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It's a CMON crowdfunding campaign. I don't think they know how to run one of those without miniatures. (Although you'll have to get the corresponding board games too.)

Astarion, the beloved vampire spawn rogue in Baldur's Gate 3, makes another appearance in Dungeons & Dragons' new Monster Manual. A few months ago, we reported on Astarion making a surprise cameo appearance in the Player's Handbook and how the rogue popped up in the artwork. Now, the character...

Are you wondering how Wizards of the Coast has altered the monsters in the 2025 Monster Manual? Well, one way of showing this is to make side-by-side comparisons of the 2025 monsters to their 2014 equivalents. Today, we're looking at the Air Elemental. Notably, the Air Elemental now appears in...

CMON is converting its fantasy board game franchise Massive Darkness into TTRPG content. As part of the soon-to-launch Massive Darkness: Dungeons of Shadowreach GameFound campaign, CMON will also publish two new 5E-compatible books based on the franchise - a Massive Darkness Bestiary and a...

Thank you for pointing that out! As said, the wording felt wonky (which is why I quoted it in case I was wrong.)

With legendary actions, there's another 36 points of potential damage. Not sure if that factors into damage recommendations or not.

Pathfinder 2E will add a new giant-themed ancestry in this summer's Battlecry! rulebook. Earlier this week over on Polygon, Paizo revealed new details about their upcoming yearly rulebook, which will add the Commander and Guardian martial classes to the game. The Jotunborn are described as a...

Can’t do that. I only have watermarked copies.

Are you wondering how the monsters have changed in the 2025 Monster Manual? Well, one way of showing this is to make side-by-side comparisons of the 2025 monsters to their 2014 equivalents. Today, we're looking at the aboleth. The aboleth has received a major visual redesign, transforming the...

How much have the monsters changed in the 2025 Monster Manual? Well, one way of showing this is to make side-by-side comparisons of the 2025 monsters to their 2014 equivalents. First up, the Aarakocra. The 2014 Aarakocra entry had a single statblock for a CR 1/4 creature. There are two...

I don't disagree! I like the new Monster Manual, but it's a big miss IMO.

I have an interview coming out later this week where Crawford notes that there will always be room for more specialized statblocks, just not in the Monster Manual.