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Is there a DB you can't stand? Maybe it's the picture or the writeup?

Any db with mdc without any good reason , so about half of them

I really don't like Floopers. They're silly just for the sake of being silly.

Grackle Tooth... just ask a munchkin why they like like them and chances are that's why I don't.

Grackle Tooth for some reason.

Ectoplasmic Bidet wrote:I really don't like Floopers. They're silly just for the sake of being silly.

Ditto.

Butter Trolls.

Zenith moon warpers, seconded.

Demon Beavers aren't DB's though...they might be a VD....

Auto-Gs.
While "Auto-G" is a decent enough name, "Auto-Genetic" is just stupid.
And the term was tossed out in 1990, then left abandoned for quite a few years, leaving me to imagine all kinds of things that an "Auto-G" might be, and ultimately being very disappointed.

The best explanation (before the official description) was that an "Auto-G" was an "Automatically Generated" robot, which is to say a robot created by an automated factory that wasn't shut down during the apocalypse, and so was just running and running over the years, decades, or centuries.
THAT's a pretty cool concept, one with lots of potential!

The official Auto-Gs are essentially Changelings that you can't detect with a blood test.
Big whoop.

Floopers its a race that would die out in the harsh world of rifts pretty quick, cactus people at least have something other than comedy going for them.

Zamion138 wrote:Floopers its a race that would die out in the harsh world of rifts pretty quick, cactus people at least have something other than comedy going for them.

They're naturally ambidextrous MDC beings with teleport abilities.
That's a hell of a lot more than what humans have.
If they weren't lazy, floopers would be taking over.

Least favorite DB...coming from someone who's screen name initials are DB...there;s a joke in there somewhere...

I have a severe dislike for floopers and tyrvol swordfists

Killer Cyborg wrote:

Zamion138 wrote:Floopers its a race that would die out in the harsh world of rifts pretty quick, cactus people at least have something other than comedy going for them.

They're naturally ambidextrous MDC beings with teleport abilities.
That's a hell of a lot more than what humans have.
If they weren't lazy, floopers would be taking over.

Ill give you that one.
I still dont like them.

Zamion138 wrote:

Killer Cyborg wrote:

Zamion138 wrote:Floopers its a race that would die out in the harsh world of rifts pretty quick, cactus people at least have something other than comedy going for them.

They're naturally ambidextrous MDC beings with teleport abilities.
That's a hell of a lot more than what humans have.
If they weren't lazy, floopers would be taking over.

Ill give you that one.
I still dont like them.

Fair enough.

For some reason, I really don't like the Sword Fists.

How do they wipe? Poodle carpet scooch perhaps?
I know they're supposed to have prehensile toes, but c'mon from their illustration they don't look that prehensile.

MurderCityDisciple wrote:For some reason, I really don't like the Sword Fists.

How do they wipe? Poodle carpet scooch perhaps?
I know they're supposed to have prehensile toes, but c'mon from their illustration they don't look that prehensile.

How do you know that their anus is in the place you are thinking it is? Maybe their scat is a hard pellet that leaves no residue? Though, considering the sword fists are one of my dislikes, I do really like the poodle carpet scooch idea!

They are double jointed with prehensile toes, they probably just use their feet to grab the leaf, paper, copy of Erin Tarn's book, etc.

I like Swordfists, but I'm a big Jim Lawson fan. It's vexing that all the pictures show them with one eye but the text seems to imply binocular vision.

While sword arms are permanently armed they are not terribly dangerous to most coalition soldiers given all they pretty much have is their swords. Sure they can in theory fire a gun with their feet but doing so is awkward and they have to be pretty stationary to do so.

I would probably say floopers as my least favorite DB them or maybe the shapers. They are both just silly and if I want some silly mischevious DB running around I would take fey instead.

I've never quite understood the need for the Larmac, the "Lardbutts", seem nothing more than a metaphor for "lazy Americans." Really? Is that necessary?

Jay05 wrote:I've never quite understood the need for the Larmac, the "Lardbutts", seem nothing more than a metaphor for "lazy Americans." Really? Is that necessary?

They seem like out of shape Grackletooths to me.

