Drow-specific NPC statblocks will be included in the upcoming Forgotten Realms Adventurer’s Guide set for release later this year. Over the past several weeks, much hullabaloo has been made over the Monster Manual, specifically that the D&D design team replaced specific drow and orc statblocks with generic NPC statblocks that can be used for any kind of humanoids. In a video released today, D&D lead designer Jeremy Crawford confirmed that more specific statblocks tied to specific humanoid sects or characters would return in future rulebooks, with evil drow given as an example.
“Also for anyone who’s eager to see more species-tailored humanoid statblocks, people are going to see more of that in our setting books,” Crawford said. “You’re going to see that in our Forgotten Realms products, for example. The malevolent drow of Menzoberranzan are an important part of that setting and so they get their own statblocks. This is really true of all the creatures in the Monster Manual. This is your massive starting toy box of monsters that are usable anywhere in the multiverse. The bestiaries in our setting products, that’s where we can provide you versions of things tailored to the cultures and histories of our different worlds.”
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