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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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 Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 21:36:47
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it's a thirst of stirges, and perhaps a flight of dragons, but what do you call a group of beholders? owlbears?
i remember seeing a list of names somewhere, somewhen, but i can't find it now. anybody have a link?
in the meantime, here's a few suggestions.
disclaimer: i'm not a zoologist, or any other sort of person-in-the-know about such things. i just poke google and pick nifty names that people-in-the-know have picked.
caveat: in several cases, several names are available in several sources. we're not all going to agree on what sounds nifty, so feel free to consult the sources and pick something different for your own game.
in the cases where the sources are Candlekeep posters, we're even less likely to reach unanimous agreement. pick the name you like best, or make your own. 
sources: so far, Monster Manual and Shining South, plus a few monsters cherry-picked from other sources.
non-D&D sources include:
USGS, Wikipedia, and San Diego Zoo
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Artemas Entreri
Great Reader
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Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 21:41:18
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| I don't have a link or recall hearing about anything specific; but calling a group of owlbears a pack might work. Not sure about beholders, they tend to be very solitary creatures...of course so are dragons. |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 22:08:51
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| aye, a pack of owlbears would work, but i'm hoping for a list to incorporate into the Glossary (http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13403). if it turns out my memory is faulty, that's fine, but i wanted to check here first. |
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Jakk
Great Reader
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Posted - 24 Jan 2012 : 22:53:56
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| It's a pride of wemics, I'm pretty sure... they are half-lion, after all... and I think unicorns, pegasi, and centaurs are all "herd" creatures... beyond that, I'd have to do some serious thinking, which means not trying to eat and type at the same time. I seem to recall a list of some sort existing as well... maybe ask Ed? |
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Fellfire
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 00:00:01
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| There was this thread that I remember, sadly the title was erased by the scribe who penned it. |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 00:35:20
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| thanks Fellfire... with the suggestions from that thread, i'll ask Ed and perhaps turn this thread into a collection instead of a question. |
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Wooly Rupert
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 04:53:50
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Originally posted by Fellfire
There was this thread that I remember, sadly the title was erased by the scribe who penned it.
Indeed. It was a good discussion, until something happened between the poster and the Mods outside that thread.
Anyway, to the OP, in the link above, I also suggested an oscillation of beholders. Fleet might work as well.
As for owlbears...Hmm. How about a furball of owlbears? |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 05:02:18
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| well, i think we should get the discussion going again, and hopefully i won't suffer from whatever bothered the previous poster. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 05:27:34
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
A glance of beholders? A goggle of beholders?
On a more serious note... Beholders live in hives, and each hive has a Great Mother. Therefore, I'm thinking a group of beholders is a swarm. I'm not keen on saying such intelligent creatures are organized like bugs, but it keeps the terminology following the same theme. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
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Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 05:49:53
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quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
quote:
Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
A glance of beholders? A goggle of beholders?
On a more serious note... Beholders live in hives, and each hive has a Great Mother. Therefore, I'm thinking a group of beholders is a swarm. I'm not keen on saying such intelligent creatures are organized like bugs, but it keeps the terminology following the same theme.
Actually, Monstrous Arcana: I, Tyrant breaks down the social order/organisation of beholders as follows:- solitary, hive, city, and exile.
Solitary is self-explanatory. A Hive of Beholders consists of one hive mother and around 5 to 10 beholders. A City of Beholders is the coming together of two or more same-breed hive mothers and their individual Hives -- the resultant community is classed as a City. Exiles, are, of course, like Solitary Beholders, only instead being regarded as outcasts because they don't follow the ways of their hive mother, Hive, or City.
