Crypt thing
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Alignment | Neutral |
| Type | Undead |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Fiend Folio |
| First appearance | 1981 |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the crypt thing is a type of undead creature.
Description
[edit | edit source]A crypt thing is depicted as being an undead skeleton that wears brown robes, found within its private lairs. When attacked a crypt thing will attempt to teleport its attacker to a random location.
Publication history
[edit | edit source]The crypt thing has appeared in the following publications:
- It first appeared in the first edition Fiend Folio (1981).[1]
- The second edition for the Greyhawk setting in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990).[2]
- Reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[3]
- The third edition in Living Greyhawk Journal #5 (March 2002).
- The third edition Fiend Folio (2003).[4]
- The Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981)
- ↑ Breault, Mike, ed, et al. Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1990)
- ↑ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Cagle, Eric, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt. Fiend Folio (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
- ↑ Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. pp. 50–51. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.