List of monsters confirmed in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

[Demetrios1453]

Of some interest is the Tortle entries: I wonder if they will include rules for playing them, as well, or for playing low CR Monster Manual entries in general...?

The Frost Salamander really caught my eye, as something bizarre and amazing sounding.

Frost Salamanders have been around since 1e days, although with only a handful of mentions they've never gotten much attention compared to their fiery cousins!

 

[gyor]

Bael is an Archdevil in service to Mammon.

 

[gyor]

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Skulk

This is what a Skulk is, they worship god Ibdrundel who got eaten by Shar, but who may have returned with the Sundering.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulezau

Demon soldiers.

http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Canoloth

 

[Demetrios1453]

Bael is an Archdevil in service to Mammon.

Interesting - that's the third archdevil confirmed to get a stat block in the book, and so far none of them are among the current roster of ruling Archdukes from the MM and DMG (and thus presumably the official roster for this edition). Moreover, with all the "B" monsters listed, including individuals such as Bael and Baphomet, that means Belial and Baalzebul won't be given stat blocks in this book. The thought had occurred to me before, but I am beginning to seriously wonder if we will only get non-ruling archdevils in this book, and they are saving the ruling Archdukes for a later book...

 

[gyor]

I'm glad Abasai are in, its weird they had a Tiamat adventure without them honestly.

I can't help but think that if your going to be damned to help your better off being starting off as a Abasai then as a Lemure.

 

[gyor]

Interesting - that's the third archdevil confirmed to get a stat block in the book, and so far none of them are among the current roster of ruling Archdukes from the MM and DMG (and thus presumably the official roster for this edition). Moreover, with all the "B" monsters listed, including individuals such as Bael and Baphomet, that means Belial and Baalzebul won't be given stat blocks in this book. The thought had occurred to me before, but I am beginning to seriously wonder if we will only get non-ruling archdevils in this book, and they are saving the ruling Archdukes for a later book...

I am starting to Wonder that too.

 

[Parmandur]

Lots of these are from the Fiend Folio, along with the Gith, or Basic D&D exclusive monsters. Deep cuts.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Lots of these are from the Fiend Folio, along with the Gith, or Basic D&D exclusive monsters. Deep cuts.

I was just thinking the same thing. In fact, given the monsters updated in ToA, they have been on a real Fiend Folio kick recently.

Not that that is a bad thing at all, of course...

 

[Elderbrain]

Interesting side note by the Abishai entry; it states that Tiamat is a being of Chaos on a plane of Law, and questions whether the Abishais are her servants or jailers. Could WOTC have just gone with the typo in Tiamat's stat block and changed Tiamat from LE to CE???

Also, I suspect not everything In those screen shots is actually from MTOF, for instance the Tortule.

 

[Parmandur]

I was just thinking the same thing. In fact, given the monsters updated in ToA, they have been on a real Fiend Folio kick recently.

Not that that is a bad thing at all, of course...

The Nightwalker seems to have originated in the Master Set box, seems C and M monsters from BECMI would be likely candidates for the design mandates of higher CR monsters.