A gripe I have about the DBees in general, is that they pretty much are all bipedal, humanoids...usually with 5 fingers and two eyes even. You'd think the universe would have more variety. I'd like to see more than the old Star Trek 'Hey slap some clay on my forehead and call me an alien' business. Which Palladium doesn't do for the most part.

BUT...


Where are the scuttling centipedes? The tentacled menaces? The gurgling gloops? The slithering slugs? and wiley webtoed wombat woozletoes?

Few and farbetween, i love the squid guys from phase world with the hard mdc uppers.
The remind me of the squid robot lord things from the transformer movies. And the octopus things from i think atlantis are cool too.

Zamion138 wrote:Few and farbetween, i love the squid guys from phase world with the hard mdc uppers.
The remind me of the squid robot lord things from the transformer movies. And the octopus things from i think atlantis are cool too.

The squiddy antagonists from Transformers: The Movie are called the Quintessons.

"Guilty or Innocent?"

"Innocent!"

Grell wrote:

Zamion138 wrote:Few and farbetween, i love the squid guys from phase world with the hard mdc uppers.
The remind me of the squid robot lord things from the transformer movies. And the octopus things from i think atlantis are cool too.

The squiddy antagonists from Transformers: The Movie are called the Quintessons.

"Guilty or Innocent?"

"Innocent!"

yes and they are sweet!

I have a hard time liking the Malvoren DB, humanoid mass of noodles. And the Amorph...what the heck

Atlantis has the Shaydor Spherians (sp?), they were pretty inhuman.

I don't like the Floopers but my least favorite would have to be sword fists. Of course, I do not own D-Bees of North America.

Floopers
Those spidery things with their own force fields in DBoNA
Any "mutant" with super powers

I'll join the Flooper hate bandwagon here.

Also the Chasseur Vert. They just seem unnecessary...

This list needs a bit of variety.
How about Power Leeches-they seem designed purely to irritate players.
Yhabbayar-Magic and psionic...soap bubbles?

Xanador wrote:This list needs a bit of variety.
How about Power Leeches-they seem designed purely to irritate players.
Yhabbayar-Magic and psionic...soap bubbles?

I will agree with those two choices. To tell the truth, about half of the D-Bee races seem either just plain silly or just face-palm worthy. Other races I can just not see how they even move about with there awkward forms.

Quick flexes cause players want even grosser juicers.

MurderCityDisciple wrote:A gripe I have about the DBees in general, is that they pretty much are all bipedal, humanoids...usually with 5 fingers and two eyes even. You'd think the universe would have more variety. I'd like to see more than the old Star Trek 'Hey slap some clay on my forehead and call me an alien' business. Which Palladium doesn't do for the most part.

BUT...


Where are the scuttling centipedes? The tentacled menaces? The gurgling gloops? The slithering slugs? and wiley webtoed wombat woozletoes?

The Rifts term D-Bee (Dimensional Being) refers specifically to bipedal, humanoid (if not human-like) aliens. So tentacled menaces, gurgling goops et cetera WOULD NOT be D-Bees.

~ Josh

I'm surprised no one else has mentioned Butter Trolls yet. Seriously, so gross.

Grell wrote:I'm surprised no one else has mentioned Butter Trolls yet. Seriously, so gross.

Well you already mentioned them once, no reason for anyone else to mention them or so I thought.

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:

MurderCityDisciple wrote:A gripe I have about the DBees in general, is that they pretty much are all bipedal, humanoids...usually with 5 fingers and two eyes even. You'd think the universe would have more variety. I'd like to see more than the old Star Trek 'Hey slap some clay on my forehead and call me an alien' business. Which Palladium doesn't do for the most part.

BUT...


Where are the scuttling centipedes? The tentacled menaces? The gurgling gloops? The slithering slugs? and wiley webtoed wombat woozletoes?

The Rifts term D-Bee (Dimensional Being) refers specifically to bipedal, humanoid (if not human-like) aliens. So tentacled menaces, gurgling goops et cetera WOULD NOT be D-Bees.

~ Josh

What do I call the gloops and menaces then??

Grell wrote:I'm surprised no one else has mentioned Butter Trolls yet. Seriously, so gross.

It sounded made up so I didnt think about it any.

