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How to use Monster Stat Blocks in D&D 5e in the most Efficient way possible. Monster Templates in Dungeons and Dragons can be messy and have a lot of unneeded information on them. Here are some DM Tips and Tricks on running Monsters ⏬ More Below! ⏬
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@GreenLanternCorps2814 3 года назад

Giant Ape looks like he's gonna drop some sick rhymes.

@chrisc.2591 3 года назад

Your free PDFs are the treasure at the end of the dungeon!

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

Hahaha I got like 10 of em!! 💜

@BillWiltfong 3 года назад

There are 2 reasons to have specific skills in the Proficiency line: first, so you can remember what you've already decided it's good at, and second, so you can know what it's not good at. Yeah, it can be done on the fly, but having it written down is one less thing to think about (and you do have to think about it, unlike "7d10+14 hp" or somesuch) and it doesn't prevent you from changing whatever that says on the fly anyway.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

The time it takes me to think of if that would make sense for it to be good at or not is less time than it would take to look at that spot on the paper. That’s my reason, but if it’s useful for you, by all means do that! 👍🏼

@anthonynorman7545 3 года назад

I definitely need it. I sometimes prep loads in advance for when my players go somewhere unexpected.

@ondrejbronec837 3 года назад

For me, the thing is that skills are meant for PCs and do not work that great for monsters. To explain the same point in detail: PCs are proactive - "Will I be good at this thing if I try it?" is a principle they use to make a decision and they need to explicitly know what they are good at, hence the need for skill proficiencies. Monsters are reactive - "Is this something I am good at?" is what you will ask most of the time. You don´t really need to have a list of all of their proficiencies since you will not be looking through them like a PC would. What you need however is a perfect representation of the skill set of a particular monster in order to react to everything your players might come up with. That takes a lot of time and is sometimes extremely hard or even impossible. Take a normal guard captain. Will he be proficient in investigation? Well, let's say he is competent and does this his whole life - I think he should likely be proficient and maybe even get double his PB to investigation. Then your PCs come to him and cleverly use a high-level illusion spell and .... Well, this wasn´t really what you had in mind, he is good at looking for clues and etc, but lives in a town where magic is rare. How is it possible he sees through the illusion? Good DM will probably adjust his stats or just roll with it and defend to his players how is this guard captain able to roll 27 on his investigation roll. What if you add an illusionist archmage to the equation? How is it possible he is not even proficient? Just noting the PB avoids this whole problem and allows you to capture stuff like a monster being good in one part of a skill, but not as good in another. When the situation would come up you would just think about the captain and probably decide he does not understand magic that well, but you would give PB to the archmage. Vica versa if a body is found etc. The system is just sooo much cleaner.

@SteveVanderArk 3 года назад

@@ondrejbronec837 I agree. Skills are for PCs, not monsters. I don't need notes to remember what a monster is good at. It seems pretty obvious. And let's face it, it's not that often that you make a roll for something like that and can't tell immediately whether or not they succeed.

@russellragan4588 3 года назад

You could even give the gaint ape a defense buff called "beat chest" where it takes 2 damage but boost up its resistance

@jozcofoz8560 3 года назад

I do the same thing with my monsters. I use the notes block on my phone 4 everything. So I explain really briefly what my monster can do and done. So cool seeing that I'm not the only one doing this

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

Heck yes! Gotta be efficient brother!

@Drahjan_TheoryBREAK 3 года назад

In all honesty, I was not expecting this when the title said "Monster Template". Still really useful though.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

Yea it was a tough video to title! Thank you anyway lol 😂

@Drahjan_TheoryBREAK 3 года назад

@@TheDungeonCoach It's not a bad title, Coach. I think it makes sense to call it that. I'm just used to "templates" like the Half-Dragon template or the Shadow Dragon template from the Monster Manual. Should have known better when I saw the thumbnail, lol.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

@@Drahjan_TheoryBREAK oooooooo your so right! I forgot that was a thing!! Never use those ever so makes sense I didn’t connect the dots!

