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Title: Monster references
Post by: Nando on 04/20/2012, 01:18 PM
I'm looking for online references to world monsters and demons, not just the usual stuff that we all know about but more obscure stuff, any links or posts about monster/demon/folk tales from around the world sites would be helpful..
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: spenoza on 04/20/2012, 01:26 PM
If you don't mind going to print, I'd like to recommend dropping by a Barnes and Nobles and looking for an encyclopedia of mythology. There are several different editions, some affordable, which cover quite a bit of international myth and lore. Your local library is also invaluable for such research.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 04/20/2012, 02:03 PM
Dude, go get some D&D monster manuals

there's entire demon/devil sections , lol

theres Deities and Demigods, Fiend Folio, Monster Manual 1-3, and some other stuff from 1st ed.

and some good 2nd. edition manuals too.

screw 3rd. that stuff is dumb.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: _Paul on 04/20/2012, 02:34 PM
http://www.monstropedia.org/
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 04/20/2012, 02:46 PM
Or that...

:D

Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: spenoza on 04/20/2012, 02:50 PM
Do you hate books? Is this because you hate books? I'm a librarian, you know. I take this stuff personally...

*harumph!*
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Gogan on 04/20/2012, 02:54 PM
Here some real life shit. There's other lists on that site too
http://listverse.com/2010/08/13/top-10-cryptids-that-turned-out-to-be-real/ (http://listverse.com/2010/08/13/top-10-cryptids-that-turned-out-to-be-real/)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Gogan on 04/20/2012, 02:59 PM
I like these too
http://listverse.com/2011/07/21/10-monsters-that-inspire-dread/ (http://listverse.com/2011/07/21/10-monsters-that-inspire-dread/)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Arkhan Asylum on 04/20/2012, 03:12 PM
Here's a scary monster

/Amy-Winehouse15716e.jpg
(https://web.archive.org/web/20110929094119im_/http://www.realbollywood.com/up_images/amy-winehouse8591.jpg) (https://web.archive.org/web/20120609133907im_/http://www.realbollywood.com/up_images/amy-winehouse62220.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nando on 04/20/2012, 03:16 PM
Quote from: guest on 04/20/2012, 03:12 PMHere's a scary monster
/Amy-Winehouse15716e.jpg
(https://web.archive.org/web/20110929094119im_/http://www.realbollywood.com/up_images/amy-winehouse8591.jpg) (https://web.archive.org/web/20120609133907im_/http://www.realbollywood.com/up_images/amy-winehouse62220.jpg)
"No one leave Imboca. People come, but no one leave. "



Thanks all!

Paul - NICE!!!!

Spenoza: my local library is my next stop. On a side note, I checked out SuperGods by Grant Morrison. FANTASTIC book. Couldn't recommend it enough.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: kamiboy on 04/20/2012, 04:16 PM
Yokai are a sorry neglected lot, even by the Japanese.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nando on 04/20/2012, 04:19 PM
Quote from: kamiboy on 04/20/2012, 04:16 PMYokai are a sorry neglected lot, even by the Japanese.
Check out Pinktentacle.com they have some awesome yokai stuff.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: esteban on 04/21/2012, 05:59 AM
I want to contribute to this thread, and, seeing as this is PCE world, you might find this bit of trivia interesting:

Spriggan is an ugly little fairy (no, don't even attempt to make a lame joke). They can alter their size, too, when necessary.

(https://static.flickr.com/2272/2226295443_51c861a637.jpg)

Anyway, spriggan should not be confused with Ghost Warrior Spriggan (aka Spirit Soldier Spriggan):

(https://archives.tg-16.com/archive-two/TP-08-28.jpg)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nando on 04/22/2012, 11:54 PM
what culture is that from?
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: esteban on 04/27/2012, 07:31 AM
Quote from: Nando on 04/22/2012, 11:54 PM(https://archives.tg-16.com/archive-two/TP-08-28.jpg)

what culture is that from?
Naxat was a developer that hailed from...Japan, I believe.

Yes, I'm 90% certain that Ghost Warrior Spriggan (Spirit Soldier Spriggan) is of Japanese origin.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nando on 04/27/2012, 10:25 AM
Quote from: esteban on 04/27/2012, 07:31 AMNaxat was a developer that hailed from...Japan, I believe.

Yes, I'm 90% certain that Ghost Warrior Spriggan (Spirit Soldier Spriggan) is of Japanese origin.
(https://web.archive.org/web/20140928212044im_/http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/2/d/2dafa_ORIG-facepalm_gif.gif)

I meant

(https://static.flickr.com/2272/2226295443_51c861a637.jpg)


;)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nazi NecroPhile on 04/27/2012, 10:38 AM
Quote from: Nando on 04/27/2012, 10:25 AM(https://static.flickr.com/2272/2226295443_51c861a637.jpg)
That lil' guy is Cornish.... so I guess he comes from Nebraska.  :D
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: soop on 04/27/2012, 12:19 PM
Donna is from Cornwall, and the first time I heard her mention Spriggan, my heart did a skip.  But she wasn't talking about the game.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: _Paul on 04/27/2012, 12:47 PM
Apparently it is Cornish. I've lived in Cornwall for years and not heard anyone make a mention of a Spriggan though. Mind you, I don't talk to people.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nando on 04/27/2012, 04:15 PM
Quote from: guest on 04/27/2012, 12:47 PMApparently it is Cornish. I've lived in Cornwall for years and not heard anyone make a mention of a Spriggan though. Mind you, I don't talk to people.
Coud it be that you're a spriggan and didn't know it????? ;)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: _Paul on 04/28/2012, 11:12 AM
Well I just looked in a mirror and there is *some* resemblance.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: esteban on 04/28/2012, 11:51 AM
The funny thing is, speaking of spriggan, my nickname in high school was "Corn Wall".



Quote from: guest on 04/28/2012, 11:12 AMWell I just looked in a mirror and there is *some* resemblance.
(https://junk.tg-16.com/images/hany_in_the_sky.png) "Everyone deserves to be loved!"

So, Paul, do you think Nando realizes that I was messing with him earlier?