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<blockquote data-quote="Griffith Dragonlake" data-source="post: 3812210" data-attributes="member: 40379"><p>Just for fun, I thought I'd write up a list of monsters that as far as I can tell were created by Gygax and not borrowed from another source. Using this criteria, rust monsters are in (inspired by a cheap plastic toy) but the gorgon is out (the bull form appears in a late Medieval bestiary).</p><p></p><p>Aerial Servant [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Ankheg, The [The Dragon # 5 Gygax]</p><p><s>Beholder</s> [Greyhawk Terry Kuntz]</p><p>Black (or Gray) Pudding [OD&D Gygax & Arneson]</p><p>Bllink Dog [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p>Brain Mole [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p><s>Bugbear (the pumpkin-headed one)</s></p><p>Bulette [The Dragon # 1 Gygax]</p><p>Carrion Crawler [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p>Cerebral Parasite [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p>Chromatic Dragon [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p>Displacer Beast [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz; inspired by A.E. van Gogt's the coeurl in Voyage of the Space Beagle]</p><p>Dragonne [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Drow [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Ear Seeker [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Fungi, Violet [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Gas Spore [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Gelatinous Cube [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p>Ghast [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Gnoll [OD&D Name from Lord Dunsany; Hyena description added in AD&D MM]</p><p>Gray Ooze [OD&D Gygax & Arneson]</p><p>Green Slime [OD&D Gygax & Arneson]</p><p>Intellect Devourer [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p>Invisible Stalker [OD&D Gygax & Arneson]</p><p>Kuo-Toa</p><p><s>Lammasu</s> [Based on mythical lamassu]</p><p><s>Leucrotta</s> [From Pliny's Natural History]</p><p>Lich [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p>Lurker Above, The [The Strategic Review # 3 Gygax]</p><p>Mimic [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Mind Flayer [The Strategic Review # 1 Gygax]</p><p>Neo-Otyugh [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Ochre Jelly [OD&D Gygax & Arneson]</p><p><s>Ogre Mage</s> [Greyhawk "more properly Japanese Ogres"]</p><p>Otyugh [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Owlbear [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p>Phase Spider [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p>Piercer, The [The Strategic Review # 3 Gygax]</p><p>Pseudo-Dragon [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Purple Worm [OD&D Gygax & Arneson]</p><p>Quasit [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Remorhaz, The [The Dragon # 2 Gygax]</p><p>Roper [The Stategic Review # 2 Gygax]</p><p>Rot Grub [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Rust Monster [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p><s>Sahuagin</s> [Blackmoor Arneson]</p><p>Shambling Mound, The [The Strategic Review # 3 Gygax]</p><p>Shrieker, The [The Strategic Review # 3 Gygax]</p><p>Slithering Tracker, The [The Strategic Review # 5 Gygax]</p><p><s>Stirge</s> [possibly derived from the Roman owl-like nightbird striga]</p><p>Su-Monster [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p>Thought Eater [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p>Thoul [OD&D Gygax & Arneson undocumented 7HD]</p><p>Trapper, The [The Strategic Review # 5 Gygax]</p><p>Troglodyte [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p><s>Troll (Gygax version)</s> [Poul Anderson actually]</p><p>Type I Demon [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p>Type II Demon [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p>Type III Demon [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p>Type IV Demon [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume]</p><p>Umber Hulk [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz]</p><p>Xorn [AD&D MM Gygax]</p><p>Yellow Mold [OD&D Gygax & Arneson]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Griffith Dragonlake, post: 3812210, member: 40379"] Just for fun, I thought I'd write up a list of monsters that as far as I can tell were created by Gygax and not borrowed from another source. Using this criteria, rust monsters are in (inspired by a cheap plastic toy) but the gorgon is out (the bull form appears in a late Medieval bestiary). Aerial Servant [AD&D MM Gygax] Ankheg, The [The Dragon # 5 Gygax] [S]Beholder[/S] [Greyhawk Terry Kuntz] Black (or Gray) Pudding [OD&D Gygax & Arneson] Bllink Dog [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] Brain Mole [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] [S]Bugbear (the pumpkin-headed one)[/S] Bulette [The Dragon # 1 Gygax] Carrion Crawler [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] Cerebral Parasite [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] Chromatic Dragon [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] Displacer Beast [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz; inspired by A.E. van Gogt's the coeurl in Voyage of the Space Beagle] Dragonne [AD&D MM Gygax] Drow [AD&D MM Gygax] Ear Seeker [AD&D MM Gygax] Fungi, Violet [AD&D MM Gygax] Gas Spore [AD&D MM Gygax] Gelatinous Cube [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] Ghast [AD&D MM Gygax] Gnoll [OD&D Name from Lord Dunsany; Hyena description added in AD&D MM] Gray Ooze [OD&D Gygax & Arneson] Green Slime [OD&D Gygax & Arneson] Intellect Devourer [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] Invisible Stalker [OD&D Gygax & Arneson] Kuo-Toa [S]Lammasu[/S] [Based on mythical lamassu] [S]Leucrotta[/S] [From Pliny's Natural History] Lich [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] Lurker Above, The [The Strategic Review # 3 Gygax] Mimic [AD&D MM Gygax] Mind Flayer [The Strategic Review # 1 Gygax] Neo-Otyugh [AD&D MM Gygax] Ochre Jelly [OD&D Gygax & Arneson] [S]Ogre Mage[/S] [Greyhawk "more properly Japanese Ogres"] Otyugh [AD&D MM Gygax] Owlbear [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] Phase Spider [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] Piercer, The [The Strategic Review # 3 Gygax] Pseudo-Dragon [AD&D MM Gygax] Purple Worm [OD&D Gygax & Arneson] Quasit [AD&D MM Gygax] Remorhaz, The [The Dragon # 2 Gygax] Roper [The Stategic Review # 2 Gygax] Rot Grub [AD&D MM Gygax] Rust Monster [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] [S]Sahuagin[/S] [Blackmoor Arneson] Shambling Mound, The [The Strategic Review # 3 Gygax] Shrieker, The [The Strategic Review # 3 Gygax] Slithering Tracker, The [The Strategic Review # 5 Gygax] [S]Stirge[/S] [possibly derived from the Roman owl-like nightbird striga] Su-Monster [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] Thought Eater [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] Thoul [OD&D Gygax & Arneson undocumented 7HD] Trapper, The [The Strategic Review # 5 Gygax] Troglodyte [AD&D MM Gygax] [S]Troll (Gygax version)[/S] [Poul Anderson actually] Type I Demon [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] Type II Demon [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] Type III Demon [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] Type IV Demon [Eldritch Wizardry Gygax & Blume] Umber Hulk [Greyhawk Gygax & Kuntz] Xorn [AD&D MM Gygax] Yellow Mold [OD&D Gygax & Arneson] [/QUOTE]
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