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Q&A Source ideas for monsters in a fantasy novel?

Have a look around for the AD&D 2nd Ed. Monstrous Compendium (or whatever the current equivalent is under their new rules), which listed hundreds of possible monsters (I think there were severa...

posted 13y ago by Craig Sefton‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Craig Sefton‭ · 2019-12-08T01:49:39Z (almost 5 years ago)
Have a look around for the AD&D 2nd Ed. Monstrous Compendium (or whatever the current equivalent is under their new rules), which listed hundreds of possible monsters (I think there were several of these books). Easy enough to get ideas from these, or other RPG books.

For my own part, I tend to scour around for books on myths and legends from countries around the world, as they're a great source of inspiration when it comes to gods, spirits, demons, and monsters.

Alternatively, look at nature, and make up your own monsters based on the weird and crazy creatures that exist in real life. Believe me, there's enough of them!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-08-07T17:06:54Z (about 13 years ago)
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