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1d4chan>Nubnuber at 22:52, 1 September 2021

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	==Forgotten Realms==		==Forgotten Realms==
	~~{{NeedsImages}}~~		[[File:manscorpion 5e.jpg\|thumb]]

	In the [[Forgotten Realms]], manscorpions have gone by many names. Their official name is the '''tlincalli''', as this is the name they were introduced by in the Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix II (MC11). In the article "The Known World: Fantastic Heraldry" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #199, they are called "Scorpionmen", whilst in the Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerun for 3rd edition, they are called "Stingers". Finally, in Volo's Guide to Monsters for 5th edition, they were given the name "Scorpion Folk". In fact, the Monstrous Manual's "Manscorpions" are, based on their artwork, clearly a copy of MC11's Tlincalli entry, only cutting out the few titbits of Realms-specific lore.		In the [[Forgotten Realms]], manscorpions have gone by many names. Their official name is the '''tlincalli''', as this is the name they were introduced by in the Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix II (MC11). In the article "The Known World: Fantastic Heraldry" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #199, they are called "Scorpionmen", whilst in the Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerun for 3rd edition, they are called "Stingers". Finally, in Volo's Guide to Monsters for 5th edition, they were given the name "Scorpion Folk". In fact, the Monstrous Manual's "Manscorpions" are, based on their artwork, clearly a copy of MC11's Tlincalli entry, only cutting out the few titbits of Realms-specific lore.

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	{{D&D2e-Races}}		{{D&D2e-Races}}
	[[Category: Mystara]]		[[Category: Mystara]]

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* Mystara */

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Mystara

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	==Mystara==		==Mystara==
			[[File:Manscorpion Orc's Head cover.jpg\|thumb]]
	Here known as '''Nimmurians''', the manscorpions were a race of primitive, brutal, barbaric savages known as the Sohktars, until they were defeated by the ancient Nithians and driven westward toward the savage coast. There, they came to the land of Nimmur, home of the [[enduk]]s - a race of priests and scholars who just happened to be winged [[minotaur]]s. At the time, the enduks were at war with the [[orc]] tribes of the Dark Jungle, and because both races ostensibly worshipped the Immortal [[Ixion]] (by the name of Idu), they formed an alliance and drove the orcs back.		Here known as '''Nimmurians''', the manscorpions were a race of primitive, brutal, barbaric savages known as the Sohktars, until they were defeated by the ancient Nithians and driven westward toward the savage coast. There, they came to the land of Nimmur, home of the [[enduk]]s - a race of priests and scholars who just happened to be winged [[minotaur]]s. At the time, the enduks were at war with the [[orc]] tribes of the Dark Jungle, and because both races ostensibly worshipped the Immortal [[Ixion]] (by the name of Idu), they formed an alliance and drove the orcs back.

1d4chan>Zimriel at 15:05, 16 July 2021

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	[[File:Manscorpion MM 2e.png\|thumb]]		[[File:Manscorpion MM 2e.png\|thumb]]
	'''Manscorpions''' are what they say they are, in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The concept (as Neutral-aligned) was introduced [[White Dwarf]], issue #16, so (barely) too late for the [[Fiend Folio]]; but they did get into the Companion Set (as "Chaotic" ''ie'' evil). The notion, as you can see, caught on like wildfire in the main settings. So they're in the 2e, 1993 Monstrous Manual.		'''Manscorpions''' are what they say they are, in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The concept (as Neutral-aligned) was introduced [[White Dwarf]], issue #16, so (barely) too late for the [[Fiend Folio]]; but they did get into the [[Companion Set]] (as "Chaotic" ''ie'' evil). The notion, as you can see, caught on like wildfire in the main settings. So they're in the 2e, 1993 Monstrous Manual.

	Essentially the scorpion counterpart to [[drider]]s, manscorpions generally have an appearance similar to a [[centaur]], with the upper torso of a humanoid replacing the head of a giant scorpion. [[Eberron]] takes this similarity to its ultimate conclusion by having "[[drow]]-scorpions" called [[Scorrow]] instead of the traditional drider.		Essentially the scorpion counterpart to [[drider]]s, manscorpions generally have an appearance similar to a [[centaur]], with the upper torso of a humanoid replacing the head of a giant scorpion. [[Eberron]] takes this similarity to its ultimate conclusion by having "[[drow]]-scorpions" called [[Scorrow]] instead of the traditional drider.