@Drahjan_TheoryBREAK 3 года назад

@@TheDungeonCoach lol Yeah, they're easy to forget about. Unless you're crazy like me and like using them.

@shamanspointofview8083 3 года назад

@@TheDungeonCoach I’m actually surprised you’ve never thought of templates, I’ve created ones that let me turn a undead npc into a underwater pirate zombie from pirates of the Caribbean with two templates, also CR alterating templates are useful for mid battle changes and making things a challenge for your larty

@scatterbug 3 года назад

I had almost the same set up and shorthand that I would write down super fast on a dry-erase board. AND I use the add up hp until dead method! :)

@gerni- 3 года назад

Nice video - love the stripped down version of your statblocks. I do something very similar. What I like to do is think beforehand about what saves my monster is proficient in and write the mods for the stats in bold. Also, I write down a single number for "to hit" and "DC" and use these for all abilities. Makes the statblock even shorter!

@anthonynorman7545 3 года назад

You're a Coach and a math teacher! My respect for you has grown even more!

@thechaddad1609 3 года назад

Awesome, I will be using this method on index cards. Thanks DC!

@MrRobertivie 3 года назад

Love these videos. Thank you Coach

@broke_af_games9661 3 года назад

Hey! OSR with extra steps! I've been making a bunch of monsters for five torches deep and the base stat block is basically all I do. Good job man. So many people get the clutter stuck in their head

@chrisc.2591 3 года назад

Great examples Coach!

@santiagolescano4771 3 года назад

Super easy to use and simple to read! Thank you Dungeon Coach

@StevenBryceWroten 3 года назад

The only really good reason I know of regarding the purpose of creatures having certain skill proficiencies is with Druid’s Wild Shape. Being able to Wild Shape into a form with Perception, Athletics, or Stealth proficiency can be very helpful since you get their skill proficiencies but can use your proficiency bonus if higher (which it regularly will be at level 5 and up).

@jpj6891 3 года назад

I work quality assurance for a distribution center. Your shorthand monster template resembles my location audit notes and how I prep monsters as well. This is a good and useful video for people thank you.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

OMG I am honored! Sounds so professional! Haha thanks man!

@skeetazaurus 3 года назад

Nice! For most beasts I'd probably even just give them 1 modifier for wisdom intelligence and charisma, make it even easier. I'd love to see your passive Perception homebrew!

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

It’s coming! And yeah I have consolidated all three of those stats into one overall mental staff before as well. And I use that modifier for all mental saving throws in checks.

@olivierRH 3 года назад

Thanks for the tips!

@alexfikar7757 3 года назад

Hey DC, love the video and am so glad I joined your patreon for all this content! Regarding this video, how would you handle caster enemies with this format? I find that the spell casting is what always gets me confused mid combat

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

I actually have a big video I’m working on for exactly that! But in general I usually write down opener spell ideas and good go to for them in combat one control one damage in one area damage Written in the action section

@MondayThruFriday 3 года назад

Since homebrewing my own monsters (my favorite was a Graboid), I've done exactly what Coach says here. Ability Modifiers only, size & type, AC-HP-Speed.

@valasafantastic1055 3 года назад

Similar to what I already do for shorthand. I often write out the full thing after if I have time. I often writhe things out on cards for quick reference If I feel its worth the effort of making a card. Things you use a lot like my Powerful skeleton or Guard are work writing out cards as they will be used many times. BUT ensuring you clearly list Proficiency bonus is important! And Yes just the ability score Modifiers most of the time!

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

The process of scribing for sure helps me remember / organize too!!

@robusterbrown1291 3 года назад

Great advice

@MatRuizH 3 года назад

The modifiers for abilities are nice to write down for standarization of the creature. So that if you rule it has a , ++, +whatever to a skill then it always has it and you dont forget.

