D&D 5E Let’s Read Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse.

[JEB]

Npcs and PCs don’t need to use the Same rules.

No, they don't have to, but some people like them to be at least comparable, for a variety of reasons. That's just as valid a preference.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Npcs and PCs don’t need to use the Same rules.

No, but if they don't that explanation is meaningless.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Back in 3x, you could counter spells but not spell-like abilities or supernatural abilities. This is literally the same thing, but without the (Sp) and (Su) tags.

Again, they changed the rules mid-edition.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

No, but if they don't that explanation is meaningless.

How so?

No, they don't have to, but some people like them to be at least comparable, for a variety of reasons. That's just as valid a preference.

This is correct, but D&D is going by the not using the same rules, which is easier to run and more versatile as Monsters can do anything the DM wants.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Actually a question Micah, have you used any supplements or extra player material like Xanathar’s or Tasha’s since you started playing 5e? Or any of the new monster books like Volo’s or Mordenkainen’s?

This sounds like a "gotcha" question to me, but yes, i have. I use material from many sources, and adapt them to my game and my table.

 

[JEB]

This is correct, but D&D is going by the not using the same rules, which is easier to run and more versatile as Monsters can do anything the DM wants.

And others find it easier to build and reverse-engineer monsters and NPCs when they can be more easily compared to PC standards. Again, these approaches cater to different preferences.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

This sounds like a "gotcha" question to me, but yes, i have. I use material from many sources, and adapt them to my game and my table.

Not a gotcha question. I just would have felt your game sounded boring to me if you did not allow extra material. I am glad you do.

I am the type that looks forward to changes and new products, as I enjoy seeing how it affects everything. A game that stayed the same for 10 years would have sounded like stagnation.

 

[dave2008]

The few numbers that we have, though unreliable, say otherwise. And that still leaves 20+

What do you mean? By the numbers, and I just checked, a CR 19 solo is a threat for four (4) 8th level PCs.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

How does it make sense to you then? And ignoring it is not the same thing.

Spells are magic, but not all magic is spells. Being able to counter spell something is dependent, in my fiction, on understanding what I am counterspelling. I understand spells, because I am a spellcaster, but I don’t have a grasp of all magic

 

[J-H]

I'm reading this thread to find out about the new monsters, not for a 3 page discussion of how their spellcasting change requires the DM to use good judgement in order to interact with Counterspell. Can that be moved to another thread please?