D&D 5E MM table of contents and stat block index

[Agamon]

Some of the dire animals are basically now giant animals (badgers, weasels, bat, rat, boar, elk...), but oddly the wolf stayed dire, and there are no giant/dire tigers and lions.

Large animals are back to Giant X. Dire wolves (worgs) are intelligent monsters, not just giant wolves.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Can anyone who owns the Monster Manual confirm if any of the humanoid races included have options to allow them to be used as Player Characters? I have runs a Githzerai (Gith) as a character going back to 2nd edition, and would love to know if they present an option to play as one in the MM.

I don't think anyone owns one yet -- these are just on display at Gencon.

On another topic, everyone's been asking about the Emyprean, but the Blight, Flameskull and Oni are new to me. Could they have finally renamed Ogre Magi to Oni?

 

[Remathilis]

I don't think anyone owns one yet -- these are just on display at Gencon.

On another topic, everyone's been asking about the Emyprean, but the Blight, Flameskull and Oni are new to me. Could they have finally renamed Ogre Magi to Oni?

Blights (as in Twig Blights) are at least from 3e. Perhaps they expanded the concept (or absorbed some other killer plants).

Flameskulls have been around since 2e at least.

Oni are probably renamed Orge-magi.

I have no idea what an Empyrean is, but my guess is 4e-style angels.

 

[TarionzCousin]

No green slime?

Probably a hazard in DMG.

Green Slime, Brown Mold, Purple Stars and Blue Diamonds have been in the DMG since 3E, IIRC.

Could they have finally renamed Ogre Magi to Oni?

I hope so--after forty years of people complaining....

 

[gyor]

One thing I noticed is Incubi and Succubi have seperate stat blocks, there not assumed to be the same thing.

So far speculation appears to be Empyreans are 4e Angels, I don't think one page is big enough for that, but it would be cool, or that they are the Celestial equivalant to Cambions, this I think is more likely, but it could also be something elsw entirely.

 

[gyor]

Oni I believe are Orge Mages.

Flame Skulls and undead skulls that are burning, they use magic.

Twig Blights are plant people that are cursed or diseased I believe.

 

[Hand of Evil]

looks like a good and useable monster list.

 

[Sacrosanct]

With the effects of bounded accuracy (lower level monsters retaining useability for longer), and the list and substance in the book (still bitter about no cave fisher lol), this may be the best overall monster manual since 2e's hardback.

 

[Agamon]

I don't think anyone owns one yet -- these are just on display at Gencon.

An All-Access Pass gets you a PH and MM. So no one has bought one, but some people do own one.

 

[occam]

Large animals are back to Giant X. Dire wolves (worgs) are intelligent monsters, not just giant wolves.

Actually, dire wolves *are* just giant wolves (which is what they actually were, more or less); worgs are intelligent giant wolves. They're separate.