MurderCityDisciple wrote:

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:

MurderCityDisciple wrote:A gripe I have about the DBees in general, is that they pretty much are all bipedal, humanoids...usually with 5 fingers and two eyes even. You'd think the universe would have more variety. I'd like to see more than the old Star Trek 'Hey slap some clay on my forehead and call me an alien' business. Which Palladium doesn't do for the most part.

BUT...


Where are the scuttling centipedes? The tentacled menaces? The gurgling gloops? The slithering slugs? and wiley webtoed wombat woozletoes?

The Rifts term D-Bee (Dimensional Being) refers specifically to bipedal, humanoid (if not human-like) aliens. So tentacled menaces, gurgling goops et cetera WOULD NOT be D-Bees.

~ Josh

What do I call the gloops and menaces then??

Supernatural being, alien, demon, creature of magic, or just plain old monster depending on whatever the case may be.

~ Josh

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:

MurderCityDisciple wrote:

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:

MurderCityDisciple wrote:A gripe I have about the DBees in general, is that they pretty much are all bipedal, humanoids...usually with 5 fingers and two eyes even. You'd think the universe would have more variety. I'd like to see more than the old Star Trek 'Hey slap some clay on my forehead and call me an alien' business. Which Palladium doesn't do for the most part.

BUT...


Where are the scuttling centipedes? The tentacled menaces? The gurgling gloops? The slithering slugs? and wiley webtoed wombat woozletoes?

The Rifts term D-Bee (Dimensional Being) refers specifically to bipedal, humanoid (if not human-like) aliens. So tentacled menaces, gurgling goops et cetera WOULD NOT be D-Bees.

~ Josh

What do I call the gloops and menaces then??

Supernatural being, alien, demon, creature of magic, or just plain old monster depending on whatever the case may be.

~ Josh

Ok, though I suspect the CS would just lump even the slimiest slag or most demonic demon under the DBee moniker.

Kill 'em all and let Ra sort 'em out.

Nightmask wrote:

Grell wrote:I'm surprised no one else has mentioned Butter Trolls yet. Seriously, so gross.

Well you already mentioned them once, no reason for anyone else to mention them or so I thought.

I'm just expressing my surprise that no one else shares the sentiment. Yet it seems almost everyone who's responded hates Floopers, but I don't think they're that bad (at least not as bad as Butter Trolls).

SittingBull wrote:

Grell wrote:I'm surprised no one else has mentioned Butter Trolls yet. Seriously, so gross.

It sounded made up so I didnt think about it any.

Nope. They're in D-Bees of NA, but I think they made their first appearance in....Psyscape? Maybe? Not near books, so I cannot verify beyond my gut.

Gotta be Btrieve. It's horrible...absolutely sucks.

MurderCityDisciple wrote:

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:

MurderCityDisciple wrote:A gripe I have about the DBees in general, is that they pretty much are all bipedal, humanoids...usually with 5 fingers and two eyes even. You'd think the universe would have more variety. I'd like to see more than the old Star Trek 'Hey slap some clay on my forehead and call me an alien' business. Which Palladium doesn't do for the most part.

BUT...


Where are the scuttling centipedes? The tentacled menaces? The gurgling gloops? The slithering slugs? and wiley webtoed wombat woozletoes?

The Rifts term D-Bee (Dimensional Being) refers specifically to bipedal, humanoid (if not human-like) aliens. So tentacled menaces, gurgling goops et cetera WOULD NOT be D-Bees.

~ Josh

What do I call the gloops and menaces then??

Sir.

Killer Cyborg wrote:

MurderCityDisciple wrote:

Josh Sinsapaugh wrote:

MurderCityDisciple wrote:A gripe I have about the DBees in general, is that they pretty much are all bipedal, humanoids...usually with 5 fingers and two eyes even. You'd think the universe would have more variety. I'd like to see more than the old Star Trek 'Hey slap some clay on my forehead and call me an alien' business. Which Palladium doesn't do for the most part.

BUT...


Where are the scuttling centipedes? The tentacled menaces? The gurgling gloops? The slithering slugs? and wiley webtoed wombat woozletoes?

The Rifts term D-Bee (Dimensional Being) refers specifically to bipedal, humanoid (if not human-like) aliens. So tentacled menaces, gurgling goops et cetera WOULD NOT be D-Bees.

~ Josh

What do I call the gloops and menaces then??

Sir.

Or Madam...just have to lift a tentacle or some gloop to be sure.