There was an Al Quadim monster that was a turtle big as an island. I think it started with a Z… (googles) Zaratan!
Also Green Slime (It's the D&D version of the Blob!)
Phanatons (like a cross between a monkey and a flying Squirrel, from X1 The Sea of Dread.)
Black Puddings (damage it, and it splits in two! Endless Fun for the whole party!)
Shadows (They masquerade as part of you… and are only powerless in full dark!)
Meenlocks- they kidnap your character in the dark of night, spirit you away, and turn you into one of them after an orgy of terror and torture!
Throat Leeches- Invisible in water, they will hide in your waterskin until you take a drink! And the only way to kill them is heat a sharp bit of wire and use it to puncture them in your throat.
And the other body horror monster, the Rot Grub- that buries itself in your flesh, burrows to your heart and kills you!
Just about anything that doesn't look blatantly humanoid is generally underrated. It's so tiring (to me) how pretty much all creatures in DnD and other fantasy settings, no matter whether they're normal sentient beings, primal forces of nature, or evil spirits from another dimension, tend to look like humans.
Vegepygmies! There's nothing more terrifying than sitting down to a refreshing salad and suddenly having that green thing you thought was broccoli snatch your fork from your hand and skewer you right in the eye! Fear the green, my friends. Fear it.
I always had a affinity for the original Nilbogs. These creatures looked exactly like Goblins, only any action that you took, or intended to take suddenly got reversed. If you planned on killing them and stealing their gold, you gave them all of your money and healed them up and then happily went on your way.
I did an internet search on them just now and it looks like they have changed. Now they simply heal up when damage is taken and get hurt when healing is cast. A bit of a let down.
I'd probably say Broken Ones. They just offer a lot of potential for explanation and history which I think is good. Plus what exactly they can look like is pretty much left up to the DM.
I'd probably say Broken Ones. They just offer a lot of potential for explanation and history which I think is good. Plus what exactly they can look like is pretty much left up to the DM.
I also always enjoyed rust monsters. There's not thing like seeing Big hulking burly men (and women) dressed in formidable heavy armor and carrying glittering implements of death, suddenly turn tail and run like little children shrieking at the tops of their lungs "Get it away from me. Get away from me!" Ah, good times.
I also always enjoyed rust monsters. There's not thing like seeing Big hulking burly men (and women) dressed in formidable heavy armor and carrying glittering implements of death, suddenly turn tail and run like little children shrieking at the tops of their lungs "Get it away from me. Get away from me!" Ah, good times.
I think they are in the 5th edition
I had to the list Colossal Gay Al, the most FABULOUS Allosaurus of them all.
I also always enjoyed rust monsters. There's not thing like seeing Big hulking burly men (and women) dressed in formidable heavy armor and carrying glittering implements of death, suddenly turn tail and run like little children shrieking at the tops of their lungs "Get it away from me. Get away from me!" Ah, good times.
I like the Nishruu and other magic eaters for the same reason. Nothing like seeing the guys who has a spell or tactic for every situation be put in their place.
I also always enjoyed rust monsters. There's not thing like seeing Big hulking burly men (and women) dressed in formidable heavy armor and carrying glittering implements of death, suddenly turn tail and run like little children shrieking at the tops of their lungs "Get it away from me. Get away from me!" Ah, good times.
I like the Nishruu and other magic eaters for the same reason. Nothing like seeing the guys who has a spell or tactic for every situation be put in their place.
As a long standing Wizard player, this isn't necessarily true. I can't tell you how many times my DM would ask me what my mage was doing and I respond 'Duck and cover', or 'Shriek like a little girl and run away'. (yeah, I play a cowardly spell caster).
As a rule, I probably contribute less than 10% of the time in any significant manner. Oh, I throw the odd spell into the mix, but mainly I am bashing things that 'Got too close' over the head with my staff, or chucking a dart in the general direction of some baddie in the hopes of putting an eye out or something.
