Maybe you shouldn't buy the new Monster Manual

When I started this script I thought I was going to gush over the new D&D Monster Manual for the 2024 rules of the game, released in 2025. But after working on the script for more than a month, I've come away a little disappointed. It's weird because I really liked the book, but it kept bugging me. Maybe I'll pick it apart the way only someone who loves it can. 🎬 Created by Daði & Anna Birna ♥ AB's Monster Manual video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W90Szjjmt9s ▼ SUPPORT US ▼ Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MysticArtsDM Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQEEltSpi8LXqMH8uTrCQQ/join ▼ INDEX ▼ 00:00 No more bags of hit points 01:08 3 core rulebooks 01:36 Art & Layout is SPECTACULAR 02:50 Have you noticed Wilhelm? 03:00 Changed statblock layout 03:31 Comparing two goblins 04:47 Problems with simplified AC 06:14 Is it over polished? 06:48 The Intellect Devourer 07:37 Faerie Dragon 07:53 Matured or oversimplified? 08:23 The Knight's Leadership 08:46 "Definitive" CR 09:09 HUGE Balance Changes 10:22 New Kobolds 11:16 New Tarrasque 12:11 New Dragons 13:03 Legendary Creatures 14:03 Ecology and Habitat 14:53 Advice on running monsters 15:23 New boss monsters 15:56 Design asymmetry 16:59 The orcs were cut 17:27 More design asymmetry 17:57 The drow were cut, too 18:59 No duergar, either... 20:41 Creature type changes 21:37 About the alphabetization 23:58 Let's play the Alphabetization Game 25:14 Animals Appendix 26:00 It's a lot of oversight... 28:40 About the shield 29:09 Why buy these books? 29:25 Should you get this book? 30:29 Why was this called One D&D? 31:14 I love this new edition 31:58 I will run these new monsters... 32:12 We made a new class!