@ChrisPerkinsDnD Was reading the MM with the kids and had a question. Which usually came first? The description or the art?

— Phillip Metzger (@thedevelopingdm) February 8, 2017

With few exemptions, the text was written first. That said, most MM monsters were culled from earlier editions and had art refs. #WOTCstaff https://t.co/ZIw0KL6mxQ

— Christopher Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) February 8, 2017