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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 7681758" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>The <em>Mystaran Monstrous Compendium's</em> claim that Geonids may be related to Galeb Duhr is very dubious. The only similarity is both creatures are able to disguise themselves as boulders, but that's hardly a substantial argument. The methods they use for this disguise are quite different. Geonids disguise themselves by hiding inside their shells which mimic boulders. A Galeb Duhr is effectively <strong><em>is</em></strong> an animated, intelligent boulder that pretends to be a rock just by standing still.</p><p></p><p>Ironically, the Mystara MC adds some additional information to the Geonid that makes it <em>less</em> likely the two species are related.</p><p></p><p>The original BECMI versions (from <em>X5 Temple of Death</em> (1983), <em>AC9 Creature Catalog</em> (1986) and so on) have very little in the way of description beyond them having a boulder-like shell, two legs, and two arms with "stony fists". At least the "stony fists" opens the <em>possibility</em> they're creatures made of living rock like the Galeb Duhr. The BECMI versions don't say what Geonids eat, or even if they eat anything, so they could subsist of "earth energy" like some versions of the Galeb Duhr.</p><p></p><p>The AD&D version in the <em>Mystara Monstrous Appendix</em> are normal organic lifeforms. The description says Geonids have "tender flesh", reproduce sexually, and eat almost any plant or animal matter. Their young are born without shells so can not disguise themselves as boulders, instead hiding within their mother's shell. Galeb-duhr are made of solid rock, are asexual, do not eat, and their young look like boulders too, only smaller.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 7681758, member: 57383"] The [I]Mystaran Monstrous Compendium's[/I] claim that Geonids may be related to Galeb Duhr is very dubious. The only similarity is both creatures are able to disguise themselves as boulders, but that's hardly a substantial argument. The methods they use for this disguise are quite different. Geonids disguise themselves by hiding inside their shells which mimic boulders. A Galeb Duhr is effectively [B][I]is[/I][/B] an animated, intelligent boulder that pretends to be a rock just by standing still. Ironically, the Mystara MC adds some additional information to the Geonid that makes it [I]less[/I] likely the two species are related. The original BECMI versions (from [I]X5 Temple of Death[/I] (1983), [I]AC9 Creature Catalog[/I] (1986) and so on) have very little in the way of description beyond them having a boulder-like shell, two legs, and two arms with "stony fists". At least the "stony fists" opens the [I]possibility[/I] they're creatures made of living rock like the Galeb Duhr. The BECMI versions don't say what Geonids eat, or even if they eat anything, so they could subsist of "earth energy" like some versions of the Galeb Duhr. The AD&D version in the [I]Mystara Monstrous Appendix[/I] are normal organic lifeforms. The description says Geonids have "tender flesh", reproduce sexually, and eat almost any plant or animal matter. Their young are born without shells so can not disguise themselves as boulders, instead hiding within their mother's shell. Galeb-duhr are made of solid rock, are asexual, do not eat, and their young look like boulders too, only smaller. [/QUOTE]
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