Dungeons & Dragons Volo's Guide to Monsters Illustrated 2016 @Hardcover (15 Nov)

apart from the bottom right hand corners of the cover being creased, there is little to show for it being second hand. It is in the same condition as described and i'm very happy with it.

While the in depth lore entries are only applicable to the forgotten realms, they're perfect as food for thought and inspiration for your own lore, and are detailed enough to fill in for anything you might have forgotten while writing your own lore.The playable races are reserved to a very small area of the book, but since this is more for DMs than players that's understandable.Plently of new and interesting monsters even if you are not interested in the races the rest of the book focuses on, though not enough to justify buying the book for new monsters alone.Despite what other reviews have said, no quality issues with my copy. Hopefully I'm not the anomaly here.Verdict: a worthwhile purchase for any DM seeking to make the most of classic dnd monsters, plus some playable races and extra monsters to boot.

Well thought out and imaginative addition to the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. In keeping with the general trend in the latest iteration of the game, the stress is on storytelling rather than rules. Many of the new races available for characters are not too different in many respects to other core races (Goliaths have virtually identical stat adds to Half Orcs already described in the PHB for example) but their background and history gives roleplaying tips to make them different to play.This volume is full of valuable resources, more powerful versions of standard Monster Manual critters ; Monster lairs (the Mind Flayer tunnel complex is extremely challenging), New races for PCs ; example NPCs; Detailed ecologies for some creature. All are useful and usable. It is a bit unwieldy in that some of the book is designed for DMS and some for players but , I suppose, that is close to the AD&D version of many moons ago, the Unearthed Arcana.Great production values and top notch artwork feature throughout...the Fire Giant Dreadnought and Slithering Tracker pics are highlights for me. The cover artwork is slightly underwhelming, in contrast.It's a shame no space could be found to credit the original creators of these creatures, I remember many of the best here (Kenku, Tabaxi, Nilbog etc) appearing in White Dwarf Magazine way back in the day , sent in by fan contributors. Still, in a way, their longevity and continued popularity, renewed in these up to date versions, are a testament to the writers who invented them,

And my dm enjoyed the ideas and helped homebred the ideas

A must for any DM, load of monsters

Prompt delivery, amazing quality, strong binding, no dents. My youngest brother, the Dungeon Master, was very satisfied

great info and artwork ,book was in pristine condition so i can only assume that the binding etc has now been sorted as other reviews have complained about it.good value and will be a great addition to my daughters collection.

Not quite what I was expecting, however, excellent artwork, well laid out and decent value for money. Buy it to fill the gaps in or for more inspiration.