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Dungeons & Dragons
Monster Manual II
Even Greater Threats Await!
As heroes grow in power, they seek out more formidable adversaries. Whether sinister or seductive, ferocious or foul, the creatures lurking within these pages will challenge the most experienced characters of any campaign.
This supplement for the D&D game unleashes a horde of monsters to confront characters at all levels of play, including several with Challenge Ratings of 21 or higher. Inside are old favorites such as the death knight and the gem dragons, as well as all-new creatures such as the bronze serpent, the effigy, and the fiendwurm. Along with updated and expanded monster creation rules, "Monster Manual II" provides an inexhaustible source of ways to keep even the toughest heroes fighting and running for their lives.
To use this supplement, a Dungeon Master also needs the "Player's Handbook" and the "Dungeon Master""'s Guide." A player needs only the "Player's Handbook."
As heroes grow in power, they seek out more formidable adversaries. Whether sinister or seductive, ferocious or foul, the creatures lurking within these pages will challenge the most experienced characters of any campaign.
This supplement for the D&D game unleashes a horde of monsters to confront characters at all levels of play, including several with Challenge Ratings of 21 or higher. Inside are old favorites such as the death knight and the gem dragons, as well as all-new creatures such as the bronze serpent, the effigy, and the fiendwurm. Along with updated and expanded monster creation rules, "Monster Manual II" provides an inexhaustible source of ways to keep even the toughest heroes fighting and running for their lives.
To use this supplement, a Dungeon Master also needs the "Player's Handbook" and the "Dungeon Master""'s Guide." A player needs only the "Player's Handbook."
224 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2002
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Wizards of the Coast publishes role-playing games, board games, and collectible card games. They have received numerous awards, including several Origins Awards. The company has been a subsidiary of Hasbro since 1999. All Wizards of the Coast stores were closed in 2004.
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April 8, 2014
I did enjoy the artwork of this book, finding it to be very crisp and vivid in most cases.
The presented specimens were also well-described and I thought they presented a fairly good assortment of setting-specific adversaries (allies?) for players looking for a fresh batch of inhabitants for their campaign.
That said, where this book fell down for me was that it didn't take enough risks. The 'new' subgroups just didn't inspire my imagination, which is ultimately what I personally look for in a bestiary/magic item compendium/setting rulebook. The minutiae is fine, but having a set of hardened 'guideposts' in the form of major NPCs, magic systems, or new subraces is essential for me to re-read these books. I just don't find myself doing that with this one.
Which is not to say that it's not a good book; I think it slots in just fine next to the others on my shelf. But I don't pick it out specifically to pore over its listed monsters when I'm looking for inspiration, which I do find myself doing with other books like the early Sword & Sorcery books and many of the Eberron books.
The presented specimens were also well-described and I thought they presented a fairly good assortment of setting-specific adversaries (allies?) for players looking for a fresh batch of inhabitants for their campaign.
That said, where this book fell down for me was that it didn't take enough risks. The 'new' subgroups just didn't inspire my imagination, which is ultimately what I personally look for in a bestiary/magic item compendium/setting rulebook. The minutiae is fine, but having a set of hardened 'guideposts' in the form of major NPCs, magic systems, or new subraces is essential for me to re-read these books. I just don't find myself doing that with this one.
Which is not to say that it's not a good book; I think it slots in just fine next to the others on my shelf. But I don't pick it out specifically to pore over its listed monsters when I'm looking for inspiration, which I do find myself doing with other books like the early Sword & Sorcery books and many of the Eberron books.
April 30, 2008
Monster Manual II brings in all kinds of new creatures to add to your game, and a lot of them are pretty cool, if a little weird. While not many of them fall into the "meet up with these every session" category like Orcs and Gnolls do, they can all be used in just about any campaign as special encounters, boss fights, or even just a change from the ordinary.
The best part of this book is the templates in the back! These templates can definitely be used at least once a campaign in order to give the players a new challenge that can go in almost any direction. From Captured Ones and Half Golems to Monsters of Legend and Tauric beasts, the possible combinations will keep the party guessing as to whats coming at them next!
The best part of this book is the templates in the back! These templates can definitely be used at least once a campaign in order to give the players a new challenge that can go in almost any direction. From Captured Ones and Half Golems to Monsters of Legend and Tauric beasts, the possible combinations will keep the party guessing as to whats coming at them next!
September 16, 2008
Rating based on usefulness.
April 27, 2015
Not the best bestiary, but there is still some good stuff in here.
September 8, 2016
me gusto mucho
March 11, 2019
You bought the core three and needed more stuff. 3.5 was the most popular edition, right? So, yes, the monster manual remix.
February 7, 2020
Basic Premise: More monsters for D&D 3.0.
More monsters at higher challenge ratings. The art is always well-done in these books, it seems. Everything seems to be organized well, and the appendices give lots of ideas for advancing monsters and making them more challenging for players.
More monsters at higher challenge ratings. The art is always well-done in these books, it seems. Everything seems to be organized well, and the appendices give lots of ideas for advancing monsters and making them more challenging for players.
May 31, 2007
Love the art work in this...always have. A must have for DnD players
May 1, 2015
good book about d20 creatures for dnd.
May 1, 2016
Decent collection of monsters. 3.0 not 3.5; and the art could have been better.
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