More Volo's previews in Dragon+ Show Hags & Slithering Trackers!

Good selections for Halloween. Not the sort of monsters I would use often, but interesting enough. The annis hag's death hug will be fun to narrate in combat.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Yup, even more Volo previews! The newest issue of Dragon+ is out, and it has a preview of Volo's Guide to Monsters, with three new pages we haven't seen before on top of the already previewed goblins, nilbogs, kobolds, hobgoblins, & barghests, flinds, gnolls & yuan-ti, froghemoth, giants and orcs, mindflayers and beholders, fire giant dreadnoughts, giant lore, and the book's preface. This one shows off hags and slithering trackers!

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[Azzy]

Very cool!

 

[Demetrios1453]

Good selections for Halloween. Not the sort of monsters I would use often, but interesting enough. The annis hag's death hug will be fun to narrate in combat.

Honestly, the more I read up on them, the more I realize that I've really never used hags as a DM. 5e is really bringing them to life in a way that makes me now think of all sorts of fun and creative ways I could bring them into a campaign, and from what we've seen so far, I'm sure Volo's will only add to that...

 

[CapnZapp]

As usual: direct link please?

 

[SkidAce]

Google result for dragon mag, volo, and hag.

http://www.dragonmag.com/5.0/#!/article/112034/102751094

 

[Patrick McGill]

Role playing the hags in Strahd was a very fun experience for me as a DM. So creepy and fun. The MM itself does a good job of infusing them with flavor, and this seems like more of that goodness.

 

[SilentWolf]

@Demetrios1453 has made mistakes on posting the Dragon+previews. He posted 2 times the kobold previews, instead of the Hannis Hag and the Slithering Tracker ones:

http://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/D10_Volo_Hag159.pdf

http://media.wizards.com/2016/dnd/downloads/D10_Volo_Tracker191.pdf

The newest issue of Dragon+ is out, and it has a preview of Volo's Guide to Monsters, with three new pages we haven't seen before:

Page 55, from Chapter 1, gives us a preview of hag traits/ideals/bonds/flaws, as well as chart for hag names, among other hag lore.

Page 159, from Chapter 3, details the annis hag.

Page 191, from Chapter 3, details the slithering tracker.

 

[Warpiglet]

Having personality choices at the ready is a brilliant stroke. Even the best DM can struggle to make a monster a unique part of the world. This will enhance roleplaying for everyone and adds mystery---what is this particular creature going to do? Besides just "evil." I would buy a companion to the MM full of such personality generating aids!

 

[phantomK9]

Just sat here for a few minutes rolling d12s to get some hag names.
That Hag Name chart is so damned delightful