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1d4chan>Le0901: /* In Fantasy Gaming */

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In Fantasy Gaming

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	Chimeras also appear in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and [[Age of Sigmar]], where they are creatures of [[Chaos]] and so usually show up as mounts for the Chaos Lords.		Chimeras also appear in [[Warhammer Fantasy]] and [[Age of Sigmar]], where they are creatures of [[Chaos]] and so usually show up as mounts for the Chaos Lords.

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	Chimera ODD5.png\|Original D&D		Chimera ODD5.png\|Original D&D

2A01:CB00:6B:A00:8893:2E7B:9465:973: /* Monstergirls */

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Monstergirls

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	Chimera [[monstergirls]] are a rare breed, mostly because designers struggle with how to incorporate the three heads and tripartite body into one design.		Chimera [[monstergirls]] are a rare breed, mostly because designers struggle with how to incorporate the three heads and tripartite body into one design.

	In the [[Monster Girl Encyclopedia]], the "Chimaera" belongs to the small family of "Demon Beasts", and has the form of a lion-girl with goat's horns and legs, a serpent for a tail, a leonic paw for a right arm, a draconic paw for a left arm, and [[Pauldrons\|pauldrons]] reminiscent of a ~~lion~~ and a dragon's heads. Extremely powerful and destructive, it has a bad case of split personalities, with one persona for each of the four beasts that work as a team to support her in her goal of finding and keeping a lover.		In the [[Monster Girl Encyclopedia]], the "Chimaera" belongs to the small family of "Demon Beasts", and has the form of a lion-girl with goat's horns and legs, a serpent for a tail, a leonic paw for a right arm, a draconic paw for a left arm, and [[Pauldrons\|pauldrons]] reminiscent of a goat's and a dragon's heads. Extremely powerful and destructive, it has a bad case of split personalities, with one persona for each of the four beasts that work as a team to support her in her goal of finding and keeping a lover.

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1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* Star Wars */

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Star Wars

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	The Chimaera was introduced as Thrawn's flagship in ''Heir to the Empire'' and would quickly become one of the most prominent ships in the EU. This is despite it being a mere Imperial II class when many other Imperial warlords had Super Star Destroyers or some manner of super weapon. The Chimaera had a cloaking device... which was deemed useless without an allied force user because you can't see where you're going when cloaked without the force and all non-force base communications were blocked.		The Chimaera was introduced as Thrawn's flagship in ''Heir to the Empire'' and would quickly become one of the most prominent ships in the EU. This is despite it being a mere Imperial II class when many other Imperial warlords had Super Star Destroyers or some manner of super weapon. The Chimaera had a cloaking device... which was deemed useless without an allied force user because you can't see where you're going when cloaked without the force and all non-force base communications were blocked.

	''[[Star Wars]]'' doesn't have Greek mythology, ~~but~~ it ~~was assumed to refer~~ to ''[[Wikipedia:Chimera (genetics)\|genetic]]'' Chimeras or, at least, some mad science hybrid beast since ''[[Star Wars]]'' has genetics advanced enough to produce human clones.		''[[Star Wars]]'' doesn't have Greek mythology, so fans assumed it referred to ''[[Wikipedia:Chimera (genetics)\|genetic]]'' Chimeras or, at least, some mad science hybrid beast since ''[[Star Wars]]'' has genetics advanced enough to produce human clones.