Hey, when I DO cast a spell? It is TOTAL DOMINATION. That just doesn't happen as often as you might think. Us Wizards, we talk a good game.
Just about anything that doesn't look blatantly humanoid is generally underrated. It's so tiring (to me) how pretty much all creatures in DnD and other fantasy settings, no matter whether they're normal sentient beings, primal forces of nature, or evil spirits from another dimension, tend to look like humans.
Just about anything that doesn't look blatantly humanoid is generally underrated. It's so tiring (to me) how pretty much all creatures in DnD and other fantasy settings, no matter whether they're normal sentient beings, primal forces of nature, or evil spirits from another dimension, tend to look like humans.
This, SO MUCH THIS!
This is primarily done because of the perception that the general public is more humanocentric than not. People more identify with humanoid looking talking beings "Better" than with something that is more exotic, or at least that is the prevailing theory in marketing. Even Rocket (from Guardians of the Galaxy) is very human in appearance and mannerisms for a raccoon. Hopefully someday people will break out of this mold and accept sentient beings regardless of what they look like. Until then, we have to live with this.
Just about anything that doesn't look blatantly humanoid is generally underrated. It's so tiring (to me) how pretty much all creatures in DnD and other fantasy settings, no matter whether they're normal sentient beings, primal forces of nature, or evil spirits from another dimension, tend to look like humans.
This, SO MUCH THIS!
This is primarily done because of the perception that the general public is more humanocentric than not. People more identify with humanoid looking talking beings "Better" than with something that is more exotic, or at least that is the prevailing theory in marketing. Even Rocket (from Guardians of the Galaxy) is very human in appearance and mannerisms for a raccoon. Hopefully someday people will break out of this mold and accept sentient beings regardless of what they look like. Until then, we have to live with this.
Not to mention, GOTG has the laziest alien design in history. I also hated how the Nova Corps was protrayed as a space version of the Keystone Cops. Read the Annihilation comics.
Just about anything that doesn't look blatantly humanoid is generally underrated. It's so tiring (to me) how pretty much all creatures in DnD and other fantasy settings, no matter whether they're normal sentient beings, primal forces of nature, or evil spirits from another dimension, tend to look like humans.
This, SO MUCH THIS!
This is primarily done because of the perception that the general public is more humanocentric than not. People more identify with humanoid looking talking beings "Better" than with something that is more exotic, or at least that is the prevailing theory in marketing. Even Rocket (from Guardians of the Galaxy) is very human in appearance and mannerisms for a raccoon. Hopefully someday people will break out of this mold and accept sentient beings regardless of what they look like. Until then, we have to live with this.
Not to mention, GOTG has the laziest alien design in history. I also hated how the Nova Corps was protrayed as a space version of the Keystone Cops. Read the Annihilation comics.
LOL. I can respect your point of view regarding GOTG, even if I disagree with it. It's all good.
Just about anything that doesn't look blatantly humanoid is generally underrated. It's so tiring (to me) how pretty much all creatures in DnD and other fantasy settings, no matter whether they're normal sentient beings, primal forces of nature, or evil spirits from another dimension, tend to look like humans.
This, SO MUCH THIS!
This is primarily done because of the perception that the general public is more humanocentric than not. People more identify with humanoid looking talking beings "Better" than with something that is more exotic, or at least that is the prevailing theory in marketing. Even Rocket (from Guardians of the Galaxy) is very human in appearance and mannerisms for a raccoon. Hopefully someday people will break out of this mold and accept sentient beings regardless of what they look like. Until then, we have to live with this.
Not to mention, GOTG has the laziest alien design in history. I also hated how the Nova Corps was protrayed as a space version of the Keystone Cops. Read the Annihilation comics.
LOL. I can respect your point of view regarding GOTG, even if I disagree with it. It's all good.
