Which fantasy monster is missing from EQ?

[Kika Maslyaka]

EQ covers lots of fantasy creatures, both from classical mythology (from Greece, Egypt, Norse etc) as well as made up DnD mythology.

But I found one specific monster type missing - Flying Skull!
These would have been awesome in packs! They could bite and spit fireballs :D

http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/doom/images/c/c8/Lost_Souls_MAP20.png/revision/latest?cb=20090622040632

Imagine a raid scenario where boss unleashes a dozen of them at the raid :D

What do you think, what could have made great addition?

[curtischoy]

It misses some sort of playable cat race. Not really sure what to call them.

[theguyy]

Meh close enough

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/scenery/skyfire-devourer.jpg

[myriverse]

It misses some sort of playable cat race. Not really sure what to call them.
Yes, cats. Kerran just don't count.

[Utmost]

Beholder?

[Kika Maslyaka]

No, Beholders and Devourers are different - they are living monsters that well described in DnD mythology. (plus Beholder is mostly an EYE rather than a Skull)

Flying Skull would be Undead ;)

[Ele]

We have griffins (ons) (eenes) but no Hippogriffs

[applesauce25r624]

Chimaeras, hydras

[Ezalor]

dryads
chimeras
hydras
harpys
satyrs
gyrocopters/zeppelins
different types of trolls (ice trolls, etc)

some of these might already be in eq

[Lopretni]

It misses some sort of playable cat race. Not really sure what to call them.

there are a lot of furry races missing and i think the devs for that

frogloks are cool tho

nilbog playable frogloks when

[curtischoy]

http://wiki.project1999.com/Wraith_of_a_Shissir

This is a harpy, yeah? Wiki says Gorgon, but I disagree. Maybe without the snakes it is a harpy.

Chimeras were in OoW.

[12point]

Winged pecker ticks

[lecompte]

Sandworm
Troglodytes
Hydras
Krakens
Manticores
Nagas
Triffids

[Kika Maslyaka]

http://wiki.project1999.com/Wraith_of_a_Shissir

This is a harpy, yeah? Wiki says Gorgon, but I disagree. Maybe without the snakes it is a harpy.

Chimeras were in OoW.

No this a harpy ;) Been in EQ since day one ;)

http://wiki.project1999.com/A_Harpy

Also there are Satyr like creatures in Wakening Lands and Plane of Growth

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id5560.png

Also Chimeras were added in Omens of War expansion:
http://zam.zamimg.com/images/8/b/8b5036d13b437cd3d4a3f8ae0d9fd37c.png

A Dryad (sort of) from Jagged Pine:

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/4/1/41bb7222102f9088c6e2f4833dd12066.png

[Kika Maslyaka]

Sandworm
Troglodytes
Hydras
Krakens
Manticores
Nagas
Triffids

manticores present ;)

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id5527.png

[Daldaen]

Not fantasy....

But we have Bottles of Milk everywhere. But 0 cows.

Most of the mobs listed have made an appearance at some point. Hydra is the one thing I don't recall coming in.

There were a lot of creatures that didn't become common enough though. Krakens, squids, mega-sharks and other sea creatures would've been a great addition to the game in Velious. Adding these mobs in between boats and maybe splitting Velious in half with an Ocean of Tears style zone with tons of underwater content would've been fantastic.

Only using the Coirnav model once and the kraken model two or three times was a bit sadface. Giant sea creatures that attacked vessels crossing to the hard part of Velious would've been really awesome.

[quido]

Frankenstein

[Seltius]

Most of the mobs listed have made an appearance at some point. Hydra is the one thing I don't recall coming in.



Want to say the closest thing I remember up to when I quit was Quarm though he was closer to Tiamat type monster I guess.

[Whirled]

half-orc. playable race too

[Seltius]

Frankenstein

I was thinking him also since you have dracula/vampires, wolfman, mummies, umm is there a swamp thing?

[azeth]

Monsters that fly are pretty scarce. Bats... can't even think of another one.

[Grimjaw]

^ griffons, harpies, Pegasus, wasps, that's about it

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

Terrasque

[Lune]

nymphos

[Portasaurus]

ice cream monster

[heartbrand]

dryads
chimeras
hydras
harpys
satyrs
gyrocopters/zeppelins
different types of trolls (ice trolls, etc)

some of these might already be in eq

yikes making posts about what fantasy nerd monsters arent in EQ. good use of time now that you're unemployed tho.

[Luniz]

dryads
chimeras
hydras
harpys
satyrs
gyrocopters/zeppelins
different types of trolls (ice trolls, etc)

some of these might already be in eq

yikes this is p embarrassing shouldn't u b at a career center?

http://www.project1999.com/forums/image.php?u=8686&dateline=1423604651

[azeth]

^ griffons, harpies, Pegasus, wasps, that's about it

yup for sure, sky stuff + griffins, wasps.

way more than i thought.

[Kender]

Beholder?

Beholders are trademarked so they couldnt be used

They are the only monster type that was trademarked by TSR (now WotC)

[Buellen]

evil eyes where the beholders of eq yea no multiple eyes but close enough

[SamwiseRed]

arent harpies in steamfont. stupid nerds

[indiscriminate_hater]

balrog

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120401155236/eldragonverde/es/images/1/1d/Balrog.jpg

[Kika Maslyaka]

Beholders are trademarked so they couldnt be used

They are the only monster type that was trademarked by TSR (now WotC)

actually TSR/WOTC trademarked shit load of creatures many of which now confusingly considered to be part of classical fantasy. I can't find the link atm, but there were a good 2 dozen of creatures on the list. - one I remember for sure are Illithids, which EQ stole over and renamed in their DoDH expansion.

