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This arose in a conversation I shared with @dave2008 and @Whizbang Dustyboots regarding The Monster Overhaul (recently released by Skerples) and my ideas for my "ideal monster book."
What does your ideal monster presentation look like? Does it synch up to a product you have? Maybe a personal notation style? Or something that you can imagine but haven't found/made yet?
To facilitate conversation, here are some of the things I want in my ideal monster book:
sample spread from the Hacklopedia
What does your ideal monster presentation look like? Does it synch up to a product you have? Maybe a personal notation style? Or something that you can imagine but haven't found/made yet?
To facilitate conversation, here are some of the things I want in my ideal monster book:
- OSR tables specific to the monster like in The Monster Overhaul
- Name lists for monsters when appropriate
- Some "new school" cool combat stuff
- Treasure & monster ecology a la AD&D / Dragon magazine
- Monster track and sign pictures (like the Hackmaster Hacklopedia)
- Exploration & interaction stuff front and center - potentially even in the stat block
- A willingness to break the mold when it suits the particular monster.
sample spread from the Hacklopedia