An unused concept for the Modron Primus for 5e

[MechaTarrasque]

I am no good at trying to paste pictures, but this was an alien looking version of Primus: https://www.sageadvice.eu/2018/09/30/an-unused-concept-for-the-modron-primus-for-5e/.

 

[gyor]

I am no good at trying to paste pictures, but this was an alien looking version of Primus: https://www.sageadvice.eu/2018/09/30/an-unused-concept-for-the-modron-primus-for-5e/.

That was cool looking. I wonder what they plan on doing with Primus.

 

[Jester David]

Maybe it was cut from the Monster Manual
Could be saving it for a Modron March story. Regardless, makes me more sad Tome of Foes was such an unfocused mess. It would have been an interesting inclusion to cap off a modron chapter.

 

[abirdcall]

Maybe it was cut from the Monster Manual
Could be saving it for a Modron March story. Regardless, makes me more sad Tome of Foes was such an unfocused mess. It would have been an interesting inclusion to cap off a modron chapter.

I skipped Tome of Foes but I probably would have bought a manual about creatures from the various planes. I know there was some of that in there but not enough to be interesting to me.

 

[Jester David]

I skipped Tome of Foes but I probably would have bought a manual about creatures from the various planes. I know there was some of that in there but not enough to be interesting to me.

It was so-so. The monsters are good, but the rest was mixed. It reads like they were planning a planar monster book akin to Volo's Guide to Monsters and halfway through the design someone panicked that planar threats were too niche and they fumbled a new concept together from other gaps.

 

[SkidAce]

Primus

 

[Parmandur]

It was so-so. The monsters are good, but the rest was mixed. It reads like they were planning a planar monster book akin to Volo's Guide to Monsters and halfway through the design someone panicked that planar threats were too niche and they fumbled a new concept together from other gaps.

To me, it seems they felt it was weird to have more role-playing information for Orcs and Kobolds than for Elves & Dwarves after Volo's, and decided to fix that with the PC race information (also a good place for subraces & such). Really, it's more Volo's with some chapters acting as "The Complete Book of Elces/Dwarves/Gnomes & Halfli s/Gith." And the fluff is a lot of fun, so it works, for those who are into it.

 

[Jester David]

To me, it seems they felt it was weird to have more role-playing information for Orcs and Kobolds than for Elves & Dwarves after Volo's, and decided to fix that with the PC race information (also a good place for subraces & such). Really, it's more Volo's with some chapters acting as "The Complete Book of Elces/Dwarves/Gnomes & Halfli s/Gith." And the fluff is a lot of fun, so it works, for those who are into it.

A book of lore on PC races was needed. But that’s not the content one expect in a book called “Tome of Foes”.

And races like half-orc, dragonborn, tieflings, and half-elves are still untouched. And combining gnomes and halflings in a new chapter really left those largely unexplored.

 

[Parmandur]

A book of lore on PC races was needed. But that’s not the content one expect in a book called “Tome of Foes”.

And races like half-orc, dragonborn, tieflings, and half-elves are still untouched. And combining gnomes and halflings in a new chapter really left those largely unexplored.

Half-Orcs are covered by Volo's, Half-Elves and Tieflings by MToF. The human portion in terms of race isn't going to be touched by WotC with a ten foot pole, so Half-Orcs and Half-Elves are covered by the parent race material. The Devil fluff in MToF is fantastic, and plays nicely as mythic background for the Tieflings.

Dragonborn are easy enough to cover in a Dragon book, which seems a likely future product aside from the Dragonborn.

 

[dave2008]

Thank you for sharing - that is an interesting take on Primus