Monsters in the Plaground?

[Fizban]

So, where'd it all go? I haven't heard mention of it, or seen the thread on the first page in I don't know how long. That's pretty much it, just looking to see if anyone can tell me what's going on, that project had homebrewed monsters flying all over the place, kept me quite entertained.....

(I put this here cause it's a question, even though the thread in question was in homebrew.)

[Shazzbaa]

Thank you for asking! I've been wondering this too -- I had told Fax Celestis I would try to do some art for MitP, and when I got home from break -- it was gone! I can't figure out what happened...

[MandibleBones]

The board move ate many of the monsters, and nobody is yet brave enough to edit the index. Fax is busy being a newlywed (and playing FFXII).

Anyone else (read: not me, for I am lazy and possibly unfocused) want to step up to organize it until he comes back?

[mc skittlez ninja master]

I dont get it....

"Why are'nt you all dead yet? Oh wait, it's only tuesday."

Nice name, O god of kender-folk.

[MandibleBones]

Hah! Dragonlance references aside, speak for yourself, McSNM. Do you have some sort of a nickname?

[Fizban]

I dont get it....

"Why are'nt you all dead yet? Oh wait, it's only tuesday."

Nice name, O god of kender-folk.

Haha, I don't even get that quote, I've only read the chronicles and legends.

So Fax is busy, and I hadn't thought about the board switch. Someone really should take it up. The new board search engine works very well so it wouldn't be to hard to fix the links, but I have a feeling most of the monster makers wandered of....

[MandibleBones]

Well, wandered off or lost our monsters, yes. I think I have mine saved somewhere... *gulps*

[mc skittlez ninja master]

my name is my rapper name and as soon as I can go local you shall all bow down!!!!!

if you want to see my mysapce, its www.myspace.com/mcskittlezmasterninja

Buy my CD!

"Why are you all not dead yet? Oh wait, it's only tuesday...

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[Fizban]

Heh, back in middle school one of my friends suggested I become a white rapper and call myself skittles, since I talk really fast. It was funny the first 2 times, not so much after.....
/off topic.

[mc skittlez ninja master]

i know how you feel but my supporters feel I should and my "homeboys" are helping me make a cd.

[MandibleBones]

Wow. Back on topic.

So it appears Fizban's right: the search function lets us find most of the monsters (mine is hiding there as well). I suggest that we wait until the end of each month, cataloging all the MitP monsters suggested that month, and do a poll - 7 votes for inclusion? I mean, we could do real voting, but nobody seems to want to do that.

[mc skittlez ninja master]

What are we talking about again?

[MandibleBones]

Monsters in the Playground, a project started in the Homebrew Design section to publish a collection of (volunarily submitted) homebrew monsters, voted on by the other submittors.

Since the driving force behind it, one Fax Celestis, is currently busy leveling his FFVII party and learning about being married, it's fallen into a sort of slack zone.

[Fizban]

In case anyone wants to hear it, I've found that it's much easier to search for a list of threads started by someone and just scan down it for the one I want. Of course, the with the serious homebrewers you'll have to narrow down the search some more (I spent nearly an hour looking over a list of Fax's threads for one template), but it works for most of them.

[MandibleBones]

Want to start updating it, then? Or send me the list via pm, and I will.

[Fizban]

Oh I'm not volunteering, I was just handing out helpful advice and suggesting someone else do it. Sorry for the confusion.....

[Matthew]

In case anyone wants to hear it, I've found that it's much easier to search for a list of threads started by someone and just scan down it for the one I want. Of course, the with the serious homebrewers you'll have to narrow down the search some more (I spent nearly an hour looking over a list of Fax's threads for one template), but it works for most of them.

That's where Internet Explorers 'Find' command comes in useful... of course you need to know the name of the template, though you could just search for 'template'.

[MandibleBones]

Oh I'm not volunteering, I was just handing out helpful advice and suggesting someone else do it.

Welcome to my world ;-)

[fangthane]

I'd suggest that those of us who had submissions for the MitP project (incidentally, doing a search for Threads Started By and putting MitP into the search works wonderfully) should probably update those links and given that Fax seems to be slacking it might be an idea to maintain it in a different thread somewhere. That said, I'm unlikely to be the person to do it. ;)

However, I'm perfectly willing to supply links to my own creations... although I'm going to have to edit all of them (which I hope I can) to point at both the original MitP thread and at whatever other thread temporarily holds all that stuff. Unless it turns out to be the last page of the original thread. I'm OK with that too.
Original master thread
My designs:
Pyreling
Worms
Adapter (officially voted in)
Inveigler (officially voted in)
Grraaacht

I suppose the good news, for me, is that I only had the 5 in the official thread anyhow... If I get really rambunctious, which I doubt, I might look for other people's stuff too. Don't bet on it ;) Perhaps we can sweet-talk D1 into pulling the stuff together in Fax' absence... :)

I'll tell you though, I was very perturbed when my first search for all MITP submissions said "showing 10 of 10 threads" - then I realised I was limited to the past month by default. Whew. ;)

[MandibleBones]

I've started a new thread in homebrew to this effect - I'm willing to take on the project unless someone else steps up.

[fangthane]

Well, it's probably less than perfect in terms of format and execution and I only made it about halfway at the moment, but here're the links - other than mine and D1 - up to about the midway point. Mine are in the last post and I'm damned if I'm going through everything D1's posted to see whether it was a MitP submission.

Anyhow, here's everything I could find on the forums... It looks like a few IDs got eaten and I can't find their submissions (hajih etc) but for the most part, this is everything except D1 (and Fax, oops) and my links, up to LoopyZebra.

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10627 - Octomaw - Abd al-azrad
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10548 - Corpse Vine - Abd
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10266 - Acoilain - Asromta
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10546 - Floating Ooze - Asromta
(Ision template unlinked, uncertain if it was ever officially submitted)
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10706 - Wrathling - Athanatos
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10531 - St. Dymphna's Ring - Belboz
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10264 - Blacktoad - Belboz
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10664 - Abyssal Centaur - Bob_the_mighty
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10503 - Glyphbearer - Delcan
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10380 - Shiney (sic) Demon - Demonhunter
Eros Darsteriel - UNABLE TO LOCATE.
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10691 - Jumpdog - Fualkner Asiniti
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10611 - Gruarru - Fualkner Asiniti
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10850 - Hungry Dragon - Gezina
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10593 - Vereor, Lord of Fear - Ghost_Warlock
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10508 - Terror Wight - Ghost_Warlock
Hajih - UNABLE TO LOCATE
High Priest of Banjo - UNABLE TO LOCATE
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10863 - Chonnour - I_Got_This_Name
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10792 - Brightshade - I_Got_This_Name
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10614 - Xig-yu - I_Got_This_Name
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10618 - Fuzz Finger - Leperflesh
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10579 - Chittermonk - Leperflesh
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10544 - Ork Cow - Leperflesh
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10441 - Runtfiend (Rukalar) - LoopyZebra

[MandibleBones]

Fangthane: THAT'S AWESOME. Will compile everything into one thread / poll as soon as possible, and start taking new submissions after that.

[Zeal]

The key reason you can't locate 'Hajih' is because that was my old username, I'm pretty sure you can find my monsters if you look for threads by Zeal.

In fact, give me a bit of time and I can find those for you.

Edit:
Here they are:
Submitted: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10588
Accepted: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10777

[mc skittlez ninja master]

I wanna be a D&D monster... *soft sobs heard in corner*

[MandibleBones]

So make one.