How to Make a Monster | D&D Monster Creation 101

Making your own homebrew D&D monsters is a favorite pastime of Dungeon Masters everywhere. What's more fun than creating new Dungeons & Dragons monsters to challenge your players with? But how exactly does a DM make their own homebrew D&D creatures? In this video, I discuss the four steps for creating homebrew monsters in Dungeons & Dragons.

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[matthewparker]

The DM should absolutely go on holiday. Let the intern guide the company for a couple of months.

[NyctoDarkMatter]

I'm voting Luke out. Gary is the new DM!

[cuddleswithdogs]

The tutorial starts at 4:30 in case anyone was trying to find this

[lwnasidh]

My rule of thumb for crowd control spells is to take the level of the spell and multiply it by 10 and include that as one round of damage. For AoE crowd control, like Hypnotic Pattern, I modify it by the same number as a damaging spell.

[Sapphirechao]

If the rogue + Gary can be sitting next to each other in future skits that would be amusing.

[Stormy]

I say the fighter goes on vacation. Then Gary and the Rogue are sitting next to each other. A challenge for they are both voiced similar. Future videos could include skits and topics on PvP, how to handle problem players, and copycats and such. Let Gary the Intern have his revenge by quoting the rogue at the same time and then, "JINX!" Now the rogue is silent... until the Barbarian ruins it 20 seconds later.

[izaries]

Timestamps! :)

Intro Skit: 0:00 - 2:10
Actual Inrto: 2:10 - 3:22
Patreon: 3:22 - 4:28
Step 1 (Create Your Monster Concept): 4:30 - 5:32
Step 2 (Find an Existing Stat Block that is Similar): 5:33 - 6:16
Step 3 (Change the Stat Block to Represent your Monster): 6:16 - 7:15
Kickstarter Hombrew Fey DnD Module: 7:15 - 7:30
Step 4 (Calculate the Challenge Rating): 7:30 - 14:25

[Mareoandanime]

With all the chaos going on, I think the Wizard needs a vacation. (Also imagine the pizza fire gif upon his return as the only person with logic is gone for a while)

[corbyrobinson]

I am voting not for an individual to take a holiday, but for a rotation. Each character takes a skit off, and Gary will take their space for that skit, then the next skit the one on holiday rotates clockwise.

[familieversteegh]

I’m fine with any character getting a vacation as long as fat cat remains

[AJBernard]

My first thought was also that Gary should DM! Show those newbie players that they can DM if they want to, and give the "forever DMs" a chance to play!

[asastromberg]

The DM is out, Gary is the master of the table now

[lwnasidh]

The Druid can get the boot, IMO. I miss the Warlock.

[kalebsmith]

Dm goes on vacation and Gary leads the game.

[Lcirex]

I'm all for Gary replacing the dm's heroquest screen or he can replace fat cat and sit on druid's lap. But if not those then let's send fighter out for now.

[SpookyGhostIsHere]

This is great, I love that section of the book, it helps me know how other monsters are balanced. It does work overall, there’s just some abilities that affect CR in weird ways.

[ViniZiello]

Luke, you just saved my life. I was having a hard time calculating the DPR for a Homebrewed Archmage, which is the right hand man for the BBEG of the campaign. He is a level 18 Spellcaster (pretty much like the one we have at the MM), but with a totally necromantic focused spell list and a couple of different ones for defence or crowd control.

[bonbondurjdr]

Bye bye Barbarian! Just to see how they'll hold up as a group without the Heart!

[littlegiantj]

I made the mistake of building all my NPCs from the ground up when I started DMing.

Now I edit statblocks whenever I can.

[NathanHydra]

I just wing my cr’s giving them the PB they need, hoping it’s not too far off