Darn spellchecked monsters

[Gentlegamer]

I heard that's how the Thoul was invented in Basic D&D.

 

[RangerWickett]

In Magic: the Gathering, they used to just send artists the name of the card to illustrate, and give them leeway to paint what they wanted.

Then many years later they made a joke on the first error when they finally made some proper lemures:

 

[SnowleopardVK]

Anyone else craving tarrasque BBQ right about now, with a heaping side of potato slaad?

Yes. As a matter of fact I am now.

Apparently I need to spread XP around before I can give it to you again.

 

[Mark CMG]

Aranea become Amanda

...there might be something to this.

Okay, now there's going to be an NPC named Amanda in one of my games who is secretly an Aranea.

 

[Achan hiArusa]

Some of the more interesting ones

Aboleth -->Abolish
Ankheg --> Ankle
Bodak --> Kodak
Bulette --> Burette
Couatl --> Cobalt
Belker --> Bailer
Bebilith --> Debility
Dretch --> Drench
Glabrezu --> Glares
Hezrou --> Hero
Marilith --> Morality
Quasit --> Quest
Vrock --> Rock
Cornugon -->Crouton
Gelugon --> Gluon
Drider --> Drier
Drow --> Drown
Ettin --> Eton
Lacedon --> Laced on
Gibbering Mouther --> Gibbering Mother
Gnoll --> Gallon
Grimlock --> Gridlock
Cryohydra --> Chloral Hydrate
Half-orcs --> Half-orcas
Tiefling --> Tie fling
Rakshasa --> Rashes
Ravid --> Raved
Remorhaz --> Remoras
Sahuagin --> Assuaging
Scrag --> Scram
Worg --> Word
Xill --> ill
Xorn --> Corn

LeShay --> Lechery
Sirrush --> Sir Rush
Demilich --> Demolish
Treant --> Truant

Dromite --> Dormice
Folugub --> Foul-up
Udoroot --> Underfoot
Unbodied --> Embodied
Xeph --> Depth

 

[Rechan]

I'm glad I noticed this one in particular though. A mob of lemurs would entirely destroy the reputations of both hell, and our party's ninja.

What a mob of lemurs might sound like:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJMRd8J4zew"]They like to move it move it.[/ame]

 

[Rechan]

Marilith --> Morality

Now that's ironic.

Lacedon --> Laced on

This brings to mind one of these things in a corset.

Gibbering Mouther --> Gibbering Mother

I have one of those.

Grimlock --> Gridlock

That would make traffic... interesting.

 

[Hassassin]

Most monsters are actually created the other way around, when a wizard misspells.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Of course, the thing is that AutoCorrect learns as you type. So right now, mine doesn't even blink when I type in Ixitachitl.

 

[El Mahdi]

Of course, the thing is that AutoCorrect learns as you type...

True. Because of that though, mine has just given up even trying...