A Swarm of Beholders only results when a group of same-breed hive mothers come together every three-to-five centuries, along with their individual offspring, and exchange/analyse all of the knowledge gathered by each breed. |
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Mumadar Ibn Huzal
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 10:33:29
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Some suggestions:
A flight of hippogriffs
A wing of griffons / A talon of griffons
A rack of perytons
A herd of pegasi
A spark (small group) or flame (larger group) of firedrakes
A scream of harpies
A rumble of ghaleb dhur
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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1853 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jan 2012 : 19:34:57
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given how many monsters we have (everything in any monster manual or whatever is fair game) at this point, i'm thinking it might be better to organize them by Type (aberrations, constructs, etc).
if i add separate posts, the mods have the divine ability to move them up to the top of the thread, yes? |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 27 Jan 2012 : 10:08:56
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More suggestions:
A drought of laraken
A prick of imps
A keel of sahuagin
A wobble of homunculis |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 22:57:11
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Aberrations
- aboleth: an addendum, a flux, or a sovereign of aboleth (Candlekeep)
- aboleth: a brood of aboleth (Monster Manual)
- athach: a gang of athach (Monster Manual)
- beholder: a fleet, a float, a hive, a glance, a goggle, an oscillation, a swarm, or a turbulence of beholders (Candlekeep)
- beholder: a cluster of beholders (Monster Manual)
- carrion crawler: a cluster of carrion crawlers (Monster Manual)
- chuul: a pack of chuul (Monster Manual)
- cloaker: a mob or a flock of cloakers (Monster Manual)
- deepspawn: a brood of deepspawn (Monsters of Faerûn)
- destrachan: a pack of destrachans (Monster Manual)
- eyeball: a swarm of eyeballs (Candlekeep)
- eyeball: a pod or a pack of eyeballs (Monsters of Faerûn)
- gouger: a blinding or an eyesore of gougers (Candlekeep)
- gouger: a pod or a squad of gougers (Monsters of Faerûn)
- grick: a cluster of gricks (Monster Manual)
- illithid: a cerebrethren, a confluence, a creed, a pod, or a tangle of illithids (Candlekeep)
- illithid: an inquisition of illithids (Monster Manual)
- naga: a nest of naga (Monster Manual, Epic Level Handbook)
- otyugh: a cluster of otyughs (Monster Manual)
- phaerimm: a clan, a clutch, a devastation, a dissonance, a drain, a dread, a drone, a frenzy, a fubar, a gust, a hunger, a hurricane, a lunacy, a murder, a nihil, a paradox, a pestilence, a quantum, a sodality, a storm, a tangle, or a tribe of phaerimm (Candlekeep)
- phaerimm: a hive of phaerimm (Monsters of Faerûn)
- sharn: a shudder or a glisten of sharn (Candlekeep)
- sharn: a parliament of sharn (Monsters of Faerûn)
- skum: a brood or a pack of skum (Monster Manual)
- spectator: a watch of spectators (Candlekeep)
- tall mouther: a handful of tall mouthers (Shining South)
- thorciasid: an infestation of thorciasids (Epic Level Handbook)
- umber hulk: a cluster of umber hulks (Monster Manual)
- will-o'-wisp: a string of will-o'-wisps (Monster Manual)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:21:14
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Animals
- alligator: a congregation of alligators (wikipedia)
- antelope: a cluster of antelope (wikipedia)
- ape: a company of apes (Monster Manual)
- ape: a troop of apes (wikipedia)
- baboon: a troop of baboons (Monster Manual)
