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Wolves having trip as their signature ability since 3.0 has always been a bit weird for me. 5e pack tactics is a great fit for the...

Yeah, this was also done for the sake of making CR estimations more reliable. ‘14 CR monsters with abilities that could be avoided with...

I don't like that so many monsters give rider effects without the need of a saving throw. My players have a few times gotten ready to...

I absolutely hate what they did to lycanthropes. A vampire taking normal damage from nonmagical weapons I can live with, even though I...

Creatures who had resistance to magic bps (basically bps that could not be overcome with a magic weapon) kept resistance to bps. What's...

Weirdly, there are some exceptions, like the Empyrean, which does have BPS resistance.

So apparently, resistance to non-magical weapons was overvalued in 2014 as being a multiplier on HP. Thing is, it's pretty rare to fight...

I am a big fan of a lot of the changes! I like the spellcasting for the post part (although I might've preferred they put the damage...

Yeah, the new organization kinda sucks. The creatures themselves are a bit stronger. In particular, a lot more of them have multiple...

I’ll push back a little. The 24 monsters typically still have the flavor traits you speed of, they are just not called out. They are...

Oh, and the attempt at alphabetization was a dismal failure.

Overall, so far so good. I've even started using some 2024 monsters in one of my 2014 games. I like the slight increase in difficulty...

They'll probably thank you for that. :p "We're better than those manipulative, infernal lawyers from the Nine Hells! Woot!" :p

Yeah I want homeplay stuff as I can’t get to Cons reliably.

I’ll probably check out the adventures when they become available for home games. Until then, it might as well not exist to me. I’m glad...