D&D 5E MM 5.24 or the MM 5e (w/ MM Expanded, Bloodied & Bruised, Home-Field Advantage) ?
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Li Shenron
Legend
I've always been allergic to the bloodied concept, but I definitely like lair actions.
I keep using my 2014 MM, and feel free to add lair actions to more monsters no matter their CR.
I keep using my 2014 MM, and feel free to add lair actions to more monsters no matter their CR.
MonsterEnvy
Legend
2024 cause I don’t even know what a bunch of the other stuff is
Demetrios1453
Legend
Bloodied is used fairly sparingly in the 2025 MM, mostly for swarms, which makes sense as a swarm that's half gone shouldn't be doing as much damage as a full-strength swarm. Beyond that, it's used only in a few specific circumstances - a bloodied troll might have a limb chopped off (which then becomes a creature with its own stat block!), for example.
dave2008
Legend
Is there any reason 5e24 with MM Expanded, Bloodied & Bruised, & Home-Field Advantage is not an option. That would seem to be the best. Otherwise, how could one book compare to four?
I was inquiring as I did, because the new Monster Manual is supposed to have variants for various monsters and reintroduce the Bloodied Condition. Bloodied and Bruised introduces Bloodied for 2014 MM monsters and the Monster Manual Expanded includes variants for the MM 2014 monsters. I threw in Home-Field Advantage (or optionally, Legendary Bestiary: Lair Actions for Low-Level Monsters), because it expands on Lair Actions for 2014 MM monsters and I don't know exactly what the new MM is doing with Lair Actions.
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