I'm not familiar with the Carbuncle (at least not visually) - where's that from? (originally)
I'm not familiar with the Carbuncle (at least not visually) - where's that from? (originally)
Jorges Luis Borges FTW!
Along with (IIRC) the Peryton, Bahamut, and a ridiculous number of other classics.
Go Paizo! Every time they go back to the roots, it cements my fanboyism.
The kobold shaman rocks!
The kobold shaman rocks!He's no shaman; he's the CHIEF! The shaman's a different kobold in the adventure, and therein lies one of Stolen Lands' strangest power struggles...
Go carbuncles!
The kobold shaman rocks!He's no shaman; he's the CHIEF! The shaman's a different kobold in the adventure, and therein lies one of Stolen Lands' strangest power struggles...
The link is mislabelled then! It says KoboldShaman!
Do Carbuncles fly? I don't think i've ever noticed that before. Maybe someone just punted it..
I'm so happy the carbuncle no longer looks like an armadillo with a gemstone on its head!
The link is mislabelled then! It says KoboldShaman!
I'm the guy who labels the links, and I usually have no idea what the picture actually is in the adventure (I usually see adventures just about the time you guys do). Sometimes the blog itself or our internal filenames give me a clue, but sometimes I just have to guess. In this case all I just went with what it looked like to me.
Sometimes I'm wrong, but I like to think that means I get to keep you guys guessing.
I'm not familiar with the Carbuncle (at least not visually) - where's that from? (originally)
Fiend Folio, AD&D 1E. Monster by Albie Fiore.
Even today I often browse through the Fiend Folio and MMII, they were so evocative and chock full of ideas... I really like how Paizo manages to bring old weird monsters into play.
I am waiting to see nilbogs and protein polymorphs.
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I'm not familiar with the Carbuncle (at least not visually) - where's that from? (originally)Fiend Folio, AD&D 1E. Monster by Albie Fiore.
Even today I often browse through the Fiend Folio and MMII, they were so evocative and chock full of ideas... I really like how Paizo manages to bring old weird monsters into play.
I am waiting to see nilbogs and protein polymorphs.
The actual carbuncle, while it first appeared in D&D in the 1st edition Fiend Folio, is an actual mythological critter.
I'm 99.99994% sure we'll never do anything with protein polymorphs. I'm 100% sure we'll never do anything with nilbogs.
W-wuh-what have you done to my carbuncle?
It looks like an Igor version of a chameleon. I love it!
I'm 100% sure we'll never do anything with nilbogs.
But wacky surprises are fun!
(Just kidding, I could care less if we have nilbogs. I think they're an early interesting step in the maturation of the game from the early days to where we are now. 1st Edition had unusual ideas in terms of what made a good monster, and in some cases a lot of cool material was reverse engineered from something that started out as just a visual effect (ropers for example).. and in some cases it didn't, like the nilbog.)
I'm not familiar with the Carbuncle (at least not visually) - where's that from? (originally)Fiend Folio, AD&D 1E. Monster by Albie Fiore.
Even today I often browse through the Fiend Folio and MMII, they were so evocative and chock full of ideas... I really like how Paizo manages to bring old weird monsters into play.
I am waiting to see nilbogs and protein polymorphs.
The actual carbuncle, while it first appeared in D&D in the 1st edition Fiend Folio, is an actual mythological critter.
I'm 99.99994% sure we'll never do anything with protein polymorphs. I'm 100% sure we'll never do anything with nilbogs.
Well I just took two absurd monsters at random, I didn't really particularly like neither.
But the gambado... I still laugh to tears when I look at that picture.
So I just clicked on the pictures and realized how incredibly detailed those are. Especially the Chief. Great job.
W-wuh-what have you done to my carbuncle?
Made him awesome! No more of this "I get scared, I die" crap. That's just what the haters wants you to think.
I am waiting to see nilbogs and protein polymorphs.
Ooofda. That wait would have to be a long one indeed. Long enough to out stretch my tenure.
Do Carbuncles fly? I don't think I've ever noticed that before.
Nope! They do better than fly! ...Well not really. You'll see.
The link is mislabelled then! It says KoboldShaman!
Publishing Manta #4 Wise man never trusts words of artists.
These are my favorite kinds of blog posts. I love seeing the carbuncle, but where's the flumph!?
Right here dude, we got it covered.
I'm not familiar with the Carbuncle (at least not visually) - where's that from? (originally)Jorges Luis Borges FTW!
Along with (IIRC) the Peryton, Bahamut, and a ridiculous number of other classics.
Wow.. looking up that guy led to quite a wealth of information. Thank you!
Fiend Folio, AD&D 1E. Monster by Albie Fiore.
This is what I was really asking (glad to know both!) - looking it up I recognize it now... cure little piggy creature, 1 HD creature with no attacks or defenses. One of the strangest in a strange book :)
Actually the Carbuncle like almost all off the monsters in the original FF first appeared in the pages of White Dwarf(when it was more than a Warhammer fanzine/catalogue)
Just did a google image search for a Carbuncle... and discovered that it's also a medical term. Nasty, nasty pictures then appeared on my screen. *shudder*
Just did a google image search for a Carbuncle... and discovered that it's also a medical term...
Oh, uh, yeah dude. Our bad. Here's what you were looking for: the Carbuncle in myth.
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Lem: Carbuncle! Use Headbutt!
Carbuncle: Carbuncle!
CARBUNCLE USES HEADBUTT. IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!
GAIN 50 XP!
Lem: Good job, Carbuncle!
Carbuncle: Car! Carbuncle!
CARBUNCLE HAS EVOLVED INTO .
But...isn't Headbutt a Normal-type move? I thought Normal-type wasn't super effective against anything? [/nerd of all nerds]
Just did a google image search for a Carbuncle... and discovered that it's also a medical term...Oh, uh, yeah dude. Our bad. Here's what you were looking for: the Carbuncle in myth.
That link makes me intensely curious about The Ass With Three Legs.
It won't be long before that shows up attacking a helpless fishing village in an AP.
Okay, I love the look on the carbuncle's face. Also, great communication of action.
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Just did a google image search for a Carbuncle... and discovered that it's also a medical term...Oh, uh, yeah dude. Our bad. Here's what you were looking for: the Carbuncle in myth.That link makes me intensely curious about The Ass With Three Legs.
It won't be long before that shows up attacking a helpless fishing village in an AP.
The kobold shaman rocks!He's no shaman; he's the CHIEF! The shaman's a different kobold in the adventure, and therein lies one of Stolen Lands' strangest power struggles...
I guess Ross never changed the file name--just in case you missed it, David.
He's a Mite, on a tick, and a flee on a rat." Hmm, now where have I heard that before.... :)
"...on a log, in a hole in the bottom of the sea..."