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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9574233" data-attributes="member: 7635">I find it interesting that nobody has started threads on how the DMG removed the race/species design information from the DMG. Or how there is no guidance in either 2014 or 2024 on how to create a feat. The spells and magic items sections are verbatim (and barely much use). Yet its the monster rules (and their sprawling mass of tables) that get missed. Here's quick hint: the DMG in 2014 wasn't very good for giving ANY creation guidelines. You cannot view the advice it gave for creating a class or subclass as anything less than &quot;FAFO&quot;. Only the monster rules, with its 20-step process and multiple charts, looks anywhere close to actual rules, and that is incredibly deceiving since much of the monster rules come down to &quot;write down some numbers, see if they match the expected CR, and if they don't write down different numbers and repeat&quot;. Honestly, I think the biggest tell is that WotC is admitting the rules weren't really doing what they were supposed to and opted quietly remove them (along with the useless rules for creating races or classes). That kind of creation is advanced and requires some knowledge of game design.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 9574233, member: 7635"] I find it interesting that nobody has started threads on how the DMG removed the race/species design information from the DMG. Or how there is no guidance in either 2014 or 2024 on how to create a feat. The spells and magic items sections are verbatim (and barely much use). Yet its the monster rules (and their sprawling mass of tables) that get missed. Here's quick hint: the DMG in 2014 wasn't very good for giving ANY creation guidelines. You cannot view the advice it gave for creating a class or subclass as anything less than "FAFO". Only the monster rules, with its 20-step process and multiple charts, looks anywhere close to actual rules, and that is incredibly deceiving since much of the monster rules come down to "write down some numbers, see if they match the expected CR, and if they don't write down different numbers and repeat". Honestly, I think the biggest tell is that WotC is admitting the rules weren't really doing what they were supposed to and opted quietly remove them (along with the useless rules for creating races or classes). That kind of creation is advanced and requires some knowledge of game design. [/QUOTE]

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