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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ilgatto" data-source="post: 4982840" data-attributes="member: 86051">More Monsters from White Dwarf Magazine - continued IVWhite Dwarf 19, “Treasure Chest. Non-Player Characters” also has some NPCs: Edwin (Julian Lawrence); Adondel (Will Stephenson); Bromosel ‘The Torch’ (Callum Forbes); Domestus (Will Stephenson); Kelmar (Stephen Mills); Fred, Bill & Charley (Andrew Lucas); Gornli (Andrew Lucas); Felix the Newsteller (Graham Brand); Marte Tollovox (M. Gascoigne); Roban Rodan (M Gascoigne). WD 20 (Aug/Sep 1980), “Dungeons & ... Dragoons?”: Egyptians (Phil Masters), Assyrians (Phil Masters), Heroic-Era Greeks (Phil Masters), Greek Hoplites (Phil Masters), Persian Immortals (Phil Masters), Han Chinese (Phil Masters), Roman Legionaries (Phil Masters), Celts (Phil Masters), Ostrogoths (Phil Masters), Huns (Phil Masters), Byzantines (Phil Masters), Arthurian Britons (Phil Masters), Carolingian Franks (Phil Masters), Vikings (Phil Masters), Mongols (Phil Masters), Samurai (Phil Masters), Aztecs (Phil Masters). WD 20 (Aug/Sept 1980), "Fiend Factory: Mini-wilderness scenario for 4th-6th level adventurers": Water Leaper (Roger E. Moore), et al. White Dwarf 20 “Fiend Factory” also has competition featuring pictures of flymen and requiring competitors to make up stats for them.  WD 21 (Oct/Nov 1980), “Fiend Factory. One-Eye Canyon  - Mini-Wilderness Scenario, 5th-7th Level": Brothers of the Pine (Julian Lawrence), Enslaver (Roger E. Moore), Micemen (Stephen Norledge), Dragon Warriors (Tony Wilson), Grey Sqaargs (Graham Head), Cyclops (Albie Fiore), et al. WD 22 (Dec 1980/Jan 1981), "Fiend Factory: The Heavy Brigade": The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Ian Cooper): Lom, Ogaa, Samazan, and Ky (Ian Cooper), Ungoliant - Queen of the Spiders (Peter Cockburn), Capricorn (Roger E. Moore), Crystal Golem (Robert Outram).WD 23 (Feb/Mar 1981), "Fiend Factory: The Flymen"  and “The Hive of the Hrrr’l”: Flyman (Daniel Collerton), Flyman Drones (Daniel Collerton), Flyman Artisans (Daniel Collerton), Flyman Warriors (Daniel Collerton), Flyguard (Daniel Collerton), Flymage (Daniel Collerton), Northflies (Daniel Collerton), Sandflies (Daniel Collerton).WD 24 (April/May 1981), "The Lair of Maldred the Mighty": Doombat (Julian Lawrence; also in WD13), et al. WD 25 (Jun/Jul 1981), “Fiend Factory. The Black Manse”: Dream Demons (Phil Masters), Brain Suckers (John R. Gordon), et al. WD 26 (Aug/Sept 1981), "Fiend Factory: Dire Tribes": Forest Giant - Sentinel (M. Newton), Forest Giant - Rancorous (M. Newton), Forest Giant - Eschel (M. Newton), et al.WD 27 (Oct/Nov 1981), "Fiend Factory: Near Misses": Greenman (Brendan Bulger, after Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Warlord of Mars novels), et al.WD 28 (Dec 1981/Jan 1982), “Operation Counterstrike”: Sand Squid (Marcus L. Rowland), Ralkans (Marcus L. Rowland), Armour of Xiwt (Marcus L. Rowland), Bubbling Black Liquid (Marcus L. Rowland).  