D&D General Need Nightime Creature concept.

SkidAce

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I noticed that the current concept of goblins have long lost their sunlight susceptibility. I can understand that, as it would make them too similar to kobolds currently.

But I realized, since the expunging of orcs from my campaign many many years ago (late 80s?) that I really dont have a common "creep in the dark" monster to terrify the human populace with.

Thought about it, and decided it's a mythology gap I want to correct.

I dont want kobolds, goblins wouldnt work for reasons above, I have no orcs.

Any suggestions that I am missing that would fit this niche? (nothing to exotic).
 

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I'm more in mind of a "common" creature that most folks in the world would have heard of.

Looking for the classic "Night is coming, prepare for the orc attack"

I probably just lore'd myself out of the option when I banished orcs years ago, and goblins lost that night flavor.

Maybe could just give sunlight sensitivity back to the goblins, and just make kobolds a lot more rare, to reduce redundancy.
 


I'm more in mind of a "common" creature that most folks in the world would have heard of.

Looking for the classic "Night is coming, prepare for the orc attack"

I probably just lore'd myself out of the option when I banished orcs years ago, and goblins lost that night flavor.

Maybe could just give sunlight sensitivity back to the goblins, and just make kobolds a lot more rare, to reduce redundancy.

It that case I'd go back to Goblins but also expand, since Goblins are now Fey you have the entire Gloaming Court to haunt to dreams of mortals - all the dark fey lurk just beyond the edge of night and want to steal the warmth and life of mortals


make Kobolds daylight creatures who rely on hiding while they wait for creatures to get caught in their snares and traps
 


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