Shadow demon
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the shadow demon is a type of evil outsider creature.
Publication history
The shadow demon first appeared in White Dwarf #13 (June 1979). The shadow demon appeared in the original first edition Fiend Folio (1981).[1]
The shadow fiend appeared in second edition for the Ravenloft setting in Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix (1991), and was reprinted in Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II (1996). The shadow fiend appeared for the Planescape setting in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).[2]
The shadow demon appears in third edition in Dragon #292 (February 2002). The shadow demon appears under the "demon" entry in the Book of Vile Darkness (2002).[3]
Description
A shadow demon is formed from the very essence of evil on the Abyss. They have the ability to trap the souls of living beings.
Other publishers
The shadow demon appeared under the "demon" heading in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[4]
References
- ↑ Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981)
- ↑ Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1994)
- ↑ Cook, Monte. Book of Vile Darkness (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)
- ↑ Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. pp. 88–89. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.