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<blockquote data-quote="Pseudopsyche" data-source="post: 5203001" data-attributes="member: 54600"><p>"Choldriths are always female, and they resemble driders, except their skin is pale." They are the most powerful monster in the Chitine section, all natural humanoids with the spider keyword. They are priestesses of Lolth.</p><p></p><p>Forsaken are epic humanoids inhabited by the divine energy of gods slain while in the natural world. They're all blind and have a triggered action called Fragment of Immortality. </p><p></p><p>"Wretched survivors of a cruel pact with an arch devil, the diseased and disfigured meazles feast on living beings, craving humanoid flesh above all else." Creepy looking buggers. All have a nasty aura called Wretched Curse of Baalzebul. </p><p></p><p>The Nagpas are former servants of the primordials, "bestowed with the cunning of devils and the beauty of nymphs." But they betrayed their masters, so "the primordials transformed them into hideous creatures with an insatiable appetite for wealth and bodily comforts." The primordials did a good job, because they're really ugly now. </p><p></p><p>Nerra are now from an astral dominion called the Constellation of Eyes, but they're still heavily mirror-flavored of course.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I gleaned the above fluff from the appropriate entries. I want to call out a point I haven't seen mentioned. There is a LOT of story here. MANY entries begin with a FULL PAGE of text giving lore and artwork. The encounter groups are gone, replaced by a single paragraph describing likely allies. The new stat block formats are awesome. I think WotC nailed it this time. The best part is that they've revisited some iconic monsters with the improved format: giants, gargoyles, ghouls, gnolls, minotaurs, ogres.</p><p></p><p>For me, the most welcome sight: "Air, earth, fire, and water elementals are the purest of their kind. Any spellcaster who wants to dabble in the summoning and binding of elemental entities first starts with these simple elemental creatures." Small, medium, and large, levels 1, 11, and 21 (plus or minus one, depending on the element). And they're pretty interesting mechanically, to boot!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pseudopsyche, post: 5203001, member: 54600"] "Choldriths are always female, and they resemble driders, except their skin is pale." They are the most powerful monster in the Chitine section, all natural humanoids with the spider keyword. They are priestesses of Lolth. Forsaken are epic humanoids inhabited by the divine energy of gods slain while in the natural world. They're all blind and have a triggered action called Fragment of Immortality. "Wretched survivors of a cruel pact with an arch devil, the diseased and disfigured meazles feast on living beings, craving humanoid flesh above all else." Creepy looking buggers. All have a nasty aura called Wretched Curse of Baalzebul. The Nagpas are former servants of the primordials, "bestowed with the cunning of devils and the beauty of nymphs." But they betrayed their masters, so "the primordials transformed them into hideous creatures with an insatiable appetite for wealth and bodily comforts." The primordials did a good job, because they're really ugly now. Nerra are now from an astral dominion called the Constellation of Eyes, but they're still heavily mirror-flavored of course. Anyway, I gleaned the above fluff from the appropriate entries. I want to call out a point I haven't seen mentioned. There is a LOT of story here. MANY entries begin with a FULL PAGE of text giving lore and artwork. The encounter groups are gone, replaced by a single paragraph describing likely allies. The new stat block formats are awesome. I think WotC nailed it this time. The best part is that they've revisited some iconic monsters with the improved format: giants, gargoyles, ghouls, gnolls, minotaurs, ogres. For me, the most welcome sight: "Air, earth, fire, and water elementals are the purest of their kind. Any spellcaster who wants to dabble in the summoning and binding of elemental entities first starts with these simple elemental creatures." Small, medium, and large, levels 1, 11, and 21 (plus or minus one, depending on the element). And they're pretty interesting mechanically, to boot! [/QUOTE]
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