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Undead exoskeletal remains of an insect. May be of the Giant Ant, Giant Tick, or Stag Beetle varieties. The entry's illustration is that of the Drow Vampire for some reason (a typo).

Was there ever a correction to this?

Eh? Where was that definition?

alhoon wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:44 am Eh? Where was that definition?

The one I sent is from Mistipedia referring to this

Skeleton, Insectoid
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III - p101

No idea if they ever corrected it. I remember finding it pretty funny

Anyway, I was never too bothered by it, it's not too difficult to just imagine a generic bug.

Igor the Henchman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:32 am it's not too difficult to just imagine a generic bug.

Good thing we don't even have to imagine

I think it's more like a tri-kreen, it doesn't say insect, it says insectoid. Or how were those ant-people with four hands?

alhoon wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:50 pm I think it's more like a tri-kreen, it doesn't say insect, it says insectoid. Or how were those ant-people with four hands?

Description from Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III - p101

Skeleton, Insectoid
These nightmarish automatons are the animated exoskeletons of dead insects.

The compendium has the stats for a Giant Ant, Giant Tick and Stag Beetle exoskeleton.

But I think I found why they placed a drow vampire for the monsters picture by mistake.

Insectoid skeletons are created with the use of a special version of the animate dead spell. It is believed that this spell was created by a drow necromancer, but the truth of that supposition is unknown.

Animated exoskeletons? That... doesn't sound blasphemous. Does the insect has to be dead or it could have just grown out of its exoskeleton?

alhoon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:06 pm Animated exoskeletons? That... doesn't sound blasphemous. Does the insect has to be dead or it could have just grown out of its exoskeleton?

Dead...

Insects do not have an internal skeleton like we do, known as an endoskeleton. Rather, the outside of their bodies is their skeleton, an exoskeleton made of a substance called chitin.

I think you misinterpreted exoskeleton for exuviae left behind during ecdysis.

Exuviae are the remains of an exoskeleton and related structures that are left after ecdysozoans (including insects, crustaceans and arachnids) have moulted.

Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticle in many invertebrates of the clade Ecdysozoa. Since the cuticle of these animals typically forms a largely inelastic exoskeleton, it is shed during growth and a new, larger covering is formed.[1] The remnants of the old, empty exoskeleton are called exuviae.

Process of ecdysis of a cicada (the thing left behind is an exuviae not an exoskeleton).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecdysis#/ ... ated-2.gif

But what you thought could be maybe used to create a kind of insect boneless (instead of soft easy molded skin they have a crispy thin layer, easy to brake).

Mephisto of the FoS wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:22 pm Undead exoskeletal remains of an insect. May be of the Giant Ant, Giant Tick, or Stag Beetle varieties. The entry's illustration is that of the Drow Vampire for some reason (a typo).

Was there ever a correction to this?

Ah, hah! The Lady Fordam unearthed my copy of the Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III with the corrected picture!

IanFordam wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 3:50 pm

Mephisto of the FoS wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 7:22 pm Undead exoskeletal remains of an insect. May be of the Giant Ant, Giant Tick, or Stag Beetle varieties. The entry's illustration is that of the Drow Vampire for some reason (a typo).

Was there ever a correction to this?

Ah, hah! The Lady Fordam unearthed my copy of the Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium III with the corrected picture!

Oh I have never seen it and sill can't!
Can you sent please to my e-mail?

mephisto@fraternityofshadows.com

Thanks

Mephisto of the FoS wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 4:31 pm Oh I have never seen it and sill can't!
Can you sent please to my e-mail?

I have sent the image! However, before you peek I encourage you to remember that the Lady Fordam has no respect for canon...

IanFordam wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 5:17 pm

Mephisto of the FoS wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 4:31 pm Oh I have never seen it and sill can't!
Can you sent please to my e-mail?

I have sent the image! However, before you peek I encourage you to remember that the Lady Fordam has no respect for canon...

Wise lady. Canon is simply a guideline.