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I suppose selkies would be too far? They are somewhat like swanmays, but become seals instead of swans. Kitsune might also qualify too - in some tales they can be completely human in shape except for their tails.

The more stat blocks the better. But I would have even settled for a table with traits to apply to the basic NPCs to give them a bit of customization/flair. What they have currently goes back to the days of 1E where you'd get like "in large groups they are led by a 4th level warrior and have a...

Yes, this. I went over my monster book by hand at least 3 times, had two other people look at it and I'm still finding stuff that I'm asking myself "how did I miss this?"

day late, dollar short.

A couple of those CDs had some good background music in them (Red Steel and another I can't seem to put my hands on). The narrations were certainly amateur theater, but listening to them as DM beforehand could help with envisioning certain scenes. Sadly, in several cases, they replaced the...

Yeah, I played a lot of B/X at the start. And it was not until may years afterward that I learned the picture on the DMG was an efreet. At first glance, it sure doesn't look like one and a lot of my compatriots would have classified it a demon unless otherwise specifically shown it was not.

If there's an issue, I'd rather see the martials being brought up, rather than forcing casters down more. Maybe take away the spellcaster's ability to regain a few slots after a short rest. I would like to see more powerful maneuvers for fighters - and not just limited to the likes of...

Demons are popular. Just have to look over at GW to see that. Doesn't mean I have to use them in my games or buy books that feature them prominently. It was actually the reason I did not buy the 1E PHB & DMG until the got they revised Easley covers and why I will never purchase Descent into...

If WotC cared about my Christian beliefs, I would tell them to remove every reference to Demon, Devil, Yugoloth, etc as I find their inclusion appalling, especially such things as the Warlock Fiendish patron where you are "making a deal with the devil". And that is not a joke. But they won't...

The HP bloat above CR 10 is insane. Creatures with 200+ hp just boggle me and it's no wonder I don't play to such high levels.

If people can mix and match B/X and AD&D the above is a no-brainer.

Behold, the errata for the 1E Monster Manual ... It's not a recent problem.

The only reason we used it back in the 80's was it was another 4d6 drop lowest that you could dump stat into.

While that is what they generally get used for, summoning creatures are extra hands for many, many more tasks. And with concentration in play, only one spell should be active for a given player at a time. If they want to summon a horde instead of a single creature, the DM can either put their...

Aaaand we're back to square one.

I'm reminded of the Deep Space 9 episode S1E13 - Battle Lines, where two encampments are cursed to fight each other forever, being resurrected after the battle to repeat the process endlessly. I'm also reminded of the end of the first Dr. Strange Movie with the time loop, or Tom Cruise's Edge...

I remember being a bit flumoxed when the game went from Lizardman to Lizardfolk, but eventually migrated to using it, and prefer it now. I can't even remember when that happened now.

I would say no, not until they've had a little experience under their belt. But they are nice to have after you've run say 3-5 fleshed out adventures. Thinking about it, I really think they should have fully fleshed out the first two adventures (with commentary) and then just had the...

Similar with my FrankenRPG, taking what I feel is the best of 2014 5E, hints of 2024 5E, Baldur's Gate mechanics, 2E and 3E. (A lot of throw backs to 2E). I'm not looking for simpler, but in many ways more simulationist.

Sticking to 2014 5E, pre-Tasha's. Though I am using the Monsters of the Multiverse instead of the older Volo/Mord monsters. I have done up my own version of the game, but have yet to inflict it on anyone.