D&D (2024) I have a Monster Manual. AMA!

[Scribe]

Derro weren't in the 2014 Monster Manual either.

Yeah, came in later.

Was 5.5 MM supposed to be just a retread or 5e?

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Random comments:

I think my new favorite picture is the Nothic.

I still don't like spells as name-drops rather than running info. (It absolutely enrages me when what the spell actually does would be shorter to write than "This monster can cast fireball once per day. Intelligence is his spellcasting ability for it. Blah blah."

A LOT of the monsters have what you might call "weapon-mastery-like" abilities.

The art is really something else. Generally superb.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Yeah, came in later.

Was 5.5 MM supposed to be just a retread or 5e?

I'm not sure what you mean by that question. Is the or supposed to be "of"? That makes more sense.

I think it's a little of both - it's supposed to replace the 2014 MM but NOT Monsters of the Multiverse, but they also wanted to cover a wider CR-spread per creature type. So not a total retread, but not cramming in all extant statblocks.

 

[TravDoc42]

If you don't mind me double dipping, so to speak: Is there a stat block for a tree blight/Gulthias tree?

 

[Remathilis]

TravDoc42 said:
Are the oni Giants still, or are they Fiends now?

Fiends.

30 years later, my tiefling PC with oni blood is vindicated!

 

[Scribe]

I think it's a little of both - it's supposed to replace the 2014 MM but NOT Monsters of the Multiverse, but they also wanted to cover a wider CR-spread per creature type. So not a total retread, but not cramming in all extant statblocks.

Ah yes I forgot about MotM (and yes I had extra words/grammatical issues in my other post....)

 

[Remathilis]

Merfolk: types and type (elemental, fey, etc)?

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Let's talk the Conversion Chart!

There's some obvious stuff like a "Goblin" is a "Goblin Warrior" or a "Poisonous Snake" is a "Venomous Snake".

But there's some truly weird ones, like a "Lizardfolk" is converted to a "Scout" or an "Orc" to a "Tough" (that gives basic orcs a whole LOT of extra HP than before!)

 

[FitzTheRuke]

If you don't mind me double dipping, so to speak: Is there a stat block for a tree blight/Gulthias tree?

Yup. They're under blights.

 

[Parmandur]

Not Fitz, but one video I watched yesterday said the indexes were his favorite part of the book. That will never be my take, but clearly some like them!

The index and reference tools in the 2014 MM were a major area of lack, of decent tools are appreciated.