- baboon: a flange of baboons (wikipedia)
- badger: a cete of badgers (Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia)
- bat: a colony or a crowd of bats (Monster Manual)
- bat: a cloud of bats (wikipedia)
- bat swarm: a flight or a colony of bat swarms (Monster Manual)
- bear: a sloth of bears (usgs, wikipedia)
- bird (general): a flight of birds (in the air) (usgs)
- bird (general): a flock of birds (on the ground) (usgs)
- bison: a herd of bison (Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia)
- boar: a sounder of boars (wikipedia)
- bovine (general): a herd of bovines (wikipedia)
- buffalo: an obstinacy of buffalo (usgs, wikipedia)
- buzzard: a wake of buzzards (usgs)
- camel: a flock of camels (wikipedia)
- canine (general): a pack of canines (wikipedia)
- caribou: a herd of caribou (wikipedia)
- cat: a clowder of cats (usgs)
- cattle: a herd of cattle (usgs)
- cattle: a kine of cows (wikipedia)
- cheetah: a coalition of cheetahs (wikipedia)
- chimpanzee: a troop of chimpanzees (wikipedia)
- cobra: a quiver of cobra (wikipedia)
- coyote: a train of coyote (wikipedia)
- crab: a consortium of crabs (wikipedia)
- crane: a sedge of cranes (usgs)
- crocodile: a colony of crocodiles (Monster Manual)
- crocodile: a bask of crocodiles (usgs)
- crow: a murder of crows (usgs)
- dinosaur: a pack or a herd of dinosaurs (Monster Manual)
- dog: a pack of dogs (Monster Manual)
- dog: a cry of hounds (usgs)
- dog: a pack of wild dogs (usgs, wikipedia)
- dolphin: a party of dolphins (female) (wikipedia)
- dolphin: an alliance of dolphins (male) (wikipedia)
- dolphin: a team of dolphins (mixed) (wikipedia)
- donkey: a pace of donkeys (usgs)
- duck: a skein of ducks (in the air) (wikipedia)
- duck: a safe of ducks (on land) (wikipedia)
- duck: a raft of ducks (on water) (usgs, wikipedia)
- eagle: a convocation of eagles (usgs, wikipedia)
- eel: a swarm of eels (wikipedia)
- elephant: a herd of elephants (Monster Manual)
- elephant: a parade of elephants (wikipedia)
- elephant seal: an arrangement of elephant seals (wikipedia)
- elk: a gang of elk (usgs, wikipedia)
- equines (general): a herd of equines (wikipedia)
- felines (general): a clowder of felines (wikipedia)
- ferret: a business of ferrets (usgs)
- fish (general): a shoal of fish (usgs)
- flamingo: a flamboyance of flamingoes (zoo)
- fox: a skulk of fox (usgs, wikipedia)
- frog: an army of frogs (usgs)
- goat: a trip of goats (usgs)
- goose: a skein of geese (in the air) (usgs, wikipedia)
- goose: a gaggle of geese (on the ground) (usgs, wikipedia)
- gorilla: a band of gorillas (usgs, wikipedia)
- hawk: a cast of hawks (usgs, wikipedia)
- hawk: a kettle of hawks (flying in large numbers) (usgs, wikipedia)
- hawk: a boil of hawks (spiraling in small numbers) (usgs, wikipedia)
- hippopotamus: a bloat of hippopotamuses (usgs, wikipedia)
- horse: a herd of horses (Monster Manual)
- horse: a harras of horses (usgs)
- horse: a string of ponies (wikipedia)
- hyena: a pack of hyenas (Monster Manual)
- hyena: a cackle of hyenas (usgs, wikipedia)
- jellyfish: a smack of jellyfish (usgs, wikipedia)
- leopard: a leap of leopards (usgs, wikipedia)
- lion: a pride of lions (Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia)
- manta ray: a school of manta rays (Monster Manual)
- monkey: a troop of monkeys (Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia)
- night hunter: a swoop of night hunters (Monsters of Faerûn)
- owl: a parliament of owls (usgs, wikipedia)
- pig: a passel of hogs (usgs)
- pig: a sounder of swine (usgs)
- porpoise: a school of porpoises (Monster Manual)
- rabbit: a down of hares (usgs, wikipedia)
- rabbit: a colony of rabbits (usgs, wikipedia)
- raccoon: a gaze of raccoons (wikipedia)
- rat: a plague of rats (Monster Manual, wikipedia)
