New Monster Manual classifies Kobolds as Dragons and Goblins as Fey. This might have some interesting consequences. /u/raq_shaq_n_benny DnD: Roll for Initiative!

First off, please correct me if I am wrong. In the videos about the Monster Manual, it was revealed that Kobolds are now designated as Dragons and Goblins as Fey. This is interesting because many of the charm spells and a few necromancy spells (and probably more that I haven’t located) specifically designate humanoids as their targets or have a special humanoid-centric effect.

This isn’t really a big deal in terms of playing against them in combat, but WotC has specifically stated that the new books are backwards compatible. So the Goblins and Kobolds are still technically on the table for players to play. It would be a little weird to have a monster have one designation and the players get a different one.

I can see this as being resolved a couple ways:

1) DMs don’t care and say keep the designation the unchanged. Humanoid for players and Dragons for enemies.

2) DMs don’t care about the potential new buffs to the player characters and let the little guys get the immunities.

3) DMs don’t allow those playable races at their tables.

4) DMs ignore the new designations out of the new Monster Manual.

Any thoughts on which way you would treat that situation if one of your player’s wanted to play one of those races?

First off, please correct me if I am wrong. In the videos about the Monster Manual, it was revealed that Kobolds are now designated as Dragons and Goblins as Fey. This is interesting because many of the charm spells and a few necromancy spells (and probably more that I haven’t located) specifically designate humanoids as their targets or have a special humanoid-centric effect.

This isn’t really a big deal in terms of playing against them in combat, but WotC has specifically stated that the new books are backwards compatible. So the Goblins and Kobolds are still technically on the table for players to play. It would be a little weird to have a monster have one designation and the players get a different one.

I can see this as being resolved a couple ways:

1) DMs don’t care and say keep the designation the unchanged. Humanoid for players and Dragons for enemies.

2) DMs don’t care about the potential new buffs to the player characters and let the little guys get the immunities.

3) DMs don’t allow those playable races at their tables.

4) DMs ignore the new designations out of the new Monster Manual.

Any thoughts on which way you would treat that situation if one of your player’s wanted to play one of those races?