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<blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 5792260" data-attributes="member: 46713"><p>I guess it's just that my google-fu is lacking but I couldn't find anything in that regard.</p><p>It can't be true that no one has ever compiled one, right?</p><p>I'd be particularly interested in the ones published in Dragon/Dungeon (if any).</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance for any pointers!</p><p></p><p></p><p>P.S.: Here are the ones I found in the books I own:</p><p></p><p>DMG (templates):</p><p>Battle champion (p.176) - Humanoid Soldier (Leader)</p><p>Bodyguard (p.177) - Humanoid Soldier</p><p>Death knight (p.177) - Undead Soldier (Leader); L11+</p><p>Death master (p.177) - Shadow Humanoid Controller (Leader)</p><p>Demagogue (p.178) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller (Leader)</p><p>Demonic Acolyte (p.178) - Demon Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller (Leader)</p><p>Devastator (p.178) - Humanoid Artillery</p><p>Feyborn (p.179) - Fey Beast/Humanoid Skirmisher</p><p>Frost adept (p.179) - Elemental Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller</p><p>Lich (p.179) - Undead Controller/Artillery; L11+</p><p>Mummy champion (p.180) - Undead Humanoid Brute (Leader); L11+</p><p>Mummy lord (p.180) - Undead Humanoid Controller (Leader); L11+</p><p>Savage berserker (p.180) - Humanoid Brute (Leader)</p><p>Scion of flame (p.180) - Elemental Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller</p><p>Shadowborn stalker (p.181) - Shadow Humanoid Lurker</p><p>Vampire lord (p.181) - Undead Humanoid Controller/Skirmisher; L11+</p><p></p><p>Cleric (p.182) - Controller (Leader)</p><p>Fighter (p.183) - Soldier</p><p>Paladin (p.183) - Soldier</p><p>Ranger (p.183) - Skirmisher</p><p>Rogue (p.183) - Skirmisher</p><p>Warlock (p.183) - Skirmisher</p><p>Warlord (p.183) - Soldier (Leader)</p><p>Wizard (p.183) - Artillery</p><p></p><p>DMG2 (themes):</p><p>Demogorgon cultist (p.106)</p><p>Feywild denizen (p.108)</p><p>Goblin allies (p.110)</p><p>Legion of Avernus (p.112)</p><p>Lolth's chosen (p.114)</p><p>Orcus blood cultist (p.116)</p><p>Snaketongue cultist (p.118)</p><p>Those who hear (p.120)</p><p>Tiamat's red hand (p.122)</p><p></p><p>(templates):</p><p>Beast of Demogorgon (p.125) - Beast/Magical Beast Brute</p><p>Champion of Bane (p.125) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Soldier (Leader)</p><p>Chaos warrior (p.125) - Humanoid Elite Brute</p><p>Cursed guardian (p.126) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Soldier</p><p>Dragontouched destroyer (p.126) - Beast/Humanoid/Magical Beast Brute</p><p>Grizzled veteran (p.127) - Humanoid Skirmisher</p><p>Hellbound soldier (p.127) - Humanoid Soldier</p><p>Mad alchemist (p.128) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Artillery (Leader)</p><p>Slithering idol (p.129) - Reptile Beast/Humanoid/Magical Beast Skirmisher (Leader)</p><p>Spectral assassin (p.130) - Humanoid Lurker</p><p>Spiderblessed Spinner (p.130) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller</p><p>Terrifying haunt (p.130) - Undead Controller</p><p>Victim of the mad dance (p.131) - Skirmisher</p><p></p><p>Avenger (p.131) - Skirmisher</p><p>Barbarian (p.131) - Brute</p><p>Bard (p.131) - Skirmisher (Leader)</p><p>Druid (p.132) - Controller</p><p>Invoker (p.132) - Controller (Leader)</p><p>Shaman (p.132) - Skirmisher (Leader)</p><p>Sorcerer (p.132) - Artillery</p><p>Swordmage (p.132) - Soldier</p><p>Warden (p.132) - Soldier</p><p></p><p>Open Grave (templates):</p><p>Ascetic of Vecna (p.216) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Artillery; L11+</p><p>Deathhunger (p.216) - Undead Brute</p><p>Guardian of the dead (p.216) - Soldier; L11+</p><p>Infected zombie (p.217) - Undead Brute</p><p>Relentless killer (p.217) - Soldier</p><p>Shadow