Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Million Dollar TTRPG Crowdfunders
Most Anticipated Tabletop RPGs Of The Year
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
What's New?
Latest activity
Register
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Steady Vane's latest activity
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
mamba's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
that doesn’t really have them make more sense, that just removes the context that allows to compare them to PCs ;)
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
Whizbang Dustyboots's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
Well, he's communicating with his blog audience who are there for 5E monster posts and explaining that things may be changing. It was...
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
Reynard's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
EDIT: Yikes. I embarrass myself. This thread is hilarious. I remember when "The monsters know what they are doing" was a darling. But...
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
Reynard's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
I run a weekly D&D 2024 game and EVRY SESSION players find things about it that were bad choices by the design team, that make the game...
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
replied to the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
.
It is a failure of the game design when it no longer caters to the community that used to play it. This is the 4e arguments all over...
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
mamba's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
I mean, he may be exaggerating, but I do not disagree with “One of the things I love—and I speak in the present tense—about 5E14 is...
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
The Firebird's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
To be charitable to Keith, he has a successful brand and series of books for 5e14. Moving on isn't just a matter of running a new...
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
The Firebird's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
I love this, from the article, because it hits on the same pain points I have with the new edition. Especially low level, especially...
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
the Jester's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
There is so much power creep. SO MUCH. Every class is powered up. You could argue that martials need more oomph; but if that's the...
Dec 19, 2025
S
Steady Vane
replied to the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
.
His reticence on the 2024 rules reminds me a lot of A Knight At The Opera, another 5e blog that found themselves not liking the new...
Dec 18, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
bedir than's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
"knee jerk" isn't writing this post after playing and writing for the rule set for well over a year "lack of familiarity with other...
Dec 18, 2025
S
Steady Vane
reacted to
mamba's post
in the thread
D&D General
The Monsters Know What They're Doing ... Are Unsure on 5e24
with
Like
.
wasn’t it the other way around? It supported a wider variety in 2014 than it does in 2024, and that is what he is complaining about
Dec 18, 2025
Top