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[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Looked up "mind flayer spider". It's the name of a thing from Stranger Things, not the DnD monster.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I figured it was Stranger Things, but I thought that was a D&D show?

[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The kids name the monsters after things they've recently encountered in D&D, and coincidentally, the monsters tend to have some powers in common with the D&D enemies even if their physical form is way off.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Ahhh, ok that is a reason that works out. Screenwriters having fun is something I can get behind. Blatantly changing the form of a copywrited monster to avoid having to pay royalties, I would be mad about.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Same here. And it's most certainly not a case of dodging copyright since the show not only proudly uses D&D by name, but there is a heavy amount of cross-promotion going on between the two: https://www.dndbeyond.com/en/strangerthings

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago

It's just about kids who play D&D, I don't think it's ever purported to be a "D&D show"