Comments on: Naming the Community Monster Manual http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/ A new RPG encounter, every Monday through Friday! Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:02:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 <div class=wavatar><img class='wavatar' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=8e977fff15c4b3d8a63749808a711d5f.jpg&s=80&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.encounteraday.com%2Fwp-content%2Fcache%2Fwavatars%2F8e977fff15c4b3d8a.png' width='80' height='80' alt='Wavatar' /></div>By: Riggah http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/comment-page-1/#comment-741
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Riggah Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:46:49 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-741 In keeping with the idea that perhaps you are not looking for exclusively monsters or creatures: Enemies Index Foe Folio In keeping with the idea that perhaps you are not looking for exclusively monsters or creatures:

Enemies Index
Foe Folio

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Asmor Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:42:32 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-740 Survey is up. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=CCYxRxXvG1ra1frsmvveTQ_3d_3d Survey is up.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=CCYxRxXvG1ra1frsmvveTQ_3d_3d

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Asmor Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:31:40 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-739 Closing entries now, setting up poll and it should be up in not too long... Closing entries now, setting up poll and it should be up in not too long…

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RPG Ike Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:38:21 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-738 Well, you said they could be stupid... :/ Monstrous Volume? I like some of the latin names. How about: Ars Quo Monasteriense - Art From Monsters? Immanis Creatura - Monstrous Creatures? Ingens Vita - Monstrous Life? I wish I knew how to conjugate in latin so I could put decent phrases together. I'm also a fan of really simple, descriptive names, and we could just let our "brand" be the common feature on following projects. With that in mind, we could just brand it with "XYZ Presents" and the logo, and then the name of the book can be simply: Monster Creature Villain I don't mind "Project Chimera," but it's very cloak-and-dagger sounding rather than fantastic, which I'm not sure fits your project idea (but I could be wrong). Also, I should probably volunteer to do something useful now that I've offered opinions on everything. ;) I'd be pleased to help with this project. I can help by creating critters, vetting them, filling in gaps with general writing, and I edit pretty well. Just a great idea you had here, Asmor. Thanks for making it public. <em>RPG Ike's last blog post..<a href='http://www.unnatural20.com/blog/2008/10/13/whats-your-favorite-edition-of-dungeons-and-dragons.html' rel="nofollow">What's Your Favorite Edition of Dungeons and Dragons?</a></em> Well, you said they could be stupid… :/

Monstrous Volume?

I like some of the latin names. How about:

Ars Quo Monasteriense – Art From Monsters?

Immanis Creatura – Monstrous Creatures?

Ingens Vita – Monstrous Life?

I wish I knew how to conjugate in latin so I could put decent phrases together.

I’m also a fan of really simple, descriptive names, and we could just let our “brand” be the common feature on following projects. With that in mind, we could just brand it with “XYZ Presents” and the logo, and then the name of the book can be simply:

Monster
Creature
Villain

I don’t mind “Project Chimera,” but it’s very cloak-and-dagger sounding rather than fantastic, which I’m not sure fits your project idea (but I could be wrong).

Also, I should probably volunteer to do something useful now that I’ve offered opinions on everything. ;)

I’d be pleased to help with this project. I can help by creating critters, vetting them, filling in gaps with general writing, and I edit pretty well.

Just a great idea you had here, Asmor. Thanks for making it public.

RPG Ike’s last blog post..What’s Your Favorite Edition of Dungeons and Dragons?

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conorandsam Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:10:51 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-735 Community Bestiary? Community Bestiary?

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Syrsuro Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:47:24 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-734 4E Monster Netbook (Since after all, its just an improvement on the Netbooks that have been around for ages). Carl 4E Monster Netbook

(Since after all, its just an improvement on the Netbooks that have been around for ages).

Carl

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Mike Leger Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:24:10 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-730 Name Suggestion: OpenDM Items Suggestion: Monsters, Items, Taverns, City's, Encounters, NPC's Name Suggestion: OpenDM
Items Suggestion: Monsters, Items, Taverns, City’s, Encounters, NPC’s

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Asmor Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:07:11 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-729 @Cory: Your other posts got flagged as spam. Sorry about that. This last one made it through, at least. :) @Cory: Your other posts got flagged as spam. Sorry about that. This last one made it through, at least. :)

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The Bohemian Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:40:38 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-727 Here are a few suggestions: Tome of the Monstrous Folio of Foes The Adventurers Guidebook to Beasts Encyclopedia of Dire Creatures (EoD Creatures) The Expert Treatise on Monsters Catalog of the Horrible Handbook of Terror My feelings won't be hurt if you think they all stink. :) <em>The Bohemian's last blog post..<a href='http://bohemiantribe.blogspot.com/2008/08/time-to-stretch-and-rest-my-eyes.html' rel="nofollow">Time to stretch and rest my eyes</a></em> Here are a few suggestions:

Tome of the Monstrous
Folio of Foes
The Adventurers Guidebook to Beasts
Encyclopedia of Dire Creatures (EoD Creatures)
The Expert Treatise on Monsters
Catalog of the Horrible
Handbook of Terror

My feelings won’t be hurt if you think they all stink. :)

The Bohemian’s last blog post..Time to stretch and rest my eyes

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Cascadian Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:20:44 +0000 http://www.encounteraday.com/2008/10/13/naming-the-community-monster-manual/#comment-726 I'm not likely to contribute given my limited time constraints, but I'll stop lurking in the internet shadows long enough to suggest "The Adventurer's Bestiary." The idea would be that these are monsters collected by old grizzled veterans and passed down to the foolish newcomers just heading out in the world. You could combine this with Black Mage's idea of traveler's tales, interspersing stories about encounters with monsters between the monster descriptions. I’m not likely to contribute given my limited time constraints, but I’ll stop lurking in the internet shadows long enough to suggest “The Adventurer’s Bestiary.” The idea would be that these are monsters collected by old grizzled veterans and passed down to the foolish newcomers just heading out in the world. You could combine this with Black Mage’s idea of traveler’s tales, interspersing stories about encounters with monsters between the monster descriptions.

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