@philswiftdestroyerofworlds1988 3 года назад

Relatively new to the channel and I know there are videos out there for it and that your channel is more about homebrew. But if you ever would consider it for the future it would be awesome to know how you make and manage maps for D&D.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

Ahhhhh nice! I actually have a video in the works for terrain and how to boost it! So I got you covered soon! Thanks and welcome to the channel

@srock2545 3 года назад

Would love to hear your thoughts on Passive Perception. Your content has been integral to my hombrew campaign. I started to DM in September and I have grabbed several of your PDFs. I used your "player horror intro" for Halloween and run your style of Skill Challeneges. Thanks so much!!!

@brycenpeacock9262 3 года назад

This is exactly what I needed! I have a game today and I was going to homebrew some new goblins with a lot of nasty traits and actions. Excellent as always Coach! Edit: love the new monster format! The RAW entries are so chunky and this helps a ton.

@JacksonOwex 3 года назад

It's funny you say these are chunky when recently I have been missing the old school 2E ones that actually had information about what the creature actually was, where it lived, etc. Now it's just super quick description and stats! I suppose if you have those old Monster Manuals you can use them for that but what if you don't?

@brycenpeacock9262 3 года назад

@@JacksonOwex Oh man believe me I've seen plenty of 2E stuff, it felt like they used to give you a mini-lesson on monster ecology just to say why it may or may not be in any given dungeon. On one hand I wish 5e gave us more monster lore but on the other hand I think the stat blocks are a little crowded. Kind of a corner I've read myself into, huh?

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

Clunky is a good word! Yea I gotta keep things clean so I don’t get scatterbrained! 👍🏼💜

@innpeasea5121 2 года назад

Great tip, I actually thought I was the odd one that have my monsters start at 0 and add the damage, until they hit the total.

@RJ-1580 3 года назад

I thpught the giant ape was holding a microphone and was expecting him to start roasting me with a rap

@ChandlerWithaZ 3 года назад

DK.... DONKEY KONG

@Dastyni 3 года назад

Looks much better! :D

@cashbiz1 3 года назад

What tier patreon do I need to get everything you have posted? I've learned so much and I wanna give back!

@MsGinahidesout Год назад

Very helpful. Always looking for ways to streamline combat.

@XperimentorEES Год назад

I actually forgo using a proficiency bonus altogether on all my monsters. I've always used just the core modifiers (in the often case of my players trying something whacky like trying to grapple a werewolf). But for flavoring add a few skills for it to be good &/or bad at and use those unique modifiers whenever it would come up instead to further simplify any math, gives some creative freedom without needing to worry about scaling issues derived from a flat universal bonus; like a possessed knight armor I'd say has -10 stealth with a +5 acrobatics and +10 athletics, to make it hard to escape from but obvious where it is when the party is sneaking around a haunted castle, using the normal ability modifiers if they try other skill checks like bluffiing or distracting. One of the few oversimplifications I like about 5th edition is the default way they grouped up combat maneuvers by type, been using it ever since because man is that a time save when I don't need to check if something was a bonus action or not. Though I keep abbreviated labels on everything to keep from loosing context to random numbers.

@JeffsGameBox 3 года назад

Yes. Please do the Passive Perception video.

@johnathanrhoades7751 3 года назад

My first campaign was adapted from 2e, so I started out the gate with basically this method. I generally simplify even more at this point and studied the design enough to be able to start on the fly for less important encounters. For keystone Encounters, I'll write this out, but a lot of it is "this wolf is pretty easy to hit with chunky hit points and is fast and my players are level 3" so that's 13ac 40hp and 40ms. +6 to hit feels good, pack tactics and they're sneaky or strong or perceptive or whatever. It just makes running a combat so much smoother for me having internalized the rules of the system vs having to check stat sheets. Now, big important or particularly interesting combats I write more down. I also think in 4e combat roles and use Matt Coleville's concept of villain actions to make more engaging fights as well.

