I liked the idea of the blink dogs, reminded me of the Hounds of Tindalos sort of, but the name was bad and they were described kinda lame. I remember playing the pc game Stalker and it had teleporting-ish dogs and I immediately thought of blink dogs. And they are a nasty fight in Stalker so they could have been cooler than they were.

I also never got all the animals in the MM. I know most of them were giant versions of animals, some of which are nifty and staples of the genre (giant eagles, giant crabs, etc) but some were pretty dumb. Did anyone ever have a cool battle with a giant beaver or porcupine?

I don't remember fighting a giant beaver but I do remember being a little scared when I encountered one.

In the Middle Ages the beaver was considered a fish because it lived in water.

So in Lent the monks could eat all the beaver they wanted.

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1024170In the Middle Ages the beaver was considered a fish because it lived in water.

So in Lent the monks could eat all the beaver they wanted.

Also according to the Bible, bats are birds. Not bird enough to be kosher though.

But nobody wants to eat bats.

Dumbest creature in D&D?  Mike Mearls.

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1024181But nobody wants to eat bats.

And people want to eat oh, I see what is going on.

62 going on 13, folks.

Some people don't want to eat beaver either.  Like many fish, it is too salty.

Eating bats will make you batty, but not Roy Batty.  

(in Nethack,  eating a bat stuns the character.  Not a good thing to be, stunned, especially in Nethack.  YASD.

Applying a unicorn horn may rid the character of the stunned condition.  I never really tried to imagine how the unicorn horn might be 'applied.' What happens in the dungeon stays in the dungeon.)

To the question: Strahd the "First Vampyr" from Ravenloft.  The first DM PC.  

Dear DMs,
Please be complete adversarial dicks to your players.
Sincerely,
The Hickmans

Rot Grubs and Ear Seekers as dishonorable mentions.

And Hobgoblins.  They should be half the size of goblins.  That whole 'hob' part of the name. :rolleyes:

Quote from: Franky;1024265Some people don't want to eat beaver either.  Like many fish, it is too salty.

If fish really tasted like beaver, I'd be eating a LOT more fish.

Quote from: Manic Modron;1024231And people want to eat oh, I see what is going on.

I usually let those more gifted at the art do the dirty/naughty humor here, but I can't pretend I didn't laugh out loud the first time I read this in the paper.

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1024286If fish really tasted like beaver, I'd be eating a LOT more fish.

Actual beaver (as in the furry beast that eats wood, not the...ohhhhh, sudden realization), anyways, the actual animal beaver is surprisingly tasty. Only ever tasted when with more skilled hunters than I, as opposed to got to make myself. No idea where one would buy the stuff (again, actual beaver, preempting anyone's street-corner joke). There are a couple of recipes from in my Norse ancestor's cook books that I'd love to try some day.

Quote from: Willie the Duck;1024336(as in the furry beast that eats wood, not the...ohhhhh, sudden realization)

"Furry beast that eats wood" describes the kind of beaver I'm thinking of, too...

Quote from: Gronan of Simmerya;1024170In the Middle Ages the beaver was considered a fish because it lived in water.

So in Lent the monks could eat all the beaver they wanted.

Learn something new everyday!!! Interesting.

... then they had to invent biological taxonomy and ruin everything!!! DAMN YOU SCIENCE!!

Never tried beaver. And I've tried some weird stuff.