Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Welcome to Episode 209 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!

Main topic: 5E Stat Block Changes and Building the Perfect Campaign Guide!
We look at how 2024 5E changes stat block format, while also modifying monsters themselves. We then turn to creating the perfect campaign setting guide.

Contents
00:00:00 2024 Monster Stat Blocks
00:01:47 Design Goal
00:10:06 2024 Layout Changes
00:14:47 Changes to the Ape
00:22:18 Changes to the Imp
00:26:15 Other Creature Changes
00:32:29 Building the Perfect Campaign Guide
00:33:21 Constraints and Assumptions
00:34:24 Length
00:35:39 What to Include: The Pitch
00:38:09 Player Knowledge
00:39:12 The World
00:45:07 New Rules to Support Play
00:47:40 What Might Be Included?
00:50:59 Shout-Outs

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