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Collective nouns for D&D creatures?

Permidion_StarkPermidion_Stark Member Posts: 4,861
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A flock sheep, a litter of puppies, a herd of cows, a murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a school of fish.

But what should the collective nouns be for kobolds, xvarts, neo-otyughs, liches, halflings, demi-liches and the like?

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  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    A purin of puddings?
  • JoenSoJoenSo Member Posts: 910
    A gaggle of goblins? A congregation of conjurers?
  • gorgonzolagorgonzola Member Posts: 3,864
    probably for the humanoid types like goblins and kobolds the same as the one used for humans, if there is not a better and more specific word in the FR lore.
    as not native english speaker, i learned the little i know mostly traveling, i am not the best one to have an informed opinion, i am only guessing.
  • Lord_TansheronLord_Tansheron Member Posts: 4,212
    Those collective nouns are used for animals.

    It's tough to justify calling kobolds, xvarts, liches, etc. animals.

    Totally on board with a half of halflings, though.
  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    *cough**cough*

    A choir of gibberlings!
  • Balrog99Balrog99 Member Posts: 7,371
    A murder of xvarts.

    At least it seems like it whenever I stumble onto their village...
  • Lord_TansheronLord_Tansheron Member Posts: 4,212
    Kamigoroshi wrote: »
    A choir of gibberlings!
    It's very clearly a three of gibberlings.
  • sarevok57sarevok57 Member Posts: 6,002
    Lord_Tansheron wrote: »
    Kamigoroshi wrote: »
    A choir of gibberlings!
    It's very clearly a three of gibberlings.

    a three of gibberlings? or gibberlings three? the merriest band that you ever did see
  • gorgonzolagorgonzola Member Posts: 3,864
    A jellies jar.
  • Permidion_StarkPermidion_Stark Member Posts: 4,861
    semiticgod wrote: »
    A cup of spiders.

    I like all of your suggestions but for some reason a cup of spiders really appeals to me.

    How about a mess of orcs?
  • OlvynChuruOlvynChuru Member Posts: 3,079
    edited October 2019
    Some 3.5E monster stat descriptions included words for groups of the monster. I don't have the regular 3.5E Monster Manual on hand at this second, but here are some of the collective nouns for epic monsters in the Epic Level Handbook:

    "A command line of 2-5 anaxims and 5-12 iron golems"
    "A hell brigade of 1 infernal and 1d4 balors"
    "A company of behemoth gorillas"
    "A cluster of devastation scorpions"
    "A nest of ha-nagas"
    "A polyp of mu spores"
    "A troupe of 1 brain collector and 2d4 illithids"
    "An infestation of thorciasids"
    "A madness of uvuudaums"

  • semiticgoddesssemiticgoddess Member Posts: 14,903
    Permidion_Stark wrote: »
    semiticgod wrote: »
    A cup of spiders.
    I like all of your suggestions but for some reason a cup of spiders really appeals to me.
    There's a spider lady in Undertale named Muffet who sells pastries and cider, but when you can't afford it, she attacks you for being stingy. One of the flavor texts during the fight is Muffet pouring you a cup of spiders.

    Muffet is popular among fans because of the sexy. There's a lot of fanart and stuff of Muffet.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA6r5fKSzA0
  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    A rule34 of ettercaps. <3
  • ArviaArvia Member Posts: 2,101
    A mayhem of myconoids?
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    Kamigoroshi wrote: »
    A rule34 of ettercaps. <3

    Oh please no.

    @semiticgod To be fair, a very...visible chunk of the fandom seems to think EVERY character in sexy.
  • lefreutlefreut Member Posts: 1,462
    Since gnolls have hyena head, a cackle of gnolls.
  • KamigoroshiKamigoroshi Member Posts: 5,870
    How about a gattai of pantaloons? The Big Metal Unit mecha ought to qualify as a D&D creature... right? RIGHT!?!
  • ArviaArvia Member Posts: 2,101
    edited October 2019
    A lounge of liches (I imagine them hanging out on tombstone sofas, complaining about the hardship of undeath)

    The periodic table of elementals deserves a prize.

    Edit: I had to google "rule34" . And it made me want to hide under the desk, especially in combination with ettercaps.
  • Permidion_StarkPermidion_Stark Member Posts: 4,861
    A pride of elves?
  • Lord_TansheronLord_Tansheron Member Posts: 4,212
    Permidion_Stark wrote: »
    A pride of elves?
    An arrogance of elves, maybe.
  • NimranNimran Member Posts: 4,875
    A jabbering of gibberlings.
    A task force of tasloi.
    A migraine of Noobers.
  • Permidion_StarkPermidion_Stark Member Posts: 4,861
    A snootful of gnomes?
  • lefreutlefreut Member Posts: 1,462
    A fellowship of halflings?
  • Balrog99Balrog99 Member Posts: 7,371
    A cacophony of bards?
  • ThacoBellThacoBell Member Posts: 12,235
    Hm, a flamboyant of bards?
  • ZaxaresZaxares Member Posts: 1,330
    Permidion_Stark wrote: »
    A snootful of gnomes?

    A wendersnaven of gnomes, yes!
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