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That is a dope-ass map.

This is a fun rewatch podcast for the Bond films:

I used to be very enamored of this model, which I first encountered in the aforementioned Guns, Germs, and Steel, but I've since learned of its flaws and abandoned it. My approach to nations is now more based on the values of the culture(s) underlying it and development based on the spread of...

Stuff like that just got turned into skill expertise, that's why the Mastiff has Perception +5 instead of +3. Just makes it easier to run.

The explanation for this is in the video below (I've queued it to the part in question):

Worth noting that most Lizardfolk are humanoids (see the conversion guide's conversion of Lizardfolk to Scout). It does have two Lizardfolk variants that are elementals, but specifies that this is due to ties to the Elemental Plane of Earth through exposure or pact.

Here's a summary of the changes so far: Unknown Aarakocra Lizardfolk Merfolk Sahuagin Troglodyte Changed to Aberration Derro Gith Grimlock Kuo-toa Changed to Dragon Kobold Changed to Fey Bullywug Goblinoids Changed to Fiend Gnoll Changed to Monstrosity Kenku Lycanthropes Quaggoth...

This may seem like an odd question, but is the Art Objects table roughly the same? That is, five tables of 8-10 entries each? Or are their more guidelines?

The Eternal Night of Lockwood link takes me to a Harn supplement.

To quote Red vs Blue: Church: So just remember. The internet can be a very scary place if you're not prepared. Grif: How do you recommend they prepare? Church: I don't know. Try going to your local middle school chess club. Hand out crystal meth and guns. That might be good practice.

I do miss the "Organization" part of the stat block that used to exist, showing what sorts of groupings you might find, including allies.

They changed the size from Huge to Large, hence the Hit Dice type change. The spellcaster level never mapped to the Hit Dice.

Even with the book, I'm still finding this thread valuable for your analysis of the changes.

From the Monster Creation guidelines posted earlier in the thread: