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 Message 35 of 75 
 Justisaur to Zaghadka 
 Re: 2e 
 30 Oct 25 10:38:44 
 
From: justisaur@yahoo.com

On 10/27/2025 8:29 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:29:07 +0100, Kyonshi  wrote:
>
>> On 10/22/2025 1:51 AM, gbbgu wrote:
>>> On 18 Oct 2025, Zaghadka wrote:
>>>
>>>> Absolutely! I loved the looseleaf monstrous compendium, though I
>>>> unfortunately lost it.
>>>
>>> As a kid with all the free time in the world, I spent ages sticking on
little
>>> plastic ring protectors to stop those pages immediatlly ripping out of the
>>> binder.
>>>
>>> And like every one else, buying modules with loose leaf monsters to add to
the
>>> folder was great until you found out that you couldn't keep them in
>>> alphabetical order.
>>>
>>
>> I loved the concept of those loose-leafed manuals (like I also loved the
>> way Harnmaster did the same with it's whole setting). But it's not quite
>> as comfortable to use as one would think.
>
> I liked that I could pop out the stat blocks for a particular adventure
> and stick them into their own binder. It was not meant to be used in the
> way you would use the Monster Manual. Many people tore through the binder
> holes using it in that way, as it was quite thick.
>

Yep, I had to use hole reinforcers.  I hate those loose leaves for
monsters.  Also had to use a separate binders, which introduced more cost.

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