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Commoner-1 07-19-05, 02:25 PM	I've been gaming a long time, but I don't buy many books. I am looking to purchase a new monster book because I think I have done everything possible with the monster in the Core book. Which do you guys recommend if you were only to get one, Monster Manual II , III or the Fiend Folio? I play 3.5, my campaigns usually don't go beyond 9-10th level, so I wouldn't need too many monsters tougher than CR 13 or so. Also, is there a 3.5 write-up of the Bullywug? I can't explain it, but I have loved these guys since first edition.
Rohano 07-20-05, 04:49 AM	If monsters is all you need, don't buy MM2. All of the creatures in it are exotic and have higher CRs than what you said was acceptable. If you want to totally broaden your horizons, consider the Enhanced Psionic Handbook 3.5 (I think that's what it is called). New classes, a total new way to look at things (it's all balanced, quite unlike AD&D psionics), and a lot of psionic creatures. If you want to make your campaigns last longer as well as enhance the variety of creatures you can use, consider the Epic Handbook. Upon glancing through it, every player dreams of ascending his level 10 fighter into a level 30 fighter and attaining true power. If your campaign looks like it's dying due to disinterest, toss in a few epic creatures (don't force the players to get involved in combat, and if they get themselves killed, remind them that not every monster is there to be fought and killed) or items or NPCs or spells or something to grab their attention. Enlighten them a little bit on what they are precious few levels from attaining. The Epic Handbook features several powerful new dragon species, new elementals, and all kinds of undead and extraplanar creatures for you to have fun with, in addition to the rest of the wonderful material in the Epic Handbook that you can use to enhance your campaign to a great amount. If you'd like a flexible new selection of critters, consider the Draconomicon. It has all kinds of dragon-related creatures, classes, prestige classes, and tons of material that can make dragons look a lot more intense to your PCs. Fiend Folio would only be useful to you if you're into fiends! If you still don't know what book you want, check out a thread totally dedicated to logging every single monster available, categorized by what book it's from. http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=155813 This should greatly assist you in choosing a tomb of creatures for your Dungeons and Dragons sessions.
Commoner-1 07-20-05, 07:28 PM	Thanks for the monster link. I will check that out shortly. My players (and myself in my playing days) enjoy making characters a little too much to take our campaigns much into the double digit levels. Our current campaign is an exception. They are just a few thousand xp shy of 18th level, but for the most part I don't prefer dming super characters and they don't really seem to enjoy playing them. Personally, I like the game the best when the most powerful thing the party can do is throw a 5-6 die fireball, but that is just me.
Rohano 07-20-05, 07:51 PM	A noble party, you must have. I'm glad I could help. :D