D&D 5E (2014) D&D's official twitter feed is giving previews of art and contents from Monsters of the Multiverse

[Parmandur]

Is there a difference?

Edit: From looking it up. Satyr's were eventually merged with Faun's by the Romans.

Part of the confusion of the Translatio Romana.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I think everything from Elemental Guide, Volo's, and Mordenkainen's is going to be in, but revised. Once you account for that, including two Gith and Duergar, Deep Gnomes etc., then it's really only a few extras such as Tortles to be "over 30" Race options.

They said 30 races, not over 30 races.

Let's review the possible sub/races from 5e books.

VGTM:

Protection Aasimar
Scourge Aasimar
Fallen Aasimar
Kenku
Tabaxi
Triton
Lizardfolk
Orcs
Kobolds
Purebloods
Hobgoblins
Bugbears
Firbolgs
Goliaths

I think everything from Elemental Guide, Volo's, and Mordenkainen's is going to be in, but revised. Once you account for that, including two Gith and Duergar, Deep Gnomes etc., then it's really only a few extras such as Tortles to be "over 30" Race options.

They said 30 races, not over 30 races.

Let's review the possible sub/races from 5e books.

VGTM:

Protection Aasimar
Scourge Aasimar
Fallen Aasimar
Kenku
Tabaxi
Triton
Lizardfolk
Orcs
Kobolds
Purebloods
Hobgoblins
Bugbears
Firbolgs
Goliaths
Goblins

MTOF

Githyanki
Githzerai
Sea Elves
Eladrin
Shadar Kai
8 Tiefling subraces
Duergar
Deep Gnomes

GMGtR:

Centaurs
Minotaurs
Veldkyn
Simic Hybrid
Goblins

MOoT:

Centaurs
Minotaurs
Satyrs
Leonin

Eberron:

Changelings
Warforged
Kalashtar
Shifters
Orcs
Hobgoblins
Goblins
Bugbears

VRGtR:

Dhampyr
Hexborn
Reborn

EEPG:

Fire Genasi
Water Genasi
Air Genasi
Earth Genasi
Aacrokra
Goliaths
Deep Gnomes

SCAG:

Deep Gnomes
Ghostwise Halflings
Duergar

Tortle Book:

Tortles

 

[Parmandur]

They said 30 races, not over 30 races.

Let's review the possible sub/races from 5e books.

VGTM:

Protection Aasimar
Scourge Aasimar
Fallen Aasimar
Kenku
Tabaxi
Triton
Lizardfolk
Orcs
Kobolds
Purebloods
Hobgoblins
Bugbears
Firbolgs
Goliaths



They said 30 races, not over 30 races.

Let's review the possible sub/races from 5e books.

VGTM:

Protection Aasimar
Scourge Aasimar
Fallen Aasimar
Kenku
Tabaxi
Triton
Lizardfolk
Orcs
Kobolds
Purebloods
Hobgoblins
Bugbears
Firbolgs
Goliaths
Goblins

MTOF

Githyanki
Githzerai
Sea Elves
Eladrin
Shadar Kai
8 Tiefling subraces
Duergar
Deep Gnomes

GMGtR:

Centaurs
Minotaurs
Veldkyn
Simic Hybrid
Goblins

MOoT:

Centaurs
Minotaurs
Satyrs
Leonin

Eberron:

Changelings
Warforged
Kalashtar
Shifters
Orcs
Hobgoblins
Goblins
Bugbears

VRGtR:

Dhampyr
Hexborn
Reborn

EEPG:

Fire Genasi
Water Genasi
Air Genasi
Earth Genasi
Aacrokra
Goliaths
Deep Gnomes

SCAG:

Deep Gnomes
Ghostwise Halflings
Duergar

Tortle Book:

Tortles

On the contrary, the product description says specifically:

• Includes the debut of Monsters of the Multiverse, a comprehensive resource for players and Dungeon Masters alike, containing over 30 updated player character races and a massive bestiary with over 250 redesigned monsters and stat blocks, all for use in any D&D world.

