Mimics


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I only used a mimic once and went with the bog-standard chest. I thought they were just dumb dungeon monsters, and was surprised when I saw the MM gave it a 10 Int and ability to speak Common. I had it act insulting toward the party to goad them into killing it, but they decided to spare it. Ha, good-aligned adventurers; that mimic was sitting on a hidden compartment containing a +1 ring of protection.
 

Btw I don't see why I'd have to have an outhouse instead of a toilet. There was a . . . peculiar article by Ed Greenwood describing how this works in the Realms and some of the richer estates in the North had toilets (which were scented and essentially ended in a bowl that had to be cleaned and replaced regularly by the servants) and even toilet paper (vinegar-soaked towels). A mimic could disguise itself as the chair
 




In Unearthed Arcana, I've used Mimics as computers, cars, a manhole with a cover, an ATM, and a coke machine dispenser.

You've never seen a more paranoid group of adventurers.
 




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