Critical Hits 5E MM Review from Mike Shea

[Mark CMG]

http://www.critical-hits.com/blog/2014/09/10/review-monster-manual-for-dungeons-dragons-5th-edition/

Looks promising. Thoughts?

 

[Quickleaf]

Yep, sounds just as good as the previews seemed to make it out to be! That Sphinx preview...Rowrr...that was an awesome monster.

Life-draining creatures like the specter and vampire drain maximum hit point values instead of sucking levels out of characters. It’s easier to manage at the table while still being something players will fear. These hit points return after a full rest, however, instead of requiring the casting of a restoration spell.

This is one of my favorite changes in 5e.

One things that jumps out is how few monsters over CR 10 there are. While using more lower level monsters is always an option, I suspect groups who play a lot and reach 10th+ levels will have DMs doing more homebrewed monsters. Like others, I am eager to see their monster creation guidelines.