How have 2025 MM monsters changed? I crunch all the numbers and compare 2025 to the 2014 DMG guidelines, published 5E monster books, and the Forge of Foes!
Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Why Challenge Matters
02:39 The Challenge Intersection
06:42 Heroes of Math
09:16 My Process
11:58 Gold Dragon DPR
15:56 Gold Dragon Stat Breakdown
18:32 Area of Effect Math
21:17 My AoE Target Proposal
24:34 2 AoE Columns
25:08 Complex Spells and Features
27:00 The 2025 MM Averages
29:34 2014 DMG vs 2025 MM
35:21 Published 5E vs 2025 MM
38:44 DPR up vs Older Published
42:36 Forge of Foes vs 2025 MM
47:22 Remorhaz Example
52:46 Purple Worm Comparison
53:32 Frost Giants in 2025
57:06 2025 Fire Elemental
01:00:24 Support the Show
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