

When they come across the same monster later, I'll then state that it's a dire wolf. I keep a list of all monsters encountered by the party in the dndbeyond campaign notes. I try to always do this when they first encounter a monster. Instead, use the description of the beast when introducing and have them roll a check for knowledge (that's what I mean by show - describe the scene - show it to them in their minds). Ideally, the idea is to not tell them a dire wolf is about to attack.
