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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DMH" data-source="post: 5573022" data-attributes="member: 24945">Dragon 357 had 2 dogs bred by green dragons and duergar and 2 raptors bred by drow and beholders (the latter could reflect rays).I really liked the idea of dragons breeding monsters and used giant ants and termites, bats, giant cockroaches, various fungal beasts and worms. A character would never expect 3' long worms to be able to undermine a castle wall and allow a dragon's army to invade.Beholder abominations had a few creatures they bred back in Spelljammer and I, Tyrant. I never did much with that because I find beholders silly.As for kobolds, I just posted a rat that explodes with positive energy for use in Oathbound over on Epidemic's website. It is the only reason kobolds still exist in Eclipse. I have also used several altered vermin (giant robber flies make great mounts and bees can make all kinds of interesting alchemical substances when fed correctly) and lizards (living alarms and bulldog like protectors).An article I wrote in Skirmisher's magazine had a stone ant queen (ie a construct) that spontaneously generated giant ants for construction, farming and defensive purposes. Human and dwarven wizards use them when they (or the government) can get enough cash to make one.Primal Urge's euqsam are parasitic plants that ride animal life. They really dislike taking wild creatures (which is why most humans are safe around them) and breed their own monsters. So many different kinds of hosts for different purposes. The various cities compete for the best and this drives the diversity even farther.Something I have been working on is a leech that trolls breed. The infusion of trollblood over many generations has given them regeneration and a bit more intelligence. Now the worms are used sort of like hunting dogs, just underwater.And then there are the psionic crocodile werevultures that use fleshcrafting (from Dreamscarred) to alter themselves and their pets.Treants usually use natural creatures but occasionally make a few living magical items (Complete Guide to Treants) and they have all kinds of options. A boar may very well rust a party's armor while a hawk hits them with a cold variant of magic missle or entangle. Don't screw with nature, it can bite your head off.I will have to look in my notes for others. I have a lot of them.</blockquote>

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