Stirges, minotaurs, and remorhaz: published appearances?

[Tav_Behemoth]

I need help for a directory of every published appearance of three iconic D&D monsters--the stirge, minotaur, and remorhaz--that I'm compiling for Behemoth3's Masters and Minions series.

Here's the directory so far, updated 6/8 at 8 PM EST.

Minotaur: Sourcebook​

Taladas (TSR)
- Dragonlance supplement
~ contributed by countgray and Dave Speredelozzi

Slayer’s Guide to Minotaurs (Mongoose Publishing)
~ contributed by jshelky

Gods (AEG)
- Features an evil Minotaur Diety
~ contributed by jshelky

Horde Book 2: Maze of the Minotaur by Brian Stith (Behemoth3, 2004)
- contains minotaur PC race & bull lord advancement tables, minotaur NPCs, and related monsters (minotrice, tauron, minotrice maze mage)
~ contributed by Tav_Behemoth

Minotaur: Fiction​

Land of the Minotaurs
- Dragonlance novel
~ contributed by countgray

Kaz the Minotaur (Dragonlance Saga)
~ contributed by jshelky

Condemnation by Richard Baker, Book 3 in the War of the Spider Queen series
- A group of minotaurs, driven on by demons, attacks the party in some Underdark tunnels
~ contributed by ScotMartin

Minotaur: Article in magazine​

“The Ecology of the Minotaur” in Dragon Magazine issue 116, p. 32 (TSR)
~ contributed by Tav_Behemoth

Minotaur: Encounters in adventures​

Keep on the Borderlands by E. Gary Gygax (module B2, TSR)
- For people who grew up with the blue-box Basic Set that included B2, this was the primal minotaur encounter; memorable and deadly!
~ contributed by Tav_Behemoth

Lost Caverns of Tsojanth by Gary Gygax (module S4, TSR)
~ contributed by Kormydigar

The Ghost Tower of Inverness (module C2, TSR)
- Wandering monster in a maze (naturally); also inhabiting a lair in the maze
~ contributed by Steve Jung

Pharaoh (module I3, TSR)
- Trapped inside a crystal ball
~ contributed by Steve Jung

Temple of Death by David Cook (module X5, TSR)
- Minotaurs appear as a random encounter
~ contributed by Kormydigar

Remorhaz: Article in magazine​

"Creature Features" (illustration by Erol Otus, author uncredited) in Dragon Magazine #5 (TSR)
- The original appearance of the remorhaz: still melts your weapons, doesn't swallow you whole.
~ contributed by Tav_Behemoth

“The Ecology of the Remorhaz” in Dragon Magazine issue 114, p. 36 (TSR)
~ contributed by Tav_Behemoth

Remorhaz: Sourcebook​

Horde Book 3: Rage of the Remorhaz by Nat Sims (Behemoth3, 2004)
- contains remorhaz NPCs, a remorhaz-riding PC race & advancement table, & monsters representing other stages in remorhaz life-cycle (remorla, haz moth, ice queen)
~ contributed by Tav_Behemoth

Remorhaz: Encounters in adventures​

Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl by E. Gary Gygax (module G2, #9017; TSR, 1978)
- Believed to have a picture of a remorhaz swallowing a halfling!
~ contributed by frankthedm

Stirge: Magazine article​

"Ecology of the Stirge" by Ed Greenwood in Dragon #83 (TSR)
- An excellent example of taking a closer look at an omnipresent but under-rated monster
~ contributed by Tav_Behemoth

Stirge: Fiction​

Extinction by Lisa Smedman, Book 4 in the War of the Spider Queen series
- A group of stirges attack the character Hallistra early in the story
~ contributed by ScotMartin

Stirge: Sourcebook​

Horde Book 1: A Swarm of Stirges by Tavis Allison (Behemoth3, 2004)
- contains stirge NPCs, rules for stirge swarms, a stirge-riding PC race & advancement table, monsters representing other stages in remorhaz life-cycle (blood bloat), and a template for undead stirge victims (hollow husks)
~ contributed by Tav_Behemoth

Stirge: Encounters in adventures​

B3: Palace of the Silver Princess by Tom Moldvay and Jean Wells
- A classic high-fantasy original D&D adventure
~ contributed by Rokonin

Keep on the Borderlands by E. Gary Gygax (module B2, TSR)
~ contributed by francisca

Dungeon Crawl Classics #2 by Goodman Games
~ contributed by francisca

The Secret of Bone Hill (module L1, TSR)
~ contributed by Vascant

World of Whitethorn 1A: The Hamlet of Thumble by Ed Cha (Open World Press, 2003)
~ contributed by Ed Cha

Ashtar's Temple (Dungeon Magazine Issue 81, Paizo Press)
- 1st-level adventure
~ contributed by Sir Whiskers

Crucible of Freya (Necromancer Games)
~ contributed by Dave Speredelozzi

Forge of Fury (Wizards of the Coast)
- second in the original Adventure Path series
~ contributed by Dave Speredelozzi, Saeviomagy, and shilsen

To Find a King (module C4, TSR)
- Wandering monster (outdoors)
~ contributed by Steve Jung

Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth by E. Gary Gygax (module S4, TSR)
- Encounter area 2, the streaked cave has 20 stirges.
~ contributed by spunky_mutters

