D&D 5E Monster Manual Expanded III HARDCOVER/PoD is FINALLY OUT! Get it now from the DM's Guild!

[Stalker0]

Bambi nooooo!!!!!

 

[Nixlord]

Just wanted to share this little tidbit. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of format changes. Here's a sample new statblock from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft:

Just like in D&D Beyond, proficiency bonuses are now included in the line along Challenge (rating).
Spellcasting and innate spellcasting are now being placed in Actions.

I'm removing the Death's Head Tree from MME3 since the new Death's Head simplified things lol.

Finally, I like the Nosferatu. If my artists still have time, I might... just might... sneak a Nosferatu Alpha before release.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I'm removing the Death's Head Tree from MME3 since the new Death's Head simplified things lol.

Finally, I like the Nosferatu. If my artists still have time, I might... just might... sneak a Nosferatu Alpha before release.

I was wondering what you would do when I saw that tree in the new book.

 

[Nixlord]

I was wondering what you would do when I saw that tree in the new book.

Haha yeah when I saw the toc preview I was wondering why it was just a death’s head and no tree. Had to wait for the stat block before I decide what to do. When I saw what they did, I didn’t bother anymore and just removed it.

 

[dave2008]

Just wanted to share this little tidbit. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of format changes. Here's a sample new statblock from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft:

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Just like in D&D Beyond, proficiency bonuses are now included in the line along Challenge (rating).
Spellcasting and innate spellcasting are now being placed in Actions.

I'm removing the Death's Head Tree from MME3 since the new Death's Head simplified things lol.

Finally, I like the Nosferatu. If my artists still have time, I might... just might... sneak a Nosferatu Alpha before release.

I also noticed that they include a Bonus Action section. Previously they listed them in the traits section:

 

[Nixlord]

I also noticed that they include a Bonus Action section. Previously they listed them in the traits section:
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Yeah, this is the most problematic one for me to apply, as it eats extra space.

 

[Nixlord]

As for alignments, I'll stick to placing them still.

 

[Stormonu]

As for alignments, I'll stick to placing them still.

Thanks, hate to sound like a grognard, but I still want to see alignments in the stat blocks for the foreseeable future. They don’t take up much space anyways.

 

[Nixlord]

Monster Manual Expanded III Art Previews #33: This will be the 1st of the last 10 previews before the book's release! As promised last week, we begin anew with the immortal tyrants, the Nagas! We start with two classics, the Bright Naga and its counterpart in name only, the Dark Naga!

 

[Nixlord]

Monster Manual Expanded III Art Previews #34: Surprise! Yeah, not Friday yet, but I've decided to ramp up the previews a bit as the full book might be previewed sometime mid-July. So I'll try to share two previews a week now. The next ones will be on Sunday and again on Wednesday. This week, the next two nagas. The classic 3E Iridescent Naga and the new Eldritch Naga!