What Monsters Are Commonly Used In Your Game?

SpiderMonkey · Jan 31, 2007

Lots of humans. Lots. I also slap the psuedonatural template on lots of monsters. Undead get used pretty frequently, as well as abberations.

But mostly humans.

Kunimatyu · Jan 31, 2007

Honestly, a fairly even mix across most creature types and humanoid races. I don't use many oozes or plants, but there aren't really that many to begin with.

Boneclaws have featured prominently in two of my games, and I don't use my favorite types(aberration, true giant, baatezu) as often as some similar creatures, just because I'm finicky about using my favorite monsters in anything less than a stellar encounter.

In my last 4 D&D sessions, I used:

Undead:
Lich
Dracolich
Dread Wight Unholy Half-Fiend Ogre
Boneclaw
Dread Wraith
Dread Lacedon Cachalot Whale

Construct:
Cadaver Collector
Shadesteel golem

Humanoid:
Humans, Emerald Claw soldiers and inquisitors
Ibixian Dread Necromancer

Giants:
Stone Giant
Mountain Troll

Elemental:
Earth Elemental, Large
Fire Elemental, Huge
Magma Hurler

Evil outsiders:
Chasme demon
Yugoloth(mezzloth)
Pit Fiend
Ice Devil
Bone Devil
Dream Master Quori
Salamander Noble

Dragon:
Bluespawn godslayer
Bluespawn thunderlizard
Greenspawn Razorfiend
Green Dragon, Adult
Copper Dragon, Adult
Blue Dragon, Adult
Red Dragon, Adult

A lot of the above are miniatures, but there's a significant portion that aren't and will probably never be.

Olaf the Stout · Jan 31, 2007

Looks like someone has a healthy mini collection!

Olaf the Stout

Whizbang Dustyboots · Jan 31, 2007

The most common monsters in my Midwood campaign so far have been kobolds, skeletons and arguably Renraw Kem. (Keep reading the Story Hour, you'll see.)

blargney the second · Jan 31, 2007

Reptilians, goblinoids, and lycanthropes see a lot of use in our games.

MoogleEmpMog · Jan 31, 2007

COMMON
Elf, giant (Diamond Throne), human, mi-go, scro, undead (lesser corporeal types).

UNCOMMON
Carrion crawler, clockwork horror (any), dinosaur (fleshraker), dolgrim, draconian (any), halfling, harpy (Warcraft version), hobgoblin, ilithid (1-HD variant), orc (MM1 and Kosan), pseudonatural creature, sphinx (any), star vampire, warforged.

RARE
Argus, behemoth, daelkyr, dhampir, dragon (brainstealer), half-elf, Inspired, Kalashtar, giant (storm), golem (squiggler), lich, ogre (irda and ogre titan), tauric pseudonatural roper elf, thri-kreen, wraith wolf.

I imagine I'm forgetting some.

kensanata · Jan 31, 2007

My last sessions in a Kitsunemori campaign had tons of humans (bandits & guards), 2 kitsune (fox spirits/shape changers), 3 tanuki (badger spirits/shape changers), 4 kujo (ogres/hill giants), and a summoned oni (bearded devil). The next few sessions will feature lots of spiders and a kumo (spider demon), lots of skeletons and zombies, and more humans (samurai, shinobi, more guards, NPCs).

frankthedm · Jan 31, 2007

Aboleth Came close to using one, players wound up missing it.
Allip Yes
Angel Players met a “Protectar” [Minis handbook]
Animated Object Lots. Blair witch like stick golems, living armor, living statues
Ankheg Yes
Assassin Vine Yes
Basilisk Yes.
Blink Dog Came close to using one, players wound up missing it.
Bugbear As Orc/Ape hybrids
Centaur Fiendish ones
Chimera Yes
Darkmantle Yes DCC #2
Demon
Bebilith Came close to using one, players wound up missing it.
Glabrezu Came close to using one, players wound up missing it.
Vrock Came close to using one, players wound up missing it.
Devil
Bone Devil (Osyluth) Yes
Erinyes Yes
Hellcat (Bezekira) Yes
Horned Devil (Cornugon) Yes{in disguise]
Imp Yes, but Players never saw them
Lemure Yes
Devourer Advanced them, but not yet used
Deinonychus Yes{skeleton]
Dire Bat Yes
Dire Boar Advanced them, but not yet used
Dire Rat Yes
Dire Shark Yes as a sand swimming horror
Dire Tiger Advanced them, but not yet used
Dire Wolf yes
Black Dragon Yes
Blue Dragon Yes
Green Dragon Advanced them, but not yet used
Dwarf Yes
Earth Elemental Yes
Fire Elemental yes
Elf Yes
Drow Yes
Ettercap Yes
Fiendish Creature tons
Fungus, Shrieker yes
Gargoyle yes
Ghost yes
Ghoul yes
Ghast yes
Hill Giant yes
Girallon Advanced them, but not yet used
Gnoll yes
Goblin Their stats are used for combative orc children
Stone Golem Came close
Griffon Party found a dead one
Grimlock yes
Annis Hag yes
Half-Dragon yes
Hell Hound Yes
Hobgoblin A more disciplined breed of orcs
Hydra yes
Kobold 2 types furry and dog like other scaly and lizard like
Kraken Yes.
Lich In a fashion.
Lizardfolk yes
Lizardfolk, blackscale As kroxigor lizard ogres
Werebear As super Crinos werewolves
Manticore yes
Mimic yes
Minotaur Yes
Mummy yes
Night Hag yes
Ogre lots
Ogre, skullcrusher yes
Gelatinous Cube yes
Gray Ooze yes
Orc Yes
Half-Orcs Yes
Owlbear yes
Phase Spider yes
Shadow yes
Skeleton hordes
Stirge yes
Bat Swarm Yes
Centipede Swarm Yes
Hellwasp Swarm Yes
Rat Swarm Yes
Spider Swarm yes
Tarrasque Worshiped in the setting
Thoqqua Advanced them, but not yet used Lizardfolk [/b]
Treant yes
Troglodyte yes
Troll Yes
Vampire yes
Vampire Spawn yes
Wight yes
Will-O’-Wisp Yes
Worg yes
Wraith yes
Wyvern yes
Zombie tons
Ape yes
Bear, Brown yes
Bison yes
Crocodile yes
Crocodile, Giant yes
Dog yes
Eagle yes
Warhorse, Light yes
Hyena yes
Lion yes
Lizard, Monitor yes
Octopus yes
Wolf yes
Giant Bee yes
Giant Stag Beetle yes
Giant Wasp yes
Monstrous Centipede yes
Monstrous Scorpion yes
Monstrous Spider yes