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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 7975558" data-attributes="member: 83242">That is false.  Working out the stats via the guidlines in the DMG does not make it any more a War Ogre than re-skinning a fire giant.  A War Ogre is not a thing, it is fictional.  There is no "best" representation.  Working out the stats via the DMG only tells you you used the DMG to create the monster.  It tells you nothing about how good the representation is. For example, I don't think the "best" representation of a dragon is in the MM or accounted for in the DMG guidelines.  However, that doesn't make it the "best" either.  It makes my opinion and that is all.No one said re-skin without examination.  The process of re-skinning is an examination.  That is not the DM's job.  The job of DM is to facility a game that is fun for everyone.  That everyone includes the DM.  You also seem to mis-understand what the stats is.  I stat block is a tool to help the DM explain/describe a monster to the players, it does not represent the monster.  The DM does that. What does:  "work out the stat of a War Ogre mean to you."</blockquote>