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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 8979938" data-attributes="member: 42040">My wife and I watched the D&amp;D movie yesterday. Don't worry - I'm not including any spoilers here. But she and I had a discussion of some of the &quot;iconic&quot; monsters she hasn't encountered since starting the hobby 7 years ago, and maybe why that is.My thought is that many of the classic creatures from her list harken back to an old style of play that has disappeared amongst 5e players (which is when she started the hobby).Here's a selection from the list we made this morning (and the reason why I think she hasn't encountered them) ...D&amp;D isn't in Dungeons anymore...Black PuddingGelatinous CubeCarrion CrawlerMind FlayerIntellect DevourerRoperUmber HulkD&amp;D doesn't like to trick players anymore...MimicRoperGelatinous CubeRust MonsterMid-Range CR creatures have limited windows of use...(You can't use them like goblins in large numbers, and a single one isn't a challenge. They don't really have a place in encounter design.)Displacer BeastIntellect DevourerCarrion CrawlerBy the time you get to that level, the campaign will end or else the monster won't be a challenge...BeholderMarilithTarrasque</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 8979938, member: 42040"] My wife and I watched the D&D movie yesterday. Don't worry - I'm not including any spoilers here. But she and I had a discussion of some of the "iconic" monsters she hasn't encountered since starting the hobby 7 years ago, and maybe why that is. My thought is that many of the classic creatures from her list harken back to an old style of play that has disappeared amongst 5e players (which is when she started the hobby). Here's a selection from the list we made this morning (and the reason why I think she hasn't encountered them) ... [B]D&D isn't in Dungeons anymore...[/B] Black Pudding Gelatinous Cube Carrion Crawler Mind Flayer Intellect Devourer Roper Umber Hulk [B]D&D doesn't like to trick players anymore...[/B] Mimic Roper Gelatinous Cube Rust Monster [B]Mid-Range CR creatures have limited windows of use...[/B] (You can't use them like goblins in large numbers, and a single one isn't a challenge. They don't really have a place in encounter design.) Displacer Beast Intellect Devourer Carrion Crawler [B]By the time you get to that level, the campaign will end or else the monster won't be a challenge...[/B] Beholder Marilith Tarrasque [/QUOTE]

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