D&D 5E Monsters You Miss

[Wednesday Boy]

I don't have the new MM yet, but I have seen the table of contents, so here are ten monsters I'd have tried to slip in there:

• Archon (elemental style)
• Ascomoid
• Aurumvorax
• Derro
• Destrachan
• Froghemoth
• Quicklings
• Spawn of Kyuss
• Uvuudaum
• Froghemoth

You're really pushing for a froghemoth!

 

[Piratecat]

You're really pushing for a froghemoth!

I'm "pushing for a froghemoth" RIGHT NOW, if you know what I mean, and I think you do.

And to be fair, froghemoths are awesome. As are quicklings, who (along with doppelgangers) are one of my favorite monsters of all time.

 

[Chest Rockwell]

The Froghemoth is in The Expedition to the Barrier Peaks playtest PDF.

 

[Sailor Moon]

Ki-rin
Aasimar
Cave Fisher
Draegloth
Derro
Alu-fiend
Inevitables
Swanmay
Wemic
Tomb Tapper

 

[the Jester]

The Froghemoth is in The Expedition to the Barrier Peaks playtest PDF.

Wait, what?? I totally don't remember that. Which packet was that in?

*Runs off, metaphorically speaking, to root through my "Old Playtest Iterations" folder*

 

[Mistwell]

Green Slime
Yellow Mold

These two apparently were moved to the DMG as part of traps.

 

[Mistwell]

Elemental Grues

I don't know why it's not in the MM, but these are in Scourge of the Sword Coast as official 5e monsters, with full write-ups.

 

[the Jester]

Wait, what?? I totally don't remember that. Which packet was that in?

*Runs off, metaphorically speaking, to root through my "Old Playtest Iterations" folder*

Found it online, but it must have been part of the closed playtest (or else I somehow missed that one).

It's interesting to see how much some things, such as the intellect devourer, have changed before attaining their final form.

 

[Mistwell]

Nymph

Wow is there really no Nymph in the MM? That's a pretty iconic creature from all prior MMs.

 

[Chest Rockwell]

Found it online, but it must have been part of the closed playtest (or else I somehow missed that one).

It was part of the regular old playtest.

Oh, aside form many of the monster mentioned so far I would like to see (archon, eladrin, guardinal, rilmani, catoblepas), I put a vote for the Lillend, Jackal Lord, and Wicker Man.