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Genericized the basic appearance entry, added NeedsImages tag because we need the Mystaran art (and the Greyhawk and/or Scarred Lands art, if it exists).

2021-07-11T02:57:30Z

Genericized the basic appearance entry, added NeedsImages tag because we need the Mystaran art (and the Greyhawk and/or Scarred Lands art, if it exists).

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	'''Manscorpions''' are what they say they are, in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The concept (as Neutral-aligned) was introduced [[White Dwarf]], issue #16, so (barely) too late for the [[Fiend Folio]]; but they did get into the Companion Set (as "Chaotic" ''ie'' evil). The notion, as you can see, caught on like wildfire in the main settings. So they're in the 2e, 1993 Monstrous Manual.		'''Manscorpions''' are what they say they are, in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The concept (as Neutral-aligned) was introduced [[White Dwarf]], issue #16, so (barely) too late for the [[Fiend Folio]]; but they did get into the Companion Set (as "Chaotic" ''ie'' evil). The notion, as you can see, caught on like wildfire in the main settings. So they're in the 2e, 1993 Monstrous Manual.

	~~Manscorpions resemble~~ a [[centaur]], ~~but~~ with the ~~lower body being~~ a giant [[~~scorpion~~]] instead of ~~a horse. Their upper torso is humanoid, but their skin is completely hairless, and their hands consist of two thick fingers and a long thumb, all with talon-like nails; this gives them~~ the ~~semblance of a scorpion's pincers~~.		Essentially the scorpion counterpart to [[drider]]s, manscorpions generally have an appearance similar to a [[centaur]], with the upper torso of a humanoid replacing the head of a giant scorpion. [[Eberron]] takes this similarity to its ultimate conclusion by having "[[drow]]-scorpions" called [[Scorrow]] instead of the traditional drider.

	In the general move toward gender-neutral language, the name "manscorpion" fell out of use in 3.x / Pathfinder, replaced with names like "scorpionfolk" and "[[girtablilu]]". If you use the term "manscorpion" in mixed company you reveal the beard on your neck. Still, they retain common usage in [[Mystara]], [[Greyhawk]], and [[Forgotten Realms]]. Perhaps especially Greyhawk, not just because that setting is dominated by old farts, but because they are so in-your-face unnatural in that setting.		In the general move toward gender-neutral language, the name "manscorpion" fell out of use in 3.x / Pathfinder, replaced with names like "scorpionfolk" and "[[girtablilu]]". If you use the term "manscorpion" in mixed company you reveal the beard on your neck. Still, they retain common usage in [[Mystara]], [[Greyhawk]], and [[Forgotten Realms]]. Perhaps especially Greyhawk, not just because that setting is dominated by old farts, but because they are so in-your-face unnatural in that setting.
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	In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition]], their lore is much larger, and now they take up over a page of [[Monsters of Faerun]] to cover. Described as mixing "esoteric religious mysticism with murderous tendencies and the stinger of a giant scorpion", they are now crimson-skinned rather than black-skinned, and seem to have both lost the claw-like hands and gained a fourth pair of scorpion-like legs, without gaining the scorpion pincers, at least if you judge by the artwork. They are said to possess "an extremely sophisticated culture, full of strange philosophies that filter deviant human notions through multifaceted insect eyes", but what that actually ''means'', we're not told. There is no mentioned of the inverted pyramids and towers in their hive-cities, but we do gain two new cultural quirks.		In [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition]], their lore is much larger, and now they take up over a page of [[Monsters of Faerun]] to cover. Described as mixing "esoteric religious mysticism with murderous tendencies and the stinger of a giant scorpion", they are now crimson-skinned rather than black-skinned, and seem to have both lost the claw-like hands and gained a fourth pair of scorpion-like legs, without gaining the scorpion pincers, at least if you judge by the artwork. They are said to possess "an extremely sophisticated culture, full of strange philosophies that filter deviant human notions through multifaceted insect eyes", but what that actually ''means'', we're not told. There is no mentioned of the inverted pyramids and towers in their hive-cities, but we do gain two new cultural quirks.

