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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowdragon" data-source="post: 1588740" data-attributes="member: 20142"><p>How about this (creatures marked with * are ones I'm fairly certain are where their supposed to be. Those without * are just guesses and have yet to be confirmed by more then one source, or any source at all):</p><p></p><p><strong>Greek:</strong></p><p>*Catoblepas (from MM2)</p><p>*Centaur</p><p>*Chimera</p><p>*Cockatrice/basalisk (use Cockatrice stats)</p><p>*Cyclops (from deities and demigods)</p><p>*Dire Boar</p><p>*Dire Lion</p><p>*Diomedes Horse (use stats for Heavy Warhorse, but they are carnivorous)</p><p>*Dragon (what type(s)?)</p><p>*Dryad (forest Nymph)</p><p>Eagle, Giant (an entire species related to the one that eats the liver of Prometheus)</p><p>Elementals</p><p>*Erinyes (generic Furies. The named ones can be NPCs)</p><p>*Faun (from deities and demigods)</p><p>*Giant, Hill</p><p>Gnomes (PC race) (I know they aren't greek, but I'm using the D&D gnomes who are scientists and inventors)</p><p>*Gorgon (a species of Gorgon using the MEdusa stats from the MM. The named Gorgons can be NPCs)</p><p>*Griffon</p><p>*Harpy </p><p>*Hecatoncheires (Epic Level Handbook) </p><p>*Hippogriff</p><p>*Hound of Hecate (from OGL Ancients)</p><p>*Hydra</p><p>Ketos (from OGL Ancients)</p><p>*Lycanthrope, Werewolf (from OGL Ancients)</p><p>*Manticore</p><p>*Minotaur</p><p>*Nymph (from OGL Ancients)</p><p>*Pegasus</p><p>*Peryton (from Monsters of Faerun)</p><p>*Satyr</p><p>*Siren (from OGL Ancients)</p><p>*Skeleton</p><p>*Sphinx, Gynosphinx</p><p>*Stirge</p><p>*Titan</p><p>*Triton (from OGL Ancients)</p><p>*Stymphalian Birds (homemade creature)</p><p>*Hippocampus (I think there were stats for this thing at one time. I'll have to try to find it again)</p><p></p><p><strong>Egyptian:</strong></p><p>*Beetle, Scarab (from Ravenloft. Has stats for flesh burrowing scarabs and giant scarabs)</p><p>*Dire Hyena (use stats for Dire Wolf)</p><p>Dragonne</p><p>Giant Praying Mantis</p><p>*Golem, Clay</p><p>Golem, Stone</p><p>*Griffon (Assyrian)</p><p>*Lammasu (Assyrian)</p><p>Lich</p><p>*Lycanthrope, Werejackal (from Ravenloft)</p><p>*Lycanthrope, Werewolf (from OGL Ancients. These are actually good creatures, not evil)</p><p>Monstrous Scorpion</p><p>*Mummy (from either Ravenloft or OGL Ancients)</p><p>Scorpion Man (Babylonian?) (Stingers from Monsters of Faerun)</p><p>Skeleton</p><p>*Sphinx, Androsphinx</p><p>*Sphinx, Criosphinx</p><p>*Swarm, Scarab (from Fiend Folio)</p><p>Yuan-ti</p><p>Zombie, Desert (from Ravenloft)</p><p>*Serpopard (homemade creature)</p><p>*Ammit (homemade creature)</p><p></p><p><strong>Norse:</strong></p><p>Dire Wolf</p><p>Dragon (White and Red? Definately one Red for Fafnir)</p><p>*Dwarf (PC race)</p><p>*Dwarf, Duergar</p><p>*Gnome, Svirfneblin (Scandinavian?)</p><p>*Giant, Fire</p><p>*Giant, Frost</p><p>*Kraken (Scandinavian)</p><p>Linnorm (from MM2)</p><p>Lycanthrope, Werebear</p><p>Sprite, Nixie (often chaotic)</p><p>Troll (use Ogre stats. Turns to stone if exposed to sunlight for -1CR)</p><p>Winter Wolf</p><p>Worg</p><p>Zombie</p><p>Troll (use stats for Ogres but with a turn to stone if exposed to sunlight special quality)</p><p></p><p><strong>Celtic:</strong></p><p>No fuggin clue. I need lots of help to sort this one out. Maybe I should just stick with fairy-like creatures (Sprites, Sylph, etc.), Fomorian, and banshee (I know they aren't supposed to be evil, but they're more fun as the MM2 version). It think there may be a few others that would fit here.