"Laming up" non-compound monster names!

[Electric Wizard]

Athach = Armchest Stinkman
Digester = Deathspit Skullchicken
Rust Monster = Oxidizing Armadillobug
Dispalcer Beat = Whipshoulder Dodgecat
Rhinoceres = Stabbingface Plateskin
Giant Constrictor = Slithering Squeezemonster

 

[lin_fusan]

Human Rabble = Stinkypants Everyman
Gelatinous Cube = Sixface Jellyform
Larvae Mage = Squirmyworm Magicblaster

 

[jeffh]

Green Dragon - Acidbarfer Lizardthingy

 

[Dykstrav]

I almost think this should be an ENWorld contest. The top ten entries after X duration of days could be made into a submission for WotC or something.

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.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

First of all, this thread rocks!

Second of all, this thread REALLY rocks!

Ettin = Double-rilla

Gibbering Mouther = Mother-In-Law Ooze

Will-o’-wisps = Swamplight Globefloater (of which there are several famous ones, like Meadowlark Lemon. What?)

Manticore = Spiketail Man-lion

Kraken = Titanic ShadowWater Calamari

Hydra = Pentasaurus, Sextasaurus, Septasaurus, etc., with possible Frosty, Fiery or Rubbery subtypes.

Genie = Bottlepoof Wishbringers

 

[amysrevenge]

Trapper - Non-welcome Rug

I can't put my finger on why, but this is my favourite one so far.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Ixitxachitl = Devil Devilfish

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Succubus = Imaginary Girlfiend

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Harpy = Dirty Ladybird

Medusa = Snake-Haired Bit

 

[Relique du Madde]

Shader-kai = Ridiculous Chain-spike Angst-ridden Shadow-kin