Re: Driders
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 12:36 pm
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Yes... nobody should EVER Google that... nothing sexy to be found in THERE... nothing creepily, disturbingly, mind-breakingly sexy...
They were supposed to be an example of a monster who can justify the existence of a dungeon -- why is there a cave system, because a delver made one -- in previews of the Monster Manual.Jabroniville wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:42 pm-Delvers debuted in 3rd Edition, so don't have the justification for "WTF?" like other Abberations do- they're just a bizarre mish-mash of traits with an appearance that makes no sense (what's with the giant lips in front, and the top-mouth thing?). They're distinctly odd enough that this becomes their most memorable trait- Paizo Publishing included them in their "Misfit Monsters Redeemed" book, owing to their notoriety.[/i]
Haha, that's funny. Like the world couldn't just have lots of tunnels and cave systems in it? I mean, they have enough races living down there to make it... well, SORT of plausible.Davies wrote: ↑Sun Jul 15, 2018 7:47 amThey were supposed to be an example of a monster who can justify the existence of a dungeon -- why is there a cave system, because a delver made one -- in previews of the Monster Manual.Jabroniville wrote: ↑Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:42 pm-Delvers debuted in 3rd Edition, so don't have the justification for "WTF?" like other Abberations do- they're just a bizarre mish-mash of traits with an appearance that makes no sense (what's with the giant lips in front, and the top-mouth thing?). They're distinctly odd enough that this becomes their most memorable trait- Paizo Publishing included them in their "Misfit Monsters Redeemed" book, owing to their notoriety.[/i]
I love the thought of (evil) Wizards having an entire henhouse full of Cockatrices, though if the party ever found it they'd be screwed.Jabroniville wrote: ↑Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:19 am -The Cockatrice is infamous, but fairly rare- they are born from chicken eggs that are incubated by lizards. This thankfully-uncommon occurence leads to a a large cock with a reptilian tail and bat-like wings, as well as the magical ability to turn flesh to stone. They are highly-prized as guardian creatures by Wizards, who both utilize their feathers as ink-quills and don Anti-Petrification artifacts to allow these beasts to use their powers on any interlopers- Cockatrices are much easier to feed than larger creatures like Displacer Beasts & Chimerae, and much easier to defend against should they turn. To this end, Evil Wizards frequently have entire room full of lizards being forced to incubate chicken eggs- this is extremely illegal, and quite risky, should the anti-petrification gear fail.
Jab's Notes: Another legendary creature of myth appearing in D&D, Cockatrices are one of the lowest-level creatures capable of Petrification, and aren't overly scary (DC 15 isn't that bad). Five hit-dice isn't bad for a Small-sized creature, though. It's basically a tiny, dumb animal with the durability of a fifth-level character. I was thinking they'd be super-rare, but the mention of their quills in the Monster Manual made me think that Wizards would LOVE to have flocks of these guys defending their stuff.