- rat swarm: a pack or infestation of rat swarms (Monster Manual)
- raven: an unkindness of ravens (usgs, wikipedia)
- rhinoceros: a herd of rhinoceroses (Monster Manual)
- rhinoceros: a crash of rhinoceroses (usgs, wikipedia)
- salamander: a maelstrom of salamanders (wikipedia)
- sea lion: a harem of sea lions (female) (wikipedia)
- sea lion: a hurdle of sea lions (male) (wikipedia)
- sea lion: a rookery of sea lions (mixed) (wikipedia)
- seal: a pod of seals (usgs, wikipedia)
- shark: a school or a pack of sharks (Monster Manual)
- shark: a shiver of sharks (usgs, wikipedia)
- sheep: a flock of sheep (usgs, wikipedia)
- skunk: a surfeit of skunks (wikipedia)
- snail: a hood of snails (wikipedia)
- snake: a nest of snakes (usgs, wikipedia)
- spider: a skittering of spiders (Candlekeep)
- spider: a clutter of spiders (wikipedia)
- squid: an audience of squid (wikipedia)
- squid: a school of squids (Monster Manual)
- squirrel: a scurry of squirrels (usgs, wikipedia)
- swallow: a flight of swallows (usgs)
- swan: a wedge of swans (in the air) (usgs)
- swan: a flock of swans (on the ground) (wikipedia)
- tiger: an ambush of tigers (wikipedia)
- toad: a swarm of toads (Monster Manual)
- toad: a knot of toads (usgs, wikipedia)
- trout: a hover of trout (usgs)
- turkey: a gang of turkeys (usgs)
- turtle: a bale of turtles (usgs, wikipedia)
- weasel: a sneak of weasels (wikipedia)
- whale: a pod of whales (Monster Manual, usgs, wikipedia)
- wolf: a pack of wolves (Monster Manual, usgs)
- zebra: a cohort of zebra (wikipedia)
to cut down the size of the list a little, i intentionally omitted some of the more unusual ones, and some that we don't have D&D stats for - including one of my favorites: a troubling of goldfish. so check the sources for animals which don't appear in this list. |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:22:30
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Constructs
- animated object: a group of animated object (Monster Manual)
- crawling claw: an applause of crawling claws (Monsters of Faerûn)
- golem: a troop of gemstone golems (Monsters of Faerûn)
- golem: a stampede of golems (Candlekeep)
- golem: a gang of golems (Monster Manual, Monsters of Faerûn)
- homonculus: a wobble of homonculi (Candlekeep)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:23:23
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Dragons
- dragon: a deadliness or a rage of dragons (Candlekeep)
- dragon: a clutch or a family of dragons (Monster Manual)
- firedrake: a flame or a spark of firedrakes (Candlekeep)
- pseudodragon: a clutch of pseudodragons (Monster Manual)
- wyvern: a flight of wyverns (Monster Manual)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:24:18
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Elementals
- belker: a clutch of belkers (Monster Manual)
- galeb duhr: a rumble of galeb duhr (Candlekeep)
- galeb duhr: a tumble of galeb duhr (Monster Manual 2)
- magmin: a gang or a squad of magmins (Monster Manual)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:25:04
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Fey
- dryad: a grove of dryads (Monster Manual)
- faerie: a chime of faeries (Candlekeep)
- hoary hunter: a company of hoary hunters (Epic Level Handbook)
- hybsil: a hunting party or a war party of hybsils (Monsters of Faerûn)
- satyr: a band or a troop of satyrs (Monster Manual)
- sprite: a gang or a band of sprites (Monster Manual)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:25:53
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Giants
- cyclops: a fist of cyclopes (Shining South)
- ettin: a gang of ettins (Monster Manual)
- giant: a gang or a family of giants (Monster Manual)
- ogre: a gang or a band of ogres (Monster Manual)
- taer: a gang of taers (Unapproachable East)