The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (module U1, TSR)
- There are Stirges in the attic
~ contributed by jshelky

The Lost City by Tom Moldvay (module B4, TSR)
- Stirges appear in room 3 on tier 2
~ contributed by Kormydigar

Drums on Fire Mountain by Grame Morris and Tom Kirby (module X8, TSR)
- Stirges appear in areas K26 ( over a hundred here!) and K 30
~ contributed by Kormydigar

Directory Guidelines​

The directory can include: modules and adventures that include the monster; articles in magazines; mentions in D&D fiction (from licensed novels to Story Hours); illustrations; and whatever else pops up! The only limitation is that there should be some direct link to gaming (rather than just mythology & so forth); without that, the minotaur directory would get completely out of hand.

All tips are welcome! Even if it's just a misty memory like "Isn't there a minotaur in the Giants series somewhere," that's a good start for someone to track it down.

Revised format:

- which monster and how it was used
- basic publication info for the source
- notes and comments
​

I took out the where-to-buy info for now because it's mostly redundant: Dragon articles are available in the Dragon Magazine Archive CD set at Amazon, TSR modules are available in PDF form at RPG Now (and Palace of the Silver Princess is free!)

I'm planning to publish these monster-directories as part of the online and PDF editions of the Masters and Minions Horde Book devoted to that monster. (Especially for the minotaur, there won't be enough room in the print edition!). I hope to acknowledge everyone who helped compile the directory; put a note in your post or drop me an e-mail if you'd like to be thanked using your real name instead of your nick, or if you don't want to be mentioned at all.

Let the monster hunt begin!

 

[Rokonin]

Stirge: Encounter in an adventure
B3: Palace of the Silver Princess by Tom Moldvay and Jean Wells
Not sure if it can be bought
- A classic high-fantasy original D&D adventure

 

[Kormydigar]

I need help for a directory of every published appearance of three iconic D&D monsters--the stirge, minotaur, and remorhaz--that I'm compiling for Behemoth3's Masters and Minions series.

The directory can include: modules and adventures that include the monster; articles in magazines; mentions in D&D fiction (from licensed novels to Story Hours); illustrations; and whatever else pops up! The only limitation is that there should be some direct link to gaming (rather than just mythology & so forth); without that, the minotaur directory would get completely out of hand.

All tips are welcome! Even if it's just a misty memory like "Isn't there a minotaur in the Giants series somewhere," that's a good start for someone to track it down. Ultimately, I'd like to have four lines of info for each appearance:

- which monster and how it was used
- basic publication info for the source
- a URL where that source could be purchased, if possible
- notes and comments
​

Here's one for each monster to get us started:

Stirge: magazine article
"Ecology of the Stirge" by Ed Greenwood in Dragon #83 (TSR)
Available in the Dragon Magazine Archive CD set at Amazon
- An excellent example of taking a closer look at a classic but under-rated monster

Minotaur: encounter in adventure
B2: Keep on the Borderlands by E. Gary Gygax (TSR)
Available in PDF form at RPG Now
- For people who grew up with the blue-box Basic Set that came with B2, this was the primal minotaur encounter; memorable and deadly!

Remorhaz: article in magazine
"Creature Features" (illustration by Erol Otus, author uncredited) in Dragon Magazine #5 (TSR)
Available in the Dragon Magazine Archive CD set at Amazon
- The original appearance of the remorhaz: still melts your weapons, doesn't swallow you whole.

I'm planning to publish these monster-directories as part of the online and PDF editions of the Masters and Minions Horde Book devoted to that monster. (Especially for the minotaur, there won't be enough room in the print edition!). I hope to acknowledge everyone who helped compile the directory; put a note in your post or drop me an e-mail if you'd like to be thanked using your real name instead of your nick, or if you don't want to be mentioned at all.

Let the monster hunt begin!

Interesting Project
Minotaur: Encounter in an Adventure : Module S4 Lost Caverns of Tsojanth by Gary Gygax

I will post more when within reach of my mega module collection.

 

[frankthedm]

Stirge: Encounter in an adventure
B3: Palace of the Silver Princess by Tom Moldvay and Jean Wells
Not sure if it can be bought
- A classic high-fantasy original D&D adventure

Bought? the original is free over at http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020121x7 . Though the original had unkeyed encounter spaces so the stirges might have been added for the cleaned up green version.

 

[francisca]

Stirge: Encounter in B2: Keep on the Borderlands
Stirge: Encounter in Dungeon Crawl Classics #2 by Goodman Games

 

[frankthedm]

Item Code: #9017 (G2)
Title: Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl
Type: Adventure
Author: Gary Gygax
Published: 1978
Format: 8-page book
has a remoraz [pic of it swallowing a halfling IIR]

 

[Vascant]

Stirge: The Secret of Bone Hill L1
Remorhaz: Against the Giants G2 (Don't have it handy but pretty sure)

 

[frankthedm]

some free official modual here might help http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/downloads

 

[Tav_Behemoth]

some free official modual here might help http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/downloads

Cool! Thanks, frank!

 

[Ed Cha]

Tav, don't forget stirges appeared in "World of Whitethorn 1A: The Hamlet of Thumble"!