I wasn't sure where to put this, I thought here might be the most appropriate, if I was wrong please direct to the proper place or move for me, thank you.
There are so many monsters left in world mythology just waiting to be turned into monsters for D&D, I have yet to find an official stat block for Kelpie or Pooka from Celtic lore and mythology. The Vritra from Vedic and Hindu mythology is a monster that really should get more attention, the way it's described it could make for an amazing monster since the way it's described would make it both a Fiend and Dragon at the same time, a massive serpentine demonic dragon said to be so big it can wrap about mountains and basically an embodiment of the mortal sin of Gluttony with a ravenous hunger so great it literally wants to consume the heavens sounds like an awesome Epic Level boss monster with a host of Legendary abilities and resistances. Just where would that sort of monster be? What has been keeping it at bay? How would this thing getting loose affect the world or multiverse? Just what a Warlock pact with this thing be classified as?
That all said, there's actually one monster currently existing within D&D source material that's gone underutilized, the Troll. Trolls in Scandanavian lore and mythology are varied in their abilities and size, Swedish lore even talks about those with the blood of trolls having immense magical abilities and potential (they even have a special name for these kinds of people). Trolls in Scandanavian lore can be as big as cliffs or small as a garden mushroom, and while most people are familiar with the hulking idiots that are your classical Fantasy troll, I have yet to see any Fantasy setting that actually gives us troll variants. The classic D&D Troll can just be a Swamp variant and the type most people are familiar with, but what about those of smaller size with greater mental faculties and possibly magical abilities? Those would definitely make for some more memorable encounters, add in sorcerer that gets their power from the fact they have troll blood in their veins and you have yourself some potentially interesting plot points. Just how and when did a disguised troll manage to slip into civilized society and manage to impregnate a mortal? How long ago was that? What does the revelation your sorcerer is descended from a monster most people see as unintelligent do to them?
I wasn't sure where to put this, I thought here might be the most appropriate, if I was wrong please direct to the proper place or move for me, thank you.
There are so many monsters left in world mythology just waiting to be turned into monsters for D&D, I have yet to find an official stat block for Kelpie or Pooka from Celtic lore and mythology. The Vritra from Vedic and Hindu mythology is a monster that really should get more attention, the way it's described it could make for an amazing monster since the way it's described would make it both a Fiend and Dragon at the same time, a massive serpentine demonic dragon said to be so big it can wrap about mountains and basically an embodiment of the mortal sin of Gluttony with a ravenous hunger so great it literally wants to consume the heavens sounds like an awesome Epic Level boss monster with a host of Legendary abilities and resistances. Just where would that sort of monster be? What has been keeping it at bay? How would this thing getting loose affect the world or multiverse? Just what a Warlock pact with this thing be classified as?
That all said, there's actually one monster currently existing within D&D source material that's gone underutilized, the Troll. Trolls in Scandanavian lore and mythology are varied in their abilities and size, Swedish lore even talks about those with the blood of trolls having immense magical abilities and potential (they even have a special name for these kinds of people). Trolls in Scandanavian lore can be as big as cliffs or small as a garden mushroom, and while most people are familiar with the hulking idiots that are your classical Fantasy troll, I have yet to see any Fantasy setting that actually gives us troll variants. The classic D&D Troll can just be a Swamp variant and the type most people are familiar with, but what about those of smaller size with greater mental faculties and possibly magical abilities? Those would definitely make for some more memorable encounters, add in sorcerer that gets their power from the fact they have troll blood in their veins and you have yourself some potentially interesting plot points. Just how and when did a disguised troll manage to slip into civilized society and manage to impregnate a mortal? How long ago was that? What does the revelation your sorcerer is descended from a monster most people see as unintelligent do to them?