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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 5825040" data-attributes="member: 1129">One of the things I hope that the 5th ed Monster Manual does is bring back physical descriptons. The Monster Manual for 4th edition is one of the worst offenders in not providing any written details on the monsters. Sure, we have the art but once you show a picture to a player, they'll always know what the monster is.Indeed, Ravenloft and other products often spoke of 'showing' the details of the monster and not simply naming them. For a book written by numerous creative types, the Monster Manual is terrible with gems like the following; This restless apparition lurks in the shadows thirsting for souls. Those it slays become free-willed wraiths as hateful as their creator. Under the lore we get a little potential of what could be description but... not really.Ogres don't do too bad. Aggressive, strong, and dull-witted, ogres are the quintessential big, dumb brutes. Mind you, we don't know if they ahve fangs, pointed ears, or purple skin, but... I'm not saying every mosnters needs a three paragraph description but when talking about monsters, especially in a game where there are generic size descriptors, having some real details might come in handy here.</blockquote>