Mike Shea

And we know the font size is also bigger as well. In an analysis, Mastering Dungeons did a little bit about this, and myself and some friends did a little bit about this, trying to figure out page counts, or word counts. And what we figured is that the word counts of the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master's Guide are roughly similar to the word counts that the original 2014 books had.

And we know the font size is also bigger as well. In an analysis, Mastering Dungeons did a little bit about this, and myself and some friends did a little bit about this, trying to figure out page counts, or word counts. And what we figured is that the word counts of the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master's Guide are roughly similar to the word counts that the original 2014 books had.

And we know the font size is also bigger as well. In an analysis, Mastering Dungeons did a little bit about this, and myself and some friends did a little bit about this, trying to figure out page counts, or word counts. And what we figured is that the word counts of the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master's Guide are roughly similar to the word counts that the original 2014 books had.

So while the pages are bigger, while there's more stuff in them, the overall word count is about the same. And that's because they increase the font size. The font size of the 2014 books are smaller than the font size of the 2024 books. But it's about the same number of words.

So while the pages are bigger, while there's more stuff in them, the overall word count is about the same. And that's because they increase the font size. The font size of the 2014 books are smaller than the font size of the 2024 books. But it's about the same number of words.

So while the pages are bigger, while there's more stuff in them, the overall word count is about the same. And that's because they increase the font size. The font size of the 2014 books are smaller than the font size of the 2024 books. But it's about the same number of words.

But if the Monster Manual has 80-some monsters more and bigger art, and the font size is bigger, that's going to make up for any of those extra pages. What's going to give? What's not going to be in it? And they're not going to tell us what's not going to be in it.

But if the Monster Manual has 80-some monsters more and bigger art, and the font size is bigger, that's going to make up for any of those extra pages. What's going to give? What's not going to be in it? And they're not going to tell us what's not going to be in it.

But if the Monster Manual has 80-some monsters more and bigger art, and the font size is bigger, that's going to make up for any of those extra pages. What's going to give? What's not going to be in it? And they're not going to tell us what's not going to be in it.

One thing we learned from other YouTube folks, which many people are disappointed, I was not surprised, is that there is nothing about how to build a monster in the monster book. that the only material that Wizards of the Coast released for building a monster is inside the Dungeon Master's Guide, and that is really anemic.

One thing we learned from other YouTube folks, which many people are disappointed, I was not surprised, is that there is nothing about how to build a monster in the monster book. that the only material that Wizards of the Coast released for building a monster is inside the Dungeon Master's Guide, and that is really anemic.

One thing we learned from other YouTube folks, which many people are disappointed, I was not surprised, is that there is nothing about how to build a monster in the monster book. that the only material that Wizards of the Coast released for building a monster is inside the Dungeon Master's Guide, and that is really anemic.

Good news is there's a book, Forge of Foes, written by myself and Scott Fitzgerald Gray and Teo Sabadia, that gives you all kinds of stuff about how to build monsters. So if you want to build monsters for 5e, and it looks to be totally compatible with D&D 2024, if you want a great book about monsters, check out Forge of Foes.

Good news is there's a book, Forge of Foes, written by myself and Scott Fitzgerald Gray and Teo Sabadia, that gives you all kinds of stuff about how to build monsters. So if you want to build monsters for 5e, and it looks to be totally compatible with D&D 2024, if you want a great book about monsters, check out Forge of Foes.

Good news is there's a book, Forge of Foes, written by myself and Scott Fitzgerald Gray and Teo Sabadia, that gives you all kinds of stuff about how to build monsters. So if you want to build monsters for 5e, and it looks to be totally compatible with D&D 2024, if you want a great book about monsters, check out Forge of Foes.

and other publishers have also put out material for how to build monsters. Both Tales of the Valiant and Level Up Advanced 5e have excellent guides for how to build monsters that go way beyond what you see in 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. But I'm also worried that the lore for monsters are going to be less too.

and other publishers have also put out material for how to build monsters. Both Tales of the Valiant and Level Up Advanced 5e have excellent guides for how to build monsters that go way beyond what you see in 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. But I'm also worried that the lore for monsters are going to be less too.

and other publishers have also put out material for how to build monsters. Both Tales of the Valiant and Level Up Advanced 5e have excellent guides for how to build monsters that go way beyond what you see in 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. But I'm also worried that the lore for monsters are going to be less too.

I'm worried there's going to be fewer words per monster, certainly per monster, but even like fewer words in general. And that kind of hurts because what's the context they're giving?

I'm worried there's going to be fewer words per monster, certainly per monster, but even like fewer words in general. And that kind of hurts because what's the context they're giving?