Russ “Morrus” Morrissey

this soon very soon yeah um yeah so um they had this big press event and they went through the monster manual with people from various outlets youtubers all sorts of different people were there as a big thing um and they went into quite a bit of detail so um they reiterated like the 85 new monsters that are going to be in there

this soon very soon yeah um yeah so um they had this big press event and they went through the monster manual with people from various outlets youtubers all sorts of different people were there as a big thing um and they went into quite a bit of detail so um they reiterated like the 85 new monsters that are going to be in there

in addition to the ones that we're familiar with already, bringing up to a total of 500 odd. There's a lot of monsters. There's a lot of monsters. And some of these were sort of like the primeval owlbear, which is a really nasty version of the owlbear. The blob of annihilation. Which sounds nasty. The Vampire Nightbringer, which I think is an even more powerful vampire.

in addition to the ones that we're familiar with already, bringing up to a total of 500 odd. There's a lot of monsters. There's a lot of monsters. And some of these were sort of like the primeval owlbear, which is a really nasty version of the owlbear. The blob of annihilation. Which sounds nasty. The Vampire Nightbringer, which I think is an even more powerful vampire.

Is that the Blob of Annihilation? No, that's the holder of some kind. That's an under-beholder. I don't know.

Is that the Blob of Annihilation? No, that's the holder of some kind. That's an under-beholder. I don't know.

Looks a bit cute, to be honest. Looks a little bit cute.

Looks a bit cute, to be honest. Looks a little bit cute.

Yeah. Except that beak is jagged.

Yeah. Except that beak is jagged.

Yeah. Anyway, anyway, anyway. And the haunting reverend. We can see the art for that. That's the house. The haunting revenant.

Yeah. Anyway, anyway, anyway. And the haunting reverend. We can see the art for that. That's the house. The haunting revenant.

No, there's a piece of art that's like a revenant that's a house. That's it. Ah, yes. I love that piece of art. That is amazing. We've basically got a house where two windows are glowing as eyes and then the bottom half of it is like opening up like a mouth.

No, there's a piece of art that's like a revenant that's a house. That's it. Ah, yes. I love that piece of art. That is amazing. We've basically got a house where two windows are glowing as eyes and then the bottom half of it is like opening up like a mouth.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, one thing they said about this is that there's a lot more high level stuff in here compared to the 2014 book. So I've still got all the usual low level stuff that the 2014 book had, but they've added a whole bunch of high level stuff. I guess the, I mean, I know that sometimes like D&D did get sort of like criticism for not supporting high level play.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, one thing they said about this is that there's a lot more high level stuff in here compared to the 2014 book. So I've still got all the usual low level stuff that the 2014 book had, but they've added a whole bunch of high level stuff. I guess the, I mean, I know that sometimes like D&D did get sort of like criticism for not supporting high level play.

And there's that sort of chicken or the egg situation. Is that because people don't play it or do people not play high level play because it's not supported or what? I don't know the answer to that. We've got a question. Oh, people are watching. Amazing. Yeah, they are new monsters. Yeah, there are new monsters like this Haunting Revenant that you can see on screen right now.

And there's that sort of chicken or the egg situation. Is that because people don't play it or do people not play high level play because it's not supported or what? I don't know the answer to that. We've got a question. Oh, people are watching. Amazing. Yeah, they are new monsters. Yeah, there are new monsters like this Haunting Revenant that you can see on screen right now.

It's a brand new monster. Jonathan Nassar asked that question. Are the monsters just old monsters but with different templates applied? Yeah, yeah, 85 new monsters. I mean, I imagine some of them will be variants, to be fair.

It's a brand new monster. Jonathan Nassar asked that question. Are the monsters just old monsters but with different templates applied? Yeah, yeah, 85 new monsters. I mean, I imagine some of them will be variants, to be fair.