White Dwarf 28 “Operation Counterstrike” was based on H. G. Wells, War of the Worlds and contains many references to other monsters, usually limited to but a few words:  1) All monsters in the “Random Encounters on Ralkan Surface Table” are “native Ralkan species”. Thus, one would get something like:  * Giant Scorpion – Ralkan * Giant Ant – Ralkan * Giant Centipede – Ralkan * Giant Lizard – Ralkan * Air Elemental – Ralkan * Trapper – Ralkan * Wind Walker – Ralkan * Giant Rat – Ralkan  I suppose these could all be quite similar to regular D&D versions, except that the next bit reads: “and all vertebrates are of the six-legged variety”. Is a giant lizard a vertebrate? If so, that would mean:  * Giant Six-Legged Lizard – Ralkan  Later on in the adventure, the  text describes a colony of pseudo-gerbils. The text below the table “Random Encounters in Caves 24-26” seems to indicate that the Giant Rat – Ralkan from above is actually a pseudo-gerbil. Hence:  * Pseudo-Gerbil (– Ralkan?)  Since the Sand Squid is on the table “Random Encounters on Ralkan Surface”, one could argue:  * Sand Squid – Ralkan  2) Ralkans have psionically endowed specimens, leaders, adults, young, budding adults, character classes; there also appear ‘genetically modified Ralkan clones’;  3) There are descriptions of “combat-type robots”, which could be treated as monsters:  * Construct - Ralkan Combat Robot (?)  4) The table “Random Encounters in Caves 24-26” features carrion crawlers, giant spider, phase spiders, giant rats, stirges, rot grubs, giant slug, and yellow mould, all of the Ralkan variety and with vertebrates having six legs. Thus:  * Carrion Crawler – Ralkan * Giant Spider – Ralkan * Giant Six-Legged Rat or Giant Six-Legged Rat – Ralkan * Stirge – Ralkan * Rot Grub – Ralkan * Giant Slug – Ralkan * Yellow Mold – Ralkan WD 28 (Dec 1981/Jan 1982), "Fiend Factory: Out of the Woods": Whispering Tongues (Simon Miller), et al.WD 29 (Feb/Mar 1982), "Fiend Factory: The Desert Light - Mini-scenario for 5th-6th level characters": Giant Sandcrab (Roger E. Moore), Anubi (Andy Wouldham), Anubi – Kail (Andy Wouldham), Shim-Shari (Glenn Godard), Argorian Wormkin (Barney Sloane). WD 31 (June/July 1982), "Fiend Factory: In search of a Fool - D&D mini-adventure for 4th/5th level adventurers": Daoine Sidhe (Daniel Collerton), Leanan-Sidhe (Craig Cartmell), Lorelei Willow (Roger E. Moore), et al. WD 32 (Aug 1982), “Lore of the Ring”: Nazgûl (Stephen Bland; after J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings); Winged Beast (Stephen Bland; after J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings).  WD 32 (Aug 1982), “Fiend Factory. Little Things”: Greaten Raven (Roger E. Moore), Nightling (Phil Masters), Qothe (Bob Greenwade), Wyrmlet (Peter Ryding), Mara (Simon Craddock).WD 33 (Sep 1982), “Fiend Factory. All in the Mind”: Psitan (Andy Wouldham), Psi-Mule (Phil Masters), Giant Mole (Roger E. Moore), Grimp (L. Barton), et al.WD 35 (Nov 1982), “Fiend Factory. Lord of Kanuu”: Spidron (John R. Gordon, after TV-series The Tomorrow People), et al.  WD 36 (Dec 1982), “Fiend Factory. The Loculi”: Loculi (Eric Hall)    WD 37 (Jan 1983), “Fiend Factory. Species Special”: Weed-Delver (Barney Sloane), Weed-Delver – Octarni (Barney Sloane), Weed-Delver – Ryll (Barney Sloane), Crestcat (Graham Head, after James H. Schmitz, Novice, in Analog and Science Fiction and Science Fact), Javukchari (Phil Masters), Antman – Soldier (Huw Roberts), Antman – Worker (Huw Roberts).  WD 38 (Feb 1983), “Fiend Factory. Faerie Denizens”: Gwyllion (Alan E. Paull), Bogles (Alan E. Paull), Redcaps (Alan E. Paull), Bean-Nighe (Alan E. Paull), Fay Stirge (Alan E. Paull), Spriggans (Alan E. Paull), Duergar (Alan E. Paull), Phooka (Alan E. Paull), Black Annis (Alan E. Paull).</blockquote>

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