They added a sense of the alien and inscrutable to the campaign, though the meenlock and berbalang both seemed to be a bit of a one-trick pony, the ettercap made a good recurring monster, and the dark creepers and stalkers made a strong basis for a recurring foe or a level or two of megadungeon theme.
I'm using the Fiend Folio in my upcoming campaign and some of those alien-like monsters actually will be aliens. :)
ReplyDeleteEver since Scott Driver mentioned on his old Wilderlands blog about the idea of using FF as the only monster book, I have been intrigued by the idea. And these monsters you've identified are the main reason.
ReplyDeleteI was a little bit freaked out by Meenlocks as a young 'un!
ReplyDeleteI was freaked out by the Meenlock and the Retriever. Also that giant spider pic in the DMG (I think).
ReplyDeleteI still think the meenlock is one of the creepiest ideas for a monster ever, dragging delvers off to become one of them in their soft moss-lined tunnels....
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