What's the best creature for a Halloween themed encounter?

[Tarangil]

What's the best creature for a Halloween themed encounter?

Zombies, lots and lots of Zombies, fog and darkness.

As long as your setting is suspensful without the zombies breaking out into a Michael Jackson induced funky dance you'll be fine.

 

[Jai Kel]

Ropers are just plain creepy, and despite their terrain entry stating underground I think they look enough like dried-out old tree stumps that they are apt to be found in those ol' haunted woods just north of town...

 

[Man-thing]

Necromatic Fog from A Dozen Dungeon Hazards

http://www.enworld.org/shop/index.php?do=product&productid=278&source=Category Recent

I think that's the link to the ENGS at least.

 

[jaerdaph]

Well, I always love a good ghost story.

I'll also second Visions Book I: The Pumpkin Patch.

And you can never go wrong with the Kargatane Ravenloft netbooks:

http://www.kargatane.com

 

[jaerdaph]

You also might want to check out Hallow's Eve from Mad Kaiser Games, which came out around last Halloween. I'll link to RPGNow because they don't appear to be an ENWGS merchant and I can't find a company Web site:

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=2149&

I was going through my horror-themed stuff tonight ('tis the season) and rediscovered this little gem.

 

[Aaron L]

The Great Pumpkin.

 

[The Druid Merlin]

What's the best creature for a Halloween themed encounter?

Zombies, lots and lots of Zombies, fog and darkness.

As long as your setting is suspensful without the zombies breaking out into a Michael Jackson induced funky dance you'll be fine.

Unless you have Michael Jackson as the Demon King of Pop in your campaign.

 

[Stormrunner]

Ragamoffyns (MM2). Animated clothing that enwraps and dominates creatures = Halloween costumes.

Fihyrs - literally fear given form.

 

[TheAuldGrump]

Or a good old fashioned Ghost. Variable enough to customize to any story... and need not be the villain of the piece.

From ghoulies, and ghosties
And long leggity beasties
And things that go Bump in the night
May God deliver us...

The Auld Grump

 

[MPA]

I'm not aware of there being any pumpkin based monsters.

Bugbears.