By Janna - January 4, 2009 - 13 Comments

D&D Sunday Morning Quiz: Monsters, Monsters Everywhere!

DNDSMQ January 4, 2009 : D&D Sunday Morning Quiz – The Planes

Ah, monsters. You gotta love ‘em. The final installment (for now) in our Monster Quiz series covers all kinds of creepy critters from the 4th Edition Monster Manual. (But you’ll find them in other editions, too.) Good luck on the quiz!

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I’m a large 4-legged creature. I keep grisly trophies and treasure in my lair. I often carry goblins into battle. Who am I?

  • A Wolf
  • A Dire Wolf
  • A Worg
  • A Guulvorg

I’m a cruel tyrant descended from a prehistoric race. I live in the jungle. My favorite passtimes include taking slaves, building secret temples, and plotting world domination. Who am I?

  • A Yuan-Ti
  • A Jungle Giant
  • A Dark Naga
  • A Githzerai

I like to snack on corpses, but I’ll eat anything that passes by. Some say I’m the result of a mad wizard’s experiment. My tentacles will paralyze you. Who am I?

  • A Grell
  • A Carrion Crawler
  • An Illithid
  • Cthulhu

I’m a belligerent, cave-dwelling carnivore. When I attack, I’m a triple-threat. I can fly, and my breath can be deadly. Who am I?

  • A Rage Drake
  • A Dragon
  • A Manticore
  • A Chimera

I’m a giant originally from the Feywild. I serve my rightful lords, the formorians. I’m not a stalker, but I’ve got my eye on you. Who am I?

  • An Ettin
  • A Cyclops
  • A Titan
  • A Fairy Giant

I’m no longer among the living. My immortal essence is stored in my weapon. I keep my combat skills *and* lead my own undead army. Who am I?

  • A Death Knight
  • A Ghast
  • A Wraith
  • A Ghoul Myrmidon

My identity is a very fluid concept. I make a great spy or assassin. Duplicity and subterfuge are my weapons of choice. Who am I?

  • A Werewolf
  • A Doppleganger
  • A Shadow
  • A Rakshasa

I talk and talk without really saying anything. The words I do say are disturbing. I’ve got eyes everywhere on my plasmic body. Who am I?

  • The Media
  • A Foulspawn
  • Gibberlings
  • A Gibbering Mouther

When I’m wild, I roam in herds. I don’t take bull from anyone. Once you smell my breath, you’ll be petrified. Who am I?

  • A Behemoth
  • A Basilisk
  • A Gorgon
  • A Hippogriff

10. Fill in the blank: A ____________ is a huge, deadly creature that hoards treasure and breathes a world of hurt upon its enemies. When one decides to go the undead route, it becomes a ____________. (comma-separated, not case-sensitive)

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  1. Chris says:
    January 4, 2009 at 9:11 am

    I still think that my answer for Question 10 should have got more points “Dragon,bitch to kill”

  2. Toord says:
    January 4, 2009 at 11:00 am

    Hooray for the return of Sunday morning quiz!

  3. Argokirby says:
    January 4, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    Your score: 105%

    Your A.I. modifier +5

    YOUR FINAL SCORE:110%

    Okay.. So I know D&D monsters better than I know what is going on in the real world….

  4. Shent says:
    January 4, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    Neat quiz.

  5. James Hepler says:
    January 4, 2009 at 2:10 pm

    Cool quiz. I scored better than I thought I would.

  6. Chris Arthur says:
    January 5, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    I’ve been a DM for about 20 years and I recently picked up almost all the 4th edition books. I’m currently reading the 4th Edition Manual of the Planes which helped with the giant question :)

  7. Andrew says:
    January 6, 2009 at 6:34 am

    Your score: 105%

    Your A.I. modifier +7

    YOUR FINAL SCORE:112%

    Geese, I’m not sure if I should be proud or ashamed ;P

    Nice Quiz by the way.

  8. Fishercatt says:
    January 6, 2009 at 7:01 am

    Yay Cthulhu!

    I one time had my players hunting after a Black Dragon/Bone Dragon. The one PC who could read was little ~special~ and after he read the sheriff’s description of the mighty black beast with ribs of white he told the rest of the party they were after a zebra. So they brought everything they needed with them to kill a zebra.
    The DM won that game, and Dead Dragons are the mosterest fun to play.

  9. Yax says:
    January 6, 2009 at 1:46 pm

    @Chris:

    Very funny. I like it.

  10. Nathaniel Daffinee says:
    January 6, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    DNDSMQ January 4, 2009 : D&D Sunday Morning Quiz – The Planes

    Your score: 95%

    Your A.I. modifier +10

    YOUR FINAL SCORE:105%

    Impressive! You know almost everything about monsters. May I remind you that hanging out with other human beings can be as fun as reading the monster manual?

    I do hang out with humans, sometimes, when my wife takes my books away . . . lol!

  11. Janna says:
    January 6, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    @ Andrew: In the role-playing world, pride and shame walk hand in hand. ;)

    @ Nathanial: Nothing’s as fun as reading the Monster Manual. Especially when you have a few drinks and start making up captions for the monsters….

    Grats to all the high scorers!

  12. Rem says:
    January 12, 2009 at 2:07 am

    DNDSMQ January 4, 2009 : D&D Sunday Morning Quiz – The Planes

    Your score: 105%

    Your A.I. modifier +6

    YOUR FINAL SCORE:111%

    Holy Githyanki! How many times have you read the Monster Manual?
    ~~~~
    w00t. Actually, I read the lore aloud to my wife as sort of a bedtime story. She picks the page numbers.

  13. Ross says:
    March 9, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    I would’ve gotten a perfect score, but I spelled dracolich with a hyphen :(

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