spirit (p.217) - Undead Beast/Humanoid/Magical Beast Lurker</p><p>Spawn of Kyuss (p.218) - Undead Beast/Humanoid/Magical Beast Soldier; L11+</p><p>Spirit possessed (p.218) - Undead Controller</p><p>Swarm shifter (p.218) - Swarm Skirmisher</p><p>Tomb tainted (p.219) - Brute</p><p>Vampire thrall (p.219) - Undead Shapechanger Humanoid Brute</p><p></p><p>Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons (templates):</p><p>Draconic creature (p.250) - Natural Beast/Humanoid Brute/Soldier</p><p>Dragonguard (p.250) - Soldier</p><p></p><p>Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons (templates):</p><p>Elite dragon (p.218) - Dragon</p><p></p><p>Dark Sun Creature Catalog (themes):</p><p>Arena-bred monster (p.126)</p><p>Elementally infused monster (p.128)</p><p>Psionic adept (p.130)</p><p>Sunwarped monster (p.132)</p><p></p><p>Underdark (themes):</p><p>Aleeria Salitzar (p.40)</p><p>Hannault Thrayban (p.41)</p><p>Ordu Dekaan (p.41)</p><p>Fungal dragon (p.48)</p><p>Byoll grell (p.49)</p><p>Glatt grell (p.49)</p><p>Jrall grell (p.49)</p><p>Kragg grell (p.49)</p><p>Incunabulum agent (p.127)</p><p>Demon of Esarham (p.128)</p><p></p><p>The Plane Above (themes):</p><p>Exalted of Erathis (p.140)</p><p>Exalted of Kord (p.141)</p><p></p><p>Demonomicon (themes):</p><p>Baphomet's Horned Legion (p.21)</p><p>Faithful of Graz'zt (p.22)</p><p>Kostchtchie's Winter Host (p.23)</p><p>Oublivae's Ruinlords (p.24)</p><p>Pazuzu's Dread Flock (p.25)</p><p>Yeenoghu's Death Pack (p.26)</p><p>Zuggtmoy Rot Cultists (p.27)</p><p>Bound demon (p.28)</p><p>Demonic master (p.29)</p><p></p><p>The Book of Vile Darkness (themes):</p><p>Chaos Beast (the being becomes a nearly mindless engine of destruction that has no true form)</p><p>Devotee of Darkness (serve some dark lord in exchange for power)</p><p>Doomdreamers ( which are devoted to the Elder Elemental)</p><p>Maenads (from the Feywild)</p><p>Moilian Dead (from the Shadowfell)</p><p>Slave to the Nine Hells (which is divided up into nine subthemes based upon which Hell the monster draws its power from)</p><p></p><p>Dungeon #190 (theme)</p><p>Shadowborn (Shadowborn, p.1)</p><p></p><p>Dungeon #199 (themes)</p><p>Olhydra (Lords of Chaos, p.5)</p><p>Yan-C-Bin (Lords of Chaos, p.9)</p><p></p><p>Fiery Dragon's Creature Collection (templates):</p><p>Envenomed beast</p><p>Hex Creature</p><p>Hydran Beast</p><p>Multi armed</p><p>Soulless</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jhaelen, post: 5792260, member: 46713"] I guess it's just that my google-fu is lacking but I couldn't find anything in that regard. It can't be true that no one has ever compiled one, right? I'd be particularly interested in the ones published in Dragon/Dungeon (if any). Thanks in advance for any pointers! P.S.: Here are the ones I found in the books I own: DMG (templates): Battle champion (p.176) - Humanoid Soldier (Leader) Bodyguard (p.177) - Humanoid Soldier Death knight (p.177) - Undead Soldier (Leader); L11+ Death master (p.177) - Shadow Humanoid Controller (Leader) Demagogue (p.178) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller (Leader) Demonic Acolyte (p.178) - Demon Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller (Leader) Devastator (p.178) - Humanoid Artillery Feyborn (p.179) - Fey Beast/Humanoid Skirmisher Frost adept (p.179) - Elemental Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller Lich (p.179) - Undead Controller/Artillery; L11+ Mummy champion (p.180) - Undead Humanoid Brute (Leader); L11+ Mummy lord (p.180) - Undead Humanoid Controller (Leader); L11+ Savage berserker (p.180) - Humanoid Brute (Leader) Scion of flame (p.180) - Elemental Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller Shadowborn stalker (p.181) - Shadow Humanoid Lurker Vampire lord (p.181) - Undead Humanoid Controller/Skirmisher; L11+ Cleric (p.182) - Controller (Leader) Fighter (p.183) - Soldier Paladin (p.183) - Soldier Ranger (p.183) - Skirmisher Rogue (p.183) - Skirmisher Warlock (p.183) - Skirmisher Warlord (p.183) - Soldier (Leader) Wizard (p.183) - Artillery DMG2 (themes): Demogorgon cultist (p.106) Feywild denizen (p.108) Goblin allies (p.110) Legion of Avernus (p.112) Lolth's chosen (p.114) Orcus blood cultist (p.116) Snaketongue cultist (p.118) Those who hear (p.120) Tiamat's red hand (p.122) (templates): Beast of Demogorgon (p.125) - Beast/Magical Beast Brute Champion of Bane (p.125) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Soldier (Leader) Chaos warrior (p.125) - Humanoid Elite Brute Cursed guardian (p.126) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Soldier Dragontouched destroyer (p.126) - Beast/Humanoid/Magical Beast Brute Grizzled veteran (p.127) - Humanoid Skirmisher Hellbound soldier (p.127) - Humanoid Soldier Mad alchemist (p.128) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Artillery (Leader) Slithering idol (p.129) - Reptile Beast/Humanoid/Magical Beast Skirmisher (Leader) Spectral assassin (p.130) - Humanoid Lurker Spiderblessed Spinner (p.130) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Controller Terrifying haunt (p.130) - Undead Controller Victim of the mad dance (p.131) - Skirmisher Avenger (p.131) - Skirmisher Barbarian (p.131) - Brute Bard (p.131) - Skirmisher (Leader) Druid (p.132) - Controller Invoker (p.132) - Controller (Leader) Shaman (p.132) - Skirmisher (Leader) Sorcerer (p.132) - Artillery Swordmage (p.132) - Soldier Warden (p.132) - Soldier Open Grave (templates): Ascetic of Vecna (p.216) - Humanoid/Magical Beast Artillery; L11+ Deathhunger (p.216) - Undead Brute Guardian of the dead (p.216) - Soldier; L11+ Infected zombie (p.217) - Undead Brute Relentless killer (p.217) - Soldier Shadow spirit (p.217) - Undead Beast/Humanoid/Magical Beast Lurker Spawn of Kyuss (p.218) - Undead Beast/Humanoid/Magical Beast Soldier; L11+ Spirit possessed (p.218) - Undead Controller Swarm shifter (p.218) - Swarm Skirmisher Tomb tainted (p.219) - Brute Vampire thrall (p.219) - Undead Shapechanger Humanoid Brute Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons (templates): Draconic creature (p.250) - Natural Beast/Humanoid Brute/Soldier Dragonguard (p.250) - Soldier Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons (templates): Elite dragon (p.218) - Dragon Dark Sun Creature Catalog (themes): Arena-bred monster (p.126) Elementally infused monster (p.128) Psionic adept (p.130) Sunwarped monster (p.132) Underdark (themes): Aleeria Salitzar (p.40) Hannault Thrayban (p.41) Ordu Dekaan (p.41) Fungal dragon (p.48) Byoll grell (p.49) Glatt grell (p.49) Jrall grell (p.49) Kragg grell (p.49) Incunabulum agent (p.127) Demon of Esarham (p.128) The Plane Above (themes): Exalted of Erathis (p.140) Exalted of Kord (p.141) Demonomicon (themes): Baphomet's Horned Legion (p.21) Faithful of Graz'zt (p.22) Kostchtchie's Winter Host (p.23) Oublivae's Ruinlords (p.24) Pazuzu's Dread Flock (p.25) Yeenoghu's Death Pack (p.26) Zuggtmoy Rot Cultists (p.27) Bound demon (p.28) Demonic master (p.29) The Book of Vile Darkness (themes): Chaos Beast (the being becomes a nearly mindless engine of destruction that has no true form) Devotee of Darkness (serve some dark lord in exchange for power) Doomdreamers ( which are devoted to the Elder Elemental) Maenads (from the Feywild) Moilian Dead (from the Shadowfell) Slave to the Nine Hells (which is divided up into nine subthemes based upon which Hell the monster draws its power from) Dungeon #190 (theme) Shadowborn (Shadowborn, p.1) Dungeon #199 (themes) Olhydra (Lords of Chaos, p.5) Yan-C-Bin (Lords of Chaos, p.9) Fiery Dragon's Creature Collection (templates): Envenomed beast Hex Creature Hydran Beast Multi armed Soulless [/QUOTE]
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