30T09:24:33.362-08:002013-01-30T09:24:33.362-08:00My approach with monsters varies setting to settin...My approach with monsters varies setting to setting--and sometimes I change my mind. I general, I think it's cool where their is a "signature baddie" for PCs to encounter/slaughter (Tolkein's orcs, Jordan's Trollocs, Bakker's Sranc) and if out monsters share common origins that's kind of cool. On the other hand, folklore/mythology random assortments of ecologyless monsters can be cool too.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com