tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post2435713729084252358..comments2024-03-24T18:59:07.813-07:00Comments on ZENOPUS ARCHIVES: Part 24: "Winged Beasts of Hideous Aspect"Zenopus Archiveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-47674130053266465902015-07-28T04:33:36.898-07:002015-07-28T04:33:36.898-07:00While I still think that the "bestial aspect&...While I still think that the "bestial aspect" of ghouls points to Lovecraft origins (where they are degenerate mutants rather than animated corpses), in addition to the clerical turning tables, page 10 (listening at doors) clearly puts to lie my idea that ghouls may not be members of the "undead."Jarrett Perduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781934913113611353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-190220829777091522015-07-26T20:32:26.095-07:002015-07-26T20:32:26.095-07:00I did skip over Ghouls without realizing it! Thank...I did skip over Ghouls without realizing it! Thanks for pointing that out; I'll have to add it. Good timing since my next entry will be for the Ghoul room in the dungeon.<br /><br />Interesting thoughts on the nature of ghouls.Zenopus Archiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069501995927451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046247285022763255.post-20798596902722864952015-07-26T17:54:44.294-07:002015-07-26T17:54:44.294-07:00I noticed that you didn't mention the entry on...I noticed that you didn't mention the entry on ghouls.<br />I thought that it was interesting that in Holmes they are beast-like, but I don't know that they are specifically identified as undead.<br />I suspect that he was inspired chiefly by Lovecraft's depiction.<br />Given that clerics could turn them, it might open the door to the possibility that the Holmes cleric could turn certain other creatures as well. Jarrett Perduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781934913113611353noreply@blogger.com