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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6533458">Some thoughts from a guy who DMed the same thing:I make most of my monsters myself, and the game started before the MM was released.&nbsp; So, if your DM/anyone at the table, doesn't have a MM, either invest in one, or deal with the fact that creatures will not be &quot;by the book&quot;.&nbsp; Now, assuming that your DM does have the MM, I can still see a desire to run things would normally be way beyond your level, in a boiled-down version, but that does sort of defeat the point of &quot;learning the edition&quot; which it seems was the proposed intention behind the game(aside from having fun of course).I started my game with the intention of &quot;stick to the rools&quot;.&nbsp; We played for about 3 months that way.&nbsp; I used the MM for guidance once it released, but still made most of my monsters myself and I was very stingy with magical treasure.&nbsp; I was a big stickler to the rules because I wanted to get a good handle on the game.&nbsp; Even when I did give out magical treasure, I made it myself but kept them very in line with what you'd find in the DMG.&nbsp; I certainly support customizing and stuff, but really, stick to the books if you're a new DM.&nbsp; 5th can feel like earlier editions at times, but if you treat it like another edition you'll almost certainly break it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6533458"] Some thoughts from a guy who DMed the same thing: I make most of my monsters myself, and the game started before the MM was released. So, if your DM/anyone at the table, doesn't have a MM, either invest in one, or deal with the fact that creatures [B]will not[/B] be "by the book". Now, assuming that your DM [I]does[/I] have the MM, I can still see a desire to run things would normally be way beyond your level, in a boiled-down version, but that does sort of defeat the point of "learning the edition" which it seems was the proposed intention behind the game(aside from having fun of course). I started my game with the intention of "stick to the rools". We played for about 3 months that way. I used the MM for guidance once it released, but still made most of my monsters myself and I was very stingy with magical treasure. I was a big stickler to the rules because I wanted to get a good handle on the game. Even when I did give out magical treasure, I made it myself but kept them very in line with what you'd find in the DMG. I certainly support customizing and stuff, but really, stick to the books if you're a new DM. 5th can [I]feel[/I] like earlier editions at times, but if you treat it like another edition you'll almost certainly break it. [/QUOTE]

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