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<blockquote data-quote="Black Dougal" data-source="post: 8327247" data-attributes="member: 7031346">D&amp;D has a long history and over those years monsters have come and gone. Some monsters have been reskinned, from minor makeovers to being completely reworked. I figured maybe we could all pitch in on &quot;what monsters have changed the most over the years&quot;. Change = game rules mechanics (crunch) or just flavor (fluff). I'm totally curious really and figured it might be a nice rabbit hole to visit. For example, the Gnoll. Originally in the White Box D&amp;D Rules (1974), the Gnoll was described as a &quot;gnome meets a troll&quot;. I've only been obsessed with this game for 30 years and never figured out Gnoll = (Gn)ome + Tr(oll). The Gnoll didn't become the demon-worshipping hyena humanoid until AD&amp;D Monster Manual (1977). To me, Gnolls are iconic D&amp;D and I had no idea originally they were totally different. I think I like the change, although now I feel inspired to create some sort of gnometroll as well, I figure &quot;why not both?&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Black Dougal, post: 8327247, member: 7031346"] D&D has a long history and over those years monsters have come and gone. Some monsters have been reskinned, from minor makeovers to being completely reworked. I figured maybe we could all pitch in on "what monsters have changed the most over the years". Change = game rules mechanics (crunch) or just flavor (fluff). I'm totally curious really and figured it might be a nice rabbit hole to visit. For example, the Gnoll. Originally in the White Box D&D Rules (1974), the Gnoll was described as a "gnome meets a troll". I've only been obsessed with this game for 30 years and never figured out Gnoll = (Gn)ome + Tr(oll). The Gnoll didn't become the demon-worshipping hyena humanoid until AD&D Monster Manual (1977). To me, Gnolls are iconic D&D and I had no idea originally they were totally different. I think I like the change, although now I feel inspired to create some sort of gnometroll as well, I figure "why not both?". [/QUOTE]

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