Originally Posted by KingTiki
First off: comparing HP between Editions seems to be a rather pointless exercise.

But it is right that some enemies seem to have more HP/Stats/Abilities than they have in the MM. Which is weird for the usual grunts running around. A boss with more HP and stuff they can do is fine tho.


My point is that 5e already has a big hp bloat. No need to inflate even more. 5e is the second edition with hp bloat, losing only to 4e. And an "boss" should be hard not cuz he is a sponge, but cuz he has interesting abilities, spells, traps, allies, tactics, AI, etc.