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<blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 1363896" data-attributes="member: 4910">When I DM, I change the names and descriptions of critters, particularly things the PCs have had no contact with and/or no reason to have heard of them.&nbsp; In my games, mind flayers look like normal people until they're levitating around, blasting you with mental powers, and when it's time to feed, their tentacles come streaming out of their nose and mouth to latch on.&nbsp; Feral Bugbears with Scent arn't called such - they're Loupara: black furred wolf men with red glowing eyes that hunt in packs, and are the terror of many a peasant.&nbsp; And that howling they let loose with isn't just for effect - they're talking to eachother with it.Intelligent races have their own names for themselves.&nbsp; You call them orcs, they call themselves Zul'Ruk for example.For what I've seen, players don't dislike that sort of thing, quite to the contrary they enjoy it - it adds depth to the setting and gives 'em the renewed joy of discovery.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sejs, post: 1363896, member: 4910"] When I DM, I change the names and descriptions of critters, particularly things the PCs have had no contact with and/or no reason to have heard of them. In my games, mind flayers look like normal people until they're levitating around, blasting you with mental powers, and when it's time to feed, their tentacles come streaming out of their nose and mouth to latch on. Feral Bugbears with Scent arn't called such - they're Loupara: black furred wolf men with red glowing eyes that hunt in packs, and are the terror of many a peasant. And that howling they let loose with isn't just for effect - they're talking to eachother with it. Intelligent races have their own names for themselves. You call them orcs, they call themselves Zul'Ruk for example. For what I've seen, players don't dislike that sort of thing, quite to the contrary they enjoy it - it adds depth to the setting and gives 'em the renewed joy of discovery. [/QUOTE]

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