When this came out (During the 3/3.5 era) it knocked my other favorite monster book (Fiend Folio) out of 1st place. The art totally blew me away, each entry had "hooks" and little silhouettes next to a human so you could get an idea of the size. Their dragons were so powerful they "blighted" the areas around where they lived! There were some cool classes in back too, even one that made stuff out of monster parts. This book has come out 2 other times, but for me the original art is much better than the painted art in the other 2 (one for their own system and once for 5e).

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#4 Monsternomicon from Privateer Press

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