tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post4900411298416810055..comments2024-02-25T08:15:34.559-05:00Comments on The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope: Ten Monsters I LoatheMichael Curtishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-10108080155705924762009-02-25T21:23:00.000-05:002009-02-25T21:23:00.000-05:00Leucrotta: C’mon, you loved that picture though, r...Leucrotta: C’mon, you loved that picture though, right? Very effective rendering of a crappy monster. Help.Me.Spock. Heeelllp. Me.<BR/><BR/>Slug, Giant:I know for a fact that particular entry was based on a Conan tale. He was getting chased around a ruined city by a giganto slug. I tell you, it spat and spat, and just could not hit Conan. 90% is about right.<BR/><BR/>Doppleganger: I thought this was German for “Bukakke.”<BR/><BR/>Shriekers: as kids we used to go to the rich part of Marina Del Rey at night and walk around setting off car alarms, We called them Shriekers. No wandering monsters got attracted, but cops and homeowners with shotguns showed up pretty quick.<BR/><BR/>Shambling Mound: Yeah, I was a Marvel comics dude too.<BR/><BR/>Sahuagin: Deep Ones, bitches!!<BR/><BR/>Piercers: James M. at Grognardia takes issue with your insults against this noble old school monster, my friend. <BR/><BR/><BR/>"...I originally meant to be more serious about this but the late hour had me a little punchy and hilarity ensued"<BR/><BR/>What you mean is, a little too much of the sauce and wacky baccy before bedtime!Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-88809011082672958812009-02-25T09:06:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:06:00.000-05:00If your character goes wandering off unaccompanied...<I>If your character goes wandering off unaccompanied and comes back acting even the smallest bit off, your fellow veteran players are going to stick a knife in your ribs just on general principle.</I><BR/>I've seen this theory of the zebra-herd in action, and if I were a crueller DM I would use it, again and again, to reduce PC parties to a single, paranoid, gibbering fighter surrounded by the bodies of his companions.<BR/><BR/><I>evil, conquering supergenius stingrays</I><BR/>Before Steve Irwin, I'd've blown this off, too.richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517340075234811323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-52842320482449884352009-02-24T22:27:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:27:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, and I'm with you on Iximrmyxpltlyx.Not ju...Oh yeah, and I'm with you on Iximrmyxpltlyx.<BR/><BR/>Not just for the name, but for being a bunch of evil, conquering supergenius stingrays (Some of which are vampires.) Fear the flippers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-77295215610380478592009-02-24T22:19:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:19:00.000-05:00Regarding the leucrotta, I dunno if ignoring cries...Regarding the leucrotta, I dunno if ignoring cries for help is what I'd call a pro move for an adventuring party. Alignment aside, you blow off a plot hook at your own risk with some DM's. (On the flip side, if a DM's players are *that* suspicious of a chance to be heroic, perhaps they need to brush up on their metagame a bit.) <BR/><BR/>The real problem with the leucrotta is what it thinks is a lure is really a way for the beastie to say "Come here, o heavily armed and armored adventuring party and stomp my chimerical butt for NOT being a Chr 18 princess in distress."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-20958926325610734212009-02-24T18:17:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:17:00.000-05:00As far as I can tell, my youthful exposure in the ...As far as I can tell, my youthful exposure in the mid-70s to Man-Thing comic books twisted my mind to a "love at first sight" in 1980 for D&D slimes, oozes, puddings, and jellies. Then I saw those Erol Otus Cthulhu drawings in DDG in 1980, and my imagination has been filled with oozes and tentacles ever since. :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-46734838192416620272009-02-24T18:15:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:15:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202075450404567114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-60956502657214927982009-02-24T15:50:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:50:00.000-05:00sah-HWAH-ghin. Anybody who's been to Mexico shoul...sah-HWAH-ghin. Anybody who's been to Mexico should be able to handle that, easy. Always liked 'em myself. Now, the Ixitxachitl is too much trouble. I mean, WTF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-58051377362560231462009-02-24T15:33:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:33:00.000-05:00I've got to disagree, Geoffrey. I'm a staunch supp...I've got to disagree, Geoffrey. I'm a staunch supporter of Swamp Thing when it comes to shambling swamp beasts until the day comes when "Sump Thing" makes it's 4 color apperance.<BR/><BR/>In my defense, I did buy the 1st volume of the Man-Thing omnibus to see my prejudice was unwarranted. I stand by my decision, but respect your opinion.Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-59894410151292744212009-02-24T15:19:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:19:00.000-05:00Whoa, whoa, WHOA!The Man-Thing did not suck. The S...Whoa, whoa, WHOA!<BR/><BR/>The Man-Thing did not suck. The Steve Gerber Man-Thing was freaking awesome, especially when drawn by Mike Ploog.<BR/><BR/>Can I have your Man-Thing comics? :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-59539944049688201592009-02-24T13:49:00.000-05:002009-02-24T13:49:00.000-05:00I'm glad you folks found this as entertaining as I...I'm glad you folks found this as entertaining as I did. I originally meant to be more serious about this but the late hour had me a little punchy and hilarity ensued.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to you folks, I now hate piercers even more...Michael Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217338828086458862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-62069551248755134042009-02-24T12:51:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:51:00.000-05:00"ghroper"!!"Dude, that's f&*^%d ..."<I>ghroper</I>"!!