Dragon 376 - Creature Incarnations: Fell Taints

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Brilliant! I have just decided to use Fell Taints in my online campaign!

 

[OchreJelly]

I normally don't go on about the names of things, but if I were to introduce these at my table as "Fell Taint", we would all devolve into 9-year-old behavior for about 15 minutes before I'd be able to get things back on track. I know my players (and myself) too well.

This is one place I think they could have done better with naming. In fact, if anyone listens to the MM2 podcast, when one of the designers is talking about these, there's a long pause where I'd swear he's trying to stifle a laugh.

But what's in a name really? I love love the Cthulhu vibe of these critters. Nice article overall. It's just too bad we're all paragon now and can't really encounter these out of the box.

 

[Stoat]

Other than the name, I have one beef.

They should have phasing.

 

[wedgeski]

Hmm, so many ideas spun from this article. I could've done with these guys a couple weeks ago, as it is I know exactly what I'm going to do with the idea if not these specific beasts. The names aren't so hot, I have to agree.

 

[Moon_Goddess]

I'm sorry but if they only used words that never had slang definitions for anything there wouldn't be any words left to use.

I really don't see what's so wrong with this name, Fell Taint Fell Taint Fell Taint, are ya'll 14


All in all I love these guys from the first moment I saw them and them giving me more options with them is just what i need, can't wait to unleash on my players with the one that hits you can gives you the option of taking less damage in exchange for hitting an ally. They're gonna love it.

 

[avin]

Not english native here, why is "fell taint" so bad?

 

[Stoat]

Not english native here, why is "fell taint" so bad?

First: It's not a very evocative or descriptive name. "Fell" is getting to be somewhat overused. The name "Fell Taint" feels artificial and seems to me more like a description of a cursed location than a monster.

Second: The word "taint" is a slang term for the perineum.

perineum - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

 

[OchreJelly]

Or one could look here for a more "colorful" version. *Warning* this offsite linked definition is probably not grandma-safe:
Urban Dictionary: taint

And yes, our maturity level tends to plummet when we play DND. It just may be a problem with our group which I will concede.

 

[vagabundo]

Not english native here, why is "fell taint" so bad?

I don't get it either, maybe it is an American thing?

 

[I'm A Banana]

- I'd have never thought of having a monster a square above the battlefield = it having access to 9 squares. Not to mention it avoiding flanks.

One of those savage little complexities of flight that (wisely, IMO) keeps its use limited. Thinking in three dimensions (let alone using it on a minis board!) is hard work!

Many of the WotC staff have related degrees and/or writing experience with fiction. I'm just a freelancer, but I've got a BA in Creative Writing, myself.

I can't think of anything that I know you've worked on with a narm-worthy name, so you've dodged the bullet, Mister!

It's a little sad to know that people who enjoy writing and fiction can still let "NounVerb" become a tradition, though.

, as it is I know exactly what I'm going to do with the idea if not these specific beasts

What's the plan, man? Don't tease a banana like that!