Mike Shea

I got to imagine that's how the other monsters work. And the idea of telling me what treasure table to roll on isn't really helping me. What helps me, you could do that. You could say armaments, colon, plus one long sword. You know, elven chain, whatever. Tell me what you've got. Like, that would be more useful, but it's too late. They already did that. How are they going to do it?

I got to imagine that's how the other monsters work. And the idea of telling me what treasure table to roll on isn't really helping me. What helps me, you could do that. You could say armaments, colon, plus one long sword. You know, elven chain, whatever. Tell me what you've got. Like, that would be more useful, but it's too late. They already did that. How are they going to do it?

I got to imagine that's how the other monsters work. And the idea of telling me what treasure table to roll on isn't really helping me. What helps me, you could do that. You could say armaments, colon, plus one long sword. You know, elven chain, whatever. Tell me what you've got. Like, that would be more useful, but it's too late. They already did that. How are they going to do it?

so that question of like what isn't in the book I think is interesting what's missing one of the things and you know we're going to have to do a deeper dive obviously we'll do a deeper dive on it when that book actually comes out but one of the things that's pretty clear to me is that stuff definitely is missing from these three books particularly when you compare it to the other 5e variants like level up advanced 5e and all the stuff it has tales of the valiant and all the stuff that it has and even in some cases the 2014 books and what they have

so that question of like what isn't in the book I think is interesting what's missing one of the things and you know we're going to have to do a deeper dive obviously we'll do a deeper dive on it when that book actually comes out but one of the things that's pretty clear to me is that stuff definitely is missing from these three books particularly when you compare it to the other 5e variants like level up advanced 5e and all the stuff it has tales of the valiant and all the stuff that it has and even in some cases the 2014 books and what they have

so that question of like what isn't in the book I think is interesting what's missing one of the things and you know we're going to have to do a deeper dive obviously we'll do a deeper dive on it when that book actually comes out but one of the things that's pretty clear to me is that stuff definitely is missing from these three books particularly when you compare it to the other 5e variants like level up advanced 5e and all the stuff it has tales of the valiant and all the stuff that it has and even in some cases the 2014 books and what they have

There seems to be less stuff in the 2024 books. There's enough stuff to be able to run your games, but there's a lot of things missing. And we're probably going to cover more about like what's missing and where you can get it in future shows. And particularly, we're going to look at the monster manual. What do you really need in a monster manual? You really need stat blocks for monsters, right?

There seems to be less stuff in the 2024 books. There's enough stuff to be able to run your games, but there's a lot of things missing. And we're probably going to cover more about like what's missing and where you can get it in future shows. And particularly, we're going to look at the monster manual. What do you really need in a monster manual? You really need stat blocks for monsters, right?

There seems to be less stuff in the 2024 books. There's enough stuff to be able to run your games, but there's a lot of things missing. And we're probably going to cover more about like what's missing and where you can get it in future shows. And particularly, we're going to look at the monster manual. What do you really need in a monster manual? You really need stat blocks for monsters, right?

Everything else is sort of, you know, you can kind of give and take. But some books are definitely better than others. And unfortunately, I don't think this is something where you can look at one book and say, that's the best book. And the reason why is like, I love Level Up Advanced 5e stuff. I think their monsters are fantastic and absolutely work well.

Everything else is sort of, you know, you can kind of give and take. But some books are definitely better than others. And unfortunately, I don't think this is something where you can look at one book and say, that's the best book. And the reason why is like, I love Level Up Advanced 5e stuff. I think their monsters are fantastic and absolutely work well.

Everything else is sort of, you know, you can kind of give and take. But some books are definitely better than others. And unfortunately, I don't think this is something where you can look at one book and say, that's the best book. And the reason why is like, I love Level Up Advanced 5e stuff. I think their monsters are fantastic and absolutely work well.

It's still my favorite monster book right now. But I do like some of the designs of the monsters of Tales of the Valiant monsters better. They hit harder. They're a little bit more streamlined. They have that more modern take on spellcasting monsters and stuff like that. There's things about those stat blocks I like, which means I like the Tales of the Valiant layout more with the stuff it's got.

It's still my favorite monster book right now. But I do like some of the designs of the monsters of Tales of the Valiant monsters better. They hit harder. They're a little bit more streamlined. They have that more modern take on spellcasting monsters and stuff like that. There's things about those stat blocks I like, which means I like the Tales of the Valiant layout more with the stuff it's got.

It's still my favorite monster book right now. But I do like some of the designs of the monsters of Tales of the Valiant monsters better. They hit harder. They're a little bit more streamlined. They have that more modern take on spellcasting monsters and stuff like that. There's things about those stat blocks I like, which means I like the Tales of the Valiant layout more with the stuff it's got.

But I like the design of the monsters in Tales of the Valiant more. And it would not surprise me at all if I like the artwork in the 20th Monster Manual more than either of those two. which means we're going to have a lot of different monster books. And I don't know that it's going to be super easy to be like, this is the best one. This is the one you should get. I'm not really sure.

But I like the design of the monsters in Tales of the Valiant more. And it would not surprise me at all if I like the artwork in the 20th Monster Manual more than either of those two. which means we're going to have a lot of different monster books. And I don't know that it's going to be super easy to be like, this is the best one. This is the one you should get. I'm not really sure.

But I like the design of the monsters in Tales of the Valiant more. And it would not surprise me at all if I like the artwork in the 20th Monster Manual more than either of those two. which means we're going to have a lot of different monster books. And I don't know that it's going to be super easy to be like, this is the best one. This is the one you should get. I'm not really sure.

It's sort of like the Dungeon Master's Guide. Which one should you get? I don't know. Level Up Advanced 5e Trials and Treasure is really, really good. 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide is really, really good. 2014 Dungeon Master's Guide has a lot in it that I think was underappreciated. And Tales of the Valiant has a really great Game Master's Guide. Which one should you get? I don't know.

It's sort of like the Dungeon Master's Guide. Which one should you get? I don't know. Level Up Advanced 5e Trials and Treasure is really, really good. 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide is really, really good. 2014 Dungeon Master's Guide has a lot in it that I think was underappreciated. And Tales of the Valiant has a really great Game Master's Guide. Which one should you get? I don't know.