Preview VOLO'S GUIDE TO MONSTERS

Polygon has scored a look at the upcoming Volo's Guide to Monsters from WotC - six full pages, in fact, which give a very clear idea of what we can expect from the book when it arrived next month! From the looks of their article, it seems that WotC is using this as a testbed for the way they handle future sourcebooks. Polygon confirms the overall product description - 96 new (to 5E) monsters, tons of rules for monster PCs (goblins, orcs, firbolgs), and a buch of deep dives into some iconic monsters. The beholder section is nearly 14 pages on its own. Check out the article at Polygon for more!

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[Parmandur]

The kobold entries are what I'm most looking forward to at this point—the MM gave them short shrift.

I also want more of the older monsters updated to 5e.

Short shrift...I see what you did there.

 

[Demetrios1453]

The kobold entries are what I'm most looking forward to at this point—the MM gave them short shrift.

I also want more of the older monsters updated to 5e.

We know from one of the previews that we'll get an in-depth look at the kobold pantheon, which is interesting in itself, since the kobold deities outside of Kurtulmak have basically been ignored since way back in 2e.

Given what we've seen from the orc section, it does look like we'll get some good coverage for kobold lore. I imagine will see 4 - 5 new kobold variants, which should spice things up nicely when running a group into a kobold lair...

 

[pemerton]

they have a fair amount of work to do on the ones that appeared in many editions. Sadly, there are always some that drop away (if nothing else the demons and devils that don't make it from edition to edition: when was the last time a Styx Devil got statted up [and it was in the original MM2 for Lolth's sake]?

The Styx Devil is FF, not MM2.

 

[MechaTarrasque]

The Styx Devil is FF, not MM2.

All the more reason it is surprising that it hasn't been updated recently.

 

[CapnZapp]

That's the effects of supply & demand at work.

Please stop defending WotC at every turn.

It is okay for us to call them on diluting their offerings. It is okay to bring up past editions to clearly contrast what the WotC shills consider a "great offer" with what actually was great offers. It is okay to hold WotC to it when they lower their standards.

And it is okay for you not stepping in to "explain" or justify their unpopular decisions.

 

[delericho]

I take it they haven't posted either the contents page or table of monsters by CR yet?

 

[gyor]

Please stop defending WotC at every turn.

It is okay for us to call them on diluting their offerings. It is okay to bring up past editions to clearly contrast what the WotC shills consider a "great offer" with what actually was great offers. It is okay to hold WotC to it when they lower their standards.

And it is okay for you not stepping in to "explain" or justify their unpopular decisions.

Well said, you'd think some posters had been hired to do PR for WotC or something.

 

[gyor]

I take it they haven't posted either the contents page or table of monsters by CR yet?

Not yet, but will know the contents likely in 9 days at the latest.

 

[delericho]

Not yet, but will know the contents likely in 9 days at the latest.

Aye, you'd hope so!

 

[dave2008]

Please stop defending WotC at every turn.

It is okay for us to call them on diluting their offerings. It is okay to bring up past editions to clearly contrast what the WotC shills consider a "great offer" with what actually was great offers. It is okay to hold WotC to it when they lower their standards.

And it is okay for you not stepping in to "explain" or justify their unpopular decisions.

But is it not "okay" for him to provide his opinion as well? Your basically saying he is not allowed to do (voice his opinion) what you are doing (voice your opinion). Why is that "okay" for you and not him? I understand it may be annoying to you, but this is not your thread anymore than it is his. Shouldn't all of us be able, within reason, to voice our opinions on the given subject and the responses to that subject?