D&D 5E A Compilation of all the Race Changes in Monsters of the Multiverse

Over on Reddit, user KingJackel went through the video leak which came out a few days ago and manually compiled a list of all the changes to races in the book. The changes are quite extensive, with only the fairy and harengon remaining unchanged. The book contains 33 races in total, compiled and updated from previous Dungeons & Dragons books.

D&D 5E - List of All 33 Races in Mordenkainen's Monsters of the Multiverse

Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse contains 33 races compiled from previous Dungeons & Dragons books. Aarackocra Assimar Bugbear Centaur Changeling Deep Gnome Duergar Eladrin Fairy Firbolg Genasi, Air Genasi, Earth Genasi, Fire Gennasi, Water Githyanki Githzerai Goblin Goliath...

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D&D 5E - Full List of Monsters in Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse

Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse contains revamped stat blocks for 260 monsters previously published in previous Dungeons & Dragons 5E books. The list was compiled by YouTuber Bob Worldbuilder based on some blurry screenshots originally shared by Nerd Immersion (see the video...

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[humble minion]

I actually love this from a world building perspective. It introduces a sense of mystery to magic, where there is “known” magic and “undiscovered” magic. You can take this in a number of different directions. 10th level spells? Types of magic that have been forgotten by time? Spells that you can research, but perhaps at the cost of your psychological well being (as in CoC)? “Magic” that is in fact alien technology? As with cosmology, there is something to be gained by not overdefining everything

But NPCs aren't only enemies. The cleric PCs best friend, with whom they shared a dorm in the temple orphanage and then came through novitiate classes alongside, studying under the same crusty old abbot, should not have a set of spells and abilities that are completely alien, mysterious, and unknown to the cleric PC.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

One interesting effect of changing the goblinoids to fey is that they are now subject to the OotA Paladins ability to Turn the Faithless.

Small note: goblinoids have the fey ancestry trait, but I dont think their type was changed to Fey. Like the Elves and Half-Elves.

 

[Micah Sweet]

What does that have to do with "sensical"? The mechanics are not physical laws, they are mechanisms for play. You can still have the wizard spellbook in the treasure pile afterward.

If the NPC wizard can do something magical that the PC can never do, because they are different props with similar names, that is a problem for me.

 

[Remathilis]

Because he's an NPC.

Or, less flippant, he does but when it is time to roll initiative his magical abilities are streamlined and available for ease of use. Oh, and some of them are weird esoteric spells of unknown origin that cause your liver to leap out of your body and attack you.

DM: You've defeated Telenicus the Merciless, Archmage of the Nine Realms....

PC wizard: Wow, a powerful archmage! I take his spellbook. I'm sure he has some powerful spells in it for me to copy!

DM: You open his tome. Inside, you find page after page of blank parchment, save for the first page which contains an intricately designed image of a hand upholding a single middle digit.

 

[Yaarel]

Small note: goblinoids have the fey ancestry trait, but I dont think their type was changed to Fey. Like the Elves and Half-Elves.

Are the eladrin still able to be either humanoid or fey?

 

[Malmuria]

Oh come on. The word "moralizing" certainly isn't being used correctly upthread, but you know perfectly well what was meant. Engage in the argument, not petty semantics to mock other posters.

Well…words have meaning? Calling the changes moralizing suggests that wotc is being didactic and preachy and self-important by changing the flavor of the monster descriptions but not the mechanics. Calling the changes “moral” or “ethical” suggests that they are making a sincere effort to remove harmful stereotypes. I’ve seen both positions articulated online, including on this site, including in this thread.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Are the eladrin still able to be either humanoid or fey?

Sadly they never had that option: the playable Eladrins are humanoids with fey ancestry....

I think the only Fey type playable heritage are faery, centaur, changeling.

 

[Yaarel]

Sadly they never had that option: the playable Eladrins are humanoids with fey ancestry....

I think the only Fey type playable heritage are faery, centaur, changeling.

In Mordenkeinens, the eladrin statblocks are Fey.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

In Mordenkeinens, the eladrin statblocks are Fey.

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The monsters, yes.

The playable race? Humanoid.

The logic in that? Go figure.

 

[Yaarel]

The monsters, yes.

The playable race? Humanoid.

The logic in that? Go figure.

I assumed the Monsters of the Multiverse would sort that out.