Obscure Monsters

[JellyPooga]

I was flicking through the Monster Manuals in search of decent humanoids (as in two arms, two legs, rather than type) to make skeletons out of and came across the Harssaf in MMIII...after a brief 'skele-scan' revealed that they were exactly what I was looking for (medium size, 6HD, Str and Dex bonus plus Fire subtype = excellent skeleton for disguising and putting in your retinue as a bodyguard whilst in town ), I went back and had another look and realised that IMO they're incredibly cool! Sure you have to bite those 6 racial HD and a +4 Level Adjust, but I really like their abilities; very thematic and really kinda useful. Not, of course, comparable to an equivalent ECL character without Racial HD or LA, but I like them nevertheless.

So what monsters from the deepest depths of the Monster Manuals really caught your attention, inspired your imagination and made you think "Hey! They're so badass, I've gotta use them in my next game!"

[Kol Korran]

not entirely on subject, but i've found all kind of monsters that got my ettention, and my imagination, whihc i've tried to expand quite a bit. if you're interested, i've developed a few (all from MM1) in the link in my sig.
i would have written more, but the lack of responses to the thread led me to belive that too few were interested in this.

feel free to look though, i'd love any commentery. here or there.

Kol.

[arguskos]

Lumi, MMIII. +2 LA and 2 HD, you get a floating head positive energy war-like people who just want to be your benevolent overlords. Further, they get some powerful defenses (immunity to negative levels/negative energy effects; immune to anything light-based).

God, I love the lumi.

[yilduz]

If I ever play a character from the monster manual with a high LA/racial HD, it will be Hound Archon. They're a badass race.

[Zeta Kai]

Lumi, MMIII. +2 LA and 2 HD, you get a floating head positive energy war-like people who just want to be your benevolent overlords. Further, they get some powerful defenses (immunity to negative levels/negative energy effects; immune to anything light-based).

God, I love the lumi.

Aren't they also immune to vorpal attacks, due to the lack of a neck?

[Cicciograna]

I always liked the Tempest from MMII, because I like the idea of a multiple Elemental; again, from MMII, I think that Hellfire Wyrm is a really cool monster, asi it conjugates the cunning of the Devils and the sheer power of the Dragons

[arguskos]

Aren't they also immune to vorpal attacks, due to the lack of a neck?

Hell yeah. Not like it EVER matters, but if you fight a monster with a vorpal bite, you're safe! Man lumi rock.

[AslanCross]

If I ever play a character from the monster manual with a high LA/racial HD, it will be Hound Archon. They're a badass race.

+1. Agreed. I always thought those guys rocked.

[chiasaur11]

Those vampire manta ray clerics from the WTF DnD article look awesome.

Evil manta rays are win.

[strawberryman]

I have to say I love the Vivisector from MMV. They're the coolest-looking Aberrations I've seen. Plus, come on, swords for fingers.

[TheCountAlucard]

Evil manta rays are win.

They need to be voiced by Tim Curry to win.

Ah, The Little Mermaid TV series...

[RS14]

I love the delver. I almost got the chance to use one, but the campaign ended too early.

[J.Gellert]

I recall the "Anubites" from Sandstorm made decent (and very cool-looking) undead. Can't remember what they were called though, the egyptian style hyena-warriors.

[SilverClawShift]

I'm the only person I know the loves the Raggamoffyn.

Come on, it's a naturally occuring contruct that forms when piles of discarded clothing have too many magical scrabs thrown out with them. They wrap up people like homeless drifters and no one's quite sure what their goals are.

I likes em.

[JellyPooga]

I recall the "Anubites" from Sandstorm made decent (and very cool-looking) undead. Can't remember what they were called though, the egyptian style hyena-warriors.

Marruspawn. Yeah, they caught my attention too, but they seemed to be statted too good. There's no real weakness to them, which detracts from their 'cool' factor in my book, though they do score points for the 'ancient egyptian' theme (even if it is cliche'd).

[nysisobli]

One word Boneshard skeletons.... er that's 2 words.....lol

[Ixahinon]

Lantern Archeon

[raptor1056]

Will o Wisps are some of my favorite forms for any wizard in a campaign tough enough to make transformation not broken. They don't hog the spotlight (you can insert your own light-based creature pun) and they have really good AC, fly, and are small enough to be really manueverable.

[GolemsVoice]

I really can't decide, but from the top of my head, I'd say those constructs that consist of tons of discarded magic items. It's like a rubbish bin OF DOOM, coming back to haunt you for your environmental sins. And it has that nifty mummy/egyptian thing going, at least in the illustration. Though of course it can be made from anything.

[Blackjackg]

Earth Grue, from Complete Arcane. With the Entropic template from Planar Handbook. Drove my PCs nuts with that one.

Back in 2nd ed, I made good use of Yeth Hounds.

[Ixahinon]

Hell..if we are going back to second Edition....Quicklings.

I Fragging LOVE quicklings.

[AstralFire]

Xeg-Yi and Xag-Ya.

[Ixahinon]

Oh...and those creatures in second edition that looked like geographic shapes? Pyramids, Cylinders, Spheres, etc. From the plane of Nirvana or some such...those were awesome.

[Blackjackg]

Oh...and those creatures in second edition that looked like geographic shapes? Pyramids, Cylinders, Spheres, etc. From the plane of Nirvana or some such...those were awesome.

Modrons.

(Needed extra characters to post, so I'll compose a haiku about Modrons.)

Geometric shapes
espouse rigid heirarchy.
They march through the planes.

[9mm]

the Inevitables... the Orginial D&D terminators.

[arguskos]

Draedens. Yeah, chew on THAT one.

In other, more related, news, GOGO VIVISECTORS!!! Love them.

Ethergaunts rawk in so many ways it hurts.

Where's the love for Spell Weavers? Anyone? Anyone? Bueler? Bueler?

[wadledo]

I'm the only person I know the loves the Raggamoffyn.

Come on, it's a naturally occuring contruct that forms when piles of discarded clothing have too many magical scrabs thrown out with them. They wrap up people like homeless drifters and no one's quite sure what their goals are.

I likes em.

And the ork with a thong on his face.

[ChaosDefender24]

monster of legend, ekolid, rogue eilodon, angel of decay

[Lappy9000]

I'm the only person I know the loves the Raggamoffyn.

Come on, it's a naturally occuring contruct that forms when piles of discarded clothing have too many magical scrabs thrown out with them. They wrap up people like homeless drifters and no one's quite sure what their goals are.

I likes em.

Yes! Raggamoffyns are awesomesauce

[SilverClawShift]

Where's the love for Spell Weavers? Anyone? Anyone? Bueler? Bueler?

Spellweavers are actually like my favorite character ever. I've been bugging my DM to let me play an outcast Spellweaving Sorcerer for YEARS....

No dice.