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I would have liked a default Lizardfolk (what the new MM would call a Lizardfolk warrior), but what I really miss, I think, is the blurring with PCs: a sidebar on PCs as Lycanthropes a few templates (possibly the half-dragon again; or an ogrillon template given its new lore) something...

Present.

The Colonel is feeling his years as he rises to leave, but the fresh air and the forced march are invigorating, and he finds himself managing the journey smoothly. Con save: 1d20+1 (CON)+3 (Donnell) = 21.

I think there's a lot to like about the new MM. I won't pretend it's perfect, but here are ten understated highlights (so far). Dragon Art. Each dragon has three pieces of art, and the layout is the same for all of them: Wyrmling and Adult as part of a two-page spread, then you turn the page...

Not quite -- in the MM 2014, some beasts were in an appendix (along with some plants, and blink dogs), and some beasts were mixed in with main monsters (e.g. dinosaurs). Now, I think, we have an appendix that Druid players can look at, without any real searching.

Now that I have a copy and have spent 2 hours with it, I'll say I don't think this is the case. The humanoids are included alphabetically with the other monsters, and they are listed in an almost-index at the back of the book. By including them they aren't "called out" as being...

I wonder if there are any instances when it isn't the highest of the three spellcasting stats. I'll bet a blanket rule could have been made that monster spells are cast with the highest of the three.

I have an answer, but I think it makes sense to save it until I have a book in hand, rather than speculate. If you don't see a need for "core rulebooks" to provide all the basic information most people will use to play, i suspect we just won't see eye-to-eye in any case.

If you have the old book, then sure, of course you can. But will they be keeping the book in print? I doubt it. And that, for me, is where the problem lies: the basic monster information is missing from the core books.

I'll be getting my copy in about 20 hours, but before that happens, this is a good summary of where I'm at. I love the entries for the ordinary monsters. I like reading the presentation of goblins, orcs, ogres, lizardfolk, kobolds, gnolls -- the basic monsters that I have been fighting since I...

What about the other species that were humanoid with the Fey Ancestry trait? Are elves fey? If not, that is where the inconsistency lies.

I don't think we are disagreeing. Yup. The next sentence keeps the framing on the player-facing material.

To me, this feels disingenuous. MotM gave a number of species (not just goblinoids) "Fey Ancestry" which was an advantage against saves vs. Charm. In most games, that comes into play more often than creature type -- whether you are vulnerable to hold person or not. But they've gone "all the...

Wouldn't Folktales at level 3 be better if it was just the Mirth option? The whole description would be cleaner, and it removes the false sense of choice.

After that near encounter, the Colonel is concerned. "We know they are using the skies to patrol. I think the crag in the south-west offers us the best protection. It may not be a secret that we are approaching, but it probably wasn't anyways, and we've decided to try a direct approach in any...

Athletics: 1d20+5=15. Survival: 1d20+2=8. (untrained). The discussion about splitting up had not seemed wise to the Colonel, and he was grateful when Donnell's words echoed that thought. If there was to be reconnaissance, he firmly believed that single handedly he could get the group (if not...

You're splitting some fine hairs here. of course, you're technically right, but I feel you are missing the point. It's certainly true that they renamed the barbarian subclass that was deemed to be offensive to some readers. That, for me, is an acceptable reason to make an exception. If the...

I understand why you suggest this (esp given your handle), but renaming it doesn't over-write the pre-2024 version, which is what they want to do. They certainly don't want the 2014 Bladesinger and this subclass both existing simultaneously -- that's obvious duplication and overlap, and would be...

Two more great overviews. Thanks. The inclusion of Pass without Trace was clever I thought (and useful, obviously). Remove Curse was a surprise. It's interesting to see where 5.24 places defenses to the frightened and charmed condition. Putting the defense at 7 (Fortifying Soul) and the...