D&D 5E Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters: suggest who to include

[Tonguez]

Some of the stories are, at least.

john Carter is a complicated one.
when the Princess of Mars became Public Domain, the ERB estate went and Trademarked Barsoom, John Carter, Dejah Thoris and its various concepts (they did the same with Tarzan) .
However that can’t be done under US law, so Barsoom is public domain in the US but is protected Trademark internationally.

 

[Morrus]

Here's the current list. Got it up to 100. Some areas are notably more heavily represented than others.

 

[Quartz]

Monsters of Shetland:

I'd like to see It, Bregdi, and Marool.

 

[Imaculata]

Add these filipino monsters:

The Aswang
The Manananggal
Bakunawa
Garuda
The Tikbalang
The Tiktik
Pasatsat
Sarimanok

 

[Morrus]

The next stage will be to go through each and justify their inclusion in a D&D book:

- what archetype do they fill? What can they do (in D&D terms) that others can’t? Are they the best archer, the strongest guy, the fastest, the one that shoots lightning bolts?

 

[Arnwolf666]

Hmmm. How about hecatoncheires. And how to use them in an adventure

 

[Tonguez]

Monsters of Shetland:

I'd like to see It, Bregdi, and Marool.

WOW, Bregdi is pretty awesome as a sea monster, some kind of monstrous stingray

 

[Lanefan]

The next stage will be to go through each and justify their inclusion in a D&D book:

- what archetype do they fill? What can they do (in D&D terms) that others can’t? Are they the best archer, the strongest guy, the fastest, the one that shoots lightning bolts?

One thought:

If you and-or others end up thinking of more that are worthy of inclusion, one way to break the list down might be to determine which are usually seen as deities (e.g. Athena, Lugh) and which are usually seen as more mortal (Sherlock Holmes, Nessie).

Then decide which group you want to concentrate on. Were it me, I'd look to excluding deities; mostly because they've been done before and many of the rest have not - or not well.

 

[Quartz]

WOW, Bregdi is pretty awesome as a sea monster, some kind of monstrous stingray

And probably a better fit than Nessie.

 

[Morrus]

Note to self: add King Kong!

What’s the legal status of Godzilla?