Gathering the MM4 Monster List

[Knight Otu]

Obviously still a work in progress.

Name			Source			Notes
[COLOR=Red]Angelic Avenger		D&D Minis		Might not be a MM4 Monster[/COLOR]
[COLOR=Red]Arcane Ballista		D&D Minis		Might not be a MM4 Monster[/COLOR]
Archon, Justice		May Previews

Blackspawn Raider	DDM Preview 2/RHoD
Bloodhulk		May Previews
Bluespawn Ambusher	May Previews Sketches
Bluespawn Burrower	Design & Development
Bluespawn Godslayer	DDM Preview 2
Bluespawn Thunderlizard	Red Hand of Doom

Clockwork Steed		May Previews
Concordant Killer	May Previews Sketches	Name from Design & Development

[COLOR=Red]Demon, Death Drinker	Fiendish Codex		Might not be a MM4 Monster[/COLOR]
[COLOR=Red]Demon, Nashrou		Fiendish Codex		Might not be a MM4 Monster[/COLOR]
Drow Arcane Guard	May Previews

Greenspawn Leaper	May Previews Sketches	Name from Design & Development
Greenspawn Razorfiend	Red Hand of Doom
Greenspawn Sneak	Vicious Venues

Howler Wasp		Design & Development

Joystealer		Design & Development

Necrosis Carnix		Design & Development

Oaken Defender		Design & Development
Orc Battle Priest	May Previews

Redspawn Arcaniss	Design & Development
Redspawn Firebelcher	Design & Development

Tomb Spider		May Previews

Varag			Design & Development

Watervein Assassin	Design & Development
Whitespawn Hordeling	D&D Miniatures
Whitespawn Hunter	Design & Development
Wizened Elder		May Previews
Wrackspawn		D&D Miniatures

Yuan-Ti Pureblood Slyer	May Previews

Zarn Blade Thrall	Design & Development

 

[BOZ]

cool, thanks.

 

[Shade]

Spawn, spawn, mini, spawn, spawn, spawn, mini, spawn, spawn, classed drow, spawn, spawn, mini, spawn, classed yuan-ti, spawn, spawn, mini, spawn, spawn, classed orc, spawn, spawn, spawn...

Yawn. :\

 

[BOZ]

so, it's got Egg and bacon, Egg, sausage and bacon, Egg and spam, Egg, bacon and spam, Egg, bacon, sausage and spam, Spam, bacon, sausage and spam, Spam, egg, spam, spam, bacon and spam, Spam, sausage, spam, Spam, spam, bacon, spam, tomato and spam, Spam, spam, spam, egg, and spam, and Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, baked beans, spam, spam, spam and spam?

 

[Knight Otu]

Such breathtaking enthusiasm!
As I noted in the other thread, it is quite possible that there are only 15 types of Xspawn of Tiamat, and a slim chance of 10 types.

Which reminds me, the wreckspawn is missing.

 

[Shade]

It's just not adding up to much excitement for me.

MM IV = 224 pages. New format = 2 pages per monster. Assuming every page in the book is dedicated to monsters, that gives a max of 112 monsters. Realistically, several pages will be intro and it will probably have an appendix. So at best, maybe 100 monsters. By far the lowest number in a dedicated WotC monster book (even less than Monsters of Faerun!)

At least 10 types of spawn...mildly interesting
At least 3 classed creatures, probably more...completely uninteresting

Add all that to the utter disappointment of MM III and my utter contempt for the new stat block format, and call my interest dubious at best. :\

 

[full_moon_draw]

Amen to that one Shade! The new stat block is a discrace as far as I'm concerned! It's just a mess & refers you to the text too many times by default.

Although I'm all for detailed monster entries - I think that they have gone over the top with 3 pages per beastie! Too much hot air maybe? Not enough hot content mayhap?

Regards - FMD

 

[Filby]

Yet again, WotC shows that they can't come up with monster names except by combining two mundane words, typically ones that would sound evocative to a puerile 15-year-old. I wonder how much longer it'll be before we get the "Slaughterslayer Splatterspawn."

 

[BOZ]

that sounds suspiciously close to Spongebob Squarepants.

 

[megamania]

That is the name he uses when moonlighting as an actor