[PDX0621]

Cthulhu

[menadwen]

ManBearPig
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/3/36657/1441990-090623_manbearpig.jpg

[Secrets]

Flying skulls exist in EQ2 lore, and a near-identical model exists in EQ1, I'm not sure what zone it's in but it was introduced post-Secrets of Faydwer.

Tseralith: http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/eq2/images/0/03/Tseralith.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20090818100938

Floating Skull: http://puu.sh/hMBtw/5885f8e704.jpg

[Kika Maslyaka]

oh nice.... I wish we could have it....

[cormag]

Githyanki

[iruinedyourday]

IMO this one is a classic missed creature

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugbear_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f2/D%26DBugbear.JPG

and an Owlbear lmao

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlbear

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Owlbear.JPG

[Jaleth]

Bugbears?

[Tsalarioth]

Lots of these have come in later expansions in some form or another...
http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id23561.png
http://zam.zamimg.com/images/1/a/1a1ed689bebdaa57c639cfc6644b0e33.png
http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id14727.png
http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id23598.png
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/mediabox/blimp-drop.jpg
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/npc.html?id=42386

[iruinedyourday]

Holy shit an owl bear!! So good too.

[Kika Maslyaka]

well Owlbears made an appearance in Luclin.

[Clark]

Haha looks like it's from Mario.

[MteniPheet]

There is harpys.... steamfont mountains

[Daldaen]

There is harpys.... steamfont mountains

Those are bald gorgons. They aren't very harpyish

[nilzark]

kraken

[Auchae]

More sea monsters woulda been cool in classic, but like mentioned above many of these creatures were added later on. Praklion of the Cauldron in Dagnor's for berserker epic and the Megalodon for shammy 1.5 or 2.0 in Lake Rathe. He's talked about by some npcs during classic era (I think?) but just wasn't there. Ettins are kinda neat, too.

[Daldaen]

kraken

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id11016.png

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id11095.png


From the greatest expansion that ever was or will be!

[Nubben]

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id11016.png

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id11095.png


From the greatest expansion that ever was or will be!

And later, Polar Kraken (http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/npc.html?id=18927) in Iceclad Ocean, for the rogue 2.0.

[Portasaurus]

a delicious sharkdog

http://i.imgur.com/o7TjJof.jpg

[Fame]

trollock

[Baler]

Headless One(Ultima Online) or Dullahan(DnD)

No headless horseman doesn't count. It's not the same thing.

Two other slightly related terms that could be used are (blemmyai or blemmye) or sternophthalmoi

other info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_men

[Swish]

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id14727.png

http://i.imgur.com/yHvWmWo.jpg

[gummab]

Hobgoblin
Kolbold
Genie?

[Daldaen]

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id10317.png

http://zam.zamimg.com/images/i/d/id11344.png

Again. The best expansion that ever was or will be.

[gummab]

mermaid,merman

which Xp are the hobgoblins from?think it was past my Eq timeline.

[Kika Maslyaka]

Hobgoblin
Kolbold
Genie?

Hobgoblin - PoP Plane of Nightmares
Kolbold - Kobold? if yes - tons of them in Steam Font, Innothule etc

Genie - the one linked above is from Plane of Air, but they also present in Plane of Sky in old models, and there is one in Velious in TOFS

[Kika Maslyaka]

mermaid,merman

which Xp are the hobgoblins from?think it was past my Eq timeline.

mermaids - Kedge Keep, and plenty in Velious.
have you played EQ at all? ;)

[gummab]

True forgot about the Small amount of kobolds in the swamp never played in steam Font.
And never been KK in my life was too much bad press early on in live.

I stopped early POP so never seen a hobgoblin.

I also class a Djinn as not a really genie,i see no bottle;0

[Sorn]

Djinn or Djinni are the original genies :P They were also called 'geniuses'. /randomfact

EQ is missing... Charcoal crunchers!

A present-day Tzotzil tale tells why weird creatures called Charcoal Crunchers no longer exist. A long time ago, a man was married to a charcoal crunching wife. Every night her head would leave her body and bounce over to the fireplace to eat hot charcoals. Occasionally the head would leave the house and thud around the neighborhood.

One night, the husband had enough and rubbed salt on her empty neck so that when she returned she could not stick her head to her body again. Annoyed, she bounced up on his shoulder and stuck there, causing him great discomfort. Some days later he convinced his wife to temporarily leave his shoulder so that he could climb a tree to fetch some pine nuts for her. Once up in the tree he refused to come down and she could not bounce high enough to reach him. Banging around the tree she accidentally crashed onto the shoulder of a passing deer and stuck there. The startled deer ran off and carried with it the last Charcoal Cruncher.
(from http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/charcoal_crunchers.html)

[Tsalarioth]

Lots and lots of kobolds out there. Even classic kobolds! The Warrens came out during Velious which is a whole zone full of them.

[iruinedyourday]

I also class a Djinn as not a really genie,i see no bottle;0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efreeti_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)

Description
The efreet are genies from the Elemental Plane of Fire, which are said to be made of basalt, bronze, and congealed flames.

http://wiki.project1999.com/images/Efreeti_lord_djarn.png