So PAX has started and there’s still nothing on the schedule about a D&D panel or announcement. So if they were dropping any secret hints, they did such a good job that no one will likely see their announcement.
So Flamekin are just Fire Genasi and Rimekin are essentially a new Frost Genasi stand in, modeled after the same layout of the other Genasi. Makes me hope we get the other paraelemental Genasi.
Also between this and the Forgotten Realms books both referencing back to Mordenkainen’s often...
It is part of the Legends of Greyhawk Organized Play campaign, developed and managed by Baldman Games, not WotC. It is not an indicator of WotC's plans in any way, they aren't even involved in it.
Sorry to burst the bubble but they have done the Emridy Meadows preview multiple times now. It’s just a convention epic. In fact all of the things listed above as “new” have been at conventions before. They are all just convention play tables.
The Monsters are my favorite part. Between the Vamps in here and the ones in the MM, we now have vampire enemies for CRs:
15 - Umbral Lord
14 - Infernalist
13 - Vampire
10 - Warden
8 - Nightbringer
5 - Spawn
3 - Familiar
More than enough to run an entire campaign of Vampire villains and...
General Feats of note:
Vampire Touched (like Fey or Shadow Touched)
General Feats of note:
Vampire Touched (like Fey or Shadow Touched)
Increase Int, Wis, or Char
Level 1 Enchantment or Illusion spell plus Spider Climb.
Treacherous Allure
Increase Int, Wis, or Char
Always have Charm Person...
Just skimmed through, but early impressions are mixed (lean positive) for me.
Species and Backgrounds are very nice, but the General feats are a mixed bag. Some very good, some very bad. Epic Boons are solid. Adventures look fun. But the book is lacking in the layout/art for me.
Origin Feats:
Tireless Reveler lets you give yourself Inspiration when an ally near you uses theirs, PB times a short or long rest.
Vampire Hunter gives advantage against grapple escapes and nonmagic restraints and lets you reduce necrotic damage by PBd6 once per rest.
Vampire's Plaything...