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Absinthe is the shining hope of Chaotic Awesome.

Do you blame Whizbang Dustyboots?

That's the way I roll. Not as interesting to run or play a game and "OH NOES! U GOTZ DYSENTERY!!!11" Hell, who's to say that the game anyone runs is necessarily run off a medieval European model (when it's clearly not...a 100%). Roman, Etruscan, and Cretan civilizations give some insight into...

With shambling mound chimchurri sauce?

OOOOOOOOOO!!! Salt mephit salt would be highly in demand! I've had smoked salt before, and I can imagine smoked salt mephit salt would be an awesome addition to a barbecue rub mix.

Now that definitely sounds like a winner! I think owlbear breast meat with mole (how do you do that accent mark on keyboards anyways?) sauce would be a hit.

Hmm, I'd definitely toss the head, clean and dress, stuff with a couple dozen pounds of garlic, rosemary, thyme, and simmer in broth (obviously a HUGE cauldron) until fully done, crack the shells, and serve the meat on a platter drizzled with a blueberry/balsamic reduction sauce.

As in gorgon rouladen and bookworm risotto with parsley and saffron.

The environment. After a couple levels, it just doesn't matter anymore. No dangerous fights on a thin ledge hacked into a cliff, no battles with winged apes on 300' cliffs trying to hold onto a thin rope, no racing against the tide to avoid being pummled to a pulp against crashing waves and...

Mmm Mmm! Good eatin'! Following the piercer thread and the establishment that they are mollusks, and edible...what monsters would you eat, and how would you prepare them?

Hmm! I think I see a use for darkmantles yet!

Yes, and in d20 Future, their webshooting proboscis should be replaced with a LASER! Pew! Pew! Pew!

Actually, I miss the cave fisher. Is that one in ToH?

Hiking inspires me a lot, actually. I caught myself a few times last summer, when I've climbed a headland over a rope, or stood by a glacier, or looked into a valley and thought "man, a ruined dwarven outpost would be awesome here!" Ditto crossing river gorges and trolls. Edit to add: It's...

Cheesescape? "Fromage-er: The fromager is a prestige class dedicated to making advanced forms of cheese, types of cheese viewed by less advanced societies as 'effeminate.' The fromager is exceptionally skilled at producing varieties of soft cheeses, goat milk cheeses, and various cheeses that...

It's the eyeballs! Aaaugh!

Hmm, I wonder...maybe since they are still cephalopod-ish enough, maybe at least their tentacles are good in a garlic/wine braise. I think it's all the eyeballs that darkmantles have that put me off.

I love ogres. They've been my favorite batch of bruisers since I was a kid. For some reason I've always pictured them as purple-skinned (thank you Final Fantasy I), allowing for dun-colored ones (thank you Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom). I like adding horns and tusks and having them have hag...

Actually, I think that's pretty cool.

I thought piercers were "money-shot" monsters. They fall/attack once, and then if any PCs survive, then they're free XP. The "ecology" section hinted that they're tasty like snails. I think that the darkmantle is a poor replacement from an epicurean standpoint.