"Laming up" non-compound monster names!

[sellars]

terrific topic!

Kender = obnoxious what-does-this-button-do'er

 

[Mark Chance]

Monstrous Scorpion = Chitinhide Venomtail
Skeleton = Fastacting Rattlebones
Zombie = Slowacting Rotflesh
Ghoul = Clawbite Carriongobbler
Pirate = Saltwater Argsayer

 

[Cyronax]

Part of me wonders what the game designers would think of this thread. There's a part of me that thinks it would probably be dismissed as "nerd rage," as the vernacular would have it.

Part of me also hopes that the portmanteau phenomenon significantly declines.

Count me as one of the "nerdrage namehaters," if you will.

I don't mind portnateaus -- just not Shadowdark, Feydark, or Shadar-kai Gloomblades etc.

Speaking of that here are more :

- Mouthbreathing Sweatybear -- Bugbear
- Whirlflurl Spinsword -- Dervish
- Cunningtongue Deathlash - Mohrg
- Zealwing Sunprime - Solar Angel
- Darktuna Deepchode - Kuo-tua
- Mastermold Tentacleball - Deepspawn
- Dreadjump Monkeysquirrel - Phanaton
- Quickprick Stabbyfey - Quickling
- Rotbag Squeezemuck - Shambling Mound
- Clawboob Deathbird - harpy

Okay, I'm getting silly. I'll stop.

C.I.D.

 

[Dykstrav]

Angel: Noface Godmessenger

Bat: Nightborn Flapwing

Chimera: Triplebite Cavedweller

Demon, Balor: Flamewhip Lightningsword

Eladrin: Blankeye Otherelf

Fomorian: Evileye Othertitan

Gargoyle: Swoopdeath Stoneflyer

Halfling: Sneaksteal Luckybastard

Kuo-Toa: Fishface Underswimmer

Lich: Hiddensoul Evilcaster

Mummy: Shroudwrap Eversentinel

Nightmare: Flametrail Hellhorse

Ogre: Farreach Treeclub

Roper: Stoneface Lashpuller

Skeleton: Fleshriven Clackwalker

Troglodyte: Cavemaster Stenchlizard

Zombie: Rotridden Brainnommer

 

[rounser]

Asmodeus = Evilbad McNastyfell
Shark = Bladeteeth Warfish
Rabbit = Carrotbane Shadowhopper
Banana = Sliptrap Direfruit
Toothpick = Woodspike Mouthgouger
Sheep = Warfleece Rammer
Moose = Scareydeath Bloodantler
Llama = Greater Spitblinder
Cat = Darkhaunt Razorclaw

 

[Chris Knapp]

Gelatinous Cube - Jellobrick Dungeonswiffer
Mimic - Fauxchest Thiefbiter
Draconian - Dragoncavier Buddyfragger
Bassilisk - Octolizard Eyesculptor

 

[DreadPirateMurphy]

My first instinct when replying to this thread was:

Vampire: Emoangst Glitterboy

Am I the only one with the urge to bash Twilight? [sigh]

Glad I went with the class names earlier...

 

[blargney the second]

Demogorgon - Doubleplus Ungood

 

[pawsplay]

Camel = Desertspitting Humpyhorse

Win!

 

[lin_fusan]

Succubus = Imaginary Girlfiend

I'd call a Succubus a Playboy Photospread.