Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, Sasquatch...these names refer to things seldom seen and often feared. Their forms and colorations are as varied as the names used to describe them. Giant creatures that often live in isolated wilderness, but sometimes come into conflict with civilization. Even when in contact they are often described with a timidity that belies creatures of their size and strength, but woe to the person who corners such a beast for they are also capable of a primal ferocity that can shake the earth.
Despite these creatures being a phenomenon the world over, they seldom crop up in conjunction with gaming. This is a real shame. The complex tapestry of legends, folklore, and tall tales that is easily available on the subject can easily be mined for rich details. They also represent something easily identifiable by the players in the general sense, while still being unknown in the specific sense.
Players who dismiss the Lightning Man as “just a bigfoot” are likely in for a rude surprise.
Over 150 varieties of man-ape have been catalogued, far too extensive a list to fully detail here. With that said, I hope that the small number of them detailed herein might kindle the judge’s imagination with designs both dark and devious.
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