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07/08/2013 - Legends & Lore Monsters and the World of D&D
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<blockquote data-quote="Savage Wombat" data-source="post: 6154502" data-attributes="member: 1932"><p>Hmm. I personally favor the cross-pollination (thanks) when handled well. A new DM looking through a new monster entry should get ideas for encounters, not just how to use a monster in a fight. But if the examples given feel wrong (turn into araneas) it makes the concept unpopular.</p><p></p><p>I remember several books (possibly non-D&D altogether) that listed <em>rumors</em> about monsters. Suggestions that could be true in your game or not, depending on the DM. What if there were a handful of bullet-points at the end of the entry, suggesting possible uses for the monster?</p><p></p><p>* Displacer beasts are capable of human speech, and use this to lure travelers to their doom.</p><p>* Displacer beasts are the enemies of blink dogs, and attack them with berserk fury. They automatically detect blink dogs within 500'.</p><p>* Displacer beasts have been known to serve high-ranking gnolls as mounts.</p><p>* Displacer beasts worship Demogorgon, but have no formal religion.</p><p>* Displacer beasts serve charismatic female drow in a manner similar to unicorns and elves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Savage Wombat, post: 6154502, member: 1932"] Hmm. I personally favor the cross-pollination (thanks) when handled well. A new DM looking through a new monster entry should get ideas for encounters, not just how to use a monster in a fight. But if the examples given feel wrong (turn into araneas) it makes the concept unpopular. I remember several books (possibly non-D&D altogether) that listed [I]rumors[/I] about monsters. Suggestions that could be true in your game or not, depending on the DM. What if there were a handful of bullet-points at the end of the entry, suggesting possible uses for the monster? * Displacer beasts are capable of human speech, and use this to lure travelers to their doom. * Displacer beasts are the enemies of blink dogs, and attack them with berserk fury. They automatically detect blink dogs within 500'. * Displacer beasts have been known to serve high-ranking gnolls as mounts. * Displacer beasts worship Demogorgon, but have no formal religion. * Displacer beasts serve charismatic female drow in a manner similar to unicorns and elves. [/QUOTE]
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