@JeremyECrawford would love it if you could put this one to bed. Can Rangers choose ‘Goblinoid’ as one of their races in regards to Favored Enemy?
Cheers— Natronmeanz (@Natronmeanz99) 6 maggio 2018
If you're choosing a type of humanoid for Favored Enemy, goblinoid is too broad, but goblin, hobgoblin, bugbear, or the like works. #DnD https://t.co/46zaaZ4qSj
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) 7 maggio 2018
More about Favored Enemy. It tells you to pick a creature type, but if you pick humanoid, you choose two races of humanoid. Goblinoid isn't a race. As explained in the Monster Manual, goblinoid is a family of races. Goblin, bugbear, and hobgoblin are races. #DnD https://t.co/fkpvfHrZ5f
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) 7 maggio 2018
Why doesn't the stat block for them have humanoid (goblin), humanoid (bugbear) and humanoid (hobgoblin), but instead they all share the same descriptor of humanoid (goblinoid)? If the intent was to treat them as separate races, the stat block communicates that very poorly.
— Lichwell (@Lich_Well) 7 maggio 2018
A monster sometimes has a tag in parentheses right under its name. A tag can communicate a variety of things. "Shapechanger," "titan," and "goblinoid" are examples of tags. For more information, see "Tags" in the "Monster Manual" (p. 7). #DnD https://t.co/5CuT5oMGle
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) 7 maggio 2018