Demetrios1453
Hero
Since we have a thread covering the new player racial options in VGtM, I thought I would start one concerning the other important part of the upcoming book: which monsters should be updated to the new edition? Before the book was announced, I posted my "100 monsters I would like to see in a MM2" (and since that was before June, I assume the post still exists around here somewhere), but I'll limit myself to just a few creatures (or creature types) I most want to see in the book.
Neutral or evil fey. Let's see the jermlaine, kelpie, nymph, quickling, sirine, spriggan, and so on. Fey, especially hostile types, are woefully underrepresented in the MM. Heck, even some more good fey like brownies and leprechauns would be nice to see.
Celestials. We know the ki-rin is going to be in the book, but how about other celestials, which, like the fey, are underrepresented in the MM? Of course, I would like to see most or all of the archons, gaurdinals, and eladrin updated, but even a good assortment would be nice. Or maybe pick one type and fully update it (as archons have the longest lineage, all the way back to 1e, they would be the likely choice here).
Beholders and beholder-kin. We got a few types in the MM, but there are a plethora still left to update. We know that we'll see the death kiss, but how about the gauth, eye of the deep, and elder orb?
Dinosaurs! The MM selection was surprisingly small. No hulking, stereotypical sauropods? No stegosaurs? No small predators like velociraptor or deinonychus? All these, and others, should be updated.
More Skeletons and Zombies. It would be great to have templates for either or both, but lacking that, at least we should see a wider variety available to throw at our players!
Gibberlings. Because they are nasty foes for low-level characters.
Cryohydras and Pyrohydras. Normal hydras are bad enough already, let's make them worse!
Neutral or evil fey. Let's see the jermlaine, kelpie, nymph, quickling, sirine, spriggan, and so on. Fey, especially hostile types, are woefully underrepresented in the MM. Heck, even some more good fey like brownies and leprechauns would be nice to see.
Celestials. We know the ki-rin is going to be in the book, but how about other celestials, which, like the fey, are underrepresented in the MM? Of course, I would like to see most or all of the archons, gaurdinals, and eladrin updated, but even a good assortment would be nice. Or maybe pick one type and fully update it (as archons have the longest lineage, all the way back to 1e, they would be the likely choice here).
Beholders and beholder-kin. We got a few types in the MM, but there are a plethora still left to update. We know that we'll see the death kiss, but how about the gauth, eye of the deep, and elder orb?
Dinosaurs! The MM selection was surprisingly small. No hulking, stereotypical sauropods? No stegosaurs? No small predators like velociraptor or deinonychus? All these, and others, should be updated.
More Skeletons and Zombies. It would be great to have templates for either or both, but lacking that, at least we should see a wider variety available to throw at our players!
Gibberlings. Because they are nasty foes for low-level characters.
Cryohydras and Pyrohydras. Normal hydras are bad enough already, let's make them worse!
