halfling rogue
Explorer
This might have already been mentioned somewhere, but are there any new monsters in the MM? Not updated monsters or retuned retro monsters, but straight up brand spankin new, never before seen until right now monster?
T It's a pretty good list, too- the only things I'd have replaced are the quaggoth, nothic and homonculus. IMHO there are many far better choices.
The empyrean is new, although you can argue that it's a revised titan (classical style).
Needle Blight and Vine Blight?
Needle Blight and Vine Blight?
Empyrean is the classic titan, I guess to distinguish from other potential titans(?). Vine blight is very similar to assassin vine, but new lore! Needle blight...almost certainly something...
Needle blights are basically renamed needlemen from the 1e FF.