Jul 18, 2020 · In Volo's Guide to Monsters, the chapter on Yuan-ti tells us that they tend to live in a caste system, where the Abominations are the top rank, the Malisons† are the middle rank, and the purebloods...

Jun 30, 2017 · The Yuan-Ti are an odd race. They come in a variety of different physiological shapes (pureblood, halfblood, abomination, and anathema), but are all (theoretically?) biologically compatible. Serpent Kingdoms, a 3rd edition source book, …

Jan 30, 2020 · Yuan-ti have the same life expectancy and age categories as humans. This is a change from Dragon Magazine #151 (Nov 1989), The Ecology of the Yuan-ti, which originally stated: Pureblood yuan-ti age as do gray elves (AD&D 1st Edition Dungeon Masters Guide, page 13).

Oct 26, 2022 · The Yuan-ti PC race remains type Humanoid. Across the Monster Manual and MotM, the only Yuan-ti monster that is of type Humanoid rather than Monstrosity is the Monster Manual's Yuan-ti Pureblood. Non-pureblood yuan-ti are Monstrosities; therefore, the PC race is almost certainly pureblood.

Jan 10, 2020 · What book can I find the Yuan-Ti Pureblood race in? I know its really simple but I just forgot.

Aug 13, 2017 · The Yuan-Ti Pureblood playable race has the Innate Spellcasting trait, whose description states (VGtM, p. 120; emphasis mine): You know the poison spray cantrip. You can cast animal friendship an unlimited number of times with this trait, but you can target only snakes with it. Starting at 3rd level, you can also cast suggestion with this trait.

Nov 26, 2021 · The backstory of the adventure would include two Yuan-Ti falling in love with each other, and hence trying to get whatever is necessary to stay together in order to consummate their love. The Monster Manual (p. 307) describes the Cold of Heart trait of the Yuan-Ti as : Humanoid emotions are foreign to most yuan-ti. Emphasis added

The 'Yuan-Ti' edition-agnostic lore description is not the one people are talking about when they say they are OP The one people are talking about is the official 'Yuan-Ti Pureblood' race in Volo's Guide to Monsters. That race is very good, but does not possess any of the shapeshifting powers you refer to, nor the ability to sense poison.

Apr 13, 2018 · Yuan-Ti are also described as being relatively few in number, though. Heroic ones may be rare enough that whether or not any happen to exist at any particular time is a matter of chance.

Jun 28, 2019 · The Yuan-ti Pureblood 's Magic Resistance racial trait (VGtM, p. 120) provides: advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects I'm clear on that. If I'm concentrating on a spell and take damage, I need to do a Constitution saving throw to see if the damage breaks my concentration. Does the Yuan-ti racial ability allow me to do this saving …