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I wonder how much of this debate is baggage from past editions that some of us are carrying over. Certainly our society has changed a great deal since D&D was first introduced. Many of my players are decades younger than I am and have different cultural references that I do. I wonder if the...

I can kind of see the logic of splitting up the demons and devils--after all, if a new DM sees a reference to a "vrock" in an adventure, how are they supposed to know it's a demon? In the 2014 MM you'd have to go to the index, since the monsters within each category aren't mentioned in the table...

Most of my criticisms so far are issues of convenience (like the lack of customization instructions or custom stat blocks for NPCs of various Humanoid species), but overall I'm enjoying the book and am looking forward to getting a copy in my VTT of choice in two weeks so I can start finalizing...

I agree with what's been posted about the uncertainty involved with making species-related changes to the NPC stat blocks. The campaign I'm working on has orcs and various other Humanoid species as both potential adversaries and allies. I haven't decided whether I'm going to convert all of the...

My initial reaction to this thread (I had to go back and double-check the stat block, as I missed it in my first read) was the same as most here: it's weird, it's overpowered, it doesn't make sense. I almost submitted a post saying what others have, that I would tone down the weapon damage for...

Not entirely. While some spells like EB have been expanded to target both creatures and objects, others (e.g., ray of frost) remain creature-only.

It does seem like they've nerfed silver weapons a lot now that lycanthropes don't have any resistances. Werewolves are prominently featured in the campaign I'm currently working on, so I might create a "greater silvered weapon" that does the extra damage on every hit, not just crits, maybe make...

Right, to me I just wonder if they are still considered a "cursed" PC after the transformation, or if they are now just a monster. The text doesn't say anything about being able to neutralize a lycanthrope by casting remove curse on it; if your interpretation of the rule is correct, then could...

It seems like minotaurs may also be getting the monstrosity/humanoid treatment in a future supplement, as the only one provided in the 2025 MM is the "Minotaur of Baphomet," and the text states that "While most minotaurs live free of the demon lord's bonds, those that serve him become minotaurs...

The question is whether the change is permanent, or if the remove curse spell would still work after the cursed player character is reduced to zero hit points and makes the change. If not, and if revivify or other magic won't undo it after the changed character is killed, then it's a very nasty...

When I first came into 5e after having not played for a decade or so (I skipped 4e entirely), I was confused that the monsters didn't seem to follow the same rules as player characters in terms of how the math behind them worked. In 3e, monster design was codified to the extent that you could...

I'll all for diversity in the marketplace, but D&D is popular, and WotC products sell. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a WotC apologist, but I enjoy D&D, and it's far and away the most popular TTRPG in my area. I can always find people to join a D&D game, which I can't say for many of its...

Kudos to the Critical Role team for popularizing 5e D&D and maintaining control over their own content. I haven't been watching C3 as much as I had C1 and C2, but their content has consistently been high-quality, including the animated show (with a second one on the way). I have a few Critical...

As others have said above, it depends on the campaign and the DM/players. Personally I enjoy the lower levels and the sense of fragility present there. Many characters can have life-defining moments in those initial clashes with giant rats or skeletons or what have you. I am running an online...

Pack Tactics and D&D Deep Dive also had preview vids of the new MM today. Both the Dungeon Dudes and Pack Tactics appreciated the increased toughness and lethality of monsters in the new book.

I would make a broom of flying a Rare item, especially considered in comparison to the other items that grant a fly speed. And I agree that the potion is overvalued; it should be Rare at most (I have a hard time thinking of any potion being worth 20k gp).

I think an arch hag could make a good long-term adversary for a campaign, with the final confrontation not coming until the party is equipped to deal with them (maybe after a few teases where the arch hag toys with them a bit, always avoiding a straight-up fight). Or they could first appear as a...

I've found WotC's published 5e adventures to be fairly difficult, and deadly in some cases (Icespire Peak, I'm looking at you). For my homebrew campaigns, I usually have five or six players who are good optimizers, so I'm used to having to beef things up well past the guidelines in the books. I...

I'd like another "Everything" book that has the artificer, more subclasses, and 2024 versions of the playable humanoid species from Volo's Guide. Though I expect WotC will split that into multiple books.

Pre-ordered the alt-cover and a digital copy for Fantasy Grounds. I've been building a 2024 campaign in Fantasy Grounds over the last few months, just leaving placeholders for the encounters until the MM comes out. I'll probably be at my FLGS to get the hardcover on the early release date, I did...