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eeorey
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Posted - 02 Nov 2016 :  11:30:28  Show Profile Send eeorey a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by moonbeast
#2. Pit Master. What on earth is it?? An aberration to be sure, but is Pit Master a member of another Monster Manual race? Where else can he be found besides an old-fashioned Texas BBQ?



I'm thinking an extra corrupted slave that acts as a slave-driver/warden for the others slaves in an illithid colony or perhaps an aboleth's lair.
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moonbeast
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Posted - 03 Nov 2016 :  01:21:03  Show Profile Send moonbeast a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Yes, with the obvious tentacle appendages, I first thought that he was an Illithid servant or thrall of some type. But the Volos Guide previews say nothing about linking the Pit Master with mind flayers. He could just as easily be a servitor to another tentacled race. Aboleths perhaps. Is there another tentacular race?
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Markustay
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Posted - 03 Nov 2016 :  01:47:27  Show Profile Send Markustay a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'm actually thinking those are snakes, as in 'Snake Pit'.



EDIT: Egads! Someone buy that poor stone Giant a cheeseburger!

"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone


Edited by - Markustay on 03 Nov 2016 01:48:46
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Gyor
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Posted - 03 Nov 2016 :  23:58:14  Show Profile Send Gyor a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Markustay

I'm actually thinking those are snakes, as in 'Snake Pit'.



EDIT: Egads! Someone buy that poor stone Giant a cheeseburger!



Its a giant, buy him the cow the beef and cheese came from.
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sleyvas
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Posted - 04 Nov 2016 :  00:17:23  Show Profile Send sleyvas a Private Message  Reply with Quote
looks like a lot of giants and beholder kin, illithids, and other aberrations. Still its got the official froghemoth, and I was just about to use them for the very first time.

Alavairthae, may your skill prevail

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questing gm
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Posted - 08 Nov 2016 :  11:37:57  Show Profile  Visit questing gm's Homepage Send questing gm a Private Message  Reply with Quote
I'm already hearing talks about the new playable races and monsters in the new Volo's Guide, but does anyone here with the book can say if the lore of the monsters presented there are Realms-specific or tend to be more generic to be plugged into any other settings?

I might have noticed in some of the previews where Realmsian monsters like the Leucrotta have had their origin lore painted over with something not so tied to the Realms.

(Also why isn't this scroll merged with the other scroll with the exact title?)

Edited by - questing gm on 09 Nov 2016 02:59:17
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Wooly Rupert
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Posted - 08 Nov 2016 :  14:52:32  Show Profile Send Wooly Rupert a Private Message  Reply with Quote
It depends on the critter. Beholders were setting-neutral, but giants are Realms-specific. That's as far as I've read, thus far -- I've only skimmed the playable races section.

As for merging the scrolls, so far as I know, the forum software either doesn't permit this or doesn't make it easy.

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The Sage
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Posted - 09 Nov 2016 :  14:05:52  Show Profile Send The Sage a Private Message  Reply with Quote
As I recall, Alaundo has said that merging matters such as those suggested for similar scrolls, is currently outside the purview of the forum software.

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