- troll: a gang or a warband of trolls (Monster Manual, Unapproachable East)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:27:32
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Humanoids
- asabi: a squad of asabis (Monsters of Faerûn)
- bugbear: a gang of bugbears (Monster Manual)
- bullywug: a pad, a float, or a pond of bullywugs (Monsters of Faerûn)
- drow: a squad, a patrol, or a band of drow (Monster Manual)
- dwarf: an axe, a diligence, a round, or a shield of dwarves (Candlekeep)
- dwarf: a team or a squad of dwarves (Monster Manual)
- elf: a range or a vainglory of elves (Candlekeep)
- elf: a squad or a company of elves (Monster Manual)
- gibberling: a horde or a wave of gibberlings (Monsters of Faerûn)
- githyanki: a company of githyanki (Monster Manual)
- githzerai: a fellowship, a sect, or an order of githzerai (Monster Manual)
- gnoll: a cacklesquad of gnolls (Candlekeep)
- gnoll: a hunting party of gnolls (Monster Manual)
- gnome: a calamity, a gearwheel, or an urgency of gnomes (Candlekeep)
- gnome: a company or a squad of gnomes (Monster Manual)
- goblin: a gang of goblins (Monster Manual)
- halfling: a dilemma, a doublet, an entree, a scatter, or a smorgasbord of halflings (Candlekeep)
- halfling: a company or a squad of halflings (Monster Manual)
- hobgoblin: a gang of hobgoblins (Monster Manual)
- human: a deathwish or a plague of humans (Candlekeep)
- kobold: a clutch of kobolds (Candlekeep)
- kobold: a gang of kobolds (Monster Manual)
- lizardfolk: a clutch of lizardfolk (Candlekeep)
- lizardfolk: a gang of lizardfolk (Monster Manual)
- locathah: a company or a patrol of locathah (Monster Manual)
- merfolk: a company or a patrol of merfolk (Monster Manual)
- orc: an epidemic, a melee, or an outbreak of orcs (Candlekeep)
- orc: a gang or a squad of orcs (Monster Manual)
- shalarin: a band or a caste of shalarins (Monsters of Faerûn)
- siv: a patrol or a temple training exercise of sivs (Monsters of Faerûn)
- spirit folk: a band of spirit folk (Unapproachable East)
- stingtail: a gang of stingtails (Monsters of Faerûn)
- tasloi: a gang of tasloi (Shining South)
- troglodyte: a clutch of troglodytes (Monster Manual)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:28:19
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Magical Beasts
- ankheg: a cluster of ankheg (Monster Manual)
- aranea: a colony of aranea (Monster Manual)
- banelar: a band of banelars (Monsters of Faerûn)
- basilisk: a colony of basilisks (Monster Manual)
- beast of Malar: a pack of beasts of Malar (Monsters of Faerûn)
- beguiler: a pack of beguilers (Shining South)
- blink dog: a pack of blink dogs (Monster Manual)
- brachyurus: a pack of brachyuri (Epic Level Handbook)
- celestial creature: a pride of celestial creatures (Monster Manual)
- chimera: a pride or a flight of chimerae (Monster Manual)
- cockatrice: a flight or a flock of cockatrices (Monster Manual)
- darkenbeast: a flight of darkenbeasts (Monsters of Faerûn)
- darkmantle: a clutch or a swarm of darkmantles (Monster Manual)
- digester: a pack of digesters (Monster Manual)
- displacer beast: a pride of displacer beasts (Monster Manual)
- dragonne: a pride of dragonnes (Monster Manual)
- eagle: an eyrie of giant eagles (Monster Manual)
- fiendish creature: a pack of fiendish creatures (Monster Manual)
- girallon: a company of girallons (Monster Manual)
- gorgon: a pack or a herd of gorgons (Monster Manual)
- griffon: a talon or a wing of griffons (Candlekeep)
- griffon: a pride of griffons (Monster Manual)
- hellwasp swarm: a fright or a terror of hellwasp swarms (Monster Manual)
- hippogriff: a flight of hippogriffs (Monster Manual)
- krenshar: a pride of krenshars (Monster Manual)
- lamia: a gang of lamia (Monster Manual)
- leucrotta: a pack of leucrotta (Monsters of Faerûn)