	The first is "stinger racing": on random occasions, groups of 2d10 stingers (90% likely to be ~~males~~) will sometimes come charging out of their hive-cities and race on and on, refusing to stop until they die of exhaustion. Nobody knows ''why'' they do this, they just ''do it''.		The first is "stinger racing": on random occasions, groups of 2d10 stingers (each individual stinger is 90% likely to be a male) will sometimes come charging out of their hive-cities and race on and on, refusing to stop until they die of exhaustion. Nobody knows ''why'' they do this, they just ''do it''.

	The second is that tlincalli practice a strange ritual of divination, which involves burying themselves just below the surface and waiting to feel creatures moving above through their tremorsense ability. As part of this process, they create a "mystical grid" of their territory within the range of their senses, and the movements of creatures through this grid serve as the basis of their divination results. Once again, we're told nobody knows the actual details of how this works or even what the tlincalli seem to use it for.		The second is that tlincalli practice a strange ritual of divination, which involves burying themselves just below the surface and waiting to feel creatures moving above through their tremorsense ability. As part of this process, they create a "mystical grid" of their territory within the range of their senses, and the movements of creatures through this grid serve as the basis of their divination results. Once again, we're told nobody knows the actual details of how this works or even what the tlincalli seem to use it for.

1d4chan>Zimriel: /* Scarred Lands */

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Scarred Lands

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	The [[Scarred Lands]] setting is home to two races of manscorpions.		The [[Scarred Lands]] setting is home to two races of manscorpions.

	~~In the original~~ Creature Collection ~~I for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition~~]]~~, there are~~ the '''Sandmaskers'''. These were created artificially by a renegade [[Djinn\|Exemplar]] named Tarkun, who used a black magical ritual to conjure the entire race into existence as a weapon against his fellows. Ever since that day, these scorpion [[centaur]]s have roamed the deserts, seeking to kill any Exemplars they encounter... but willing to settle for anyone else they encounter, as they are voracious predators. They lead swarms of giant scorpions as pets, and in battle they wield both claws, poisoned stings and weapons. They also have a number of magical abilities; they leave no tracks in sandy terrain, they can create mirages, and they can use Mirror Image (1d4 duplicates) twice per day. Also, they can sense the presence of a djinn from up to a mile away. Sandmaskers have the traditional manscorpion appearance; pincered scorpion body from the waist down, humanoid torso from the waist up.		That first ''[[Creature Collection]]'' bugfest floated the '''Sandmaskers'''. These were (taking that leaf from Pryor) created artificially by a renegade [[Djinn\|Exemplar]] named Tarkun, who used a black magical ritual to conjure the entire race into existence as a weapon against his fellows. Ever since that day, these scorpion [[centaur]]s have roamed the deserts, seeking to kill any Exemplars they encounter... but willing to settle for anyone else they encounter, as they are voracious predators. They lead swarms of giant scorpions as pets, and in battle they wield both claws, poisoned stings and weapons. They also have a number of magical abilities; they leave no tracks in sandy terrain, they can create mirages, and they can use Mirror Image (1d4 duplicates) twice per day. Also, they can sense the presence of a djinn from up to a mile away. Sandmaskers have the traditional manscorpion appearance; pincered scorpion body from the waist down, humanoid torso from the waist up.

	~~In the~~ [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] revival ~~of the [[Scarred Lands]], the~~ Sandmaskers ~~returned,~~ and a second manscorpion race ~~debuted;~~ the '''Skerrai'''.~~.. which~~ live in the ''arctic'', of all places!		The [[Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition]] revival revived those Sandmaskers... and a ''second'' manscorpion race: the '''Skerrai'''. The latter live in the ''arctic'', of all places!

