Xvarg

[Echohawk]

I've just uncovered a creature called an "Xvarg" in the 1999 product Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game. They are described as small, cruel and cowardly humanoids that serve as go-betweens for warring goblin and kobold clans.

An introductory D&D set seems like a strange place to introduce a new creature, but I can't find any other reference to the xvarg. Has anyone else heard of these guys?

 

[GrayLinnorm]

it could be a typo of xvart. The description fits.

 

[freyar]

it could be a typo of xvart. The description fits.

Beat me to it! That's exactly what I was thinking.

 

[Echohawk]

Interesting. The description uses the word "xvarg" twice, in addition to the title, so it is very consistent typo. But I do agree that xvargs are the same creatures as xvarts. (And I think they were originally called "svarts" in White Dwarf.)

Also in that set is a "vampire, lesser" and a generic "pudding, deadly". Those are names for creatures that don't seem to be used elsewhere. I wonder why they didn't just call them "vampire" and "black pudding"?

 

[BOZ]

well, IIRC, "deadly pudding" was a catch-all for black, white, dun, etc puddings in 2E.

 

[Echohawk]

Dead right, 2E listed things as "Pudding, Deadly, Black". But this boxed set only lists "Deadly Pudding" without specifying which type of pudding it actually is. As far as I can tell, it's the only product that does so.

 

[BOZ]

heh! does it resemble an actual other type? like could it be the black pudding misnamed?

 

[Mortis]

heh! does it resemble an actual other type? like could it be the black pudding misnamed?

Could be an amalgam of all the other puddings

Actually that gives me an idea - the marbled pudding (or pudding mixture)- just need some stats

Regards
Mortis

 

[Echohawk]

Actually that gives me an idea - the marbled pudding (or pudding mixture)- just need some stats

The marble pudding appears on p79 of Dragon #251 and hasn't yet been updated

 

[Mortis]

The marble pudding appears on p79 of Dragon #251 and hasn't yet been updated

I should have known such an obvious creature would already have been thought of.

Regards
Mortis