	== Monstergirls ==		== Monstergirls ==

1d4chan>Nubnuber at 01:14, 9 October 2022

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	[[File:Chimera statue.png\|right\|300px]]		[[File:Chimera statue.png\|right\|300px]]
	The '''Chimera''' is a monster from Greco-Roman mythology, described as a tripartite fire-breathing beast with the forequarters and head of a lion, the hindquarters and head of a goat, and ~~a serpentine or draconic~~ tail ~~with~~ a ~~dragon's or~~ snake~~'s head~~. Exactly how that works out depends on the artist; perhaps the most iconic of real-world art depicts it as having a lion's head on its neck, a goat's head [[what\|growing straight up out of the middle of its back]], and the ~~reptilian~~ head replacing the tip of its tail~~, but the most common modern depiction has the three heads sharing the same neckstump~~. What doesn't vary, strangely enough, is that even though the original Chimera was female, it ''always'' has a mane (beard) on the lion, even in period art depicting it as a unique creature. It ravaged the land with its fiery breath until Bellerophon killed it by using [[Pegasus]] to fly out of range of the fire whilst carrying a lance with a big block of lead on its tip; [[awesome\|he threw this at its mouth and the flames melted the lead so it poured down Chimera's throat and killed it]]. In the centuries since, the word chimera has gained a second more broad meaning, referring to any sort of weird mishmash between two or more different things Frankensteined together.		The '''Chimera''' is a monster from Greco-Roman mythology, described as a tripartite fire-breathing beast with the forequarters and head of a lion, the hindquarters and head of a goat, and the tail and head of a snake. Exactly how that works out depends on the artist; perhaps the most iconic of real-world art depicts it as having a lion's head on its neck, a goat's head [[what\|growing straight up out of the middle of its back]], and the snake's head replacing the tip of its tail. What doesn't vary, strangely enough, is that even though the original Chimera was female, it ''always'' has a mane (beard) on the lion, even in period art depicting it as a unique creature. It ravaged the land with its fiery breath until Bellerophon killed it by using [[Pegasus]] to fly out of range of the fire whilst carrying a lance with a big block of lead on its tip; [[awesome\|he threw this at its mouth and the flames melted the lead so it poured down Chimera's throat and killed it]]. In the centuries since, the word chimera has gained a second more broad meaning, referring to any sort of weird mishmash between two or more different things Frankensteined together.

	==In Fantasy Gaming==		==In Fantasy Gaming==
	Chimeras show up in a lot of fantasy games. Thanks to D&D, pretty much all incarnations have a dragon head instead of a snake ~~tail~~, and a pair of wings giving it flight! (TSR really liked [[~~Chimera~~\|adding wings to lion-based creatures]]), despite the fact that the original Chimera was landlocked and this played a huge role in its defeat.		Chimeras show up in a lot of fantasy games. Thanks to D&D, pretty much all incarnations have the three heads sharing the same neck stump, a dragon head instead of a snake head, and a pair of wings giving it flight! (TSR really liked [[Manticore\|adding wings to lion-based creatures]]), despite the fact that the original Chimera was landlocked and this played a huge role in its defeat.

	They are particularly prominent in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] (and thusly [[Pathfinder]]), where they are capable of speech, but usually not very bright. All the ego of a Red [[Dragon]] and none of the brains, essentially. The unique awnsheigh in [[Birthright]], the Chimera, is essentially a were-creature, a half-elf who sometimes explodes into a hideous and ever-shifting monster form that goes on feral rampages.		They are particularly prominent in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] (and thusly [[Pathfinder]]), where they are capable of speech, but usually not very bright. All the ego of a Red [[Dragon]] and none of the brains, essentially. The unique awnsheigh in [[Birthright]], the Chimera, is essentially a were-creature, a half-elf who sometimes explodes into a hideous and ever-shifting monster form that goes on feral rampages.

1d4chan>Nubnuber at 00:25, 9 October 2022

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	==In Fantasy Gaming==		==In Fantasy Gaming==
	Chimeras show up in a lot of fantasy games. ~~Weirdly~~, ~~they tend to~~ have wings ~~and be fliers~~ (~~though admittedly they're usually very clumsy at it~~), despite the fact that the original Chimera was landlocked and this played a huge role in its defeat.		Chimeras show up in a lot of fantasy games. Thanks to D&D, pretty much all incarnations have a dragon head instead of a snake tail, and a pair of wings giving it flight! (TSR really liked [[Chimera\|adding wings to lion-based creatures]]), despite the fact that the original Chimera was landlocked and this played a huge role in its defeat.

	They are particularly prominent in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] (and thusly [[Pathfinder]]), where they are capable of speech, but usually not very bright. All the ego of a Red [[Dragon]] and none of the brains, essentially. The unique awnsheigh in [[Birthright]], the Chimera, is essentially a were-creature, a half-elf who sometimes explodes into a hideous and ever-shifting monster form that goes on feral rampages.		They are particularly prominent in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] (and thusly [[Pathfinder]]), where they are capable of speech, but usually not very bright. All the ego of a Red [[Dragon]] and none of the brains, essentially. The unique awnsheigh in [[Birthright]], the Chimera, is essentially a were-creature, a half-elf who sometimes explodes into a hideous and ever-shifting monster form that goes on feral rampages.