	Skerrai are the primary evil race plaguing the Frostlands of Fenrilik, and were introduced in the [[splatbook]] of the same name. They appear as bluish-white colored androgynous manscorpions whose faces sport multiple eyes and insectile mandibles for jaws. They appeared over 150 years ago, and have been a plague on the Frostlands ever since. Rumor has it that they were brought from some other world through eldritch portals in the [[Underdark]] and twisted into their present state, which might explain why they seem to be in search of something out there in the tundras and taigas. Of course, in the meantime, they are perfectly content to dominate and destroy whatever else they come across.		Skerrai are the primary evil race plaguing the Frostlands of Fenrilik, and were introduced in the [[splatbook]] of the same name. They appear as bluish-white colored androgynous manscorpions whose faces sport multiple eyes and insectile mandibles for jaws. They appeared over 150 years ago, and have been a plague on the Frostlands ever since. Rumor has it that they were brought from some other world through eldritch portals in the [[Underdark]] and twisted into their present state, which might explain why they seem to be in search of something out there in the tundras and taigas. Of course, in the meantime, they are perfectly content to dominate and destroy whatever else they come across.

1d4chan>QuietBrowser: Destubbed the Tlincalli of Maztica, added the scorpionfolk of Scarn.

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Destubbed the Tlincalli of Maztica, added the scorpionfolk of Scarn.

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 From The Shat's ruined palace his subjects, driven by self-loathing, have plagued the Desert's tribes ever since. Since the [[Greyhawk Wars]], Rary now "the Traitor" has to put up with these belligerent bugmen too. Rary wants the crown foremost to bend the scorps to his will, not (yet) knowing it will make him into a Master Scorpion too. If the crown (an artifact) is destroyed, all the manscorpions and monarch scorpions perish.
 ==Gallery==

1d4chan>Zimriel at 19:25, 26 January 2021

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	[[File:Manscorpion MM 2e.png\|thumb]]		[[File:Manscorpion MM 2e.png\|thumb]]
	'''Manscorpions''' are what they say they are, in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The concept (as Neutral-aligned) was introduced [[White Dwarf]], issue #16, so (barely) too late for the [[Fiend Folio]]; but they did get into the Companion Set (as evil). The notion, as you can see, caught on like wildfire in the main settings. So they're in the 2e, 1993 Monstrous Manual.		'''Manscorpions''' are what they say they are, in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The concept (as Neutral-aligned) was introduced [[White Dwarf]], issue #16, so (barely) too late for the [[Fiend Folio]]; but they did get into the Companion Set (as "Chaotic" ''ie'' evil). The notion, as you can see, caught on like wildfire in the main settings. So they're in the 2e, 1993 Monstrous Manual.

	Manscorpions resemble a [[centaur]], but with the lower body being a giant [[scorpion]] instead of a horse. Their upper torso is humanoid, but their skin is completely hairless, and their hands consist of two thick fingers and a long thumb, all with talon-like nails; this gives them the semblance of a scorpion's pincers.		Manscorpions resemble a [[centaur]], but with the lower body being a giant [[scorpion]] instead of a horse. Their upper torso is humanoid, but their skin is completely hairless, and their hands consist of two thick fingers and a long thumb, all with talon-like nails; this gives them the semblance of a scorpion's pincers.

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	'''Manscorpions''' are what they say they are [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The concept (as Neutral-aligned) was introduced [[White Dwarf]], issue #16, so (barely) too late for the [[Fiend Folio]]; but they did get into the Companion Set (as evil). The notion, as you can see, caught on like wildfire in the main settings. So they're in the 2e, 1993 Monstrous Manual.		'''Manscorpions''' are what they say they are, in [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. The concept (as Neutral-aligned) was introduced [[White Dwarf]], issue #16, so (barely) too late for the [[Fiend Folio]]; but they did get into the Companion Set (as evil). The notion, as you can see, caught on like wildfire in the main settings. So they're in the 2e, 1993 Monstrous Manual.

	Manscorpions resemble a [[centaur]], but with the lower body being a giant [[scorpion]] instead of a horse. Their upper torso is humanoid, but their skin is completely hairless, and their hands consist of two thick fingers and a long thumb, all with talon-like nails; this gives them the semblance of a scorpion's pincers.		Manscorpions resemble a [[centaur]], but with the lower body being a giant [[scorpion]] instead of a horse. Their upper torso is humanoid, but their skin is completely hairless, and their hands consist of two thick fingers and a long thumb, all with talon-like nails; this gives them the semblance of a scorpion's pincers.