I don't own any of the basic monster sourcebooks on beyond (my main losses are the monster manual and books like the fiendish folios. The only books with a real substance of monsters that I have are VRGtR and EGtW). My first question is, is MoM worth getting to cover the bases, and second, does it add enough good, new and interesting content to be worth the $30? Thanks
If you do not already own Volo's Guide to Monsters or Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, then I would say MoM is absolutely worth the 30 bucks to you, especially if your main interest is picking up monster stat blocks more than anything else. That being said, if you dont already own the base Monster Manual in some form, I would prioritize getting that first
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Personally, if you're buying on DDB, I wouldn't buy the whole straight off. Instead, buy the races/monsters that are useful to you. When you buy parts of a book, whatever you spend on it gets discounted off of the total, so you're not losing anything by buying piecemeal. If you buy $10 worth of monsters then decide to buy the whole book, it will only be $20.
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As for the book itself... it's difficult. The monsters are a better selection in the Monster Manual, but MotM has the 34 playable races which is a really nice boon to early players. Again... If you're going by DDB, then there's no reason why you have to be forced into buying MotM just for the races.
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I bought it, and I own Volos and Mordenkeinans, I actually find I prefer the layout and presentation of many of the monsters especially magic users in MotM. It is also useful having them all in one book for when I take it to my own tables to use. But, many, although not all certainly, of the monsters in it I find are more useful to use against higher end parties. And there are a higher percentage of monsters that many players will never face because of how high level they are then the MM. If your running a table for lower level groups the Monster Manual has more than enough to throw at your party to make things fun.
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I don't own any of the basic monster sourcebooks on beyond (my main losses are the monster manual and books like the fiendish folios. The only books with a real substance of monsters that I have are VRGtR and EGtW). My first question is, is MoM worth getting to cover the bases, and second, does it add enough good, new and interesting content to be worth the $30? Thanks
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If you do not already own Volo's Guide to Monsters or Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, then I would say MoM is absolutely worth the 30 bucks to you, especially if your main interest is picking up monster stat blocks more than anything else. That being said, if you dont already own the base Monster Manual in some form, I would prioritize getting that first
Three-time Judge of the Competition of the Finest Brews! Come join us in making fun, unique homebrew and voting for your favorite entries!
Do you do homebrew your adventures or do you play published ones/just play as a player?
Personally, if you're buying on DDB, I wouldn't buy the whole straight off. Instead, buy the races/monsters that are useful to you. When you buy parts of a book, whatever you spend on it gets discounted off of the total, so you're not losing anything by buying piecemeal. If you buy $10 worth of monsters then decide to buy the whole book, it will only be $20.
If you're not willing or able to to discuss in good faith, then don't be surprised if I don't respond, there are better things in life for me to do than humour you. This signature is that response.
As for the book itself... it's difficult. The monsters are a better selection in the Monster Manual, but MotM has the 34 playable races which is a really nice boon to early players. Again... If you're going by DDB, then there's no reason why you have to be forced into buying MotM just for the races.
If you're not willing or able to to discuss in good faith, then don't be surprised if I don't respond, there are better things in life for me to do than humour you. This signature is that response.
I bought it, and I own Volos and Mordenkeinans, I actually find I prefer the layout and presentation of many of the monsters especially magic users in MotM. It is also useful having them all in one book for when I take it to my own tables to use. But, many, although not all certainly, of the monsters in it I find are more useful to use against higher end parties. And there are a higher percentage of monsters that many players will never face because of how high level they are then the MM. If your running a table for lower level groups the Monster Manual has more than enough to throw at your party to make things fun.
Thanks for the insight.
If you're not willing or able to to discuss in good faith, then don't be surprised if I don't respond, there are better things in life for me to do than humour you. This signature is that response.