Flameskull

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the flameskull is an undead.

Publication history

The flameskull was introduced to the D&D game in the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

The flameskull appears first for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting in Dragon #197 (September 1993) in the "Dragon's Bestiary" column, and was later reprinted in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994).

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)

The flameskull appears in Lost Empires of Faerûn (2005).[1]

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-2013)

The flameskull appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008), including the great flameskull.[2]

Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (2014-)

The flameskull appears in the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (2014).

Description

The flameskull is a tiny undead guardian created from the skull of a recently slain humanoid spellcaster.

References

  1. ↑ Stout, Travis. Lost Empires of Faerûn. Wizards of the Coast, 2005
  2. ↑ Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2008)
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