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The monsters in Orc King?

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#1
Mister_Grizz
Mar 16, 2009 21:07:41 The monsters that attack Drizzt & company in that cave area when they are looking for Gauntlgrym after Pwent falls down into the hole. What are they?

"it charged on strong back legs, like a bipedal lizard, back hunched low and tail suspended behind it, counterbalancing its large head -if it could even be called a head. It seemed no more than a mouth with three equidistant mandibles stretched out wide. Black tusks as large as Drizzt's hands curled inward at the tips of those mandibles, and Drizzt could make out rows of long, sharp teeth running back down its throat, a trio of ridged lines.Even stranger came the glow from the creature's eyes - three of them - each centered on the flap of mottled skin stretched wide between the respective mandibles.The creature bore down on the drow like some triangular-mouthed snake unhinging its jaw to swallow its prey."

I was thinking some sort of Grick with legs but that can't be right. Anyone know what those were supposed to be?
#2
tyrantbane
Mar 16, 2009 21:10:08 I think its a ethereal marauder (MM p,105).
#3
markustay63
Mar 16, 2009 21:19:08 Good Call.
#4
drizztsmanchild
Mar 16, 2009 21:38:42 This is a first. A two post and done thread. Very well done TB and MT. Not that you needed my approval or accoloades;)
#5
nightseer
Mar 17, 2009 1:21:16 So if this thread is finished, what random topics will be discussed now? ;)
#6
tyrantbane
Mar 17, 2009 8:01:30 Well maybe there's some other monsters included in novels that need to be identifed?
#7
Mister_Grizz
Mar 17, 2009 13:03:04 Thanks for the quick replies, that had been buggin me for a couple days.

As for off topic suggestions....

I think the Bear Warrior Paragon Path for Barbarians in PHBII is cool, at least in concept.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 Mister_Grizz Mar 16, 2009 21:07:41	The monsters that attack Drizzt & company in that cave area when they are looking for Gauntlgrym after Pwent falls down into the hole. What are they? "it charged on strong back legs, like a bipedal lizard, back hunched low and tail suspended behind it, counterbalancing its large head -if it could even be called a head. It seemed no more than a mouth with three equidistant mandibles stretched out wide. Black tusks as large as Drizzt's hands curled inward at the tips of those mandibles, and Drizzt could make out rows of long, sharp teeth running back down its throat, a trio of ridged lines.Even stranger came the glow from the creature's eyes - three of them - each centered on the flap of mottled skin stretched wide between the respective mandibles.The creature bore down on the drow like some triangular-mouthed snake unhinging its jaw to swallow its prey." I was thinking some sort of Grick with legs but that can't be right. Anyone know what those were supposed to be?
#2 tyrantbane Mar 16, 2009 21:10:08	I think its a ethereal marauder (MM p,105).
#3 markustay63 Mar 16, 2009 21:19:08	Good Call.
#4 drizztsmanchild Mar 16, 2009 21:38:42	This is a first. A two post and done thread. Very well done TB and MT. Not that you needed my approval or accoloades;)
#5 nightseer Mar 17, 2009 1:21:16	So if this thread is finished, what random topics will be discussed now? ;)
#6 tyrantbane Mar 17, 2009 8:01:30	Well maybe there's some other monsters included in novels that need to be identifed?
#7 Mister_Grizz Mar 17, 2009 13:03:04	Thanks for the quick replies, that had been buggin me for a couple days. As for off topic suggestions.... I think the Bear Warrior Paragon Path for Barbarians in PHBII is cool, at least in concept.