2024 Aberrations & Oozes (Monster Manual) Live React | Nerd Immersion

[@chrisg8989]

4:10 show starts.

[@XanderHarris1023]

2014 - Customize this stat block to get other this other type of monster. 2024 WOTC - Is that a template? Trash it. Give them multiple fleshed out stat blocks.

[@brettthomas2652]

I would have loved to see "humanoid" as a creature shape or subtype. Goblin = Fey: humanoid. Dragonborn = Dragon: humanoid.

[@drakkonusfrostburn4038]

I was thinking this when I was watching the Dragon video. If Kobolds are now dragons, wouldn't Dragonborns dragons too?

[@GIxJ0SE]

That's how I'm ruling it now, solely for the fact that certain spells are useless now

[@comradewarners]

Hold Person nerfed hard 😂

[@Codarius]

Rip my favorite 2nd level spell. 🙏

[@chrisg8989]

Meh, it was over tuned for a 2nd level spell anyways since you could upcast it. Gives other spells a chance to shine.

[@pockets8548]

​@chrisg8989 it's just now a non-humanoid tester

[@drakkonusfrostburn4038]

I'm starting to think they should have made Hold Person be able to only target creatures that are medium or smaller. With Hold mlMonster having no such limits. In this way they can completely ignore creature type.

[@comradewarners]

@ My DM actually homebrewed Hold Person to work on anything that is generally Humanoid shaped and sized. So like a devil could be held, but also so many high CR creatures have stuff like magic resistance and legendary resistance that I feel like it still ends up being balanced.

[@soultron4238]

RIP Thinkgeek. I still have and love my dragon skin bag of holding. It holds entirely too many books. My back and shoulder hate me for it.

[@LandonTheDM]

So many many kinds of undead (like vampires) would just be humanoid in your game? Interesting

[@marcducorsky8736]

What about playable Species from Monsters of the multiverse. Players can now play Aberrations.

[@dannyp3333]

the mouse in the middle of the screen kept throwing me off i thought it was mine lol

[@GoldfishEmpire]

The Flumph is my spirit aberration.

[@marcducorsky8736]

Oh. Mised the part where my Kobold is now a dragon.

[@wildmagestark]

Ted, I have to know and I realize you probably said this already somewhere, but where did you get the wizard hat!? It looks so good and high quality.

[@NerdImmersion]

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[@wildmagestark]

@@NerdImmersion Thank you! I absolutely will!

[@pebbles2626]

I love the dad jokes. It's better than being serious and dour all the time.

[@Cassius335]

It's a shame a thing can't be multille categories (Gith could be Abberation AND Humanoid)? I worry the humanoid NPC stats might be clumping too many species together (Humanoid is supposed to be a type, not the species).

[@NerdImmersion]

@Cassius335 they allowed that for a bit in Unearthed Arcana but did away with it

[@StarFyreXXX]

wotc probably things the average 5e players would be too confused from multiple types...

[@ManlyPicnics]

Honestly, I'm not sure why WoTC seems so averse to dual-typing monsters. I don't see why a Dragonborn can't be Humanoid/Dragon. Gaining the benefits and weaknesses of both tags. That way it can be as simple as Humanoid tag? Hold Person works on it. Or something like a Goblin is Humanoid/Fey, the Fey element making it immune to being charmed. It feels like such a simple solution, but I guess they don't want to 'overcomplicate' the game.

[@StarFyreXXX]

they probably think the average 5e player would be too confused

[@majinsole8554]

Nah, keep the Dad jokes coming. ~_~

[@marcducorsky8736]

OK. Last comment. IS there any information in the MM about player playing any of the monster "species" and how they differed from Enemy Monsters

[@TonyFlowNMMM]

Definitely not

[@XanderHarris1023]

@@marcducorsky8736 There won't be any specific guidance in the MM but it is not like players playing non humanoids is new.

[@optimus2200]

all these humanoid getting changed is lame. Why not make dragon bones or Dragons why not make difference devils or friends why not make assamares celestials what else I also say drawers are elemental OK well let's get crazy with it then. this is so silly . Sorry button in my games all any creatures that looks like a human is a humanoid . a medusae is a humanoid. An Asuir is a humanoid and even gnolls and mind flayers are humanoids. I find it more compelling and politically and morality ambiguous to deal with humanoids in all of the shapes and kinds just so different

[@XanderHarris1023]

I think your Speech to Text is busted.

[@thelokaboka1070]

@optimus2200 why? Why is this such a big deal to you and how on earth does changing a creatures creature type make it more interesting politically??

[@pockets8548]

​@@thelokaboka1070 i cast hold person on you politically

[@Velzhaed]

@@thelokaboka1070 Dude just wants to be unhappy. And who are we to stop them?