Just about anything that doesn't look blatantly humanoid is generally underrated. It's so tiring (to me) how pretty much all creatures in DnD and other fantasy settings, no matter whether they're normal sentient beings, primal forces of nature, or evil spirits from another dimension, tend to look like humans.
This, SO MUCH THIS!
This is primarily done because of the perception that the general public is more humanocentric than not. People more identify with humanoid looking talking beings "Better" than with something that is more exotic, or at least that is the prevailing theory in marketing. Even Rocket (from Guardians of the Galaxy) is very human in appearance and mannerisms for a raccoon. Hopefully someday people will break out of this mold and accept sentient beings regardless of what they look like. Until then, we have to live with this.
Not to mention, GOTG has the laziest alien design in history. I also hated how the Nova Corps was protrayed as a space version of the Keystone Cops. Read the Annihilation comics.
LOL. I can respect your point of view regarding GOTG, even if I disagree with it. It's all good.
There wasn't a single alien, outside of Groot, that looked impressive. They were just people with funny skin colors and goofy haircuts, and if having goofy hairstyles is enough to make an alien then i think most members of the national french soccer team is a suspect.
There wasn't a single alien, outside of Groot, that looked impressive. They were just people with funny skin colors and goofy haircuts, and if having goofy hairstyles is enough to make an alien then i think most members of the national french soccer team is a suspect.
I grew up watching the original Star Trek where Klingons and Romulans were merely humans with funny ears and eyebrows. I am also a classic Dr Who fan where everyone in the universe was human with a British accent. I liked Farscape where quite a lot of the alien life forms were basically Muppets. And I like the TV show Supernatural, where 'Dragons' are merely super strong human beings that unaccountably breath fire and demons are just smoke monsters that can turn your eyes black (or red now apparently) and don't have horns or tails or even scaly skin anymore. So I can forgive quite a lot as far as originality of alien life. My bar for "Worst" is quite high as you can see.
There wasn't a single alien, outside of Groot, that looked impressive. They were just people with funny skin colors and goofy haircuts, and if having goofy hairstyles is enough to make an alien then i think most members of the national french soccer team is a suspect.
). And I like the TV show Supernatural, where 'Dragons' are merely super strong human beings that unaccountably breath fire y.
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Also Green Slime (It's the D&D version of the Blob!)
Phanatons (like a cross between a monkey and a flying Squirrel, from X1 The Sea of Dread.)
Black Puddings (damage it, and it splits in two! Endless Fun for the whole party!)
Shadows (They masquerade as part of you… and are only powerless in full dark!)
Meenlocks- they kidnap your character in the dark of night, spirit you away, and turn you into one of them after an orgy of terror and torture!
Throat Leeches- Invisible in water, they will hide in your waterskin until you take a drink! And the only way to kill them is heat a sharp bit of wire and use it to puncture them in your throat.
And the other body horror monster, the Rot Grub- that buries itself in your flesh, burrows to your heart and kills you!
Whats not to love?!
It's in fact Deekin from Neverwinter Nights it would seem lol.
http://pkunkbwok.deviantart.com/art/OLD-Deekin-191742399
And kobolds, yes.
I did an internet search on them just now and it looks like they have changed. Now they simply heal up when damage is taken and get hurt when healing is cast. A bit of a let down.
I had to the list Colossal Gay Al, the most FABULOUS Allosaurus of them all.
As a rule, I probably contribute less than 10% of the time in any significant manner. Oh, I throw the odd spell into the mix, but mainly I am bashing things that 'Got too close' over the head with my staff, or chucking a dart in the general direction of some baddie in the hopes of putting an eye out or something.
Hey, when I DO cast a spell? It is TOTAL DOMINATION. That just doesn't happen as often as you might think. Us Wizards, we talk a good game.
But I respect that not everyone sees it that way.
Don't ever say this around me again!
This is a Dragon from Supernatural.
NO, JUST NO!
I'm quite flexible on what is and isn't a Dragon, hell koopa can be viewed as one to me; but even I have my limitations!