D&D 5E D&D's official twitter feed is giving previews of art and contents from Monsters of the Multiverse

[Parmandur]

She seems so sad.

With subraces being turned into races it makes a question of what races will be in the book and what gets left out.

So the question of how will this shape the 5.5e revised PHB? I expect alot more races in the 5.5e PHB, maybe including Duergar and Deep Gnomes.

I think everything from Elemental Guide, Volo's, and Mordenkainen's is going to be in, but revised. Once you account for that, including two Gith and Duergar, Deep Gnomes etc., then it's really only a few extras such as Tortles to be "over 30" Race options.

 

[toucanbuzz]

Always curious on art choices, from AD&D to 5E. All in all, some good stuff over there.

Duergar in AD&D, bald guy on the right (1983 duergar were called "gray dwarves" because they're grey skinned), described as tending to emaciated and wearing drab colors. They also were all bald, women too. Purple is the new grey, though carrying a spider-leg staff helps. Meanwhile, below her, one of these purple guys has what appears to be a flame thrower... And the guy below that is wearing a Warhammer combat marine suit... Duergar have come a long way.

Satyr. I don't know what to say about the scarf or rainbow sprinkles flaring from his hand. I really don't. Satyr wizard with a crappy color spray spell? But both have the satyr cleverly using movement or objects to block his **** from showing.

 

[CleverNickName]

I'm pretty much a half-centaur.
I have the upper body of a human, and also the lower body of a human.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Always curious on art choices, from AD&D to 5E. All in all, some good stuff over there.

Duergar in AD&D, bald guy on the right (1983 duergar were called "gray dwarves" because they're grey skinned), described as tending to emaciated and wearing drab colors. They also were all bald, women too. Purple is the new grey, though carrying a spider-leg staff helps. Meanwhile, below her, one of these purple guys has what appears to be a flame thrower... And the guy below that is wearing a Warhammer combat marine suit... Duergar have come a long way.

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Satyr. I don't know what to say about the scarf or rainbow sprinkles flaring from his hand. I really don't. Satyr wizard with a crappy color spray spell? But both have the satyr cleverly using movement or objects to block his **** from showing.

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do those dwarves have a flamethrower and power armour?

 

[CleverNickName]

do those dwarves have a flamethrower and power armour?

Of course not! They carry wands of fireballs and are wearing heavy plate +2, it's totally different.

 

[Charlaquin]

Yeah, with the Tasha rules for ASI, subrace is not really useful mostnof the time. I'm pretty sure the "Astral Elf" from the Last UA is a test for a new core "Elf" for the next Core.

Same. I’d love if it was!

 

[ART!]

Satyr. I don't know what to say about the scarf or rainbow sprinkles flaring from his hand. I really don't. Satyr wizard with a crappy color spray spell? But both have the satyr cleverly using movement or objects to block his **** from showing.

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Weird. Other races have fur (including down there) but are illustrated with garb of various sorts, so what's the deal with satyrs? Do they just refuse to wear clothes?

 

[CleverNickName]

Weird. Other races have fur (including down there) but are illustrated with garb of various sorts, so what's the deal with satyrs? Do they just refuse to wear clothes?

Because it's vitally important to a satyr character for everyone within sight be able to see, understand, and know that they have the legs of a ram. Every piece of artwork, every written description, every conversation, needs to include those naked goat legs. They cannot be hidden or covered in any way, lest they be mislabeled as Another Kind of Elf^TM

"An elf? An elf?! How dare you, sir! Can't you see my legs? Do you know of any elves with goat legs?! Well, do you!?!"

 

[ART!]

Because it's vitally important to a satyr character for everyone within sight be able to see, understand, and know that they have the legs of a ram. Every piece of artwork, every written description, every conversation, needs to include those naked goat legs. They cannot be hidden or covered in any way, lest they be mislabeled as Another Kind of Elf^TM

"An elf? An elf?! How dare you, sir! Can't you see my legs? Do you know of any elves with goat legs?! Well, do you!?!"

[breaks down, sobbing]"It's all we've got! Goat legs! Otherwise we're just annoying sidekicks and debauchers!"

 

[MonsterEnvy]

The last Duergar image there is not in power armour. It's a construct called a hammerer. It's powered by the psionic energy of a Duergar's suffering so one is trapped inside it. It was created to punish Duergar that messed up or betrayed their bosses.