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What other hybrid animals would work as nicely as Owl+Bear?

Started by RPGPundit, January 01, 2013, 03:46:19 PM

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RPGPundit

January 01, 2013, 03:46:19 PM
The owlbear is a particularly cool monster because for whatever reason, when you mix an owl and a bear you get win.

Are there other animal combinations of this kind that maybe aren't in your standard D&D monster manual, that would work as well?

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#1
January 01, 2013, 03:54:40 PM
Giraffe + Chameleon

Tiger + Tarantula

Honey Badger (can't be improved upon).

RunningLaser

#2
January 01, 2013, 04:02:50 PM
A Bullshark.  Body and temperment of a cape buffalo with the head and appetite of a great white shark.

Black Vulmea

#3
January 01, 2013, 04:15:24 PM
Owl + badger = funsize owlbear.
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#4
January 01, 2013, 08:59:21 PM
Tiger Shark! Oh, wait...

Ant Lion! Oy.

Dragon Fly! This is harder than it looks...

OK, Tiger Moth! Eek!

For reals...Mantis Cat!

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#5
January 01, 2013, 09:19:14 PM
Squirrelope.  Giraffaguar.  Sharktopus.  Solar Bear.
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#6
January 01, 2013, 09:36:05 PM
The Umber Hulk is a favorite of mine that's basically a Beetle crossed with a Gorilla.  

I think I had some good hybrids in H&H.  Pinbirds are cranes crossed with porcupines, paleworms are humans mutated into enormous grub or leech-like worms, and the neurovores are octopus brain parasites, sort of like a mind flayer without a body and shapeshifting ability.
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#7
January 01, 2013, 09:38:06 PM
Wolf + shark
spider + monkey
scorpion + lion
rhino + leopard

Ah hell, just look at these search results.  Wow!
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January 01, 2013, 09:39:43 PM
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#9
January 01, 2013, 09:48:42 PM
Two of the scariest animals in North America: Bear + Alligators = Beargator.

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#10
January 01, 2013, 09:48:59 PM
Quote from: J Arcane;613625The Umber Hulk is a favorite of mine that's basically a Beetle crossed with a Gorilla.  

Yeah man, Umber Hulks are some serious shit.
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#11
January 01, 2013, 10:06:32 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;613626Wolf + shark
spider + monkey
scorpion + lion
rhino + leopard

Ah hell, just look at these search results.  Wow!
There's some interesting possibilites there!


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I'd love to something with these.  I'd see them as more sphynx like.  They live in groups in jungles and can provide PCs with important information as long as they can answer riddles (or offer bananas.)

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#12
January 01, 2013, 11:48:03 PM
I liked the skittering maw (shark + giant centipede) given as an example in ACKS' monster cross-breeding rules.

Quote from: thedungeondelver;613622Sharktopus.

I see what you did there.

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#13
January 02, 2013, 12:15:03 AM
Piranha Frogs and Piranha Swallows while we're at it, because really, any small innocuous creature could benefit from a dash of piranha.
Spider Mushrooms, though these are technically two organisms in symbiosis. Of course, nothing should stop our mad wizard from blurring the boundary.
Though not technically a hybrid, Microraptor belongs on this list. It had hands on its wings and wings on its feet.

Simlasa

#14
January 02, 2013, 12:45:33 AM
mole + piranha = penguin-eating ice moles (with ice-melting carbuncles!).
Critters I mean to use if I ever have players end up in the frozen South.
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