With the recent release of the 2024 Monster Manual, John and I talk shop about monsters (and encounter design) in general.
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Timestamps
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0:00 - Intro
1:09 - On the New Monster Manual
3:42 - How Much to Pare Down?
6:03 - Liches Be Crazy
6:33 - Who Monsters Are For
8:00 - Favorite Changes
10:50 - Building for Permission
15:14 - Rules Lawyering Myself
20:04 - Multi-Solution Encounters
21:30 - Monsters As Puzzles
26:08 - GMs are Players, Too
29:08 - Complexity is Good, Actually
31:47 - Who You Play With
33:36 - Increase in Skill Over Time
34:13 - But Also Isn't Static
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