Phycomid

Phycomid

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the phycomid is a type of fungus plant monster.

Publication history

The phycomid first appeared in Dragon #68 (December 1982).The phycomid appeared in the original first edition Monster Manual II (1983).[1]

The phycomid appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989),[2] and was reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[3]

The phycomid appeared in third edition in Dragon #337 (2007).[4]

Description

A phycomid is an algae-like mass that resembles a blob of decomposing, milky-colored matter with capped fungi growing out of it. A phycomid extends a tube from which is exudes a highly alkaline substance that it discharges through the tube in small globules, which can also cause victims to serve as hosts for new phycomid growth.

References

  1. Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
  2. Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989)
  3. Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
  4. Jacobs, James. "The Demonomicon of Iggwilv: Zuggtmoy." Dragon #337 (Paizo Publishing, 2005)
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