D&D 5E New Monster Manual Cover

From IGN, the cover of the 2025 Monster Manual!

@Morrus

 

[dave2008]

Is that a dragon's eye maybe?

Looks like it. Now we need to see the alt cover too!

I like this one. Probably my favorite of the standard covers.

 

[dave2008]

Really not sure what Boo is jumping at

 

[Mirrorrorrim]

Really not sure what Boo is jumping at

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The ogre down below. He's got a +9 against ogres.

 

[Charlaquin]

We don't talk enough about Dungeon Master's mullet.

That’s just what long hair looks like on bald guys.

 

[ezo]

Alright, PHB, DMG, and now MM! All THREE SUCK! Way to go WotC. At least they seem to be sucking less... sort of.

Done. Said my two bits. Glad people like it so WotC can make money off of their efforts anyway. Nice that people will keep their jobs and everything.

 

[dave2008]

Alright, PHB, DMG, and now MM! All THREE SUCK! Way to go WotC. At least they seem to be sucking less... sort of.

Curious why you think they "suck?" I could understand not liking them, but I can't really figure out what sucks* about them.

*I assume you mean sucks as a negative and not a positive.

 

[DarkCrisis]

I'm growing to appreciate that WotC is resetting most of their settings back to their original date and just not advancing the timeline. Considering all the hoops Faerun had to go through to reset things back, it probably would have been simpler to just go back to 1392 or whatever it was...

I don't think they can. Greenwood said they aren't allowed to retcon anything. IDK

 

[dave2008]

I don't think they can. Greenwood said they aren't allowed to retcon anything. IDK

I don't believe that is correct. What I read he said (and I am paraphrasing here): "Everything I write about the Forgotten Realms is canon, until WotC writes something that changes it."

 

[dave2008]

I don't think they can. Greenwood said they aren't allowed to retcon anything. IDK

Just did a little more research and in Ben Riggs book "Slaying Dragons" he claims to have a copy of the contract Ed got for selling the Realms (and at least some pictures of it). The contract for the sale was $4000 for the Realms and $1000 for services. Nothing else. TSR, nor WotC, have any contractual requirement to make anything Ed does canon or nor does Ed have any rights to the Realms at all. IT was 100% owned by TSR and now WotC.

PS - here is an EnWorld story about: Ed Greenwood's $5K Contract To Sell The Forgotten Realms

 

[Reynard]

Just did a little more research and in Ben Riggs book "Slaying Dragons" he claims to have a copy of the contract Ed got for selling the Realms (and at least some pictures of it). The contract for the sale was $4000 for the Realms and $1000 for services. Nothing else. TSR, nor WotC, have any contractual requirement to make anything Ed does canon or nor does Ed have any rights to the Realms at all. IT was 100% owned by TSR and now WotC.

PS - here is an EnWorld story about: Ed Greenwood's $5K Contract To Sell The Forgotten Realms

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Work for hire definitely has its downsides. I have created a couple worlds that I really wish I actually owned.