D&D (2024) Monster Manual 2025 Aberrations & Oozes Video

[UngeheuerLich]

Someone at WotC didn't like some of the Baldur's Gate 3 NPCs, I guess.

I don´t exactly know what you mean, but they explicitely mentioned in the video that there may be rare exceptions. I was immediately reminded of Hugh and the Borg.

 

[dave2008]

Uh... doesn't that break compatibility with any adventure that calls for an Orc?

You can still have an orc, but now it is a two step process (I think). You take an NPC stat block and modify it to be an orc? I am still having a hard time understanding what they are going to do based on what they have said / written.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Are they? That's cool. Guess I'll hold off on purchasing some of the ones I've been looking at then. Though I did just grab Witchlight.

They haven't said anything, but it's routine for them to do minor updates when they do a new print run (they have to update the files to update the legal information at the front of the book anyway), and with this transition, changing a write up from saying "attacked by five orcs" to saying "attacked by five orc warriors" is a quick and easy fix that, most of the time, won't screw up the layout or anything.

As @Chaltab says, the old format isn't compatible with the new Monster Manual, but it won't take much to close the gap.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I don´t exactly know what you mean, but they explicitely mentioned in the video that there may be rare exceptions.

BG3 is an illithid-heavy adventure by the end, and they all behave like people, some in an extremely Baldur's Gate way.

 

[dave2008]

Are they? That's cool. Guess I'll hold off on purchasing some of the ones I've been looking at then. Though I did just grab Witchlight.

That was just Whizy's assumption, WotC has said nothing about updating old adventures and I don't personally expect them too (but would be happy to be wrong).

 

[Reynard]

BG3 is an illithid-heavy adventure by the end, and they all behave like people, some in an extremely Baldur's Gate way.

 

[AlViking]

They're going to be reissuing or replacing all existing adventures, no matter what they're saying right now.

The updated printings will call for "5 orc warriors and 2 ogres," in your example.

Has this been confirmed or are you just speculating? Fine either way I'm just curious because I haven't ever seen anything although obviously they redo modules now and then.

edit - never mind answered above.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

1970s porn music

 

[Chaltab]

BG3 is an illithid-heavy adventure by the end, and they all behave like people, some in an extremely Baldur's Gate way.

Not sure how you mean that. Other than Omeluum, every Mind Flayer that's not explicitly freed by the

Spoiler: BG3 Stuff

power of the Prince

is endlessly devoted to the Absolute.

 

[Eubani]

Orcs are now just grey/green humans. No more Orc stat blocks. One more point for the Soapbox Tourists.