Is the New D&D DM's Guide Better?

The 2024 DMG is coming to D&D, but how does it compare to the 2014 Dungeon Master's Guide? Is it better for DnD? Is it worse? Let's find out!
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[pointyhatstudios]

Alright be honest who read the entirety of the DMG before now

[Putoaduh]

Pointy Hat: Wizards, did you copy my travel system?
WotC wearing a suspiciously pointy hat: No...

[WolfHreda]

Wizard Bastion: Conjures new facilities out of the Weave.

Warlock/Cleric Bastion: Receives new facilities from their corresponding patron/god.

Rogue Bastion: I don't know what you mean. I've always had these facilities.

[seisner]

I am thinking they may have moved the actual "monster making" section to the monster manual. That's where it was in 3.5e, and I think it makes more sense. The DMG basically just saying "go to the monster manual for monster stuff" is pretty reasonable.

[LuckySketches]

Speaking of, now that you're 30 here's some ideas for your podcast:
- A chill-out podcast called The Hat Rack
- A food review podcast called Eat Your Hat
- An audio-based prank show, like prank calls or something, called Hat Trick
- A podcast about -furries- animals called The Hat's Meow
- An actual play podcast called Critical Role 2: Supercritical starring Antonio Demico
- A gameshow called Hat Chance

[richardd.]

The game is ruined because the beholder is pink. -Stephen

[OdinAUT]

Alright since I can't find it, ill be the one to do it today: hem hem

OH GOD, PINK BABY BEHOLDLER IN MY DND GAME. WHATEVER HAS THE WORLD COME TO. THATS IT, GAMES RUINED EVERYONE.

You're welcome human familiar.

[sodapop]

still looking for that commenter crying because of the fact the beholder is pink

[JetsamJamming]

I am the commenter crying about the beholder being pink. They didn't give it ribbons for each of it's eye stalks. Let the beholder serve

[socialistmapper]

48 minute point hat video! And about dming? Right when I’m about to start dming my first longterm campaign? Let’s go

[Oðrun]

Nice splash of Ginny Di. I prefer the way both of you cover your content with plain-spoken yet entertaining conversation and advice.

[RashidMBey]

2014 DMG: this *could* help if you tried it

2024 DMG: this *will* help if you let it

[duncanwalla]

20:54 I’m crying. If the beholder was red I wouldn’t have been a douche and now I’m crying.

[ryantobin]

Love the flash back to the human fafamiliar burning down the closet.

[the_guitarcade]

At first, I was gonna comment that the DMG wasn't that bad. Then I thought about it, and went to my bookshelf to check, and I never bought the 5e DMG. I've been using the ones from 3.5 and 4e this whole time.

[RashidMBey]

2014 DMG: this could help

2024 DMG: this will help

[ElbyHere]

The pessimistic side of me thinks the omission of world-building is because it incentivizes people to buy more books to utilize them, thus earning them more money.

The optimistic side of me thinks the omission of world-building is because making your own setting, monsters, and even dungeons to an extent, is harder/more advanced and shouldn't be the main focus of a DM, especially starting out, with pre-built options making life much easier (and when the DM gets comfortable enough, they're probably fine with finding other resources to help them along that path anyways, if need be).

I think both of these are probably correct.

As someone who has only DMed one campaign where I made my own entirely custom setting (with a few things borrowed, but even those were remixed), and who doesn't regret doing that for a second and had a lot of love for the process, I recognize that that's definitely not for everyone. Plus, while I did skim the DM guide before DMing, I'd be lying if I said I really even used any of its tools for making my setting anyways (although based on what you're saying, they almost definitely would have helped, haha).

[millsfamilyexperiences]

Laughing out loud in my staff room 😂. Your videos bring so much joy. Thanks from an Aussie DM

[zifir]

1:31 NO WAY! DID WE JUST GOT OUR PROMISED TIFLING COSPLAY? THE ONE FROM THE CHARITY STREAM!

[shellknight]

PointyHat's DM Guide Glossary:

1:27 - Human Familiar Vacation
3:00 - General Overview
7:00 - Creating your own Setting
8:30 - Bastions (Dungeon & SIMS)
13:00 - Bastion Facilities & Money Sinks
17:27 - Maps
19:00 - How to play & Social Stuff
19:40 - *JUMPSCARE* & Pronouns
21:50 - Travel (Rehash)
24:30 - Combat Encounters & CR
27:23 - *Wall JUMPSCARE*
27:44 - Hazards & CR
30:06 - KOBE 🏀
32:55 - *Ginny Di JUMPSCARE*
35:35 - "The Evil I still here"
38:03 - DM's Toolbox
+ Chases, Creature building, and Gods
43:50 - "Dragons catching strays"

I enjoyed the DeeDee Mega Doodoo guide 😀
P.S. Happy bilateral Birthday 🎂 🥳