D&D 5E A Compilation of all the Race Changes in Monsters of the Multiverse

Over on Reddit, user KingJackel went through the video leak which came out a few days ago and manually compiled a list of all the changes to races in the book. The changes are quite extensive, with only the fairy and harengon remaining unchanged. The book contains 33 races in total, compiled and updated from previous Dungeons & Dragons books.

D&D 5E - List of All 33 Races in Mordenkainen's Monsters of the Multiverse

Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse contains 33 races compiled from previous Dungeons & Dragons books. Aarackocra Assimar Bugbear Centaur Changeling Deep Gnome Duergar Eladrin Fairy Firbolg Genasi, Air Genasi, Earth Genasi, Fire Gennasi, Water Githyanki Githzerai Goblin Goliath...

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D&D 5E - Full List of Monsters in Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse

Mordenkainen Presents Monsters of the Multiverse contains revamped stat blocks for 260 monsters previously published in previous Dungeons & Dragons 5E books. The list was compiled by YouTuber Bob Worldbuilder based on some blurry screenshots originally shared by Nerd Immersion (see the video...

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[Micah Sweet]

That ship sailed with core 5e.

Both those things were true (in some degree) in core 5e, until the new changes.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Ok, but what is there? Kids read these books. I encourage my kids to read these books. What's in there that's a problem? Also, the art thing has largely been a non-issue in WotC stuff for a while now.

Player's Handbook

The Player's Handbook is a Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition core rulebook published in June 2008. Along with the Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual, it was one of the initial three rulebooks published for 4th edition. It was republished in October 2008 as a deluxe edition reflecting early...

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Right at the front.
Why in hell is a woman depicted in that pose?

 

[Reynard]

I think the art helped a lot to make 5e mainstream.
I mean, if you show it around at work, and you have to explain why every woman has breast size DD and in clear view, you don't show it around.

Edit: not that every piece of art was like that before, but some of them.

This is of course very similar to what happened during early 2nd Edition, except it was violence and Satanism that they scrubbed from the art (boob armor remained). It is an appeal to what is considered socially acceptable. As you said, something you can read during lunch at work and not be seen as a freak. But remember, this phase only lasts so long. S&S violence and demonic imagery returned to 2E late in its life cycle.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Player's Handbook

The Player's Handbook is a Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition core rulebook published in June 2008. Along with the Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual, it was one of the initial three rulebooks published for 4th edition. It was republished in October 2008 as a deluxe edition reflecting early...

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Right at the front.
Why in hell is a woman depicted in that pose?

I've always hated that picture. But it from 14 years ago and a previous edition.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

This is of course very similar to what happened during early 2nd Edition, except it was violence and Satanism that they scrubbed from the art (boob armor remained). It is an appeal to what is considered socially acceptable. As you said, something you can read during lunch at work and not be seen as a freak. But remember, this phase only lasts so long. S&S violence and demonic imagery returned to 2E late in its life cycle.

Which is ok. But it is an opt in choice instead of an opt out.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I've always hated that picture. But it from 14 years ago and a previous edition.

Exactly. But that is one of those pictures you asked me to point out.

Edit: and as I said: 5e books are quite good already. So why not take out the remaining parts that can be seen as problematic by readers that are not you or I.

 

[Reynard]

Which is ok. But it is an opt in choice instead of an opt out.

Boobs and blood aside, the fact that you can be seen with a D&D book in public at all and not only not be seen as a freak but be asked honest to goodness interested questions is a fact that would baffle my 13 year old self.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Exactly. But that is one of those pictures you asked me to point out.

4th ed and 5th ed are not the same game. Can you point out some problematic art in the game most D&D fans have been playing in the last 8 years?

Bobblehead halflings aside, of course.

 

[Weiley31]

I am all for the boob window or no boob window.

There's a place for both.

 

[Scribe]

Why in hell is a woman depicted in that pose?

Because sex sells.

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