- manticore: a pride of manticores (Monster Manual)
- mantimera: a pack of mantimerae (Shining South)
- owl (giant): a company of giant owls (Monster Manual)
- owlbear: a furball of owlbears (Candlekeep)
- owlbear: a pack of owlbears (Monster Manual)
- pegasus: a herd of pegasi (Monster Manual)
- peryton: a rack of perytons (Candlekeep)
- peryton: a nest of perytons (Monsters of Faerûn)
- phase spider: a cluster of phase spiders (Monster Manual)
- roper: a trap of ropers (Candlekeep)
- roper: a cluster of ropers (Monster Manual)
- sea cat: a pride of sea cats (Monster Manual)
- shocker lizard: a clutch or a colony of shocker lizards (Monster Manual)
- sinister: an audience of sinisters (Candlekeep)
- sinister: a band of sinisters (Monsters of Faerûn)
- sirrush: a pack of sirrushes (Epic Level Handbook)
- stirge: a colony, a flock, or a storm of stirges (Monster Manual)
- strider (giant): a flock of giant striders (Monsters of Faerûn)
- tarrasque: an inconceivability of tarrasques (Candlekeep)
- unicorn: a grace of unicorns (Monster Manual)
- winter wolf: a pack of winter wolves (Monster Manual)
- worg: a pack of worgs (Monster Manual)
- yrthak: a clutch of yrthaks (Monster Manual)
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xaeyruudh
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:29:20
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Monstrous Humanoids
- aarakocra: a flight of aarakocra (Monsters of Faerûn)
- broodguard: a clutch of broodguards (Monsters of Faerûn)
- centaur: a company or a troop of centaurs (Monster Manual)
- chitine: a swarm of chitines (Monsters of Faerûn)
- chosen one: a gang, a band, or a plague of chosen ones (Monsters of Faerûn)
- derro: a team or squad of derro (Monster Manual)
- doppelganger: a crisis, an exigency, or a masquerade of doppelgangers (Candlekeep)
- doppelganger: a gang of doppelgangers (Monster Manual)
- dragonkin: a clutch of dragonkin (Monsters of Faerûn)
- firenewt: a gang or a warband of firenewts (Monsters of Faerûn)
- gargoyle: a wing of gargoyles (Monster Manual)
- goblin (Dekanter): a squad of Dekanter goblins (Monsters of Faerûn)
- grimlock: a gang or a pack of grimlocks (Monster Manual)
- groundling: a pack of groundlings (Monsters of Faerûn)
- hag: a covey of hags (Monster Manual, Unapproachable East)
- harpy: a scream or a spite of harpies (Candlekeep)
- harpy: a flight of harpies (Monster Manual)
- kuo-toa: a patrol or a squad of kuo-toa (Monster Manual)
- loxo: a company of loxo (Shining South)
- medusa: a covey of medusa (Monster Manual)
- minotaur: a gang of minotaurs (Monster Manual)
- pterafolk: a flight of pterafolk (Monsters of Faerûn)
- quaggoth: a hunting band of quaggoths (Monsters of Faerûn)
- sahuagin: a keel of sahuagin (Candlekeep)
- sahuagin: a team of sahuagin (Monster Manual)
- thri-kreen: a pack of thri-kreen (Shining South)
- wemic: a pride of wemics (Monsters of Faerûn)
- yuan-ti: a gang of yuan-ti (Monster Manual)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
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Outsiders
- aasimar: a team of aasimars (Monster Manual)
- abishai: a wail of abishai (Monsters of Faerûn)
- achaierai: a flock of achaierai (Monster Manual)
- archon: a squad of archons (Monster Manual)
- arrowhawk: a clutch of arrowhawks (Monster Manual)
- astral deva: a squad of astral deva (Monster Manual)
- atropal: a malfeasance of atropals (Candlekeep)
- azer: a squad of azer (Monster Manual)
- barghest: a pack of barghests (Monster Manual)
- chichimec: a flock of chichimecs (Epic Level Handbook)
- couatl: a flight of couatl (Monster Manual)
- demon: a troupe of demons (mixed) (Monster Manual)
- demon: a gang, a squad, a crowd, or a mob of demons (same type) (Monster Manual)
- devil: a troupe of devils (mixed) (Monster Manual)
