Obsolete Your Idols » loot http://blog.manjusri.org Book Reviews and Blather Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:51:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Ooh, a shiny rock http://blog.manjusri.org/2008/01/02/giant-wasps-are-a-girls-best-friend/ http://blog.manjusri.org/2008/01/02/giant-wasps-are-a-girls-best-friend/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:17:33 +0000 binder http://blog.manjusri.org/2008/01/02/giant-wasps-are-a-girls-best-friend/ Apropos of 10 Awesome Things About D&D , a list of monsters from the 1st Edition AD&D Monster Manual which have treasure type Q.

  • Ant, Giant (x3)
  • Brownie
  • Centaur
  • Demon, Succubus
  • Devil, Dispater (Arch-devil) (x10)
  • Devil, Ice (Greater devil)
  • Dryad (x10)
  • Dwarf(x20!)
  • Eagle, Giant
  • Ghast
  • Giant, Cloud (x5)
  • Giant, Storm (x10)
  • Gnoll (x5)
  • Gnome (x20!)
  • Hippogriff (x5)
  • Hobgoblin (x5)
  • Kobold (x5)
  • Lizard, Fire (x10)
  • Lizard, Minotaur
  • Lizard, Subterranean (x5)
  • Lycanthrope, Weretiger (x5)
  • Medusa (x10)
  • Men, Merchant
  • Men, Pilgrim (thief types)
  • Nixie
  • Nymph (x10)
  • Ogre
  • Orc (x10)
  • Owl, Giant (x5)
  • Pseudo-dragon (x10)
  • Purple Worm (x5)
  • Quasit (x3)
  • Ray, Manta (x5)
  • Rust Monster (x10)
  • Sahuagin (x10)
  • Spectre (x3)
  • Spider, Huge
  • Spider, Giant, Water
  • Strangle Weed
  • Sylph (x10)
  • Titan (x10)
  • Treant (x5)
  • Wasp, Giant (x20!?)
  • Xorn (x5)

Interestingly, the only monster to appear in the Q section has treasure type Q. Even more interesting, if you’re looking for Q in abundance, encountering Dwarves, Gnomes and, er, Giant Wasps seems to be the way to go. Also: how do spectres, er, gather their gems?

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