D&D 5E (2024) Why aren't Angels concidered a type of Empryeans?

[MechaTarrasque]

Today's word of the day is connotation. Angels don't have a connotation of "giant wingless guy" or "floating eyeballs." It is very rare that D&D choses something that conflicts with connotation. I don't see it happening here.

 

[Tonguez]

Today's word of the day is connotation. Angels don't have a connotation of "giant wingless guy" or "floating eyeballs." It is very rare that D&D choses something that conflicts with connotation. I don't see it happening here.

While were talking Angels, let me introduce you to Ezekiel :As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Today's word of the day is connotation. Angels don't have a connotation of "giant wingless guy" or "floating eyeballs." It is very rare that D&D choses something that conflicts with connotation. I don't see it happening here.

I'm talking consistent lore and logic to it.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Are angels confirmed as in the new Monster Manual?

Quite a lot of people believe that angels are real things, so WotC are going to want to handle them sensitively, and avoid contracting real world beliefs.

There is past history of avoiding the word “angel” in D&D, giving them different names instead.

I would imagine the far more numerous devils and demons would be a far larger issue than angels in this situation.

 

[TwoSix]

While were talking Angels, let me introduce you to Ezekiel :As they moved, they would go in any one of the four directions the creatures faced; the wheels did not change direction as the creatures went. Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around

But that's a literary example. The common image of angel in the wider population is "winged humanoid".

 

[Mephista]

But that's a literary example. The common image of angel in the wider population is "winged humanoid".

Today's word of the day is connotation. Angels don't have a connotation of "giant wingless guy" or "floating eyeballs." It is very rare that D&D choses something that conflicts with connotation. I don't see it happening here.

I don't know. The Ophanim (giant wheels of eyes and wings) have become quite popular to the point that calling them "biblically accurate angels" is a meme. They casually show up in video games as such.

Wings, glowy halos and randomly placed eyes seem to be common enough motifs with angels that it should be enough to be recognizable to most people. Even if all you have are wings, halos and eyes.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Are angels confirmed as in the new Monster Manual?

Quite a lot of people believe that angels are real things, so WotC are going to want to handle them sensitively, and avoid contracting real world beliefs.

There is past history of avoiding the word “angel” in D&D, giving them different names instead.

All the creatures from the 2014 MM are coming back as far as I know.

 

[Parmandur]

All the creatures from the 2014 MM are coming back as far as I know.

Small caveat about Humanoids: there won't be Drow or Orc stat blocks, but those are either being changed to a different Creature Type or changed into general NPCs that can be any Species.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Small caveat about Humanoids: there won't be Drow or Orc stat blocks, but those are either being changed to a different Creature Type or changed into general NPCs that can be any Species.

Where did they sat there will be no Orc or Drow stat blocks?

 

[Parmandur]

Where did they sat there will be no Orc or Drow stat blocks?

That was in the Everything You Want to Know article on Beyond, the Humanoid stat blocks are being repurposed into generic NPCs like Pirate or Cultist.