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The book just feels a lot more fluid than other editions. Moving on from artwork, I also really liked the layout. But as a DM, this is a great tool for new players to help immerse them into your story. We’re talking dinosaurs, mundane animals and other fantasy tropes you’ve long since seen in movie or on TV. I say needs one because some monsters people don’t really need help visualizing. Now, every monster that needs an illustration has one. I know in past editions, some monsters would get skipped over to save space, having only text. That’s what I’m most impressed with concerning the artwork, just about every monster has an illustration. But overall I feel that all the monsters are well represented. WotC obviously used a number of different artists for this book and some styles definitely appealed to me more than others.

The artwork in this book is stellar, if not completely consistent. I know monsters are really the crutch of the book, but I want to spend some time on the layout and design first. So lets dive in and see if Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has continued this edition’s excellence with their new 5th edition Monster Manual. While crafting your hero is fun, every warrior needs someone, or something, to oppose him. A solid collection of creatures is critical for any on going RPG campaign. Today, we are going to climb further down the rabbit hole as we jump to the other side of the screen and take a look at the Monster Manual. The PHB is one of the most crucial books in the game’s arsenal and it left us filled with excitement at the new direction this classic RPG has taken.

A little while ago we took our first venture into the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons with our look at the Player’s Handbook.