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I agree that it took me a moment to be able to read "tough" as a noun. (Though heavy has the same issue of being a adjective first). But I probably won't use any of those name in-game anyhow. I'll call 'em something more individually descriptive in an actual game. Maybe even by name!

Sure, I suppose. What significant difference does it make? Much like spell schools, moster types are a somewhat arbitrary grouping where many things could fit into multiple groups. They pick one based on internal logic of the moment and print it. I've said before and I'll say again: I don't...

No, that's using magic. As someone said above, they go beyond using magic to having it in their core. Again it's not the only choice they could have made, or necessarily the best one, but it's not without reason. It works "fine" for what the fluff is.

I'm not sure I can answer this satisfactorily, as not only have I not read every single statblock, but I wouldn't remember them if I had. I can more easily check specific stuff than something that broad. But I CAN say that they've stopped with the design choice to replace Legendary Actions with...

You are right. My answer to that question can be taken with a grain of salt, or at least, understood for its biases: But I was assuming that my answer was based on whether I thought it was "worth it" for someone other than me to spend the money, and under the assumption that they have the means...

I think there would be something of a backlash if WotC were to replace "Orc" with "Thug", given that one of the whole points of changing Orcs is that they've been (unfortunately) conflated with marginalized groups. It would be to continue the trend, not end it.

Absolutely. I would rather play 2024 D&D than 2014 D&D. Though I'm perfectly happy to mix the two.

I'm not sure what you mean by it "not having the core rules you need to play". I'm pretty sure it DOES. Now, I agree with you that I'd like an orc statblock (and I would like a dwarf, elf, gnome, whatever statblock) but I don't NEED one, or I wouldn't have been able to play D&D for the past 10...

I do. Much like all of 2024, I think that it is a - slightly - better version of 5e D&D (overall). And I like 5e D&D. I don't think that it's perfect. There are bits and pieces that I think aren't great, but overall? Perfectly playable D&D.

Yes, I was coming on here to point that out - that I was mistaken that Toughs are the same as 2014 Thugs. They have a higher DEX so their range attack doesn't suck quite as bad, and they lost multiattack (and they lost Intimidation proficiency). Otherwise they're the same. But definitely not as...

They DID!

I mean, do what you like, but I think that "jarring and off-putting" is awfully strong for something like a descriptor line that I barely ever think about myself. You can think that WotC is silly for the change if you like, but I think anything beyond "shrug, I like my way better" is a gross...

What do you mean? Do you stat 'em up like PCs or handwave them or something in between? Apparently I do, so I can cut-n' paste now! Here's the answer to your question: Gear Monsters have proficiency with their equipment. If a monster has equipment that can be given away or retrieved, the items...

All the golems go berserk when they're bloodied.

What purpose does anything serve? Creature type is just a category - a descriptor. These lizardfolk are elementals because they've been altered by elemental magic to make them powerful.

It doesn't say anything specific that I can see about that, but I'm pretty sure that's covered in the DMG when they talk about reskinning or minor modding monsters. At any rate, it's a pretty standard thing to do. Seems reasonable to me. Sort of. It seems that all humanoids are represented in...

Like I said, it's starting to grow on me, but I will never see why we can't have both. Again - I'd rather the other way around. I want some Elf Archers (that I can use as "human" archers if I want) and all the rest. Would that seem like stereotyping? Maybe. IDK. Bad example, as both of those...

Yup. Both the Tough (remember: It's the same as the 2014 Thug) and the 2014 Orc are CR 1/2. They have twice as many HP and do roughly half the damage. They'll be less swingy to fight than a 2014 Orc (crits KILL with them) and it might take longer (maybe, the jury's still out on how OP 2024...

Four of them are 8 which is a shame in a way, yeah. Otherwise there's the usual 1/8 Cultist, 2 Fanatic, and a CR10 Heirophant.

I'll say that I didn't like it much, either, but it's starting to grow on me. It just means that people, whether they are humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, non-enhanced lizardfolk, orcs, etc, etc -- all use NPC statblocks based on the kind of jobs they do and the training that they have. Their...