So, about 31 options, maybe a few more. Probably not going to repeat the Tieflijg variants (due to the Tasha's rules), and Setting specific options like Warforgex or Kalashtar.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

On the contrary, the product description says specifically:

• Includes the debut of Monsters of the Multiverse, a comprehensive resource for players and Dungeon Masters alike, containing over 30 updated player character races and a massive bestiary with over 250 redesigned monsters and stat blocks, all for use in any D&D world.

So, about 31 options, maybe a few more. Probably not going to repeat the Tieflijg variants (due to the Tasha's rules), and Setting specific options like Warforgex or Kalashtar.

Oops my bad. Damn brain damage makes my memories not the best.

Not sure how Tasha rules out the Tiefling variants, although what they could do is somthing like the Metallic Dragonborn's Ancestor table, A table with different Infernal Princes on it.

If they rework Aasimar they could something simular, different Celestial Ancestors.

Eldarin different seasons table.

another possiblity is some races like Aasimar and Goblins might end up being saved for the PHB 5.5e book.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Not sure how Tasha rules out the Tiefling variants

Well the 950 new tieflings lineages from MToF are moslty just mixing the ASI and giving them different spell known.

So since all races now have the +1/+2 they want, a Tiefling could just be something like:

• Pick a cantrip from any spell list.
• Pick a 1st level spell at 3rd and a 2nd level spell at 5th from the Warlock spell list, cast them once per day using either Cha/Wis/Int. If you have spell slots, you can cast those spell using those.
• Gain Darkvision, because why not?
• Resistance to 1 elemental type from Necrotic, psychic, fire, cold, acid, lightning.

Done. No need for 11 barely different tieflings

 

[Charlaquin]

Not sure how Tasha rules out the Tiefling variants,

Tiefling variants are only different ability score increases and different innate spells. Tasha’s makes the ability score increase part irrelevant, and having nine races that are exactly the same but with different innate spells seems unlikely.

although what they could do is somthing like the Metallic Dragonborn's Ancestor table, A table with different Infernal Princes on it.

I imagine this is what they’ll do, if they decide to represent the tiefling variants.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

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[Charlaquin]

Well the 950 new tieflings lineages from MToF are moslty just mixing the ASI and giving them different spell known.

So since all races now have the +1/+2 they want, a Tiefling could just be something like:

• Pick a cantrip from any spell list.
• Pick a 1st level spell at 3rd and a 2nd level spell at 5th from the Warlock spell list, cast them once per day using either Cha/Wis/Int. If you have spell slots, you can cast those spell using those.
• Gain Darkvision, because why not?
• Resistance to 1 elemental type from Necrotic, psychic, fire, cold, acid, lightning.

Done. No need for 11 barely different tieflings

I wouldn’t go with warlock spell list if you did it this way. Warlocks have abysmal 1st level spell selection at base (they rely on those patron expanded spell lists quite a bit), and many of the variant tieflings wouldn’t be reproducible this way.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

I wouldn’t go with warlock spell list if you did it this way. Warlocks have abysmal 1st level spell selection at base (they rely on those patron expanded spell lists quite a bit), and many of the variant tieflings wouldn’t be reproducible this way.

My 2 personal solutions would be to give them access to all spell lists or create a special ''spell list'' covering cantrips/1st level/2nd level for tieflings and have the players pick from it.

But WotC always seems hesitant to left the choice open to all lists.

 

[CleverNickName]

There are no other races, there is only Elf.

Wood elf, high elf, sun elf, aquatic elf: elves
Humans, half-elf: proto-elf
Bugbear, goblin, goliath, hobgoblin, kobold, half-orc, orc: war elves
Kenku, Aarakokra: bird elves
Forest gnomes, all halflings: keebler elves
Merfolk, triton: fish elves
Lizardfolk, tortle, yuan-ti: reptile elves
Minotaurs, satyrs, centaurs, firbolgs: barn elves
Leonin, Tabaxi: cat elves
Dwarf, duergar, deep gnomes, rock gnomes: dirt elves
Aasimir, genasi, giths (both), shadar kai, tiefling: space elves
Warforged: mecha-elves