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Message: <blockquote data-quote="A'koss" data-source="post: 3979103" data-attributes="member: 840">Monsters:The Tarrasque has always been one of D&D’s most beloved uber-monsters. It is hinted that it's creation is linked to the Elemental Princes of Evil, which I always thought was interesting, and that opens the door for more of their... unique creations. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> The Great Beasts: During the war, the Elemental Princes unleashed a number of monstrosities on Oerth the likes of which the world had never seen. Titanic, nearly unstoppable monstrosities that even the mightiest of dragons would soon learn to fear. With their aid, cities were crushed and armies scattered, but without their masters they are now directionless forces of nature who have retreated to uncivilized lands across Oerik. Each of the Great Beasts attracts a number of “like-minded” monsters who follow the Beast wherever it roams and will fight to defend it.The Great Beasts are each "Tarrasque-class" monsters that require almost a siege mentality to defeat (or more likely, just drive off). Here's an example:The Taunen – A titanic quadraped that appears as a monstrously proportioned beast vaguely similar to a landshark with a craggy, stony hide. It roams the Crystalmist Mountains with a retinue of landsharks (and possibly others?). In addition to being able to burrow into solid rock, it can hurl boulders the size of small houses, create earthquakes by jumping and earth “tidalwaves” by charging, then diving into the ground.Oerth could handle 5 or 6 of these unique beasts wandering the Flanaess, and could be used at all levels in different capacities (at low levels as an epic backdrop, mid levels to steer some of their "followers" away nearby civilized lands and at high levels to drive off/redirect but requiring an epic level adventure to actually kill).The Giants: Giants are also very much a part of the Greyhawk culture and deserve greater prominence in the setting. In addition to the growing Fire Giant threat from the Hellfurnaces, “The Grand Duchy of Geoff” is officially no more (if for no other reason than to strike the name from the GH map <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" /> ), as it’s now firmly in the control several powerful clans of giants who have formed a loose coalition along with their humanoid minions. Sterich has been bracing for the inevitable seige of Istivin, though it is only due to the brave guerilla war they've been waging that have held the giants off this long. With the Yomanry and the Sea Princes to the south fearing the rising threat from the Hellfurnaces and Keoland having never recovered from the Icefall, their allies are few and weak.Dragons: Greyhawk has, rather surprisingly, never really had a strong dragon threat. Apart from a couple of prominent Greyhawk Dragons, who aren't a threat anyway, the only real ambitious evil dragon I can think of has been Torc. So, GH could use a strong draconic threat, one that could bring other dragons to it's banner. Here's a couple of ideas...Demo-Dragon: It has a fairly well-known name that could be leveraged in the setting. With strong ties to Demogorgon and a unique appearance, he could be made into a credible threat on Oerth.The Dragon in Glass: Talenauras: Another idea is one that I've used as a staple in my own GH games. A construct crafted by Boccob in ages past, it was stolen by a deposed devil prince (pick any that is out of favor at the moment). Fusing his essence into this new powerful construct, his ambition grew to the point where Asmodeus himself was forced to step in and banish him to Oerth (forced, or all part of the plan...?). Not content to live in exile the "Devil-Dragon" settles into a region in the southern Rakers just north of the Flinty Hills and sets about bringing other dragons and summoned devils to his banner, opening defying both Tiamat and Asmosdeus. Indeed he has already slain a number of their followers here on Oerth. Talenauras appears as a dragon of unearthly construction - seemingly composed of stunningly vibrant, flame-hued glass with a skeleton, claws and scale edging of gleaming adamantine. His breath has left scars of flame-tinged glass across the land.I like the Glass Dragon because it's signature appearance and that is solves the other problem GH has in that there is no strong devil presence in the world.  Next up... new organizations.</blockquote>

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