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Title: Monster references
Post by: Nando on April 20, 2012, 06:18:48 AM: 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 April 20, 2012, 06:26:19 AM: 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 on April 20, 2012, 07:03:54 AM: 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: sunteam_paul on April 20, 2012, 07:34:27 AM: http://www.monstropedia.org/
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Arkhan on April 20, 2012, 07:46:18 AM: Or that...

:D
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: spenoza on April 20, 2012, 07:50:12 AM: 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 April 20, 2012, 07:54:24 AM: 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/
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Gogan on April 20, 2012, 07:59:26 AM: I like these too
http://listverse.com/2011/07/21/10-monsters-that-inspire-dread/
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Arkhan on April 20, 2012, 08:12:57 AM: Here's a scary monster

(http://www.realbollywood.com/up_images/Amy-Winehouse15716e.html)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nando on April 20, 2012, 08:16:02 AM: Quote from: Arkhan on April 20, 2012, 08:12:57 AM
Here's a scary monster

(http://www.realbollywood.com/up_images/Amy-Winehouse15716e.html)

"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 April 20, 2012, 09:16:37 AM: Yokai are a sorry neglected lot, even by the Japanese.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nando on April 20, 2012, 09:19:24 AM: Quote from: kamiboy on April 20, 2012, 09:16:37 AM
Yokai 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 April 20, 2012, 10:59:26 PM: 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.

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

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

(http://archives.tg-16.com/archive-two/TP-08-28.html)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Nando on April 22, 2012, 04:54:18 PM: what culture is that from?
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: esteban on April 27, 2012, 12:31:25 AM: Quote from: Nando on April 22, 2012, 04:54:18 PM

(http://archives.tg-16.com/archive-two/TP-08-28.html)

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 April 27, 2012, 03:25:41 AM: Quote from: esteban on April 27, 2012, 12:31:25 AM

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.

(http://tnation.t-nation.com/forum_images/4/0/401dc_ORIG-facepalm_gif.gif)

I meant

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

;)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: Necromancer on April 27, 2012, 03:38:17 AM: Quote from: Nando on April 27, 2012, 03:25:41 AM
(http://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 April 27, 2012, 05:19:39 AM: 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: sunteam_paul on April 27, 2012, 05:47:48 AM: 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 April 27, 2012, 09:15:51 AM: Quote from: sunteam_paul on April 27, 2012, 05:47:48 AM
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.

Coud it be that you're a spriggan and didn't know it????? ;)
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: sunteam_paul on April 28, 2012, 04:12:12 AM: Well I just looked in a mirror and there is *some* resemblance.
Title: Re: Monster references
Post by: esteban on April 28, 2012, 04:51:31 AM: The funny thing is, speaking of spriggan, my nickname in high school was "Corn Wall".

Quote from: sunteam_paul on April 28, 2012, 04:12:12 AM
Well I just looked in a mirror and there is *some* resemblance.

(http://junk.tg-16.com/images/hany_in_the_sky.html) "Everyone deserves to be loved!"

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