D&D 5E Ask me Monster Manual questions!

[Morrus]

What is the biggest surprise in the Monster Manual?

The free chocolate bar? I dunno. I don't think I was surprised by anything specific. I guess it's a little more traditional than I expected (which is a good thing to me).

 

[Morrus]

That's me done, guys. Hope it was useful. Sleep time!

 

[Barcellos]

About the Lich, there are rules for players turn Lich and/or Demilich ?
Thanks !

 

[Remathilis]

About the Lich, there are rules for players turn Lich and/or Demilich ?
Thanks !

I don't have the book, but I can tell you the rules for this will probably be close to the Vampire rules: NPC unless the DM wants to create something.

UNLESS you mean "Turns" as in "Cleric Turning", and then I can say the Lich has turn resistance.

Oh man. Would you mind posting the CRs of the other devils? If not, what are the CRs of the other devils in the book?

http://mouseferatu.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Aris-5e-Monster-Sorter.xlsx

Thank the mouse for that.

 

[Joe Lastowski]

I've heard others with the MM say that they fixed the alphabetization, so that "Adult Red Dragon" is now under "D", for Dragon, instead of "A", like it is in the DM Basic Rules. So that's good.

But my real question is not a hopeful one, seeing as how they did not include lists by CR. Are there by chance any lists of druid wildshape-able forms/creatures? There are SO MANY critters with the Beast type, including Swarms & Dinosaurs, and it'd be nice if they clarified it a little as to what was fair game. I realize the druid has to have seen the animal to become it, and only the Moon Path can turn into the really high CR critters... but druids are like my bread & butter, so I'm really hopeful that they'll get some more support for the (in my mind) essential class feature of wildshaping.

 

[Remathilis]

I've heard others with the MM say that they fixed the alphabetization, so that "Adult Red Dragon" is now under "D", for Dragon, instead of "A", like it is in the DM Basic Rules. So that's good.

But my real question is not a hopeful one, seeing as how they did not include lists by CR. Are there by chance any lists of druid wildshape-able forms/creatures? There are SO MANY critters with the Beast type, including Swarms & Dinosaurs, and it'd be nice if they clarified it a little as to what was fair game. I realize the druid has to have seen the animal to become it, and only the Moon Path can turn into the really high CR critters... but druids are like my bread & butter, so I'm really hopeful that they'll get some more support for the (in my mind) essential class feature of wildshaping.

Check out the link I posted above your post. That should help.

 

[Barcellos]

I mean turn like 3.X edition, if a pc want be a Lich, 11 Level Caster, Craft Wondrous Item Feat and this kind of rule.

 

[Joe Lastowski]

Check out the link I posted above your post. That should help.

Remathilis, that helps a lot. And here I was trying to cobble-together a shared Google doc (which some other guy on the WotC forums started) with the info I could grab from the free Basic DM rules.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Using the monster sorter as a starting point, it should just be a matter of a few minutes for me to whip up a druid cheat sheet listing only beasts (and the four basic elementals), and to replace legendary/lair with yes-no swim/fly speed columns.

I'll try to have that up in the next day or two, my writing schedule permitting.

 

[Syntallah]

The only release date I have seen for the MM is Sep 30. Is there a seperate date for the WPN stores, like the PHB had? Or is this one single date only?