@natedubman 3 года назад

Good content DC, I'll be looking into your Patreon soon.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

O wow thanks for that! Glad to help! 💜👍🏼

@ChandlerWithaZ 3 года назад

Do it i promise it is worth it! Haven’t been disappointed by a single piece of content i have gotten from it!

@natedubman 3 года назад

@@TheDungeonCoach And done. Happy to support you!

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

@@ChandlerWithaZ thanks bro! I appreciate that! Glad to hear it!!

@spycytoast910 3 года назад

When can we get a level zero vid Coach . this video is really helpful thank you .

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

It’s in the scripting process now 100% in the works! I promise!! 👍🏼

@ODDnanref 3 года назад

This is nice. I would add damage type to the attacks so I know if it is relevant to the resistances of my players. Maybe add a one word descriptor so I know they are spewing fire from their mouth or if it is like a nova from flames on their skin.

@17joren 3 года назад

Great advice as always, broham! I would however recommend still going through the time of writing the ability scores just for the sake of abilities that directly relate to them. Or at least when you know there is a pc like inquisitive (or mastermind?) rogue who can read the opponent for that info, or there’s an ability that drains or boosts a score. Intellect devourers drain intelligence, some undead drain strength. The meenlock was nerfed in this edition so I would give them their 3.5 ability to basically cast phantasmal force (rend mind) but deal wisdom damage instead of hitpoints. I know that if you’re having NPCs fight each other, you don’t need to roll it out and do all the side crunching, just describe their fight to the players, but who knows if you decide to homebrew abilities for the PCs?

@17joren 3 года назад

Alsoalso tracking skills I would say can help if they have expertise. Some monsters are extra extra sneaky

@jadxq 3 года назад

Definitely a passive perception (or a passive skill) video.

@Battleguild 3 года назад

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@BigCowProductions 3 года назад

I wanna see the Passive Perception cid, Coach! Comment and like this to let 'em know, ghouls and succubi!

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

Mmmmmm I’ll have to make that one soon!!

@vernonhampton5863 3 года назад

Just when I was working on building leprechauns for my holiday one-shot. You sir, are a godsend.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

Oooo sounds fun! Glad I could help! Good LUCK on that! (Get it... luck??)

@vernonhampton5863 3 года назад

@@TheDungeonCoach I see what you did there. Just remember what luck means for the DM

@shanekayat3217 3 года назад

@@vernonhampton5863 there are some fun leprechaun statblocks floating around online that you can look at if you haven't already. They come with a bunch of innate magic, mostly illusion and enchantment. Might inspire you 😁

@evanbosco2380 3 года назад

Woot

@superbeast8938 3 года назад

It looks like the stats of basic d&d , I like this method

@27armageddon 3 года назад

I've been using roll20 for nearly a year for obvious reasons, but when I had to write them down I'd use flash cards

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

True true, I still use flash card and have them next to me and roll everything next to me when we play

@avengingblowfish9653 Год назад

I usually have no problem homebrewing creatures and abilities, but I cannot bring myself to add save or suck abilities that don't at least give the player a chance every round to get out of it. Specifically, I'm talking about an ability like the Banshee's Wail which instantly drops players to 0 HP if they fail a Constitution saving throw. If it wasn't an officially published ability, I swear my players would complain that it's bullshit. The Banish spell is another example, but at least that one has some counterplay where you could try to break the creature's concentration... until you give the monster something like +10 to Constitution saving throws and the War Caster feat for advantage... How do you balance stuff like that and present it to your players in a way where they won't think you're being unfair to them?

@DanielVogelsong 3 года назад

Here's a question - how do you store these for reference later? Are they in a binder, in individual files, in a spreadsheet, on a database? I personally use Encounters by Heromuster, but like most other tools I've seen, there's no easy way to export them to cut out the cruft and add blank space, as you've shown in this video.

@crunchydragontreats6692 9 месяцев назад

4:50 “This is a monster. It doesn’t follow the same rules and a PC.” Finally. Someone said it out loud. Grab your ketchup and crunch away my friends.

