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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aesmael" data-source="post: 2063951" data-attributes="member: 22503">I like mindflayers, for pretty much all the reasons mentioned above. Them and Beholders are two of the reasons I like D&D. Plus, we are a new group. My players (and I, with the exception of the first few of the cloakmaster cycle I received as a gift) do not read D&D fiction, they have never heard of Illithids, Beholders, Aboleths or Gith. They do not know that sometimes the stuff that comes out of a dragons mouth is electricity, or acid. They have not heard of drow either, and wouldn't have a clue about the name 'Drizz't'.But back to the topic at hand, aboleths, illithids and beholders are all cool for being intelligent, evil, and having very neat powers. Also for being the kind of enemies who, if I play them well, you do not even realise are your enemies until your brain is being sucked out of your skull. Or your best mate is now a pile of dust. Or they are not your enemy anymore, they are your 'boss'.I do use hobgoblins as shilsen described, too. Seems I have a thing for the lawful side of evil (Love devils, feel they get short-changed in the respect department). But then, I don't use the old orc horde as being welded together by the charismatic warlord, more like a whole swarm of individuals who want to kill you and take your stuff. Because no sane orc would actually produce anything (visibly weaker = killed, stuff taken) and food has to come from somewhere.Somehow that seems a bit less scary than something more insidious, something more purposeful. A bit less cool.</blockquote>

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