MM2 Monster Rundown [Long]

[Grazzt]

Here are random (and less than serious) thoughts/desc. on every monster in the Monster Manual 2, just because I have nothing better to do right now. (Who needs sleep?)

Monsters
Crisom Death – A favorite from 2E. But no mention of the possibility of this being a type of vampire that lost it’s physically body and survived.

The Crimson Death in 1e made no mention of being some sort of vampire and such. That was a 2e addition (and a silly one, IMO). Glad to see they "took it back to its roots."

 

[Carnifex]

The Juggernaut is a concept from Asia (India I think) long before D&D ever utilised it

 

[Kesh]

The whole juggernaut thing ignores the fact that this is loosely based on a real thing. So every gaming company stole it from history.

 

[anowack]

Might've been but I remember it from like EX9 or something. A two part Desert Module. Showing my age again..

X4: Master of the Desert Nomads, IIRC.

 

[Grazzt]

The whole juggernaut thing ignores the fact that this is loosely based on a real thing. So every gaming company stole it from history.

Jeez- if ya wanna go that way there are a ton of D&D monsters swiped from history/mythology.