Coming in May: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes! [UPDATED!]

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Feb 5, 2018

• #251

Larger special edition image added to the first post.

 

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Giltonio_Santos

Hero

• Feb 5, 2018

• #252

Does anyone recognize the characters in the alternate cover? Besides Drizzt, obviously.

Edit: Is it Lady Vol just behind Drizzt? It looks a lot like the D&D Miniatures version I have.

 

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MonsterEnvy

Legend

• Feb 5, 2018

• #253

Slavomir said:

Hope you right - but I cannot see any information on new playable races there. Any way will see

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Try looking at the article link I linked rather then the product link.

 

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MonsterEnvy

Legend

• Feb 5, 2018

• #254

Giltonio_Santos said:

Does anyone recognize the characters in the alternate cover? Besides Drizzt, obviously.

Edit: Is it Lady Vol just behind Drizzt? It looks a lot like the D&D Miniatures version I have.

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It looks less like a Drizzt and more like just another Drow.

 

Remathilis

Legend

• Feb 5, 2018

• #255

Hmmm... Hypothesis wrong, it IS about the conflicts, not just high-level baddies and their minions.

The four called out specifically are

* The Blood War (info on demons and devils, with new high CR types and the optional tiefling bloodlines for PCs I wager)
* Elves vs. Drow (info on elven culture, probably some high CR drow and allies, and well as the new elven subraces)
* The Gith (some info on their cultures, the astral/Limbo, high CR types, and the gith race with the yanki an zerai subraces)
* Dwarves vs. Duergar (dwarven subculture, probably some new monsters and perhaps some dwarf options. Honestly, UA spoiled the least about this one)

He also mentions how gnomes and halflings fit into the multiverse (probably there will be a chapter about those who avoid conflicts, both of these races are adept at that). I also wouldn't be surprised if Seelie vs. Unseelie fey (with the Eladrin PC race as a PC option) don't get a mention.

Honestly, the way Mearls talked about it in the video, its one part racial guide, one part planar guide, one part monster book, and a smattering of PC options. If its anything like Volo's, I'm sure it will be pretty useful.

 

pukunui

Legend

• Feb 5, 2018

• #256

MonsterEnvy said:

It looks less like a Drizzt and more like just another Drow.

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The two magic scimitars say Drizzt to me.


On a different note, who wants to bet that the new duergar will just be reprints from OotA? (I wouldn't be surprised if the demon lords all get reprinted as well.)

 

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MonsterEnvy

Legend

• Feb 5, 2018

• #257

pukunui said:

The two magic scimitars say Drizzt to me.


On a different note, who wants to bet that the new duergar will just be reprints from OotA?

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But neither of Drizzt's scimitars are lightning based and Drow have long duel wielded scimitars.

 

pukunui

Legend

• Feb 5, 2018

• #258

I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 

FitzTheRuke

Legend

• Feb 5, 2018

• #259

Slavomir said:

Hope you right - but I cannot see any information on new playable races there. Any way will see

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Here's the quote:

"Players will love to delve into Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes to search for story hooks to use with their characters, as well as try out some of the player options for races like tieflings and elves, or maybe an otherworldly githyanki or githzerai."

 

Parmandur

Book-Friend

• Feb 5, 2018

• #260

Slavomir said:

Hope you right - but I cannot see any information on new playable races there. Any way will see

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Straight up says that Tiefling subraces, Elf subraces and the Gith will get playable versions.