文档介绍：How To Create a Monster
Recipes for Disaster
by Skip Williams • illustrated by Darrell Riche
All the really great monsters id you recognize the vampire, Sometimes a descriptive name
have one thing mon—you the mind flayer, the red dragon, doesn’t cut it. Think of the umber hulk.
can sum them up in just a few Dand the umber hulk? Would it seem as fearsome if you
If you can’t boil down your new mon- called it the bug-eyed burrower? The
words. That’s the first and most ster idea to something as simple as these confusion beast? The four-eyed hor-
essential item in any monster examples, you need more focus. Think ror? You’ll need a name with a more
recipe—a solid and fairly simple harder about what your monster does. literary or mythical sound for such
statement of what the monster All the elements of our monster creatures (though “umber hulk” is
is all about. See if you can recipe serve to put your concept into somewhat descriptive). Make up any-
recognize these classic beasties: words and numbers so you can use the thing that sounds good to you, but
monster in play. There is no set order keep the following in mind: The name
for dealing with these elements, so let’s should be fairly easy to read, pro-
Shape—changing, undead examine them in the same order they nounce, and spell. Also, keep it reason-
bloodsucker are presented in the Monster Manual. ably short, and if you’re writing in
English, spell it like a normal English
Tentacled horror that will fry MONSTER NAME word. In the new D&D game, we’re
You can create a really great monster, making an effort to avoid irregular
your mind and eat your brain but if you give it a silly name nobody plurals. That means when you’re talking
takes the creature seriously. The best about two or more of your monsters,
Flying, fire—breathing reptile place to start is your basic monster just add an “s” to the name. If your
concept. Can e up with a name doesn’t work with an “s,” change
Bug-eyed burrower that