<BR/><BR/>"Dude, that's f&*^%d up right there."<BR/><BR/>And of course, in later editions this is an optional character race. (I think I know a gamer or two who'll be right there in line to play one of these...)Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-37972089404736924192009-02-24T12:26:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:26:00.000-05:00@Max - You get a ghroper, of course! Better make s...@Max - You get a ghroper, of course! Better make sure your codpiece is in place!Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-48542204197845112682009-02-24T12:25:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:25:00.000-05:00Undead Piercer & Limestone GhoulIn certain cur...Undead Piercer & Limestone Ghoul<BR/><BR/>In certain cursed caves, piercers are imbued with necromantic energy, and take on the paralytic abilities of ghouls. Persons slain by an undead piercer rise as ghouls (standard, save movement rate is halved). Limestone ghouls are sometimes found wandering in search of new caverns, still impaled by the piercer that spawned them (n.b. just like the picture in the 1e MM!)<BR/><BR/>(What happens if a roper eats a limestone ghoul?)Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-976384257277543332009-02-24T12:07:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:07:00.000-05:00@Chris B: Piercer shadows or wights would really b...@Chris B: Piercer shadows or wights would really be nasty, combined with Half Life Barnacles... <BR/><BR/>Oh man...Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-56670885002357386932009-02-24T12:03:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:03:00.000-05:00"My next dungeon is going to have a cave filled wi..."<I>My next dungeon is going to have a cave filled with nothing but smashed piercers on the floor and ones that died of starvation still attached to the ceiling.</I>"<BR/><BR/>You realize, of course, that you've just planted the seed for me to spring <I>undead</I> piercers on my players. Piercer zombies - yeah, that's the ticket. Or, worse yet, piercer <I>ghouls</I>! :DChristopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17368794259249607299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-63045683353113041212009-02-24T11:15:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:15:00.000-05:00I once ran a series of undersea adventures in whic...I once ran a series of undersea adventures in which everybody's inability to pronounce "ixitxachitl" was a running gag, leading up to the point where they actually met some who were extremely cranky about the whole deal.<BR/><BR/>"Look, you morons, it's simple. It's just 'iks-'... Aw crap, now you've got <I>me</I> doing it. Just kill them all!"trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-17491951275247764872009-02-24T10:55:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:55:00.000-05:00Hee hee. I needed a laugh this morning.Hee hee. I needed a laugh this morning.Stefan Poaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192911890556534923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-74140751789011936762009-02-24T10:16:00.000-05:002009-02-24T10:16:00.000-05:00Back in the day we only had the 1e PHB and DMG. No...Back in the day we only had the 1e PHB and DMG. No Monster Manual, and had never even paged through one. All the key monster stats were in the back of the DMG, and that was what we used.<BR/><BR/>So one day my 5th-level ranger is walking down the 10' corridor, minding his own business, when a piercer jumps out and attacks. It's a long, hard-fought battle, but the piercer's 1-12 damage finished my poor guy off after about 8 or 10 rounds.<BR/><BR/>We thought it was some creature with big hooks for hands or something. <BR/><BR/>When I saw that picture in the 1e MM, I argued that my ranger should get another chance. It didn't happen, but I brought him "back" as an NPC in my own campaign later.<BR/><BR/>When the Fiend Folio came out, I called the Hook Horror a "lesser piercer."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-4988202708174939262009-02-24T09:05:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:05:00.000-05:00I laughed out loud over #5, Mike. Regarding #6, a...I laughed out loud over #5, Mike. <BR/><BR/>Regarding #6, assuming that a) it follows <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/3088/nahuatl.html" REL="nofollow">Nahuatl conventions</A> and b) you trust the <A HREF="http://stuffgeekslove.wordpress.com/2009/02/13/casual-expertise/" REL="nofollow">expertise</A> of a guy who spent a few minutes looking it up on the internet, it's "eesh-eesh-ah-CHEE-tle" but should more properly be "Ixachitl" singular and "Ixixachoh" plural. Also: I am a giant nerd.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-27478933768999666122009-02-24T08:53:00.000-05:002009-02-24T08:53:00.000-05:00I remember looking at piercers, smiling to myself ...I remember looking at piercers, smiling to myself and then making them much more like Half-Life barnacles, with spikes being dropped like porcupines and a prehensile tongue that could drag people up to it to be fed upon.<BR/><BR/>"Car Alarms of the Dungeon." You are cracking me up this morning!Michael S/Chgowizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052820400496340137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-60080155323569692212009-02-24T08:41:00.000-05:002009-02-24T08:41:00.000-05:00"Puny land-dweller is just bitter because the migh..."Puny land-dweller is just bitter because the mighty Sons of Selokah steal his stuff and retreat laughing into the depths." :p<BR/><BR/>Pron. Sa-hwa-gin with a soft 'g' sound.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-83191461454123692352009-02-24T01:50:00.000-05:002009-02-24T01:50:00.000-05:00ha hagood post.a helm of alignment change is proba...ha ha<BR/>good post.<BR/>a helm of alignment change is probably better than any of these jokers!Ragnorakkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812860633134547618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4727301007280965202.post-26869775417645075152009-02-24T01:49:00.000-05:002009-02-24T01:49:00.000-05:00Evil Sea Monkeys. Heh. There's a monster idea that...Evil Sea Monkeys. Heh. There's a monster idea that has legs. For the wizard's son who has everything.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.com