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Normally I agree but in this case your character is not dead but held hostage by the DM and the player is forced to sit on their hands until the character is uncursed or replaced.

I'm not actually opposed the curse kicking in as soon as you drop to 0, but the part where you're under the DMs control. It's especially odd on a Werebear which is typically neutral good.

There's actually a pretty good justification for many of the changes in today's fiend video--certainly the best one I've seen thus far from Crawford: a creature type gives you a quick indicator on the function and purpose of the monster. Kuo-toans as abberations lets you know they're eldritch...

Not a fan of how the new rules for the curse. There seem to be a frustrating number of effects in the 2025 Monster Manual where dropping a creature to 0 hit points is instantly fatal or otherwise removes them from play, like the Mind Flayer Arcanist's 120 foot brain consumption. Having so many...

It's all Greek to me. I mean fair enough, but you understand many of us feel the same way about the lore changes 5.24 is making with creature types.

Okay I kind of hate that one.

Still not as bad as I thought when I forgot to factor in the LAs.

I dunno, changing the whole story bothers me a lot more than things that could just be explained as misinterpretations or new developments. There's no way to reconcile the backstory of Descent into Avernus with previous lore other to say that Zariel fell millions of years ago, ascended and...

Interesting that the TOTV aboleth doesn't have any ability to enthrall. Edit: Never mind I missed that it's part of the disease.

As much as I find some of the choices WRT to humanoids disappointing the art remands on point.

It's only been reduced by 2. It was already pretty low in 2014 (12 times 3 attacks; now it's 12 times 2 and a save for 10 psychic.) Both are a far cry from the 63-68 damage recommended for a CR 10.

I mean D&D has been retconning its past since the 70s. Just look at the history of the Nine Hells. Zariel was supposed to be the first ruler of Avernus and now she's only been a devil for a couple centuries.

Honestly if I were going to stat Gruumsh I'd have him be a giant with the (deity) tag.

The multiattack damage seems pretty anemic for a CR 10 creature.

The only list of gods in the 2024 books is the Greyhawk deities in the DMG. It seems that deities are going to be relegated to setting books going forward.

Huh?

That is one ugly bird man.

Just a clarification, the Far Realm predates Eberron and Xoriat by nearly a decade. It first appeared in the 1996 adventure "Gates of Firestorm Peak"

Question! What is the damage of the Ancient Black Dragon's Rend?

Not that I'm remotely qualified to be making such decisions... but first I'd look at market research to guide my hand for one. I don't want to be TSR all over again Ideally what I'd want to do is: 1. Launch a setting overview source book that includes settings like Dark Sun, Mystara, Nentir...