Death watch beetle
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Type | Vermin |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | Monster Manual II |
| First appearance | 1983 |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the death watch beetle is a type of giant insect.
Description
[edit | edit source]A death watch beetle is monstrous insect which disguises itself by wearing the carapaces of other giant beetles, or by sticking rubbish to itself. A death watch beetle can make a clicking sound with its carapace that produces a deadly sonic vibration, resembling a drum or gong that seems to come from everywhere.
Publication history
[edit | edit source]The death watch beetle has appeared in the following publications:
- It first appeared under the "beetle" heading in the first edition Monster Manual II (1983).[1]
- The second edition for the Greyhawk setting under the "beetle" heading in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990),[2]
- Reprinted in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996).[3]
- The Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
- ↑ Breault, Mike, ed, et al. Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1990)
- ↑ Pickens, Jon, ed. Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (TSR, 1996)
- ↑ Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. pp. 19–20. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.