D&D (2024) Monster Manual 2025 Monstrosities Video

[Dire Bare]

I'll be honest with you guys, I've always felt creature categories were a bit arbitrary. I can live with it, but how do you define a creature as "unnatural" in a fantasy world?

Can a fey creature be undead? Or transformed by magic into a monstrosity? Goblins are fey, but are they not also humanoid?

Yeah, I've never really cared for the monster categories of D&D. I'd rather them be used like tags.

A goblin would by #humanoid and #fey. One of those four-armed goblins from Eberron would add #monstrosity or #aberration.

 

[Parmandur]

If Kenku are monstrosities now then maybe Aacrokra are too.

I think Aacrocka will be Elementals.

 

[SkidAce]

Favorite stirge image ever!

If you say so...however, I submit the original mosquito version.

 

[Parmandur]

It is interesting. I was assuming all playable species might be moving to all be humanoids. That is clearly not the case. I wonder if that means gnolls are still on the table for a PC option? @Charlaquin , what do you think?

They already confirmed that all Humanoid blocks in the MM will be generic NPCs. The PHB went out of it's way to mention that non-Humanoid player Species were a possibility even though the base 10 were all Humanoids.

 

[SkidAce]

Notably, it seems like PC Goblins, Kobolds, Kenku, and others may be getting a secret buff in that they’ll be immune to Charm Person.

I am not disparaging WotC, but I think they forgot/missed immune to Charm Person when they were doing their changes.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

They already confirmed that all Humanoid blocks in the MM will be generic NPCs. The PHB went out of it's way to mention that non-Humanoid player Species were a possibility even though the base 10 were all Humanoids.

We don’t know that 100%

 

[Kilimanjaro]

I am not disparaging WotC, but I think they forgot/missed immune to Charm Person when they were doing their changes.

Since they talk about it in the video, I don't think they missed it.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

I am not disparaging WotC, but I think they forgot/missed immune to Charm Person when they were doing their changes.

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Charm Person does only work on humanoids or not?

 

[Parmandur]

We don’t know that 100%

The PHB definitely says thst other options behind the PHB can have Vreature Types other than Humanoid.

 

[SkidAce]

Since they talk about it in the video, I don't think they missed it.

OBJECTION: revisionist heresy...after the fact justification...etc etc.

Just kidding, if they say the thought about it ahead of time, I accept that. I retract my non-disparagement.

Thanks for the info.