D&D (2024) I have a Monster Manual. AMA!

[MonsterEnvy]

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/mm-2024

hmm, so is that the only Creature with distinct Lairs? I'm curious why Sphinx Lair gets a specific entry that no other creature does

No there are lots of lair entries, not sure why they got spelt out in the ToC. Honestly I thought you were referring to a new adventure or something involving Sphinxes on Beyond

 

[Kobold Stew]

hmm, so is that the only Creature with distinct Lairs? I'm curious why Sphinx Lair gets a specific entry that no other creature does

No, it's not. I can't explain why it is presented that way in the list.

 

[Parmandur]

I think that might be the issue - what makes geomancy special that it causes Lizards to become elementals? Why not Lizatdman pyromancer? Or Lizardman Hydromancer

or indeed Orc Geomancer or Human geomancer?

Equally Lizardman sovereign, who looks at a swampdwelling gator and thinks, yeah earth elemental!

Well, two things:

- they had a "Shaman" system block that they wanted to keep probavly but had to rename to something (it is, after all the Century if the Fruitbat).

- They said that they were trying to provide a "people-y" Elementtal for every Element...and Azer already got Fire covered, and Aarocka and Merfolk seem obvious. So they needed something for Earth.

Honestly, Lizardfolk seems like a bit of a stretch...but combined their need to re-brand the Shaman (undoubtedly, and for good reasons), and the need for something Earth-y in low CR Elementals...well, stretches are not always bad ideas.

 

[Parmandur]

Other interesting things to note about the Elemental changes:

- Now Air is associated with birds, Earth with reptiles, Water with fish, and Fire with mammals, at least in the innermost ring of the Inner Planes dominated by the near-Humanoids as mentioned in the DMG.

- These four near-Humanoid Elementals fit snugly.into Magic: the Gathering White (Aarakocra), Blue (Merfolk), Red (Azer), and Green (Lizardfolk). Feels like an Inner Planes D&D Setting could work well for Magic if they went that way.

 

[Queer Venger]

I got the alt cover, which is very beautiful. It (like the others) also has magnificent endpapers -- I don't know if they're in the regular ones, but they're truly great.

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end papers are stunning, so happy these were included with the alt-cover

 

[Gannaeg]

What about the weird monsters (al miraj, flumph...). How many monsters (rughly) from the original FF are included ?

 

[FitzTheRuke]

What about the weird monsters (al miraj, flumph...). How many monsters (rughly) from the original FF are included ?

Here's a list of the Fiend Folio and what is in the 2024 MM highlighted GREEN.

Aarakocra • Achaierai • Adherer • Aleax • Algoid • Al-mi'raj • Apparition • Assassin bug • Astral searcher • Babbler • Bat, giant • Berbalang • Blindheim • Blood hawk • Bloodworm, giant • Bonesnapper • Booka • Bullywug • Bunyip • Carbuncle • Caryatid column • Caterwaul • Cifal • Clubnek • Coffer corpse • Crabman • Crypt thing • Dakon • Dark creeper • Dark stalker • Death dog • Death knight • Demon • Demon, Lolth • Denzelian • Devil • Devil, styx • Devil dog • Dire corby • Disenchanter • Doombat • Dragon, oriental • Dragon, li lung • Dragon, lung wang • Dragon, pan lung • Dragon, shen lung • Dragon, t'ien lung • Dragon, yu lung • Dragonfish • Dune stalker • Elemental princes of evil • Elemental, Cryonax • Elemental, Imix • Elemental, Ogrémoch • Elemental, Olhydra • Elemental, Yan-C-Bin • Elf, drow • Enveloper • Ettercap • Eye killer • Eye of fear and flame • Firedrake • Firenewt • Fire snake • Fire toad • Flail snail • Flind • Flumph • Forlarren • Frost man • Galltrit • Gambado • Garbug • Giant • Giant, fog • Giant, mountain • Giant strider • Gibberling • Githyanki • Githzerai • Goldbug • Gorbel • Gorilla bear • Grell • Grimlock • Gryph • Guardian daemon • Guardian familiar • Hellcat • Hoar fox • Hook horror • Hornet, giant • Hound of ill omen • Huecuva • Ice lizard • Imorph • Iron cobra • Jaculi • Jermlaine • Kamadan • Kelpie • Kenku • Khargra • Killmoulis • Kuo-toa • Lamia noble • Lava children • Lizard king • Magnesium spirit • Mantari • Meazel • Meenlock • Mephit • Mephit, fire • Mephit, lava • Mephit, smoke • Mephit, steam • Mezzodaemon • Mite • Necrophidius • Needleman • Nilbog • Nonafel • Norker • Nycadaemon • Ogrillon • Osquip • Pĕnanggalan • Pernicon • Phantom stalker • Poltergeist • Protein polymorph • Quaggoth • Quipper • Qullan • Retriever • Revenant • Rothé • Sandman • Scarecrow • Screaming devilkin • Shadow demon • Sheet ghoul • Sheet phantom • Shocker • Skeleton warrior • Skulk • Slaad • Slaad, blue • Slaad, death • Slaad, green • Slaad, grey • Slaad, red • Slaad, Ssendam • Slaad, Ygorl • Snyad • Spawn of Kyuss • Stunjelly • Sussurus • Svirfneblin • Symbiotic jelly • Tabaxi • Tentamort • Terithran • Thoqqua • Thork • Throat leech • Tiger fly • Tirapheg • Trilloch • Troll • Troll, giant • Troll, giant two-headed • Troll, ice • Troll, spirit • Tween • Umpleby • Urchin • Vision • Vodyanoi • Volt • Vortex • Whipweed • Witherstench • Witherweed • Xill • Xvart • Yellow musk creeper • Yellow musk zombie

There might be some that I've missed or some under slightly different names (I caught a few of those), but that's what I got. Someone correct me if I've missed any!

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

There might be some that I've missed or some under slightly different names (I caught a few of those), but that's what I got. Someone correct me if I've missed any!

I think the Lizardfolk Sovereign is supposed to be the contemporary version of the Lizard King.

 

[Kobold Stew]

I think the Lizardfolk Sovereign is supposed to be the contemporary version of the Lizard King.

 

[Lazybones]

There might be some that I've missed or some under slightly different names (I caught a few of those), but that's what I got. Someone correct me if I've missed any!

The grell and fire snake are in the book (the latter is classified as a type of salamander).