The popularity of monsters

[Shade]

Many of the strange MM creatures we've used are only because they're on the summon monster lists, like the tojanidas and arrowhawks. Anyone else?

 

[Nyaricus]

It could have been from the Creature Catalog. It went to the Crypt once it popped up in the MMII.

MoF is the book your thinking of for the Hooked Horror

 

[Masquerade]

Never encountered any of them exactly, although I've used constructs similar to animated objects and as a player I once evaded an encounter with something that may or may not have been a giant squid.

I generally prefer more emphasis on humanoids than on monsters.

 

[Gold Roger]

Achaierai - No, but I'd like to

Allip - Yes, and I will use it again (controlled by mindbending clerics)

Animated objects - Hell yes. So many possibilities, though they can quickly grow stale

Aranea - Yes, in CotSQ. They need some forethought, but are usefull nonstandart shapechanger.

Athach - Used them. Nice hulking brute that is relatively high powered and has some minor funky abilities

Delver - Great "plot monster". I look forward to using one

Destrachan - Not yet, but plan to use them a lot whenever possible. Mount, watchdog and artillery in one.

Devourer - No. I don't realy care for this one

Giant Squid - I don't think I've yet used, but, it's a giant squid. Why shouldn't one want to use a giant squid (from hell!)

Girallon - Another "not yet but I'm waiting for the chance"

Gorgon - See Girallon

Nightshade (any) - See Girallon

Phasm - No, and I don't see myself using it at all. So it's a doppelganger in every way, just squishy?

Rast - See Girallon

Tarrasque - Haven't used it and would only use it as plot device

Thoqqua - I'm not sure if I've used one jet. If I haven't it's defenitely in the "Girallon team"

Tojanida - Just to weird not to use, but I haven't jet

Unicorn - Still waiting for a chance to use one as plot device

Will o'wisp - No, and I don't care for it

Yrthak - After the third look or so I decided I realy like this think, so I'll put it into the "Girallon team"

 

[Shade]

MoF is the book your thinking of for the Hooked Horror

No, really, it is in the MMII. Trust me.

Are you thinking of the helmed horror?

 

[EricNoah]

I'd say i used or encountered half of them.

I especially like animated objects. I like them better than golems. I don't think animated statues, etc. should inherently be immune to magic for one thing! I'd rather they had some sensible immunities or resistances (to certain energy types, to certain weapon types, whathaveyou).

 

[Tonguez]

Achaierai - never
Allip - Never
Animated objects - Yes - like others have said animated objects are kewl
Aranea - um I had some in a Spider Cave but they weren't encountered by the players
Athach - no
Delver - No
Destrachan - sort of. Was modified to become a mutant bat 'Night stalker'
Devourer - No
Giant Squid - Yes - I even let a sea druid have one
Girallon - Not yet
Gorgon - No, but I suppose my giant bulls are inspired by them
Nightshade (any) - absolutely one of my BBEGs is a Nightwing
Phasm - No
Rast - No
Tarrasque - Never
Thoqqua - Yes a random encounter as a worm of geothermal origin
Tojanida - Yes there is a colony living of the coast of my Island campaign
Unicorn - No
Will o'wisp - Yes: I have a weaker marine version available as familiars to aquatic races, I have used them as distractions to lead PCs into traps and once I tried to run a Wilowisp Psion PC
Yrthak - No

 

[Nalfeshnee]

The Hooked Horror is in MMII... im looking at it right now. quite cool actually ish

 

[Pants]

I've used:
Allip - Use them all the time
Animated Objects - Well, I've fought them as a player...
Athach - Used one in RttToEE
Destrachan
Devourer
Thoqqua
Tojanida - Used one in the Dungeon Adventure The Whispering Cairn.

 

[el-remmen]

The Hooked Horror is in MMII... im looking at it right now. quite cool actually ish

I don't own that book, so it must have been the Creature Catalog version.

Damn, but I love that site!