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The Monster Overhaul
 
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by Casimir [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/21/2024 23:25:38

Great Monster Manual-like book. I love the hardcopy hardback as well. Great way to liven up monster encounters.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by Daniel [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/14/2024 06:14:15

I wish all monster manuals set themselves to this standard.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by AARON [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/21/2024 15:35:26

Simply put, this is my favorite Bestiary, ever. Every monster is an old favorite, but each one has been re-approached with a sense of flavor and design that feels under-developed in other books and better yet, all of the tools and flavor has been executed with GM agency in mind and ease of use.

This is true for Skerples other book as well, Magical Industrial Revolution but the formatting of Monster Overhaul is just a joy. Information is dense but readable, with nice thick margins meant for writing notes and leaving sticky notes. This is a book meant to be loved, and I do, so much.

I'm running an OSR campaign now, and the Monster Overhaul is the first book I refer to if I have something conventional in mind. Goblins? definitely need to look, there might be something good, there always is. Dragons? of course. Even when I want to run something like a bugbear, I'll flip to Orcs and see what this book has in mind.

The art is also some of my favorite in any book. each section seems to have a different artist and each artist has their own unique style but none of those styles betray the old school flavor of dungeon crawling. Every picture conveys a sense of mystery, danger, and curiosity. some of it's dirty, and some clean, but all of it is amazing.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by L. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/21/2023 20:00:14

Full from page 1 to page The End with useful tables, monsters with stories and details that are helpful for running a game, any game. Big recommendations all round. Art from many excellent people only adds to the character of the book.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by Christopher [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/02/2023 16:39:31

The best and most useful monster manual I've seen in decades.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by scott [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 10/04/2023 15:44:51

magnificent! i regret i only have 5 stars to give, this book is vital for ttrpg play imo



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by Haydon K. M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 04/06/2023 22:29:47

An incredible resource! Mountains of monsters presented to spur the imagination and help out a DM in a tight spot.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by Ryan M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/14/2023 18:06:10

The art is fantastic, the tables are so evocative and creative. The "how does the giant crab react" table is so good it makes me want to fit a giant crab into my next game. There are enough ideas in here that it is great reading as is.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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The Monster Overhaul
Publisher: Skerples
by Josh G. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/13/2023 19:31:16

Kickstarted this lil' critter and have really been looking forward to its release. I've been using the pre-final printing for some stocking ideas for my "dungeon 23". All around a great tool, broadly useful, but opinionated enough in it's decisions to avoid being a milquetoast kind of generic. One of the few monster books that covers the entire "generic fantasy rpg" gamut, while being actually a useful tool.

To make best use of it you will probably want to be playing a Dungeons and Dragons style game, but I think even if you're running something like a pulp or sci-fantasty type game you'll be able to get mileage out of it.



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