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From: showard@udenva.UUCP (Mr. Blore)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Colloquialisms
Message-ID: <1103@udenva.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 11-Feb-86 13:53:52 EST
Article-I.D.: udenva.1103
Posted: Tue Feb 11 13:53:52 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Feb-86 05:47:06 EST
Reply-To: showard@udenva.UUCP (Mr. Blore)
Organization: Karmic Research Center and Kama Sutra Hot Tub
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Keywords: monsters, silly names



   Here's a new, light-hearted topic for this group.  Most D&D/AD&D/other
gaming group come up with colloquialisms for unpronouncable or inadequately
named monsters.  Some examples from various AD&D games:

    Sahuagin (sp?) ==> sea orcs
    Asmodeus       ==> Odious, Amadeus
    Caryatid Column==> Katydid column
    Bullywugs      ==> frogmen
    Otyugh         ==> garbage monster
    Enveloper      ==> Pillsbury Dough Boy or Stay-puf Marshmallow Man
    Adherer        ==> Glue Mummy

    and so forth.  So how many of these does your group have?  Maybe we can
rewrite the entire Monster Manual.


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