- devil: a gang, a squad, a band, a crowd, a mob, or a swarm of devils (same type) (Monster Manual)
- eladrin: a squad of eladrins (Monster Manual)
- fey'ri: a band or a house of fey'ri (Monsters of Faerûn)
- formian: a team, a crew, a troop, or a platoon of formians (Monster Manual)
- genie: a company or a band of genies (Monster Manual)
- guardinal: a squad of guardinals (Monster Manual)
- hell hound: a pack of hell hounds (Monster Manual)
- hellcat: a pride of hellcats (Monster Manual)
- howler: a gang or a pack of howlers (Monster Manual)
- imp: a prick of imps (Candlekeep)
- laraken: a drought of larakens (Candlekeep)
- lillend: a covey of lillends (Monster Manual)
- mephit: a gang or a mob of mephits (Monster Manual)
- myrlochar: a hunting pack of myrlochars (Monsters of Faerûn)
- rast: a cluster of rasts (Monster Manual)
- salamander: a cluster of salamanders (Monster Manual)
- shadow mastiff: a pack of shadow mastiffs (Monster Manual)
- slaad: a gang or a pack of slaadi (Monster Manual)
- tanarukk: a squad of tanarukks (Monsters of Faerûn)
- tiefling: a gang of tieflings (Monster Manual)
- tojanida: a clutch of tojanidas (Monster Manual)
- triton: a company, a squad, or a band of tritons (Monster Manual)
- uvuudaum: a madness of uvudaum (Epic Level Handbook)
- vargouille: a cluster or a mob of vargouilles (Monster Manual)
- xill: a gang of xills (Monster Manual)
- xorn: a cluster of xorns (Monster Manual)
- yeth hound: a pack of yeth hounds (Monster Manual)
- yochlol: a brood of yochlol (Monsters of Faerûn)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:31:17
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Plants
- assassin vine: a patch of assassin vines (Monster Manual)
- fungus: a patch of fungi (Monster Manual)
- green warder: a grove of green warders (Monsters of Faerûn)
- mu spore: a polyp of mu spores (Epic Level Handbook)
- shrieker: a cacophony of shriekers (Candlekeep)
- treant: a thicket of treants (Candlekeep)
- treant: a grove of treants (Monster Manual, Epic Level Handbook)
- volodni: a band of volodnis (Unapproachable East)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:32:30
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Undead
- atropal: a malfeasance of atropals (Candlekeep)
- banedead: a pack of banedead (Monsters of Faerûn)
- baneguard: a squad of baneguards (Monsters of Faerûn)
- banshee: a keen or a keening of banshees (Candlekeep)
- banshee: a brood of banshees (Monster Manual 2)
- bodak: a gang of bodaks (Monster Manual)
- bonebat: a flock of bonebats (Monsters of Faerûn)
- dracolich: a dirge of dracoliches (Candlekeep)
- dread warrior: a company of dread warriors (Monsters of Faerûn)
- dream vestige: a hollow of dream vestiges (Candlekeep)
- ghast: a gang or a pack of ghasts (Monster Manual)
- ghost: a gang or a mob of ghosts (Monster Manual)
- ghoul: a gang or a pack of ghouls (Monster Manual)
- hunefer: a court of hunefers (Epic Level Handbook)
- mohrg: a gang of mohrg (Monster Manual)
- mummy: a warden squad or a guardian detail of mummies (Monster Manual)
- nighthaunt: a fleet of nighthaunts (Candlekeep)
- nightshade: a harrow of nightshades (Candlekeep)
- nightwalker: a desecration of nightwalkers (Candlekeep)
- nightwalker: a gang of nightwalkers (Monster Manual)
- nightwing: a flock of nightwings (Monster Manual)
- shade of fire: a gang of shapes of fire (Epic Level Handbook)
- shadow: a gang or a swarm of shadows (Monster Manual)
- shadow of the void: a gang of shadows of the void (Epic Level Handbook)
- skeleton: a clatter of skeletons (Candlekeep)
- spectre: a gang or a swarm of spectres (Monster Manual)
- tyrantfog zombie: a pack of tyrantfog zombies (Monsters of Faerûn)
- vampire spawn: a pack of vampire spawns (Monster Manual)
- vasuthant: a reverberation of vasuthants (Candlekeep)
