Why Is Chris Perkins Tweeting Page Snippets Of Mongrelfolk?

I didn't see that either. Do mongrelfolk appear in one of the adventures they've released, or is this a possible hint of the Monster Manual 2?

 

[SilentWolf]

It's definitely a monster format.

It can belong to an Adventure or to the next D&D 5e rulebook.
I believe that we should not think about the D&D 5e supplements (the one Mearls named "Campaign Handbooks") in the old-fashioned way. Considering what has been said by the designers until now, it is possible that future supplements will contain charachter options, new sub-systems, new monsters, new equipment, new Variants, new DM tools, new flavor and fluff.

 

[Kramodlog]

I wonder how mongrelfolk fit in Sword Coast Legends.

 

[Pauper]

I'm guessing it's a 5E Fiend Folio, as mongrelfolk were introduced in 3E in that edition's Fiend Folio.

And w/r/t Ravenloft, I think people are confusing mongrelfolk with calibans, the latter being the Ravenloft version of half-orcs. There were mongrelfolk in Markovia, but they didn't travel much, being convinced that the darklord was their deity.

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

Really hoping its MM 2. The monsters in MM1 are kind of creampuff in general, and a step back from what we saw at the end of 4E in terms of design. The monster building guidelines in the DMG skew much deadlier, and there's a huge lack of creatures even in the CR 5+ range, let alone 10+.

 

[HonorBoundSamurai632]

Well, we did have a small product in-between...
- Monster Manual (October 2000)
- Monsters of Faerun (February 2001) (smaller book)
- Monster Manual II (September 2002)
- Fiend Folio (April 2003) (just before 3.5E, with hybrid stats).

Cheers!

I logged in just to remind everyone of the Fiend Folio. In 1st edition, the Fiend Folio came before the Monster Manual 2. Who knows .... maybe this could possibly be a Fiend Folio entry?

 

[ExploderWizard]

1. Mongrelmen (folk) have been around since 1e Dwellers of the Forbidden City

Man if this is a 5E conversion of Dwellers count me in!!!

 

[BrockBallingdark]

It's been awesome not having splat books lined up. A 5E Fiend Folio would be old school and awesome. I would be fine with a MM2 as they had more monsters left over. If there is enough to make a solid second MM, go for it! After a second MM book, they start getting very watered down and silly, I look at Pathfinder as a reminder.

 

[Agamon]

Smart money's on snipit from the next AP. It might be something from the next conversion document. Highly unlikely that its from a new monster book.

 

[Zaran]

View attachment 68141Perhaps for this?

 

[Grimstaff]

Monster Manual 2, GenCon 2015 first release, available in stores Sept. 8th.