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Post by indigo777 on Dec 21, 2013 21:41:12 GMT
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Post by LandWhale on Dec 24, 2013 5:53:33 GMT
sexy woodlind critter
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Post by slurpy on Dec 27, 2013 0:57:17 GMT
Why add pseudopodia?
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Dec 27, 2013 1:48:55 GMT
Okay I'm totally confuzzled....... I see no wolf, no sheep...no pseudopods...... *boggle*
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Post by indigo777 on Dec 27, 2013 19:45:16 GMT
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Dec 27, 2013 23:40:30 GMT
Ah...... so it's an actual monster called "wolf in sheeps clothing" ? Very cool concept (and great find and conversion by you Indigo777) but really a rather un-creative name from the writers and designers who always seemed to come up with very cool names and monsters...... I honestly, in all my years, had never come across that particular monster called that.....lol (as an aside...did you consider using a bit of sculpy and toothpicks to make the fanged maw per chance? It would add a little bit of terror to it imho )
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Post by indigo777 on Dec 28, 2013 5:01:30 GMT
Ah...... so it's an actual monster called "wolf in sheeps clothing" ? Very cool concept (and great find and conversion by you Indigo777) but really a rather un-creative name from the writers and designers who always seemed to come up with very cool names and monsters...... I honestly, in all my years, had never come across that particular monster called that.....lol (as an aside...did you consider using a bit of sculpy and toothpicks to make the fanged maw per chance? It would add a little bit of terror to it imho ) The monsters considered one of the classic misfit/lame monsters by most. It commonly makes lists of worst D&D monsters along with the Flumph, lol. It rarely appears in official D&D material nowadays. Paizo did a really great job with it in Pathfinder by including it in Misfit Monsters Redeemed. Its a great book that took the silly and lame monsters of the early editions and turned them into formidable foes. The Wolf-in-sheep's-clothing went from a plant monster that had a rabbit growing out of its head and two eye stalks, to a formidable and horrifying Lovecraftian monster. The new version of the WiSC is an aberration that is shaped similar to a decaying stump with bark-like skin. It has root like tentacles with which it can move around with and uses to to ensnare and break the bones of animals and humanoids that get near it. Its eyes are on stalks that it wraps around trees to disguise as vines or positions to blend in with flowers. It hunts as an ambush predator, waiting for a small mammal to get within its tentacles grasp and then killing it. It then positions the small animals corpse on top of itself and feeds small tendrils into the corpse. It then animates the creature like a puppet to lure in bigger game replacing the corpse with better game or fresher game as needed. In Misfit Monsters Redeemed a sheriff describes a scene where his group come across a bloody camp site with no one left but the camps dog sitting atop a nearby stump. One of the sheriff's men, Lou, heads toward the dog, and the roots of the stump suddenly whip up and snap the mans legs then drag him toward the stump. A large mouth opens in the bark of the stump with 2 vertical rows of teeth and then blood everywhere. The sheriff runs away for help and when he returns the dog is no longer sitting on the stump but Lou is instead. It also describes the horrible way it reproduces by planting a seed in the lure and allowing the lure to be eaten, or going facehugger and slamming a tenticle with a seed down a throat and then letting the victim flea. The seed then grows inside the carrier like a tapeworm before getting large enough to fill the intestine. At which point it sends tendrils through the body replacing the eyes of its victim and taking over the nervous system guiding its host to a suitable location. At which point the host is forced to clear enough space for it to grow in and then the host is consumed in a horrible manner and the Wolf-in-sheep's-clothing sends out tendrils into the ground to become root like and its skin hardens to a bark like state over time. They are highly intelligent in the Paizo version. For example if it sees a rabbit fleeing a larger cat it will let the rabbit run past and grab the larger meal instead. If it senses a large group of adventures nearby it will hide the lure and play the part of a stump to avoid danger. But it won't hesitate to pick off the adventure that wanders off alone and then use that adventurer's remains to lure in the next victim. They are a very fun monster to use nowadays. As for the teeth on the mini I wanted to try to sculpt or use toothpicks but didn't have time as I plan to use it tomorrow in a game session. I may come back and add them later.
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Post by dmshane on Dec 28, 2013 5:05:33 GMT
Grinning Big Time,,, I haven't see one of those in Years! By all means you should convert it, don't let Mr little gray squirrel off the hook, it deserves to be released from his mortal bonds and unleashed upon all woodland creatures, not just the sexy ones. PS: Save the scrape animals you cut off, never know when you might need to glue one under a wagon wheel?
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Post by monkeywithtacos on Dec 28, 2013 5:07:50 GMT
Very cool....I've heard of the Flumph....but had not heard of this. It does sound pretty nasty! Thanks for the info on it.
I think your players will enjoy it (or vice versa).
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Post by kokigami on Jan 5, 2014 7:54:31 GMT
ok, that seems much cooler than the original.. and more rational, using a corpse for bait. More sinister as well, as it displays intelligence and intent.. I like it..
I would take the pseudopods off again, and magnetize them. Then use it a number of times in the regular games. Get players used to the thing. .... you can take it from there, I suspect.
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Post by slurpy on Jan 6, 2014 4:25:12 GMT
It sounds great! I will have to check out that book, I have actually made a few Flumphs and intend for my players to eventuality meet them. I love digging up the more obscure critters to face off experienced players.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Feb 21, 2017 19:59:40 GMT
There are quite a number of monsters who people thought we're just too stupid to be used. mainly the wolf in sheep clothing, the raggamuffyns, the evil squirrels who steals your soul to put them in nuts. there isn't just a bunch of good monsters that came out, but very bad ones as well. though i like th efunny part of such monsters. what i hate is that they drive the players crazy paranoids after that and paranoia is something you really dont want in players.
exemple: a player who just shoot eldritch blast in eevery dim lighted or dark corners. searching every nook and crannies and basically making sure hes never ever surprised by anything. deciding that his charcaters should always be evil cause good characters just die to stupid surprise attacks. that kind of player would just shoot the stump and the old man before asking question just because he knows the DM would surprise them.
i have seen that kind of players. and the only reason we see them is because of monsters like these. you could say then dont play with that player., but reality is... we made that player think that way because we just liked to fuck with them too much.
anyway... back to the monster, had i seen those too... i would of definitely made the monster, not sur the tentacles are great though. perhaps have them be magnetised so they can be removed and added before and in the middle of the fight.
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Post by bluecloud2k2 on Feb 21, 2017 21:09:18 GMT
I found a pack of like, 24 tiny squirrels I picked up to make a WiSC... can't find the bloody things now
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