Yuan-Ti: The Next Degeneration

[Kaptain_Kantrip]

Anybody else use the yuan-ti as a souped-up drow-style tropical matriarchy? My co-DM just hit on this idea, LOL, and it certainly seems to be adding extra depth and personality to their culture.

Man, I thought the drow were nasty, but then I ran into a couple yuan-ti abominations (with four arms ala sahaugin mutants!) using katanas and poison bites that did hella damage on a failed save (like 10d6 hp damage)! Add SR 16 to the mix and a lot of failed lightning bolts from our wizard and... OUCH!!!

I'm very afraid of snakes now...

 

[BiggusGeekus]

I used to think Yuan-Ti were really stupid. They I played Icewind Dale and the Yuan-Ti made me cry.

 

[Broken Fang]

Well they won't be that popular until a rogue Yaun-Ti has a book written about himself! We have been using something like them since good ol 1st ed in the tropical jungles of the Ameido. Our players have always feared them!

 

[Nightfall]

Personally I perfer High Gorgons if I need some reptilian type of things, since they are good at passing for human and the low ones for other things.

 

[Darklance]

Personally I perfer High Gorgons if I need some reptilian type of things, since they are good at passing for human and the low ones for other things.

Was there really a question that you might not? I mean come on. If it has a SL version Nightfall is for it! He he. Gotta love the enthusiasm.

 

[Nightfall]

Well that's PARTLY true Dark. But seriously, in the days of 2nd edition, I NEVER cared that much for Yuan-Ti. I always felt they were just a little...well silly. Not to mention I HATED Conan the Barbarian (THE MOVIE not books!), especially with all those snake worshippers. Snake worshippers I had nothing against, I just felt they were silly overall, especially with them changing INTO snake.

High Gorgon were/are different. They only APPEAR human, they weren't turned or made into this AFTER being human. They were BORN this way and don't mind being that way. That's my gripe anyway against the Yuan-Ti.

 

[LostSoul]

I ran some Yaun-Ti in an adventure once. I discovered thier Polymorph Other ability - a lot of the PCs knew what it was like to crawl around on thier bellies that day, I can tell you.

 

[barsoomcore]

First thing I did when I saw the new Monster Manual was turn to the back and see if they'd included the yuan ti. And then I bought it.

I love them. Hate drow (hate elves in general), but snakey evil nasty types? Yeah, baby, YEAH.

I've used them as main bad guys in one campaign after another. Them and the aboleth. From one end of the MM to the other!

 

[I'm A Banana]

My main PC party is now in a jungle mostly inhabited by Yuan-ti.

Haven't made them matriarchal or anything, but have added a lot of Inca/Aztec/Maya feel to their culture as a whole.

 

[Yuan-Ti]

For the record: THE YUAN-TI ROCK!

Personally I perfer High Gorgons if I need some reptilian type of things, since they are good at passing for human and the low ones for other things.

Well, I hate to argue with a fellow SL fan, but Yuan-Ti purebloods are perfectly capable of passing themselves off as humans.
I know it's heresy, Nightfall, but in the SL campaign I am designing, I have a feeling the Asaathi are going to be replaced wholesale by Yuan-Ti.

Snakes are a great way to make players squirm.