tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post6922737075716967937..comments2024-03-28T01:02:01.844-06:00Comments on Coins and Scrolls: OSR: The Alphabetical Index of All MonstersSkerpleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-57360245939110823252021-08-22T17:06:20.868-06:002021-08-22T17:06:20.868-06:00Good catch! I shouldn't try and spell species ...Good catch! I shouldn't try and spell species from memory.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-10309185719527392592021-08-20T03:40:44.795-06:002021-08-20T03:40:44.795-06:00I think it's "Deinonychus", not &quo...I think it's "Deinonychus", not "Dienonychus"<br />I love this project, can't wait to see it finished!padafranzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10396732831155327293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-14657191321279805022021-08-19T15:40:46.224-06:002021-08-19T15:40:46.224-06:00I've tried to steer away from names based on s...I've tried to steer away from names based on specific locations. Not entirely sure why, but it doesn't feel right to me.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-35179835935771553732021-08-19T08:30:47.627-06:002021-08-19T08:30:47.627-06:00That is definitely true. Honestly, just pointing t...That is definitely true. Honestly, just pointing toward both the Manticore and a giant Panther with Scales and Wings would probably do, though it doesn't look like that would work with how you are doing it (it would resolve the Gorgon problem fairly well though). <br />In my opinion though, I would choose the underwater panther with some modifications, if only so that at least one monster can try and keep its own identity. From my own experiences stating up and researching the Piasa, however, there really isn't much to preserve so either way works. It just doesn't get used very much and hasn't established much of an identity. DummySpicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338900014146664445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-28746270652318824572021-08-19T04:21:05.179-06:002021-08-19T04:21:05.179-06:00Mothman is a great West Virginian cryptid, but I&#...Mothman is a great West Virginian cryptid, but I'd also like to see the Flatwoods Monster get some representation. Purplecthulhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301568079145237983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-78792142820130021552021-08-18T21:57:04.827-06:002021-08-18T21:57:04.827-06:00Yup! Been an avid reader for years. ABoC is a peer...Yup! Been an avid reader for years. ABoC is a peerless source. I've read the entire blog and incorporated the relevant entries into this index, but I'll probably do a second pass. Their cited sources and dissected reference chains are very handy. Would love to send over some money as compensation for all their hard work, but that doesn't seem to be possible at the moment.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-4203128315946807912021-08-18T19:28:25.327-06:002021-08-18T19:28:25.327-06:00Have you seen A Book of Creatures? He recently had...Have you seen <a href="https://abookofcreatures.com/" rel="nofollow">A Book of Creatures</a>? He recently had to take a hiatus (possibly permanent) due to the stresses of daily life in Lebanon, but he has a pretty extensive list of creatures from hundreds of sources, with descriptions taken directly from the sources and not people quoting the sources, and he does art and size silhouettes for them too. Plus, he will often trace the history of a particular creature, assuming he can find it.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-19477617036149411032021-08-18T13:45:30.931-06:002021-08-18T13:45:30.931-06:00Fair enough! What would you suggest as an alternat...Fair enough! What would you suggest as an alternative?<br />Modern depictions seem fairly Manticore-like, down to the scorpion tail. For older depictions or overlapping creatures, stats for an "underwater panther" seem fairly obvious.Skerpleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06393779599461560431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1958522416503442248.post-7271035507872966292021-08-18T13:36:25.930-06:002021-08-18T13:36:25.930-06:00I personally feel like the Piasa should be differe...I personally feel like the Piasa should be different from the Manticore, but it is honestly pretty obscure so I am surprised you even have it.DummySpicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338900014146664445noreply@blogger.com