MM II Identity Parade

[Rechan]

The Will-O-Wisp is a real standout. A small fey lurker that has a compulsion ability (pull 3), can life drain to get back hps as an encounter ability, and can teleport and extinguish their light to hide again. Very nice flavor on those buggers.

For the inclined, they are statted up in Trollhaunt.

For that matter, the stats were released on WotC's website here.

 

[Intense_Interest]

If I'm using a sphinx, and a riddle is likely to come up, a few rules on making and adjudicating rules for the spinx's riddle, right there with the spinx, are not too much to ask, especially if I'm going to be coming up with them ANYWAY.
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A sphinx's riddle isn't background fluff. It's stuff I will use in the game, when I'm using the sphinx. Why withhold it? So you can fit in another five statblocks for afterthought monsters like the next Ythrak? Am I truly such a heretic for suggesting that they can use their pagecount better? That people will want to do more to monsters than stab them? And that with the monster is the proper place to put stuff that might happen in an encounter with the monster?

I get what you're saying here, but I disagree with your example.

One of the major problems with including a list of Puzzles Riddles and other intellectual encounters is that they are predicated on surprise. And as soon as they are written down in a book, they are not surprising! Putting a riddle into a Sphinx monster entry is just asking for a Smart Guy to quote one at you. How many "Four legs at dawn, two at noon, and three at dusk" classic riddles do you want to have to burn through before you find one that the Ex-DM who had the book forgot the answer to?

Yes, I wouldn't mind flavor-encounter set-ups in the MMII; I just know that there is a chance of them not being surprising, and plan/adjust them accordingly.

 

[Fifth Element]

an insane noble is just insane and has no connection to the far realm. Being crazy apparently means a huge power boost.

Do you have something to back this up?

Also, give us a break.

 

[OchreJelly]

For the inclined, they are statted up in Trollhaunt.

For that matter, the stats were released on WotC's website here.

Yeah I was pretty much summarizing from trollhaunt. What I really hope is that MM2 will have a variety of different leveled ones. For some reason I've always liked that monster, but this is my favorite version so far.

 

[Klaus]

Yeah I was pretty much summarizing from trollhaunt. What I really hope is that MM2 will have a variety of different leveled ones. For some reason I've always liked that monster, but this is my favorite version so far.

I'm assuming that the Will-o-Wisp and the Storm Wisp are versions of the same monster (a "Wisp", mayhaps)?

Also, there are monsters listed in the SRD as being from the MM2 that I haven't seen listed. I'm compiling a list for work reasons (>cough< counters >cough<) and I'm already in 215 monsters!

 

[Derren]

Do you have something to back this up?

Also, give us a break.

Wizards Community - View Single Post - yay! i got my Monster Manual 2 just now....ask away
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And silver dragons apparently don't shape into humans any more. That "fluff" is reserved for gold dragons only.

 

[I'm A Banana]

an insane noble is just insane and has no connection to the far realm. Being crazy apparently means a huge power boost.

This is dumb and so are unaligned gold dragons.

The shapechange ritual is fine, IMO. 4e dragons are supposed to be less magic-pants, and rituals are a good cop-out for it.

But man, looks like MM2 is filled with idiocy, too. I was kind of hopeful...

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

This is dumb and so are unaligned gold dragons.

The shapechange ritual is fine, IMO. 4e dragons are supposed to be less magic-pants, and rituals are a good cop-out for it.

But man, looks like MM2 is filled with idiocy, too. I was kind of hopeful...

I can't wait to find out tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Dice4Hire]

Yeah I was pretty much summarizing from trollhaunt. What I really hope is that MM2 will have a variety of different leveled ones. For some reason I've always liked that monster, but this is my favorite version so far.

Just the will-o-wisp in MMII. No storm wisp that I can see.

 

[Klaus]

Just the will-o-wisp in MMII. No storm wisp that I can see.

Oops, I meant Tempest Wisp.

Could you rundown this list I compiled and cross out what's not in the book?

