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Saturday, 23 March 2019
D&D Monsters: Lycanthropes
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In the real world, "lycanthrope" is just another word for "werewolf"; the word literally means "wolf-man" in A...
Saturday, 23 February 2019
D&D Monsters: Werewolves
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Werewolves are a longstanding feature of European folklore, with references to men who can turn into wolves dating back to at least the Anci...
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
D&D Monsters: Trolls
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Unlike the ogre, which seems to have a medieval origin, trolls have a pedigree that stretches back into ancient myth. Specifically, they are...
Tuesday, 22 January 2019
D&D Monsters: Ogres
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Ogres are a common feature in folklore, in which they are typically powerful and brutish humanoids with a taste for human flesh. The word do...
Sunday, 30 December 2018
D&D Monsters: Bugbears
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While in modern English, the term "bugbear" is really only used to mean a source of irritation or a recurring problem, it did ori...
Saturday, 22 December 2018
D&D Monsters: Sahuagin
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While mermen have obvious mythological antecedents, the idea of bipedal fish-men such as the sahuagin is a more modern one. This is not to s...
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
D&D Monsters: Merfolk
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Merfolk are, like centaurs , one of those races that a very common in fantasy settings, but that seem to be present in RPGs largely because ...
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