Ryslig's Expanded Monster Guide
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waitingforplayer2The Expanded Guide is edited by Chiaki Nanami.
The Expanded Guide begins with a condensed & re-edited version of Spengler's Guide, written several years prior. This contains broad knowledge of the 23 monster types at the time, and largely features the information covered in Ryslig's bestiary.
The new content in the Guide consists entirely of individual monster testomonials.
Submissions to the Guide can be made by anyone at any time, in a drop-off box at the Insert Coin arcade. The form below can be used as a template for any monsters looking for inspiration or structure for their entries. Nanami copies out the entries longhand, and stores the information in several locations, so that the information is never lost.
A copy of the current manuscript may be requested for casual perusal at any time.
As of now, the Expanded Guide has not yet been officially published on the peninsula.
MONSTER ENTRY SUBMISSION TEMPLATE
The Expanded Guide begins with a condensed & re-edited version of Spengler's Guide, written several years prior. This contains broad knowledge of the 23 monster types at the time, and largely features the information covered in Ryslig's bestiary.
The new content in the Guide consists entirely of individual monster testomonials.
Submissions to the Guide can be made by anyone at any time, in a drop-off box at the Insert Coin arcade. The form below can be used as a template for any monsters looking for inspiration or structure for their entries. Nanami copies out the entries longhand, and stores the information in several locations, so that the information is never lost.
A copy of the current manuscript may be requested for casual perusal at any time.
As of now, the Expanded Guide has not yet been officially published on the peninsula.
ARACHNE
Date: 2022-11-06 06:20 am (UTC)DEMON
Date: 2022-11-06 06:20 am (UTC)FAERIE
Date: 2022-11-06 06:21 am (UTC)GARGOYLE
Date: 2022-11-06 06:21 am (UTC)GOBLIN
Date: 2022-11-06 06:21 am (UTC)HARPY
Date: 2022-11-06 06:21 am (UTC)KELPIE
Date: 2022-11-06 06:21 am (UTC)LICH
Date: 2022-11-06 06:22 am (UTC)MANTICORE
Date: 2022-11-06 06:22 am (UTC)MERPERSON
Date: 2022-11-06 06:22 am (UTC)MINOTAUR
Date: 2022-11-06 06:22 am (UTC)NAGA
Date: 2022-11-06 06:22 am (UTC)NEPHILIM
Date: 2022-11-06 06:22 am (UTC)NYMPH
Date: 2022-11-06 06:23 am (UTC)POOKA
Date: 2022-11-06 06:23 am (UTC)SHADE
Date: 2022-11-06 06:23 am (UTC)SIMULACRUM
Date: 2022-11-06 06:23 am (UTC)SLIME
Date: 2022-11-06 06:23 am (UTC)TROLL
Date: 2022-11-06 06:24 am (UTC)VAMPIRE
Date: 2022-11-06 06:24 am (UTC)WALDGEIST
Date: 2022-11-06 06:24 am (UTC)WEREBEAR
Date: 2022-11-06 06:24 am (UTC)WEREWOLF
Date: 2022-11-06 06:24 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2022-11-11 08:43 am (UTC)When reading the older guides, please take note: Nephilim is plural and therefore, "a nephilim" is incorrect. The singular form of nephilim is best written as naphil. Nephil is also acceptable if one prefers. If you dig down into the linguistic history deep enough, you'll find that nephilim isn't accurate either because of how it was written in Hebrew, which is נְפִילִים. More accurate would be n'philim/n'phil, since the 'eh' isn't fully articulated, but you'll be hard-pressed to find anyone who would write it like that. "Naphil" is a romanized word often found to describe giants, and most agree that the nephilim described in the Hebrew bible are actually the same species. Therefore, naphil is the top option.
What do you like about being this monster?
The power of flight!
What do you dislike about being this monster?
The inability to sleep. You won't realize how many hours go into a day until you have to be awake through all 24 of them. Couple that with going incorporeal in darkness, and you've got a lot of dull nights ahead of you. The lighting out in the streets isn't anything to write home about.
What is something unique to you about being this monster?
[This one is left unanswered. He meant to get back to it later and just... didn't.]
What types of creatures or beings influenced your monster form?
Lion for the tail. My wings rather look like those used in depictions of Horus, a god of Ancient Egypt, when he's taking his falcon form.
What is it like to feed as this monster?
Horrific. I'm basically shoving someone's soul straight out of their body and I don't like it.
What are some notable physical features you have as this monster, and what do you like or dislike about them?
I've got the wings, the tail, the halo and extra eyes on my temples. The eyes are the worst. I had some pretty bad vertigo the first week. And my eyes (all four of them) glow sometimes, which is not a problem for me, but does make it difficult for others to look my way when it happens. Also, people keep telling me I smell nice?
What are some notable psychological changes you have as this monster, and what do you like or dislike about them?
I get a bit more riled up sometimes when I hear about injustice.
Would you become this monster for good?
I'm not changing it to anything else, that's for sure.
(no subject)
Date: 2022-11-11 09:41 am (UTC)While this does not apply to all merpeople, I appear mostly human when on land.
What do you dislike about being this monster?
The change to one's aquatic form is outside of the merperson's control. One can attempt to take protective measures by avoiding rain, for example, but there will always be instances where one is caught off guard by water. When leaving home, be prepared and bring a towel.
What types of creatures or beings influenced your monster form?
Cephalopods. (octopi, squids, etc.)
What is it like to feed as this monster?
Intense and aggressive, but mostly intuitive.
What are some notable physical features you have as this monster, and what do you like or dislike about them?
Fins on my arms, legs and near my ears, along with a light layer of scales. Gills in the sides of my neck. A sharper set of teeth. Webbing between my fingers and toes. When subjected to water, my legs become tentacles similar to those of octopi. Both the tentacles and the webbing are capable of changing color, which appears dependent on my emotional state.
What are some notable psychological changes you have as this monster, and what do you like or dislike about them?
I tend to take small items with a shine to them. This doesn't always happen on a conscious level, so I need to stay on guard and check my pockets every so often, lest I take something which doesn't belong to me.
Would you become this monster again?
Yes.
Would you become this monster for good?
Yes.