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1. Abomination, Retriever
2. Abyssal Marauder
3. Abyssal Rotfiend
4. Angel, Archangel (template)
5. Angel
6. Ankheg
7. Ankheg, Broodling
8. Ant, Giant Hive Queen
9. Ant, Giant Hive Soldier
10. Ant, Giant Hive Warrior
11. Ant, Giant Hive Worker
12. Ant, Giant Winged Drone
13. Archon, Earth Ground Rager
14. Archon, Earth Rumbler
15. Archon, Earth Seismic Striker
16. Archon, Storm Lightning Walker
17. Archon, Storm Squallshield
18. Archon, Storm Tempest Weaver
19. Archon, Tide Striger
20. Archon, Water Shoal Reaver
21. Archon, Waveshaper
22. Barghest, Battlelord
23. Barghest, Savager
24. Behir (Huge)
25. Behir, Bolter Whelp
26. Beholder
27. Beholder, Ultimate Tyrant
28. Bullywugs
29. Centaur Campaigner
30. Centaur Fey Charger
31. Centaur Hunter
32. Centaur Mystic
33. Centaur Ravager
34. Centipede Scuttler
35. Cockatrice
36. Colossus, Primordial
37. Couatl Cloud Serpent
38. Couatl Star Serpent
39. Cyclops
40. Dagon
41. Darkmantle, Enveloper
42. Darkmantle, Piercer
43. Demogorgon
44. Demogorgon, Aspect of
45. Demogorgon, Berserker Prelate
46. Demogorgon, Kazuul, Exarch of
47. Demogorgon, Shrieking Cultist of
48. Demogorgon, Thrarak, Exarch of
49. Demon, Abyssal Eviscerator
50. Demon, Arctide Runespiral
51. Demon, Bebilith
52. Demon, Bloodseep
53. Demon, Dretch
54. Demon, Gnaw
55. Demon, Needle
56. Demon, Nycademon
57. Demon, Pod
58. Demon, Podspawn
59. Demon, Runespiral
60. Demon, Rupture
61. Demon, Yochlol Tempter
62. Devas
63. Devil, Assassin
64. Devil, Erinyes
65. Devil, Gorechain
66. Devil, Misfortune
67. Devil, Shocktroop
68. Devil, Withering Devil
69. Devil, Witherlings
70. Dimensional Marauder
71. Direguard Assassin
72. Direguard Deathbringer
73. Djinn Skylord
74. Djinn Stormsword
75. Djinn Thunderer
76. Djinn Windbow
77. Doom Flayer
78. Dragon, Adamantine
79. Dragon, Copper
80. Dragon, Gold Dragon
81. Dragon, Iron Dragon
82. Dragon, Silver
83. Drake, Bloodseeker
84. Drake, Fang Titan
85. Drake, Horned Drake
86. Drake, Scytheclaw
87. Drakkoths
88. Duergars
89. Dust Devil
90. Eladrin
91. Eladrin, Coure of Mischief and Strife
92. Elemental, Chillfire Destroyer (Large)
93. Elemental, Rockfist Smasher
94. Elemental, Stormstone Fury
95. Elemental, Windfiend Fury
96. Fell Taints
97. Fey Lingerer
98. Firbolg Bloodbear
99. Firbolg Ghostraven
100. Firbolg Wild Hunt Master
101. Flame Shard
102. Flamespiker
103. Fomorians
104. Genasi
105. Geonid
106. Ghost Legionnaire
107. Giant, Eldritch
108. Giant, Eldritch Titan
109. Giant, Frost
110. Giant, Frost Ice Shaper
111. Giant, Frost Titan
112. Giant, Stone
113. Giant, Stone Runecarver
114. Giant, Stone Titan
115. Gnoll, Fang of Yeenoghu
116. Gnolls
117. Gnomes
118. Goblin Acolyte of Maglubiyet
119. Goblin, Bugbear Wardancer
120. Goblin, Hobgoblin Fleshcarver
121. Goblin, Lolthbound
122. Golem, Bone
123. Golem, Chain
124. Golem, Clay
125. Golem, Iron
126. Goliaths
127. Grey Render
128. Half-elves
129. Half-orcs
130. Hawk, Blood
131. Hawk, Frost Hawk
132. Homunculus, Arbalester
133. Human Cavalier (lvl 7)
134. Human Diabolist (lvl 20)
135. Human Dire Beast Hunter (lvl 9)
136. Human Dread Assassin (lvl 22)
137. Human Gladiator (lvl 14)
138. Human Hexer (lvl 7)
139. Human Insane Noble (lvl 23)
140. Human Javelin Dancer (lvl 6)
141. Human Knife Fighter (lvl 7)
142. Human Mystagogue (lvl 20)
143. Human Noble (lvl 5)
144. Human Pirate (lvl 9)
145. Human Pirate Captain (lvl 10)
146. Human Slaver (lvl 8)
147. Hydra, Chaos
148. Hydra, Hero Slayer Hydra
149. Hydra, Razor Hydra
150. Infernal Armor Animus
151. Kazrith
152. Kenkus
153. Krenshar
154. Krenshar, Blood Slayer
155. Lycanthrope, Wereboar
156. Lycanthrope, Weretiger
157. Lycanthrope, Werewolf Lord
158. Maruts
159. Mudlasher
160. Myconids
161. Neldrazu
162. Neogis
163. Nothics
164. Nyfellar Mammoth
165. Oni
166. Ooze, Abolethic Skum
167. Ooze, Black Pudding
168. Ooze, Green Slime
169. Ooze, Grey
170. Phoelarchs
171. Phoera
172. Poisonscales
173. Remorhaz
174. Rust Monster
175. Rust Monster, Dweomer Eater
176. Rust Monster, Young Swarm
177. Shadar-kai
178. Shard, Death
179. Shard, Prismatic
180. Shard, Shardstorm Vortexes
181. Shard, Storm
182. Shark, Flesh Tearer
183. Skeletal Steed
184. Skeleton, Bonecrusher
185. Slaad, Flux
186. Slaad, Spawner (template)
187. Slaughterstones
188. Son of the Spirit Wolf
189. Sphinx Mystery
190. Spider, Bristle
191. Spider, Phase
192. Spider, Tomb Spider
193. Spriggans
194. Starspawn, Herald of Hadar
195. Starspawn, Maw of Acamar
196. Starspawn, Scion of Gibbeth
197. Steel Predator
198. Stonefist Defender
199. Tiger
200. Tiger, Dire
201. Troglodytes
202. Troll Vinespeaker
203. Troll, Bladerager
204. Troll, Ice
205. Umbral Sprite Swarm
206. Vampire, Pennangalan
207. Vampire, Vargouille
208. Vampire, Vargouille Husk
209. Vine, Ambush
210. Vine, Bloodthorn
211. Vine, Greenvise
212. Warforged, Resounder
213. Windstriker
214. Winter Wolf
215. Winter Wolf, Rime Hound
216. Winter Wolf, Snowfang
217. Wisp, Tempest Wisp
218. Wisp, Will-o-wisp
219. Wood Woad
220. Xorn
221. Xorn, Diamondhide

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