tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post717917796807551612..comments2024-03-28T17:48:19.196-05:00Comments on The Other Side blog: Monstrous Mondays: The D&D 4th Ed Monster Manual (Overview & Review)Timothy S. Brannanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-3614046295116765132022-07-06T15:22:33.084-05:002022-07-06T15:22:33.084-05:00I did love the 4e stat blocks! All-in-one monster ...I did love the 4e stat blocks! All-in-one monster rules, no looking somewhere else for spells or reading a half page of description about a special ability. The economy of terminology in 4e was very good. The more natural language style of 5e is easier to read and feels more narrative at baseline, but 4e was better as a reference of clearly defined rules. <br /><br />Anyway, are you going to look at the Demonomicon as well? DMSamuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463301994133619480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-7502778342620559102022-07-05T10:24:09.444-05:002022-07-05T10:24:09.444-05:00Oh good, looking forward to it.
The Essentials er...Oh good, looking forward to it.<br /><br />The Essentials era was peak 4e in my book, they'd really taken their advice in DM2 to heart by then. Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-44840980393935784442022-07-05T10:12:02.159-05:002022-07-05T10:12:02.159-05:00I really loved the multiples options for a single ...I really loved the multiples options for a single type of monster to differentiate their roles in combat. It seems to me that the new Volo's Guide is doing something similar with the base humanoid monster types.WQRobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436898737750581192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-1187672832385983762022-07-04T14:30:42.117-05:002022-07-04T14:30:42.117-05:00I am doing that one on it's own.I am doing that one on it's own.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7913319789564397699.post-2930984488923009572022-07-04T13:00:17.196-05:002022-07-04T13:00:17.196-05:00Aw, you left out the very best of all the 4e monst...Aw, you left out the very best of all the 4e monster books, the Nentir Vale Monster Vault. 4e just kept getting better and better at monster design as time went by, and the Essentials and Vault books really show off how polished things had gotten.Dick McGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14521293874696659063noreply@blogger.com