D&D General 5.5E--new edition or not?

[Toe Knee Nose]

Ironically enough, I find myself in the market for a new monster book for my 5.5 game. Now, I play on Fantasy Grounds, so, I need something that is available on there. At the moment, pretty much all the monster books for D&D on Fantasy Grounds are for 5e and have not been updated to the new stat blocks or the new monster manual styles.

So, I'm in a bit of a bind. Yes, I know I could go out and buy a new monster book (like Dragonix's Monster Manual Expanded - which looks excellent) but, I also know that it's not really meant for 5.5. There are bits and bobs that are carry overs. Nothing that would make the game unplayable, but, kind of a proud nail. Weapon resistances, for example, have changed quite a lot between 5e and 2024 5e. And, I'm thinking to the future. I want a nice big juicy monster book that I'm going to use going forward for several years.

So, I've really been kinda turning up my nose at the 5e monster books on offer. I know they're great books. I own four or five 5e monster books already. Kobold Press' Tome of Beasts (1, 2 and 3), and a few others here and there.

But, I want a book that is built for 2024 D&D. It's really rather sparse on the ground at the moment.

 

[Clint_L]

Ironically enough, I find myself in the market for a new monster book for my 5.5 game. Now, I play on Fantasy Grounds, so, I need something that is available on there. At the moment, pretty much all the monster books for D&D on Fantasy Grounds are for 5e and have not been updated to the new stat blocks or the new monster manual styles.

So, I'm in a bit of a bind. Yes, I know I could go out and buy a new monster book (like Dragonix's Monster Manual Expanded - which looks excellent) but, I also know that it's not really meant for 5.5. There are bits and bobs that are carry overs. Nothing that would make the game unplayable, but, kind of a proud nail. Weapon resistances, for example, have changed quite a lot between 5e and 2024 5e. And, I'm thinking to the future. I want a nice big juicy monster book that I'm going to use going forward for several years.

So, I've really been kinda turning up my nose at the 5e monster books on offer. I know they're great books. I own four or five 5e monster books already. Kobold Press' Tome of Beasts (1, 2 and 3), and a few others here and there.

But, I want a book that is built for 2024 D&D. It's really rather sparse on the ground at the moment.

This is fair. 5e monsters do feel underpowered against a 5.5e party. It’s not hard to correct for, but it does require correction.

 

[UngainlyTitan]

This is fair. 5e monsters do feel underpowered against a 5.5e party. It’s not hard to correct for, but it does require correction.

5e monsters are often under powered against 5e parties much less 5.5 parties.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Ironically enough, I find myself in the market for a new monster book for my 5.5 game. Now, I play on Fantasy Grounds, so, I need something that is available on there. At the moment, pretty much all the monster books for D&D on Fantasy Grounds are for 5e and have not been updated to the new stat blocks or the new monster manual styles.

So, I'm in a bit of a bind. Yes, I know I could go out and buy a new monster book (like Dragonix's Monster Manual Expanded - which looks excellent) but, I also know that it's not really meant for 5.5. There are bits and bobs that are carry overs. Nothing that would make the game unplayable, but, kind of a proud nail. Weapon resistances, for example, have changed quite a lot between 5e and 2024 5e. And, I'm thinking to the future. I want a nice big juicy monster book that I'm going to use going forward for several years.

So, I've really been kinda turning up my nose at the 5e monster books on offer. I know they're great books. I own four or five 5e monster books already. Kobold Press' Tome of Beasts (1, 2 and 3), and a few others here and there.

But, I want a book that is built for 2024 D&D. It's really rather sparse on the ground at the moment.

I think Nix has been updating them. Takes time. But his Monsters are good either way, and can be run for either edition. The changes are relatively minor. (His were closer to the new balance before than older 5e stuff was).

 

[Toe Knee Nose]

No, I get all that. And, totally agree. Love the Nix stuff. Heck, I loved all the monster books I picked up. My problem is that I'm looking two, three years down the road. As I gradually get more and more 5.5 stuff, and the players are going to want to keep using the 5.5 stuff, having to constantly tweak these books is a ... well, it's not a huge problem. You're totally right. And, I'm not so worried about balance as all that. I recently commented that I never need to nerf my players because half the time they forget stuff their characters can do anyway.

It's more of a proud nail thing. A continual minor annoyance. And dropping fifty bucks on a new monster book (which is what one of Nix's books are for Fantasy Grounds, knowing that that minor annoyance isn't going to go away is really causing me to hesitate buying a new book and wait until these new 5.5 books are made available on Fantasy Grounds.