There are things of "this is how I play, but here are other ideas too" and "this is what we thought was true, but this is also true." that so many (here and elsewhere) could learn from for sure.
I love aberrations. There is no doubt they are alien and want things from humanoids that aren't good for their survival. Plus, I love tentacles and slime......
Strong disagree. It reflected an ability to avoid hit point loss through experience. You seem to have a strong... There is a right way feeling to your posts. We disagree. Nothing more or less
Except I can describe it any way I want, regardless of the numbers. I can make it have armor if I want, or a shield or not. Ymmv, of course. The numbers are all abstractions to enable that part of play.
I don't care why the AC is what it is. It has almost no bearing on play, and is more clutter.
I do mostly like what we've seen for the new monsters, in terms of play.