D&D 5E The Flumpf Is Back
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thalmin
Retired game store owner
I started this thread because I figured if someone thought it important enough to ask the question during the presentation, there might be some readers who would also like the answer.
I failed to reflect the speakers reaction. He was embarrassed to say that the Flumpf was included.
I failed to reflect the speakers reaction. He was embarrassed to say that the Flumpf was included.
Giltonio_Santos
Hero
One must remember that the Flumpf is just as stupid as a whole lot of other D&D monsters that have been a staple of monster books for some editions now. No more, no less. In fact, I'd say that monsters that you look at and simply say "wtf!" are almost a sacred cow of D&D by now.
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
I'm imagining the flumpf as a PC race, with an all-flumpf party. As long as we're in, we might as well go all-in.
For campaign ideas, try this thread: Against the Flumpfs.
For campaign ideas, try this thread: Against the Flumpfs.
n00bdragon
First Post
I don't think anyone who was going to buy 5e is going to not buy it because there's a Flumph in the monster manual. That doesn't make it less dumb though.
Yes. Some of the early editions of D&D had frankly stupid and useless monsters in them. They were just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck. The game has since shed much of the cruft and no one even played the world's tiniest violin until OotS made a recurring joke about old stupid monsters from AD&D. Hurr hurr. The Flumph SO RANDUMB HURR.
That's all this is. It's a joke from a webcomic. The Flumph isn't even especially stupid or useless (it's just regular stupid and useless). It's probably not even in the bottom fifty stupid and useless monsters in AD&D. The Flumph does not, itself, tick me off. I'm not sure what burns my bacon more: The people who made it some kind of hipster-esque campaign to include the Flumph or the fact that the devs acknowledged and acquiesced to that faction. Don't get me wrong. I'm not against people liking what I don't like, but no one likes the Flumph, especially not the people who got it put in the book.
Yes. Some of the early editions of D&D had frankly stupid and useless monsters in them. They were just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck. The game has since shed much of the cruft and no one even played the world's tiniest violin until OotS made a recurring joke about old stupid monsters from AD&D. Hurr hurr. The Flumph SO RANDUMB HURR.
That's all this is. It's a joke from a webcomic. The Flumph isn't even especially stupid or useless (it's just regular stupid and useless). It's probably not even in the bottom fifty stupid and useless monsters in AD&D. The Flumph does not, itself, tick me off. I'm not sure what burns my bacon more: The people who made it some kind of hipster-esque campaign to include the Flumph or the fact that the devs acknowledged and acquiesced to that faction. Don't get me wrong. I'm not against people liking what I don't like, but no one likes the Flumph, especially not the people who got it put in the book.
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