Tuesday, October 4, 2016

That's a lot of Humanoids

Yesterday I was working on a list of humanoid (and folk some are centaurs) from my notes, classic D&D sources, and current OSR sources. I might make a more useful version of this list some day but here for now are the names.  I'm sure I have omitted many and may have effectively duplicated the same one with different names in different versions of game books.  I ended up with 200 humanoids that could have their own civilizations or be part of another with jobs and occupations, a few faeries were bumped as were a few tougher solo monsters that aren't really part of a society.


Humanoid
1
Snorf
2
Tibbit
3
Dwaddle
4
Mip
5
Yapper
6
Irk
7
Headless
8
Crawlman
9
Lopjack
10
Lank
11
Gump
12
Slather
13
Lurk
14
Pale
15
Cruel
16
Daro
17
Ur-Man
18
Eldren
19
Dvark
20
Hammer Goat
21
Whark
22
Octon
23
Fachan
24
Knockers
25
Drakyle
26
Kaboldi
27
Sootling
28
Fryst
29
Salamin
30
Prynac
31
Boglin
32
Squeak
33
Brin
34
Blood Cap
35
Skimp
36
Veem
37
Crunde
38
HausHob
39
Rackle
40
Trollkin
41
Molemen
42
Mousefolk
43
Beaver Brother
44
Brumble
45
Knurle
46
Moggles
47
Hulder
48
Badgerman
49
Gravel Gremlin
50
Metal Mite
51
Pebble Gnome
52
Fungus Faerie
53
Ice Gnome
54
Faun
55
Brownie
56
Hobwyn
57
Hobbart
58
Svarty Hobar
59
Higglewyn
60
Goblin
61
Snarga Orc
62
Orc
63
Arak (Black orc)
64
Orgog (Bog Orc)
65
Hobgoblin
66
Norker
67
Gnoll
68
Thoul
69
Bugbear
70
Boggle
71
Minotaur
72
Centaur
73
Pygmy
74
Cyclopsian
75
Amazon
76
Valan
77
Apeman
78
Hillman
79
Morlock
80
Ogre
81
Troll
82
Trow
83
Trolde
84
Many-headed Troll
85
Spelte Vaetter
86
Drauth
87
Trelf
88
Drolde
89
Traelf
90
Rotwood Elf
91
Moon Elf
92
Wood Elf
93
Ael (High Elf)
94
Elfin
95
Bullywug
96
Lizardman
97
Troglodyte
98
Dark Elf
99
Skulk
100
Gibberling
101
Qualn
102
Quaggoth
103
Flind
104
Xvart
105
Ice Troll
106
Fire Newt
107
Ogrillon
108
Aakockra
109
Pixie
110
Arivel
111
Hyperborean
112
Batfolk
113
Vulcher
114
Mossie
115
Skullman
116
Troglozak
117
Goblinman
118
Half-Orc
119
Vygon
120
Wendle
121
Mant
122
Buggane
123
Gark
124
Hoglin
125
Bugaboar
126
Squit
127
Scorboon
128
Hoon
129
Goom
130
Trid
131
Jackolin
132
Hindor
133
Shroot
134
Dwelf
135
Hoblock
136
Lagonuck
137
Ranite
138
Selenite
139
Calytaut
140
Centaur, Cyprian
141
Cyclorc
142
Dunter
143
Dwarf, Black
144
Dwarf, Red
145
Octoman
146
Orling
147
Skinkmen
148
Whitewinder
149
Atomie
150
Buckawn
151
Dakon
152
Dark Creeper
153
Dire Corby
154
Frost Man
155
Gremlin
156
Grippli
157
Half-Ogre
158
Kech
159
Mite
160
Pestie
161
Mongrelman
162
Nilbog
163
Ogren
164
Orc, Blood
165
Orc, Ghost-faced
166
Orc, Greenskin
167
Quickling
168
Silid
169
Spriggan
170
Sprite
171
Tabaxi
172
Troblin
173
Troll, Cave
174
Tsathar
175
Ubue
176
Nokker
177
Amazon, Yellow
178
Bird Man
179
Centaur, Eland
180
Centaur, Giraffe
181
Centaur, Zebra
182
Drakkar
183
Draken
184
Dwarf-Barbegazi
185
Eloko
186
Fly Man
187
Insectaur
188
Invisible Folk
189
Jabberling
190
Lout
191
Monkey Folk
192
Noroob
193
Reaper Goblin
194
Rotter
195
Shamshir
196
Squid-Man (hiigh tech)
197
Svart
198
Varj
199
Wildman
200
Lionmen

That's a heap of humanoids/folk and it could surely grow more so by straying into the elemental and outer planes and d20/3e era monster books. Most of the top of the list is from my notes including stuff "borrowed" from elfmaids&octopi and renamed, classic D&D humanoids, Fiend Folio, Blood & Treasure Monster book (1st edition), The Complete Tome of Horrors, and others.
I just have to wonder: why so many? Is it because the role of humanoids has changed over the years, the need to provide some new eye candy ? They are all essentially someone else with a club that has stuff you can use and possibly talk to before you take said stuff by force or trickery.
I myself can't stop creating them and know of a few more OSR sources that would likely allow me to add in even more. Why do we need so many goblins, wildmen, and trolls scampering in the darkness?


3 comments:

  1. i didnt recognize them so well done
    now my players drove vegepygmies loose onto psychon will be more common - very flexible - maybe need a class?
    start of dart throwers 1 foot high get bigger and bigger...

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    1. Some of those guys definetly cameabout with my current names because of that recent kobold post of yours.
      Got me thinking on roles and stats.

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  2. Elfmaids and Ocotopi is truly a wonderful gem of the fantasy literature world (not just the OSR world).

    200 entries, wow that's a lot of guys bumping around out there making war and babies

    My monster manual book is called Odd Men & Monsters and it only has about 15 men, dwarfs and hobbits. I thought that was a lot! (I left the faeries in the "monsters" section because they are mechanically different enough to warrant it.)

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