Phoenix (Dungeons & Dragons)

Phoenix

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the phoenix is a type of magical beast.

Publication history

The phoenix was introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes (1976).[1]

Other versions of the phoenix appeared in the first edition AD&D Deities and Demigods (1980),[2] and in Dragon #47 (March 1981). The phoenix appeared in Dragon #65 (September 1982),[3] and then reprinted in the original first edition Monster Manual II (1983).[4]

The phoenix appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix (1991),[5] and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[6]

The phoenix appeared in the third edition Monster Manual II (2002).[7]

Description

A phoenix is an intelligent magical creature from the plane of Elysium that prefers places of beauty and sylvan peace. A phoenix can attack with its long, sharp, gem-like beak or its diamond-hard talons, but can also voice a piercing whistle that causes other creatures to pause, and has numerous magical abilities. A phoenix appears similar to a very large peacock with a longer beak in proportion, with plumage of bright violet, scarlet, crimson, and flaming orange colors. The beak and claws of a phoenix are of blue-violet, and its eyes are a deep, glowing ruby color.

Other publishers

The phoenix is fully detailed in Paizo Publishing's book Mythical Monsters Revisited (2012), on pages 46–51.[8]

References

  1. Kuntz, Robert J. and James Ward. Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes (TSR, 1976)
  2. Ward, James and Robert Kuntz. Deities and Demigods (TSR, 1980)
  3. Gygax, E. Gary. "Featured Creatures." Dragon #65 (TSR, 1982)
  4. Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
  5. LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991)
  6. Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
  7. Bonny, Ed, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter. Monster Manual II (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)
  8. Benner, Jesse, Jonathan H. Keith, Michael Kenway, Jason Nelson, Anthony Pryor, and Greg A. Vaughan. Mythical Monsters Revisited (Paizo, 2012)
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