D&D General The Revised Monster Manual was released 1 year ago today! How have you liked facing down and using the new monsters?

[Tessarael]

That information will differ per campaign. Also, IMO it is metagaming to use the MM to optimize your character.

Yes, it will differ by campaign. However, having a basic idea of what damage types are most common is helpful. it is not metagaming to realize that fire and poison are relatively common, hence resistance to those would be more beneficial than say resistance to acid or lightning. Now if the campaign setting is somewhere cold, then it may well make sense to have resistance to cold. Again, this should be common knowledge in the campaign setting.

 

[plecostomus]

Had a fun combat last night with some 2024 ochre jellies vs. a Level 4 party. The jellies have more HP and are also a bit faster (10 -> 20 ft) than their 2014 version. They can now use Split upon becoming Bloodied, and not just when hit with Slashing/Lightning damage. My players don't have Slashing/Lightning so if the change hadn't been made, they would have never known.

My players were laughing at the itty bitty jellies running around, and screaming when they found out the bitties deal the exact same amount of damage as the original jelly.

I also like the ochre jelly's new art, which showcases the Split reaction described above.