So, let's talk about books.

A good book is like a good snack, you can always have another. So, our next update, "New Features & New Creatures!", will have a very long, very robust book. But not just any book.

The Monster Book.

The Monster Book holds many secrets about the marvelous monsters of MapleStory--HP/MP, drops, the whole nine. Only the pages are blank. How do you fill out the pages? Easy, you hunt monsters and collect their drop cards. After you collect one, hit "B" on your keeyboard, and you can learn more information about that monster. If that weren't enough, there are also certain buffs associated with the areas and monster should you collect all monster card types.

And we're going to hold an event for those of you who are up to the challenge. Get ready!

So we have the Family System, More Master Monsters, and the Monster Book, but that's not all. We've revamped quite a few processes within the game, everything from quest progression, item inventory, maps, bugs, monster drops, placements, the tutortial, new mini-dungeons, nearly every part of the game is being adjusted or prepared for further content to come.

We've heard your feedback and are ready to throw down some of the biggest updates we have to offer. No stone left unturned, no area untouched. We'll reveal more as time approaches, but we're going to satisfy everyone, Level 1 - 200.

And we know what some of you are thinking: "There's no way! How will they satisfy everyone?"
Our answer: "You'll see."

So strap yourselves in and get ready for the ride!

lol at first i thought this was guild contest you wrote up for the 30 secs of reading (i didn't pay attn to what category i was in). thats cool, i guess for the buffs, i love boosts of anything. the monster info doesn't matter to me all that much since we have hiddenstreet.

sounds like an interesting feature lol

Well that explains a lot, I was going through my keyboard shortcuts the other day, and I saw one labeled "Monster Book." I was wondering what it did.

its PERFECT and ive been WAITING MONTHS FOR THIS I LOVE collecting the book doesnt start out with every creatures info

You have to earn it

The creatures drop cards, 1 card gives you the monster name and picture and possibly hp/mp and exp, the next gives more info and so on until you get 4 cards then you get the buff. I will be killing EVERY CREATURE IN MS WITH TK WHEN WE GET THIS When we get it the book will be empty, its up to you to fill it.

i cant wait ^_^

Found in depth info

In KoreaMS, JapanMS, TaiwanMS, and ChinaMS, there is a system called the "Monster Book." Monster Book is, as the name suggests, a book which every player is given that catalogs monsters. When the Monster Book is added to the game, monsters will begin dropping "cards" that contain detailed information on them. Each individual monster's card can be collected up to five times. Upon picking up a monster's first card, the monster's slot in the book lights up and it's standing sprite becomes viewable. The second time a card is picked up, the monster's HP and MP values will be displayed, as well as some new animations of the monster, such as walking or knockback. The third time, the monster's history and level will be added. For the fourth card, a near complete drop list is revealed, with certain items (such as Skill books) omitted. The fifth card will reveal the monster's exact locations across the world, and grant a temporary 15% experience boost. This boost lasts for one hour, starting from the moment the card is picked up. All remaining animations for that monster will also be unlocked. Though cards will continue to drop after the final card is found, picking up more than five will have no effect. In addition to their permanent change to a player's monster book, each card looted will cast a "buff" on the player, granting them a helpful boost such as increased drop rates or speed/jump boosts when hunting in the region where that monster appears.

Cards in the book are sorted by relative level range. There are tabs on the side of the book which allow one to skip from level range to level range. The tabs on the book's side are color coded, and the colors match those in the background of the cards which appear in that section. A Chief Gray, for example, has a green background on its' card, and the tab under which it appears is also green. The only exception is cards from Boss monsters, as these appear in a different section, called "Special Cards". Certain event monsters also appear as special cards.

Only monsters found on Maple Island, Victoria Island, and Ossyria currently drop cards. In JapanMS and ChinaMS, cards drop from Zipangu monsters, and monsters from Shanghai Wai-Tan and Shaolin Temple drop Monster Book cards as well. All other World Tour areas, such as Floating Market, Singapore, and Ximending, do not have cards in any version. It is expected that when the version which created a town gets the Monster Book, the monsters in that version's World Tour area will begin dropping cards. Monsters in Party Quests do not drop cards, with the exception of bosses: King Slime, Alishar, Poison Golem, Lord Pirate, Papa Pixie, and Frankenroid. For players who are above the level range of the Party Quests, opportunities to "buy" these cards appear from time to time as part of events.