Monsternamepunten

Monsternamepunten is a coined term used in Dutch-language fantasy media and tabletop role-playing communities to describe a numeric scoring system attached to a monster’s name. Each named monster is assigned a points value that combines perceived combat difficulty, narrative importance, and lore weight. The score is used to guide encounter design, organize bestiaries, and track a setting’s development over time.

Origin and usage: The term is not widely standardized and appears primarily in fan wikis and game-design discussions. It is common in contexts that rank monsters or plan escalating challenges, and the points are usually shown alongside basic statistics.

Mechanics: Scoring schemes vary, but typical approaches blend combat metrics (attack power, defenses) with special abilities and narrative prominence. The monster’s name often signals traits that influence the score, so two entries with similar stats can have different point values if one carries a legendary or unique title. Scores may use a fixed range or tiers like minor, major, and legendary.

Variants: Some implementations separate "name points" from general encounter difficulty, while others apply points only to named monsters. In practice, a named monster tends to receive a higher name-point value due to lore, while unnamed creatures may have little or no name points.

Impact: As a flexible, community-driven concept, monsternamepunten can aid consistency across entries but may bias balance toward lore. It remains a niche tool within fan wikis and home campaigns rather than a formal standard.