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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

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

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

  1. ↑ Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981)
  2. ↑ Breault, Mike, ed, et al. Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1990)
  3. ↑ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
  4. ↑ Cagle, Eric, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt. Fiend Folio (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
  5. ↑ Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. pp. 50-51. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.
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