@TheBronf 3 года назад

actually you mgiht need the numbers scores for the stats since plays might want to obtain poisons that reduce those score values. and i also think there are some spells do that as well.

@SteveVanderArk 3 года назад

I do this on 3X5 cards. My shorthand looks almost exactly like yours! For spellcasters, I list the spells that they actually will use. Let's face it, some spellcaster types have far more spells than they will ever use in combat. Since most combat encounters don't last more than 4-5 rounds, you just need a half dozen spells listed. For any saving throws, I just write "STR 13" or whatever. I know that means a Strength saving throw with a DC of 13. And one more thing which REALLY helped me out when I realized it: NPCs and monsters are NOT player characters and they don't have to follow player character rules when you create them. Don't waste time working out the math on things, just give them the AC or HP or "to hit" or whatever that you think they should have.

@Arekkusu666 3 года назад

I've seen tons of videos on homebrewed monsters, and monsters are awesome. But what about a rival adventuring party for the players? Or other NPCs that have class levels, or function similar to a specific class? Is there an easy method for doing that? Because building an NPC using actual player classes will make the rival adventurers or other baddie not as strong as they should be, especially if there's supposed to be conflict between them and the party.

@bookaholic84 3 года назад

I love using shorthand for things. But I have a Google Sheets file with all the info typed out so that I can have all the information or if someone else is using it they can have all the available info.

@jordanpatrick2627 3 года назад

I have always struggled with how much damage and health my monsters should have. To use standard monsters they either get to live and one shot my players or die really fast and my players live. But I have since started using a new system. Because I deal better with formulas rather than guessing I take average damage from all my players and then decide about how long I would like the creature to live and set that as its health. Then I take average HP for my players and decide how many hits it should take for them to die and that would be my average damage. I can use this to run however many monsters with whatever attacks I want. It has really freed up my brain space for planning creatures.

@bruced648 3 года назад

been a GM for 40+ years. while stats my seem unnecessary within the monster manual, they are presented for people new to the game or for comparison with stronger or weaker versions. however, making any creature unique to your world or encounters is greatly encouraged. the stats are a guide, not set in stone. keep the players guessing! my stat block is even smaller: creature name HD (not HP) AC attack #1 attack #2 special

@AgentBusta 3 года назад

Based in the wording on your home brew templates it seems that the multi attack applies to a plethora of things. In RAW, the monsters state what two attacks can be made. Does your “two attacks” mean it can make two fist attacks, or two grapple attacks? I know it can be modified easily to state WHAT two attacks the great ape can make, I was just wondering your thought process since it isn’t being explicitly said which two attacks said monster can make. Edit: typed this while watching. You explained it a few minutes later. Guess I shouldn’t jump the gun lol.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

Ha ha! I love the edit in here, but for sure I would say that whatever makes the most sense to you is how you should structure it, but even then you can make changes on the fly to what you want it’s restrictions to be 👍🏼

@thokdolores 2 года назад

Please video on passive wprception DC!

@VanNessy97 Год назад

How do I give my monster pack tactics? It's a mix between a hyena and a coywolf...

@fguocokgyloeu4817 3 года назад

I like to create my own monsters since I am not a big fan of the D&D world, so I pieced together the same thing in Google docs. It is kind of annoying that WoTC must have developed a template for that, it would be easy to supply a blank for us to scan and use. I like the MM template layout as it helps my eyes go right to what I am looking for but I agree there is definitely more information than is needed. I think the stripped down would be hard for me to navigate for any more complicated monsters like a Cloud Giant or Dragon. Do you use this version for those?

@RIVERSRPGChannel 3 года назад

Very similar to how I run my monsters

@EricVulgaris 3 года назад

Have you ever ran using static monster damage?

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

I do that for minions and have a video on this of a new system I use which is basically attic damage + 1d4 to add some spice

@timothyhanna6304 3 года назад

DC is a little snarky. Still good video. I do something similar for my templates. Slight changes but different thought patterns.