</p><p></p><p><strong>Arabian:</strong></p><p>*Genie</p><p>*Ghast</p><p>*Ghoul</p><p>*Phoenix (remove spell-like abilities and reduce CR by 2-3?) (can be found in Egypt when it is dying and reborn)</p><p>*Roc</p><p>*Amphiptere (flying snake. I think there are stats for this somewhere)</p><p></p><p><strong>Persian:</strong></p><p>Griffon (apparently)</p><p>*Senmurv (from Fiend Folio)</p><p></p><p><strong>Creatures I know go somewhere but can't place:</strong></p><p>Hybsil (from MM2)</p><p>Lamia (the MM ones, not The Lamia from Greek mythology)</p><p>Leucrocuta (from Monsters of Faerun)</p><p>Sea Drake (from Fiend Folio)</p><p>Wyvern</p><p></p><p>There are a bunch of other creatures I'm not sure of, but I don't know if I should list them here or just wait for someone else to mention them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowdragon, post: 1588740, member: 20142"] How about this (creatures marked with * are ones I'm fairly certain are where their supposed to be. Those without * are just guesses and have yet to be confirmed by more then one source, or any source at all): [B]Greek:[/B] *Catoblepas (from MM2) *Centaur *Chimera *Cockatrice/basalisk (use Cockatrice stats) *Cyclops (from deities and demigods) *Dire Boar *Dire Lion *Diomedes Horse (use stats for Heavy Warhorse, but they are carnivorous) *Dragon (what type(s)?) *Dryad (forest Nymph) Eagle, Giant (an entire species related to the one that eats the liver of Prometheus) Elementals *Erinyes (generic Furies. The named ones can be NPCs) *Faun (from deities and demigods) *Giant, Hill Gnomes (PC race) (I know they aren't greek, but I'm using the D&D gnomes who are scientists and inventors) *Gorgon (a species of Gorgon using the MEdusa stats from the MM. The named Gorgons can be NPCs) *Griffon *Harpy *Hecatoncheires (Epic Level Handbook) *Hippogriff *Hound of Hecate (from OGL Ancients) *Hydra Ketos (from OGL Ancients) *Lycanthrope, Werewolf (from OGL Ancients) *Manticore *Minotaur *Nymph (from OGL Ancients) *Pegasus *Peryton (from Monsters of Faerun) *Satyr *Siren (from OGL Ancients) *Skeleton *Sphinx, Gynosphinx *Stirge *Titan *Triton (from OGL Ancients) *Stymphalian Birds (homemade creature) *Hippocampus (I think there were stats for this thing at one time. I'll have to try to find it again) [B]Egyptian:[/B] *Beetle, Scarab (from Ravenloft. Has stats for flesh burrowing scarabs and giant scarabs) *Dire Hyena (use stats for Dire Wolf) Dragonne Giant Praying Mantis *Golem, Clay Golem, Stone *Griffon (Assyrian) *Lammasu (Assyrian) Lich *Lycanthrope, Werejackal (from Ravenloft) *Lycanthrope, Werewolf (from OGL Ancients. These are actually good creatures, not evil) Monstrous Scorpion *Mummy (from either Ravenloft or OGL Ancients) Scorpion Man (Babylonian?) (Stingers from Monsters of Faerun) Skeleton *Sphinx, Androsphinx *Sphinx, Criosphinx *Swarm, Scarab (from Fiend Folio) Yuan-ti Zombie, Desert (from Ravenloft) *Serpopard (homemade creature) *Ammit (homemade creature) [B]Norse:[/B] Dire Wolf Dragon (White and Red? Definately one Red for Fafnir) *Dwarf (PC race) *Dwarf, Duergar *Gnome, Svirfneblin (Scandinavian?) *Giant, Fire *Giant, Frost *Kraken (Scandinavian) Linnorm (from MM2) Lycanthrope, Werebear Sprite, Nixie (often chaotic) Troll (use Ogre stats. Turns to stone if exposed to sunlight for -1CR) Winter Wolf Worg Zombie Troll (use stats for Ogres but with a turn to stone if exposed to sunlight special quality) [B]Celtic:[/B] No fuggin clue. I need lots of help to sort this one out. Maybe I should just stick with fairy-like creatures (Sprites, Sylph, etc.), Fomorian, and banshee (I know they aren't supposed to be evil, but they're more fun as the MM2 version). It think there may be a few others that would fit here. [B]Arabian:[/B] *Genie *Ghast *Ghoul *Phoenix (remove spell-like abilities and reduce CR by 2-3?) (can be found in Egypt when it is dying and reborn) *Roc *Amphiptere (flying snake. I think there are stats for this somewhere) [B]Persian:[/B] Griffon (apparently) *Senmurv (from Fiend Folio) [B]Creatures I know go somewhere but can't place:[/B] Hybsil (from MM2) Lamia (the MM ones, not The Lamia from Greek mythology) Leucrocuta (from Monsters of Faerun) Sea Drake (from Fiend Folio) Wyvern There are a bunch of other creatures I'm not sure of, but I don't know if I should list them here or just wait for someone else to mention them. [/QUOTE]
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