- wight: a gang or a pack of wights (Monster Manual)
- wraith: a gang or a pack of wraiths (Monster Manual)
- zombie: a shuffle of zombies (Candlekeep)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 28 Jan 2012 : 23:33:19
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Vermin
- ant: a crew of ants (Monster Manual)
- ant: a colony of ants (usgs, wikipedia)
- bee: a grist of bees (usgs, wikipedia)
- bombardier beetle (giant): a cluster or a click of bombardier beetles (Monster Manual)
- caterpillar: an army of caterpillars (usgs)
- centipede (monstrous): a colony or a swarm of centipedes (Monster Manual)
- centipede swarm: a tangle or a colony of centipede swarms (Monster Manual)
- cockroach: an intrusion of cockroaches (usgs)
- devastation vermin: a cluster of devastation vermin (Epic Level Handbook)
- dung crawler: a stench of dung crawlers (Candlekeep)
- fire beetle (giant): a cluster or a colony of fire beetles (Monster Manual)
- fly: a business of flies (usgs, wikipedia)
- gnat: a cloud of gnats (usgs)
- grasshopper: a cloud of grasshoppers (usgs)
- hairy spider: a swarm of hairy spiders (Monsters of Faerûn)
- hornet: a nest of hornets (usgs)
- locust: a plague of locusts (usgs, wikipedia)
- locust swarm: a cloud or a plague of locust swarms (Monster Manual)
- rot grub: a revulsion of rot grubs (Candlekeep)
- scorpion (monstrous): a colony or a swarm of scorpions (Monster Manual)
- spider (monstrous): a colony or a swarm of spiders (Monster Manual)
- spider swarm: a tangle or a colony of spider swarms (Monster Manual)
- stag beetle (giant): a cluster or a mass of stag beetles (Monster Manual)
- wasp (giant): a swarm or a nest of wasps (Monster Manual)
- worm: a clew of worms (wikipedia)
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 29 Jan 2012 : 00:49:27
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i like a keening of banshees. Dennis suggested keen, which i think is brilliant, but i like keening a tad better. maybe. hm, keen is pretty good.
some of the "official" group names (like an applause of crawling claws) are great and/or funny, but others are pretty lame or just lack originality. like just about all humanoids are grouped in "gangs" or "squads". i think the official terms are fine for cases where nothing else comes to mind, but there are times when something else can work better.
with that in mind, groups of hyenas are called "cackles" which is kinda wonky but it can be combined with squad for a great way to describe gnolls: cacklesquads! 
i also like a blight of beholders, or a sighting of beholders, or a spectacle of beholders,
a crisis of doppelgangers, or an exigency of doppelgangers,
a stench of dung crawlers,
a diligence of dwarves,
a vainglory of elves,
a swarm of eyeballs,
an urgency of gnomes, or a calamity of gnomes,
an eyesore of gougers, or a blinding of gougers,
a dilemma of halflings,
a spite of harpies,
a plague of humans, or a deathwish of humans,
an outbreak of orcs, or an epidemic of orcs,
a trap of ropers,
a revulsion of rot grubs,
a cacophony of shriekers,
an audience of sinisters,
a clatter of skeletons,
a watch of spectators,
a skittering of spiders,
a shuffle of zombies,
and an inconceivability of tarrasques.
humans and demihumans might also be described by gender and age:
a giggle, an admiration, or a snarl of women,
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 29 Jan 2012 : 14:16:56
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Great listing, xaeyruudh! Here's more:
A rage of dragons.
A hollow of dream vestiges.
A dirge of dracoliches. |
Every beginning has an end. |
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Wooly Rupert
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Terms of Venery - Names for groups of things
