So I wrote some new monsters for the DFRPG-themed issues of Pyramid. What are they?
Here they are by name, and any variations offset below.
Cerberus
The Cerberus
Colchis Bulls
Iron Bull (aka Gorgon)
Rock Bull
Storm Bull
Ghoul*
Giant Beetle (grouping)
Big Beetle
Big Bombardier Beetle
Humongous Beetle
Giant Centipede (grouping)
Big Centipede
Humongous Centipede
Giant Frog (Grouping)
Big Frog
Big Killer Frog
Huge Frog
Huge Killer Frog
Hydra
Shamblethorn**
Wyvern
Many of these you've seen in my games, and if you haven't, you eventually will.
* Based on the ghouls/wights of Felltower.
** the fabled "root men" of the Cold Fens, which my players call shambling mounds. They are, basically, but also sort-of not.
Going through folklore, myth, and classic fantasy fiction (a must if you want to keep from copying D&D), there's surprisingly few good plant monsters. Fewer walk--ents (which aren't plants in Tolkien at all, but Mundane by GURPS standards) are it. Triffids if you want to go a little more sci-fi.
ReplyDeleteYeah, ancient humanity wasn't very worried about mobile plants killing them. I'm not really surprised - killer mobile plants seems to be a horror movie/gaming kind of thing more than anything else.
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