Monsters in the MM3 (and other upcoming books)

[Shade]

Apparently, the Eberron Campaign Setting book mentions a few monsters in the MM3:

Ephemeral swarm
Plague brush
Sorrowsworn

Note that the plague brush was one of the creatures that didn't make the cut for the Fiend Folio:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ag/20030409a
http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/ff_gallery/50081.jpg

If you see any more MM3 scoops, post 'em here.

 

[Shade]

Perhaps the cold spirit and silt horrors (cut from MM2) and fallen hound archon (cut from FF) may finally make an appearance? I know WOTC said that fallen celestials have no place in the campaign, but it wouldn't be the first time that they changed their minds.

 

[Knight Otu]

Straight from the product page:

Ambush Drake
Boneclaw
Eldritch Giant
Web Golem
Zezir

The web golem, I believe comes from dragon #302.

As for the fallen hound archon, there was a post by the writer (I believe Erik Mona), that it would be in a later product after being cut from the FF. At that time, I believed it could be the BoED, but it wasn't.

Edit - Not quite a quote, but I paraphrase it here. The link in my post over there is dead due to the move of the WotC boards.

 

[Shade]

Interesting.

There was a boneclaw baazrag in Dark Sun, which appeared recently in Dungeon. I wonder if this is the same critter.

 

[BobROE]

Richard Baker has said that the monsters cut from the Player's Guide to Faerun (many of which came from Monster's of Faerun I think, don't have the list with me) would be showing up in other products, so some of those might. If they don't plan to keep them FR specific.

 

[Knight Otu]

The monsters cut from the PGtF are supposed to be in a product in early 2005, so it is unlikely that they will be in the MM3.

Shade, I thought about that possibility, but WotC isn't really in the habit of reprinting monsters that fast.

 

[Shade]

That's probably true. I hope some of the monsters from Dragon and Dungeon that haven't turned up in a hardback make it in, particularly the rotripper, kurge, and orlath demon.

 

[Tarril Wolfeye]

Here are the monsters from MM3 mentioned in Eberron CS.

From the chapter about the Planes:
Justicator
Visilight
Sorrowsworn (demon)
Ephemeral Swarm
Plague Brush
Cinder Swarm
Conflagration Ooze
Harssaf
Phoelarch
Zezir
Lumi
Quaraphon
Avalancher
Battlebriar
Dust Wight
Gulgar
Wood Woad
Woodling Creatures
Gloom Golem
Necronaut
Trilloch
Vasuthant
Yugoloth (new)
Chraal
Rejkar
Snowflake Ooze
Arrow Demon
Deathshrieker
Mivilorn
Ragewalker
Shredstorm
Prismatic Golem
Petal
Shimmerling Swarm
Thorn
Odopi
Shrieking Terror
Voidmind Creatures

Dinosaurs mentioned in the Monster Chapter:
Battletitan
Bloodstriker
Fleshraker
Swindlespitter

 

[Shade]

Very cool! Thanks, Tarril.

I'm definitely glad to hear there's a new yugoloth (perhaps more) in there.

Although not in the MM3, here are some critters announced for other upcoming books:

Serpent Kingdoms:
sarrukh
asabi (first time in 3.5)
firenewt (first time in 3.5)
khaasta (first time in 3.5)
lizard king
ophidian
pterafolk (first time in 3.5)
tren
amphisbaena
yuan-ti mageslayer
"several snakes, nagas, dinosaurs, and other creatures"

Planar Handbook:
Neraphim
"several new planar character races"
"a number of new monsters lurking out there in the multiverse (and within the confines of Chapter Six) to antagonize or assist your favorite party of heroic adventurers"

 

[Gez]

You could have slapped "First time in 3.5" for ophidians too, since they are in the FF like the khaasta.

Genuinely new (for WotC D&D3, I mean) critters appear to be the tren, amphisbaena, and mageslayer. Maybe sarrukh, but I'm not sure about them.