1d4chan>Nubnuber at 00:21, 9 October 2022

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	==In Fantasy Gaming==		==In Fantasy Gaming==
	Chimeras show up in a lot of fantasy games. Weirdly, they tend to have wings and be fliers (though admittedly they're usually very clumsy at it), despite the fact that the original Chimera was landlocked and this played a huge role in its defeat~~. Though, to be fair, the Fantasy depictions of Chimeras that give them wings are also typically swapping out the snake for a dragon, making the wings a logical addition. Plus, Rule of Cool~~.		Chimeras show up in a lot of fantasy games. Weirdly, they tend to have wings and be fliers (though admittedly they're usually very clumsy at it), despite the fact that the original Chimera was landlocked and this played a huge role in its defeat.

	They are particularly prominent in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] (and thusly [[Pathfinder]]), where they are capable of speech, but usually not very bright. All the ego of a Red [[Dragon]] and none of the brains, essentially. The unique awnsheigh in [[Birthright]], the Chimera, is essentially a were-creature, a half-elf who sometimes explodes into a hideous and ever-shifting monster form that goes on feral rampages.		They are particularly prominent in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] (and thusly [[Pathfinder]]), where they are capable of speech, but usually not very bright. All the ego of a Red [[Dragon]] and none of the brains, essentially. The unique awnsheigh in [[Birthright]], the Chimera, is essentially a were-creature, a half-elf who sometimes explodes into a hideous and ever-shifting monster form that goes on feral rampages.
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	Chimera 5e.jpg\|5e		Chimera 5e.jpg\|5e
	Chimera B1.png\|Pathfinder		Chimera B1.png\|Pathfinder
			Chimera DF Monsters 2.png\|GURPS
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1d4chan>Lord Grievous at 23:51, 14 May 2022

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	==In Fantasy Gaming==		==In Fantasy Gaming==
	Chimeras show up in a lot of fantasy games. Weirdly, they tend to have wings and be fliers (though admittedly they're usually very clumsy at it), despite the fact that the original Chimera was landlocked and this played a huge role in its defeat.		Chimeras show up in a lot of fantasy games. Weirdly, they tend to have wings and be fliers (though admittedly they're usually very clumsy at it), despite the fact that the original Chimera was landlocked and this played a huge role in its defeat. Though, to be fair, the Fantasy depictions of Chimeras that give them wings are also typically swapping out the snake for a dragon, making the wings a logical addition. Plus, Rule of Cool.

	They are particularly prominent in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] (and thusly [[Pathfinder]]), where they are capable of speech, but usually not very bright. All the ego of a Red [[Dragon]] and none of the brains, essentially. The unique awnsheigh in [[Birthright]], the Chimera, is essentially a were-creature, a half-elf who sometimes explodes into a hideous and ever-shifting monster form that goes on feral rampages.		They are particularly prominent in [[Dungeons & Dragons]] (and thusly [[Pathfinder]]), where they are capable of speech, but usually not very bright. All the ego of a Red [[Dragon]] and none of the brains, essentially. The unique awnsheigh in [[Birthright]], the Chimera, is essentially a were-creature, a half-elf who sometimes explodes into a hideous and ever-shifting monster form that goes on feral rampages.

2601:98B:C381:19F0:6144:FC6F:1B5:EBF6 at 21:47, 6 February 2022

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	Chimera [[monstergirls]] are a rare breed, mostly because designers struggle with how to incorporate the three heads and tripartite body into one design.		Chimera [[monstergirls]] are a rare breed, mostly because designers struggle with how to incorporate the three heads and tripartite body into one design.

	In the [[Monster Girl Encyclopedia]], the "Chimaera" belongs to the small family of "Demon Beasts", and has the form of a lion-girl with goat's horns and legs, a serpent for a tail, a leonic paw for a right arm, a draconic paw for a left arm, and pauldrons reminiscent of a lion and a dragon's heads. Extremely powerful and destructive, it has a bad case of split personalities, with one persona for each of the four beasts that work as a team to support her in her goal of finding and keeping a lover.		In the [[Monster Girl Encyclopedia]], the "Chimaera" belongs to the small family of "Demon Beasts", and has the form of a lion-girl with goat's horns and legs, a serpent for a tail, a leonic paw for a right arm, a draconic paw for a left arm, and [[Pauldrons\|pauldrons]] reminiscent of a lion and a dragon's heads. Extremely powerful and destructive, it has a bad case of split personalities, with one persona for each of the four beasts that work as a team to support her in her goal of finding and keeping a lover.

	[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]]		[[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]]