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<blockquote data-quote="GM Dave" data-source="post: 5843932" data-attributes="member: 6687992"><p>What I find interesting is this discussion is currently all swirling around the proper representation of Medusa in DnD.</p><p></p><p>The history of Medusa and monsters in DnD has historically been quite varied.</p><p></p><p>There have been the Great Monster Medusa of say Birthright or Ravenloft and then there have been the lesser Medusa that seem to have colonies of the critters.</p><p></p><p>There have even been male Medusa in DnD.</p><p></p><p>Some of the Medusa are bi-pedal walkers and some have serpent bodies. I've even seen a few that looked like a pile of snakes traveling in a serpent ball with a human head.</p><p></p><p>There have been dozens of versions created for different settings, for different Dragon and Dungeon magazines.</p><p></p><p>One of the strengths of DnD is the ability of the DM to express their creativity in the monsters.</p><p></p><p>This is why traditionally the Monster Manuel has been the last book to buy and the last book that I bother to look at for ideas.</p><p></p><p>90% the Pegs provided don't fit my want, need, or story focus. I might borrow a rule or idea here or there from this monster or that but after that I'll create as I like.</p><p></p><p>Some days I'll want my players feeling their lives can be snuffed out at a whim of a candle and some times I'll want them to have a real slog. I even modify monsters on the fly after assessing what players have arrived for the night and what kind of moods they are in.</p><p></p><p>If they want to pound stuff then I'll give them stuff to pound and if they want to negotiate then I'll give them stuff to negotiate.</p><p></p><p>If the company wants to give me something useful in a MM entry then give me some options, a framework to hang the options on, a few story seeds, and some details on which I can fit the creature into overall game framework (curse you Flail Snail and Flumph, where the heck do I put you?)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GM Dave, post: 5843932, member: 6687992"] What I find interesting is this discussion is currently all swirling around the proper representation of Medusa in DnD. The history of Medusa and monsters in DnD has historically been quite varied. There have been the Great Monster Medusa of say Birthright or Ravenloft and then there have been the lesser Medusa that seem to have colonies of the critters. There have even been male Medusa in DnD. Some of the Medusa are bi-pedal walkers and some have serpent bodies. I've even seen a few that looked like a pile of snakes traveling in a serpent ball with a human head. There have been dozens of versions created for different settings, for different Dragon and Dungeon magazines. One of the strengths of DnD is the ability of the DM to express their creativity in the monsters. This is why traditionally the Monster Manuel has been the last book to buy and the last book that I bother to look at for ideas. 90% the Pegs provided don't fit my want, need, or story focus. I might borrow a rule or idea here or there from this monster or that but after that I'll create as I like. Some days I'll want my players feeling their lives can be snuffed out at a whim of a candle and some times I'll want them to have a real slog. I even modify monsters on the fly after assessing what players have arrived for the night and what kind of moods they are in. If they want to pound stuff then I'll give them stuff to pound and if they want to negotiate then I'll give them stuff to negotiate. If the company wants to give me something useful in a MM entry then give me some options, a framework to hang the options on, a few story seeds, and some details on which I can fit the creature into overall game framework (curse you Flail Snail and Flumph, where the heck do I put you?) [/QUOTE]
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