New D&D 4E Monster Format

Posted by Fozz

I just read a post over on the D&D website that showed a few examples of the new formatting for the monster stat blocks for D&D 4th Edition. I definitely like the new design as it sorts all the information in a slight easier to use fashion. All of a monster's traits, standard actions, minor actions, and triggered actions are grouped together, which makes it more organized and easier to find it's abilities. Powers also have been changed to have a formatting more similar to a PC's power cards, so each power has an "attack" and "hit" section, etc.

Overall the changes to the monster info block make complete sense and will help DMing run a little more smoothly. Check out a comparison of a Kobold Dragonshield below, side by side.