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<blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 9533733" data-attributes="member: 83242">I just want to clarify that you need to pause a little bit on the analysis because it may not be comparing apples to apples. The 2014 MM bugbear is listed as a &quot;Bugbear.&quot; However, the bugbear in Uni is listed as a &quot;Bugbear Warrior.&quot; The video could be comparing apples to oranges. We don't know until the 2025 MM is available.Traditional WotC uses modifiers (like &quot;warrior&quot; or &quot;chief&quot;) to denote a different type of monster with a different statblock. It is possible the bugbear warrior is not meant as a direct replacement for the bugbear. It is interesting that the 2024 Green Dragon preview list it simple as &quot;Ancient Green Dragon.&quot; So it is clearly a replacment. Similarly, the Blink Dog in Uni and the MM share the same name. This seems like a direct replacement. Also, you noted the removal of Keen Hearing and Smell, but you (or perhaps the video) didn't note that it was replaced with expertise in perception (going from a +3 in 2014 to at +5 in 2024). This has been a trend in WotC monster design for the past few years.All this leads me to believe that the monsters in Uni, while providing insight into the new MM, are not necessarily all same monsters / updates to 2014 monsters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dave2008, post: 9533733, member: 83242"] I just want to clarify that you need to pause a little bit on the analysis because it may not be comparing apples to apples. The 2014 MM bugbear is listed as a "Bugbear." However, the bugbear in Uni is listed as a "Bugbear Warrior." The video could be comparing apples to oranges. We don't know until the 2025 MM is available. Traditional WotC uses modifiers (like "warrior" or "chief") to denote a different type of monster with a different statblock. It is possible the bugbear warrior is not meant as a direct replacement for the bugbear. It is interesting that the 2024 Green Dragon preview list it simple as "Ancient Green Dragon." So it is clearly a replacment. Similarly, the Blink Dog in Uni and the MM share the same name. This seems like a direct replacement. Also, you noted the removal of Keen Hearing and Smell, but you (or perhaps the video) didn't note that it was replaced with expertise in perception (going from a +3 in 2014 to at +5 in 2024). This has been a trend in WotC monster design for the past few years. All this leads me to believe that the monsters in Uni, while providing insight into the new MM, are not necessarily all same monsters / updates to 2014 monsters. [/QUOTE]

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