@turtlemop8712 2 года назад

Why do we even have ability scores? Serious question. Couldn’t we make a system that just goes straight to the modifier rather than using an ability score to determine the modifier?

@derskalde4973 3 года назад

Probably selfish, but would you maybe take a look at a Monster I thought up? If yes, it's a Porcelain Golem, I uploaded it on DeviantArt. Sorry for this selfish request.

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

I do stuff like this for my patrons, I even have a video about monster questions that I did this month for my patrons. But sadly I barely have enough time to even answer these comments on the first day a video goes live anymore! But I have some things in the works to get more time and start doing this full-time (eventually) 👌🏼

@user-vm9xz4kv9z 3 года назад

Bonus actions are supposed to be part of a creature's traits, for example goblins' nimble escape or Gnoll's rampage traits lists the stuff they can do as a bonus action Bonus actions in general are supposed to be stuff you do based on your traits / features, this is why there's no bonus action options by default, as opposed to the many things you can do as an action or an interaction

@rexhex3700 3 года назад

Thats annoying to track though

@notcreativeside 3 года назад

How do you handle spells or creatures with a lot of different abilities?

@bruced648 3 года назад

a boss level creature or recurring antagonist: they may get their own fully completed character sheet. example: 12 level wizard due to options for spells, magic items, locations, minions, allies, enemies... this antagonist will get a full character creation to include the motivation and goals. the more you know about the antagonists plot, the easier it is to improv events from the adventurers efforts to thwart your epic story... because that's what players do to any epic story! then you look like a genius when the story is fully revealed and the players have that sense of accomplishment.

@joshuahicks7798 3 года назад

How do calculate magic users. Like necromancers and enchanters

@SeanLaMontagne 3 года назад

Adding UP your monster HP??? Fücking genius

@samueleamadei443 2 года назад

Where can I find this template?

@crankysmurf 3 года назад

Dungeon Coach, you need to looked at D&D 3.5E because you keep creating homebrew rules and/or referring to Pathfinder rules that were originally in D&D 3.5E, such as damage resistance X amount. The point of 5E was to make things simpler from past editions and it seems like some of your homebrew rules are reverting back to what was in previous editions. For example, instead of a creature having 10 resistance to fire and 20 vulnerable to necrotic damage, 5E just has a flat half damage resistance or double damage for vulnerability. As someone who has played every edition since Basic/AD&D, 5E was a very nice change -- Advantage/Disadvantage was much easier than adding up all the bonus modifiers in a given situation, like attacking someone who's prone (3.5 had three AC types -- normal, flat-flooted (no Dex bonus), and touch (for touch attacks that ignore armour).

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

I do keep getting told this! Maybe I should’ve been around for 3.5! Once I can get some time I’ll have to dive through that real book!

@crankysmurf 3 года назад

@@TheDungeonCoach Definitely since 3.5E was the foundation of Pathfinder 1.0 (which some call it D&D 3.75E). I don't miss 3.5E's complex skill and feat trees -- I was reminded of this when I played the CRPG Pathfinder: Kingmaker.

@craigstueber8073 3 года назад

Who do you have doing your website?

@TheDungeonCoach 3 года назад

It’s gonna be a Shopify thing 👌🏼

@somerandomfern4f7942 Год назад

do i just dk how this works or are the pdfs not free anymore? >>:

@BigCowProductions 3 года назад

4:48 Hahahaha 😂🤣😂🤣

@lompeluiten 2 года назад

I am really put off in my DM, because of the HORRIBLE statblocks D&D has. This is godssend

@sebastianmathias7988 10 месяцев назад

lol i add up too lol

@jonnyglitched 6 месяцев назад

2:42

@johnathansanford8206 3 года назад

Congrats bud, you've done the barest minimum of prep work. I already know what my monsters are before hand and only keep track of hp, everything else I have committed to memory, cause I actually prep for the comeing session. So none of this matters, I just have a letter for the monsters name and a number for which monster it is and a bracket of added up damage, ✅