tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post7542363781399587602..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: Arduin Grimoire, part 10Jeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-31830484084686022092011-02-19T01:55:21.535-06:002011-02-19T01:55:21.535-06:00Yup, he took the basic idea for Deodanths from the...Yup, he took the basic idea for Deodanths from the Dying Earth and gave it his own spin. I would also say the Dragon cats of Lin Carter's Lemuria may of helped a bit as they to go by the similar name of "Deodath".I.F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04345074915911014741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-44303352062919063222011-02-18T12:17:38.687-06:002011-02-18T12:17:38.687-06:00These would all make great Encounter Critical mons...These would all make great Encounter Critical monsters. <br /><br />I used to have the first few Arduin books back when they first came out; I have no idea what happened to them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11899121263427112573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-13830154527042146672011-02-17T17:49:10.906-06:002011-02-17T17:49:10.906-06:00AWESOMMMME!!! not only evocative in a gaming sense...AWESOMMMME!!! not only evocative in a gaming sense, but you also just gave me at least 5 new names for my upcoming music projects!squidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486198900111225929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-29182609114775567982011-02-17T17:33:28.352-06:002011-02-17T17:33:28.352-06:00Vampusa and Killkittens are in later volumes.Vampusa and Killkittens are in later volumes.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-83133652892025657882011-02-17T17:21:11.114-06:002011-02-17T17:21:11.114-06:00Sounds like Spiga was taken from the giant spider ...Sounds like Spiga was taken from the giant spider in certain Godzilla movies. That's one of it's names (AKA: Kumonga)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-27423212904820596722011-02-17T15:54:18.075-06:002011-02-17T15:54:18.075-06:00What about the vampusa? Different book?What about the vampusa? Different book?Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319443832578685630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-11314240921769306382011-02-17T12:23:07.329-06:002011-02-17T12:23:07.329-06:00@Iron Goat -- the two tended to feed on each other...@Iron Goat -- the two tended to feed on each other... first you hand out the +10 sword of total godkilling, then you make up the antimatter admantium mithral dragon that's immune to the sword...Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612692415592670468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-53492288485999953642011-02-17T12:19:17.121-06:002011-02-17T12:19:17.121-06:00I love paging through the Arduin stuff, but it see...I love paging through the Arduin stuff, but it seems like such an odd contradiction of gaming types. The ultimate high-level, Monty Haul game, mashed up with the worst in old school Killer DM trappings. I'm not sure how those two were reconciled in Dave's actual game.The Iron Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15839364742884404019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-57068097162990702142011-02-17T11:43:58.258-06:002011-02-17T11:43:58.258-06:00Deodanths sounds like an homage to the deodands fr...<i>Deodanths sounds like an homage to the deodands from Vance's Dying Earth.</i><br /><br>"Homage" is a kind of putting it, but, yes, deodanths are clearly derived from Vance's deodands. The description is nearly identical to the one from <i>The Dying Earth</i>.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-47696715755339594462011-02-17T10:31:57.419-06:002011-02-17T10:31:57.419-06:00Ha, Hargrave Hates Hobbits ;)Ha, Hargrave Hates Hobbits ;)Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682401446176099294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-44350935150719297312011-02-17T09:59:03.004-06:002011-02-17T09:59:03.004-06:00Back in the mists of time when I played in an Ardu...Back in the mists of time when I played in an Arduin campaign we always feared running into a thunderbunny herd, horde, whatever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-57206273153017191132011-02-17T09:41:58.938-06:002011-02-17T09:41:58.938-06:00So glad you're back to covering this!
I guess...So glad you're back to covering this!<br /><br />I guess Kill Kittens were in another book... probably Runes of Doom, IIRC. (I converted the Kill Kittens to 4e, some very early work that seriously needs revision (http://mrlizard.com/dungeons-and-dragons/dungeons-and-dragons-4th-edition/kill-kittens/ .) I also have one of my usual tedious, rambling, rants on Arduin -- it's supposed to be about the green slime golem, but it's mostly about how cool Arduin is -- at http://mrlizard.com/rules-and-variants/breakfast-crunch/green-slime-golem/ .Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11612692415592670468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-74124284860721665502011-02-17T08:52:52.359-06:002011-02-17T08:52:52.359-06:00Golem-Spitting Yellow Perils? Sign me up!Golem-Spitting Yellow Perils? Sign me up!Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-82353030942446696012011-02-17T08:23:57.314-06:002011-02-17T08:23:57.314-06:00The yellow perils spits acid *and* some new golems...The yellow perils spits acid *and* some new golems? Harsh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-5568638692130869342011-02-17T08:12:14.851-06:002011-02-17T08:12:14.851-06:00In the version of Arduin I have ("The Complea...In the version of Arduin I have ("The Compleat Arduin"), a lot of those monsters (including deodanths) are player races.letsdamagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145102722055581254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-66163706445708216462011-02-17T06:10:32.453-06:002011-02-17T06:10:32.453-06:00Deodanths sounds like an homage to the deodands fr...Deodanths sounds like an homage to the deodands from Vance's Dying Earth.PTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804620638450848244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-20755580424475721232011-02-17T05:56:25.570-06:002011-02-17T05:56:25.570-06:00Brilliant. Why wouldn't you play in this setti...Brilliant. Why wouldn't you play in this setting all the time? This is much more fun than seventeen types of dragon.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.com