Commonly misvisualized D&D creatures in narfell
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@e8b63cd702:
The "Bats" in the Oscura Minds…. arent bats they are gelly-fish with wings...
I can't remember if they're supposed to be cloakers or darkmantles, and don't feel like running down there to check just now, so here goes…
Cloaker
Darkmantle:
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My absolute favorite D&D creatures…treants! Just so folks won't think they look like clay golems in barkskin
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Alright. They've been showing up more and more lately, and have been described in various…interesting ways, thus far. So here we go. Dretches:
The dretch is the little one on the right. Not, in fact, a fat halfling in cute armor.
And in case it comes up later, I believe the other two are a Babau (standing up front) and a Hezrou (the one in the back)
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Who cares what they look like…they all die when you chop their heads off
By the way, I highly recommend the monster manual for fluff on monsters. That's where I found out about the phobia that ettins have for bathing
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Ah; Wikipedia. Always a friend to those in need…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobold
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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game (3rd edition) and the games and settings that it inspired, kobolds are aggressive, xenophobic, and cowardly small humanoid creatures. Such kobolds have an ugly presence reminiscent of bipedal lizards or small dinosaurs, and are noted for their skill at building traps and preparing ambushes. Kobold communication sounds like the yapping of a small dog. Kobolds are distantly related to Dragons, and are often found serving them as minions. In previous editions kobolds were dog-like semi-bipedal creatures. Meepo is a Kobold who shows up in a number of settings and contexts.
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Wow, great find, Oreth… I can really tell you have a thing for scales
This could be helpful though to everyone in visualizing... Of course... when I think Displacer Beast... I usually think of the one pictured in the Neo-Geo D&D adventure...
((Which I have to admit, has pretty good renderings for visualizing creatures I thought... a must-play for all :P))
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Awesome! thanks for clearing that up, Oreth, for a minute I thought I was losing it! all this talk about dogs and lizards :?
By the way, the NPC Draconic speech that they put in the nwn voiceset sounds really neat
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Kobolds…
Are in fact reptilian. It says so in their race entry. "Small Humanoid (Reptilian)". The only thing really canine about them is that when they speak (in draconic), they generally do so in a way that sounds like a yapping dog.
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Now I'm beginning to wonder, Snot Goblin
thanks for the post, it made me think… If anyone has more info on the Kobolds, please post it! are they Canine, or Reptilian, or Both?? lol!! let us know! :oops:(Hehe, im just a n00b)
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In 2nd Edition they were canine-like creatures I believe… Kobolds certainly spend a lot of time barking and growling in the Baldur's Gate Trilogy anyway.
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I think the confusion lies in the fact that other game settings have them as canine creatures. But you are correct that in D&D, kobolds are reptilian.
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The Kobolds! I've had people come up and tell me that they are Canine creatures… (Dogs) but after a bit of research, i have concluded that they are small reptilian creatures with thin, saurian-like features... anyways here they are:
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Kuo Toa. For your viewing pleasure.
Oh wait, here comes another!:
And another!:
And one more! Will the fishfolk never stop?:
Answer: Yes. Because I'm done.
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So since currently the stegosaur is using the bullette model, here's what one actually looks like, I beleive. It's the one in the middle.
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I beleive I have seen a displacer beast in an event before using the panther model…
http://wizards.com/leaving.asp?url=/dnd/images/MM35_gallery/MM35_PG67a.jpg&origin=dnd_ag_20030712a
gah, cant get it to show as a picture, but its a displacer beast.
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The "Bats" in the Oscura Minds…. arent bats they are gelly-fish with wings...
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Visually, the other big misconception is with hin-folk. WE all know they really look like this:
That, at least, is how I picture Gears every time I see him.
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@d44fa5784f=Ulyetia:
Er.. elves are the same height as humans? If that were true, then why would half elves be shorter?
In the PHB, Elves are very much, shorter than humans. Even by their rules stated as Physical Description.
Elves between 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 feet tall.
Humans between 5 feet and a little over 6 feet.
So, they ~can~ be the same height, if you had a tall elf, and a short human.
The Players' Handbook applies to the default D&D campaign setting, Greyhawk. In the Forgotten Realms, where Narfell is set, elves are of a more Tolkienesque stature.
@d44fa5784f=Forgotten:
However elves in Faer'n are tall and thin, so all elves except drow use the human height and half-elven weight, subtracting 10 pounds from the actual weight. Half-elves use the human height and half-elven weight entries. Drow use the elven height and weight entries.
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In FR specifically, elves are as tall as humans. This would override the PHB descriptions. I would hazard to say that half-elves are of similar height because of this.
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Er.. elves are the same height as humans? If that were true, then why would half elves be shorter?
In the PHB, Elves are very much, shorter than humans. Even by their rules stated as Physical Description.
Elves between 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 feet tall.
Humans between 5 feet and a little over 6 feet.
So, they ~can~ be the same height, if you had a tall elf, and a short human.
