Name D&D's Bat People

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Erik Mona

Adventurer

• Oct 21, 2006

• #1

I have a theory that goes something like this.

D&D has a lot of creatures that could be described as "animal heads."

There are more Bat People than any other kind of animal heads.

I'll get the list started, but I am certain I am forgetting a few:

1. Banligor
2. Desmodu
3. Avari
4. Were-bats
5. The race mentioned in the backstory of "Dwellers of the Forbidden City"
6. ?

--Erik Mona
Editor-in-Chief
Dragon Magazine

 

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Drowbane

First Post

• Oct 21, 2006

• #2

Erik Mona said:

I have a theory that goes something like this.

D&D has a lot of creatures that could be described as "animal heads."

There are more Bat People than any other kind of animal heads.

I'll get the list started, but I am certain I am forgetting a few:

1. Banligor
2. Desmodu
3. Avari
4. Were-bats
5. The race mentioned in the backstory of "Dwellers of the Forbidden City"
6. ?

--Erik Mona
Editor-in-Chief
Dragon Magazine

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Huh, I would've guessed there was more Cat or Dog headed peoples...

Canines
*Arcanoloths
*Gnolls
*Jackel-weres
*Werewolves
*no doubt I'm missing half a dozen

 

el-remmen

Moderator Emeritus

• Oct 21, 2006

• #3

Drowbane said:

Huh, I would've guessed there was more Cat or Dog headed peoples...

Canines
*Arcanoloths
*Gnolls
*Jackel-weres
*Werewolves
*no doubt I'm missing half a dozen

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Hound archons, and didn't basic D&D's Known World have dog-people called "Lupines" or something similar?

As for bat-people, except for "were-bats" I have not heard of any of those.

I thought this was going to be a thread for us to give suggestions as to what a race of bat people should be called, as I had no idea there were names for them.

 

Whizbang Dustyboots

Gnometown Hero

• Oct 21, 2006

• #4

Drowbane said:

Huh, I would've guessed there was more Cat or Dog headed peoples...

Canines
*Arcanoloths
*Gnolls
*Jackel-weres
*Werewolves
*no doubt I'm missing half a dozen

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Lupins.

 

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DaveyJones

First Post

• Oct 21, 2006

• #5

Erik Mona said:

6. ?

--Erik Mona
Editor-in-Chief
Dragon Magazine

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Rakshasa. they can have any animal head and body. not just the tiger as presented in the MM.

 

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Knight Otu

First Post

• Oct 21, 2006

• #6

Erik Mona said:

1. Banligor
2. Desmodu
3. Avari
4. Were-bats
5. The race mentioned in the backstory of "Dwellers of the Forbidden City"
6. ?

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Nycter, in the MM3.
Do the Varrangoin count?

 

Gold Roger

First Post

• Oct 21, 2006

• #7

Vampires?

Mousferatu?


No really, it's werebats all the way.

 

Cthulhudrew

First Post

• Oct 22, 2006

• #8

"Who are you?"

"We're Batmen."

[EDIT- Also, don't forget the Cryion from Mystara. Definitely a type of Bat-men. The tabi may or may not count as well.]

 

Shade

Monster Junkie

• Oct 22, 2006

• #9

I think "cat people" win, hands down:

• Rakasta (and numerous subtypes)
• Catfolk
• Tabaxi
• Tibbit
• Werecat
• Weretiger
• Werejaguar
• Leonal
• Leomarh
• Rakshasa

I'm probably missing a few.

 

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Wycen

Explorer

• Oct 22, 2006

• #10

There is a 2E Dragon magazine with several variant races, one of them being part drow, part something else, that have bat wings.