 Editor in Chief Bill   | 13 Sep 2017 11:11 a.m. PST |
For a basic DungeonCrawl, what are the essential five monster types? |
| Wackmole9 | 13 Sep 2017 11:37 a.m. PST |
Orcs or Goblins
ogre
G Cube
Skeletons
Dragon |
nnascati  | 13 Sep 2017 11:44 a.m. PST |
Orcs
Goblins
Ogre
Troll
Skeletons A Dragon in a dungeon?? |
| Irish Marine | 13 Sep 2017 11:50 a.m. PST |
Kobolds, lots of Kobolds. |
| Gone Fishing | 13 Sep 2017 12:16 p.m. PST |
Orcs (or Goblins, or Kobolds) You need your fodder.
Slime, G. Cube or spider: They provide the requisite "ick" factor.
Troll: Because they are cool.
Beholder: covers the two previous areas, and are just so iconic of the whole dungeoncrawling thing; they will also give even an experienced party a run for its money! |
| Martian Root Canal | 13 Sep 2017 12:24 p.m. PST |
Orcs
Skeletons
Zombies
Hobgoblin
Spiders |
 Parzival | 13 Sep 2017 12:27 p.m. PST |
Goblins
Orcs
Skeletons
Troll, so somebody can say "They have a cave troll."
Something invisible
The Monster That Is Too Big To Fit Through The Door To Its Chamber. |
| Huscarle | 13 Sep 2017 1:03 p.m. PST |
The Grunts (kobolds, goblins, orcs, etc.)
Undead (skeletons, zombies or ghouls)
Clean-up crew (gelatinous cube, mimic, oozes, etc.)
A large  or more, such as ogre or troll.
An exotic one of a kind (beholder, umber-hulk, mind-flayer, basilisk, giant snake, etc.) |
 miniMo | 13 Sep 2017 1:15 p.m. PST |
Gnolls
Green Slime
Imps
Rust Monsters
Wererats |
| Neal Smith | 13 Sep 2017 1:31 p.m. PST |
Berzerkers
Purple Worm
Gelatinous Cube
Rust Monster
Spider(s) "Old School" :) |
| robert piepenbrink | 13 Sep 2017 2:15 p.m. PST |
Well, all these lists may work for tactics, but where is the joy? Everyone is happier when they've eviscerated a Rules Lawyer. |
| USAFpilot | 13 Sep 2017 2:26 p.m. PST |
I think every dungeon should be different; give me variety in my encounters. With that said here are some of my favorites.
1) dragon (sits on lots of treasure)
2) evil mage w/ goblin(or orc, kobold, etc) servants. (Find his spell book)
3) evil adventure party (lots of magic items)
4) drow (they're rich; lots of loot)
5). any leader or chief in a big fight (he's got a unique magic item) It's all about the loot. |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Sep 2017 3:10 p.m. PST |
Top 5? How about 5 statues of Kali. So that's 30 swords coming at ya! Dan
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| PrivateSnafu | 13 Sep 2017 3:18 p.m. PST |
Fauna – Giant Spider
Goblinknd – Orc
Humanoid – Bandit
Rare magical – Mimic
Flora – green slime |
 Herkybird | 13 Sep 2017 3:20 p.m. PST |
Orcs
Trolls
Ogres
Zombies
Wizard/Witch etc |
| Gone Fishing | 13 Sep 2017 3:32 p.m. PST |
Hmmm, just noticed I picked only four. Last choice would be something magicky: A Liche (with skeleton flunkies, perhaps) or a Mindflayer. Great fun seeing everybody's picks! |
| jhancock | 13 Sep 2017 4:21 p.m. PST |
No Bugbears or Owlbears? Hobgoblin? |
| nnascati | 13 Sep 2017 4:48 p.m. PST |
Good point, but I always see the bigger creatures like Bugbears and Gnolls as "outdoors" encounters. Even trolls for that matter. |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Sep 2017 5:42 p.m. PST |
NNascati What if the goblins brought their own Cave Troll? Dan
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| Winston Smith | 13 Sep 2017 6:45 p.m. PST |
Orcs first, orcs now, orcs in the future, orcs last. |
 etotheipi  | 14 Sep 2017 7:30 a.m. PST |
Goblins – Kill all you want. We'll make more.
Giant Spider – Need some continuing venom effects after dispatching the beast(s).
Humans – The most treacherous and vicious of foes!
Ghouls – Nothing like undead scavengers to harass and evade the heroes.
Giant Magic/Mutant Mushrooms – Spores can do all kinds of nasty things – poison, psychotropic effects, lung/blood infections, rapid growth/drowning, make a fog/mist, make an incendiary fog/mist, caustic properties, etc.
Orcs first, orcs now, orcs in the future, orcs last.[/quote[That's only four … |
| Roderick Robertson | 15 Sep 2017 10:38 a.m. PST |
No dungeon is complete without a Gazebo. |
| etotheipi | 15 Sep 2017 12:42 p.m. PST |
SMWBO sez -
"Orcs, duh."
"Trolls"
"Spiders. Giant spiders."
"Traps. Yeah, so. Traps and puzzles are more important that monsters."
"Ummmm … I don't know … dragons? That's in the title, right?" |
| dilettante | 15 Sep 2017 2:49 p.m. PST |
Love all the ideas but, +1 to Roderick_:^) |
| catavar | 08 Apr 2018 10:54 a.m. PST |
My old time fav's Bugbears
Knolls
Kolbolds
Lizard Men
Drow Elves |
