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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ktulu" data-source="post: 5092528" data-attributes="member: 13465">My current campaign is full of this.  Outside some magical beasts, there are few traditional monsters in my world.  If they do exist, they're repurposed in some way.Yuan-ti:  My first on the list, and the most important in my world.  Long ago, the snake-worshipping Beysibians (humans, repurposed tiefling) discovered a ritual that allowed them to bind their soul to their snake-god Zehir, directly.  This broke the cycle of life and death, which drastically weakened (and angered) the Raven Queen.  The Beysibians eventually began to change, taking on more serpentine qualities.  Within a generation, the race had split into two different castes; the god-like Yuan-ti, and the slave Beysibians.  There are many different "types" of Yuan-ti:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Medusae - Beysibians who drank the blood-of-zehir, becoming half-snake half human.  These creatures are horrid abominations and are used as generals in armies.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Snake-Charmers (refluffed Succubi) - The Snake-charmers are yuan-ti that can assume the skin of those they've consumed, making them excellent at infiltration.  Their natural pheremones are intoxicating to humans, making it very easy to control the weaker minded.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Ssarpacala (refluffed Salamanders with lightning keyword instead of fire)- The Ssarpacala were the Yuan-ti sent to destroy the champions of Kord.  After consuming the champions, they stole Kord's mastery of storms.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Thesalossk, the ancient one (Refluffed purple worm into poisonous giant snake) - Thesalossk was awakened and purposed with killing the emperor of Ranke, along with toppleing the outer-walls of the capitol city.  He succeeded at both tasks, but was killed by the campaign's heroes in the throne room (rather, what was left of it).</li> </ul>Creatures that were refluffed to make more Yuan-ti - Chillborn zombies refluffed/keyworded to be minor Ssarpacala, a Green Dragon was refluffed to be an Immortal Yuan-ti, the cultists from Ari's Ashport module were refluffed to be Yuan-ti cultists.  Elder Eye chainfighters refluffed to be snaketongue chainfighters, etc...Also:  Fire Archons were refluffed to be Pelor's Luminary guardians, warriors of fire created to aid the Lightbringers.  A firebat was refluffed to be a guardian phoenix, protector of pelor's temple.  The Earth Titan was refluffed to be a barbarian warlord who failed at the ritual of binding, becoming a massive brute, bent on destruction.  I'm sure there were others.  I absolutely LOVE the ease of refluffing in 4e.  Probably my favorite feature...definitely in the top 3.</blockquote>

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