D&D 5E Meet Some of the 40+ Multiversal Monsters In Vecna: Eve of Ruin

WotC's Todd Kenreck talks to game designers Ron Lundeen and Makenzie De Armas about the monsters in the upcoming Vecna: Eve of Ruin.

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• Each of the chapters has its own theme and monsters that fit that theme.
• There are about 40 monsters in the adventure.
• Some are brand new, others are updated from earlier editions.
• Demon Lord named Miska the Wolf Spider who is a champion of chaos with wolf-like spider.
• Shape-changing mind-affecting powerful leaders.
• Some of the monsters from earlier editions are inspired thematically from monster types.
• Relentless stalker horror movie monsters that you can't get away from.
• Some are really inventive and disturbing.
• Spider dragons are an example of two types of creatures mushed together to be extra horrifying.
• Granite juggernaught is an upgrade to Tomb of Annihilation's stone juggernaut.
• Stat blocks for classic and characters including Alustriel Silverhand, Tasha.
• New version of Strahd tied to the Death House.
• New Tasha stat block is a younger version of Tasha from Wild Beyond The Witchlight with prototype versions of spells from Cauldron of Everything.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Strahd isn't an elf, but he has got pointed ears, and he says he is half-elf.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

These are what I'm most excited about, I love new monsters.

 

[Azzy]

Strahd isn't an elf, but he has got pointed ears, and he says he is half-elf.

Strahd's been presented with pointed ears since the first Ravenloft module.

 

[mach1.9pants]

If you're 80+ years old but really powerful in magic, including some mastery over your own body, wouldn't you want to look like a 20 year old?

To quote the wiki, yeah the sisters are all eternally young

Apart from being an intelligent, wise, and charismatic leader, Alustriel was also incredibly beautiful. It was said that those who gazed upon her immediately fell in love, a grandeur some bards refused to write about, claiming that they could never pen anything truly befitting of it.[51] She had benevolent eyes that sparkled like a sun-dappled river and an unblemished, loving face.[51][54] She was 5 feet and 11 inches (1.8 meters) tall[30][51][note 3]and graceful,[51] possessing the slender figure,[51][55] long silver hair,[35][51][55][56]and everlasting youth common to the rest of her sisters

 

[dave2008]

I didn't realise that Strahd was elven

Its a vampire thing

 

[dave2008]

I didn't realise that Strahd was elven

Well, it has been that way for a while...

 

[MNblockhead]

Oh boy, another thousand posts on D&D art. At least there are no spectacle-wearing characters. That should cut down the posts by several hundred.

Anyway, I like the art, though I like the less "smooth" pieces, like the 9th image (strahd) more than the others. But over all, no complaints.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Strahd's been presented with pointed ears since the first Ravenloft module.

It’s because Bram Stoker described Dracula as having pointed ears in the book.

There is more evidence for pointy-eared vampires than there is for pointy-eared elves!

 

[ezo]

Oi, more crappy artwork... but at least no glasses.

Oh boy, another thousand posts on D&D art. At least there are no spectacle-wearing characters. That should cut down the posts by several hundred.

I know, right? I mean, the other thread hasn't even hit 2000 while I've been gone! People are slacking horribly.

 

[Quartz]

Strahd isn't an elf, but he has got pointed ears, and he says he is half-elf.

It was more the face. As @Paul Farquhar pointed out, pointed ears have been a thing for yonks.