Satyr (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Dungeons & Dragons creature | |
|---|---|
| Satyr | |
| Alignment | Chaotic neutral |
| Type | Fey |
| Source books | {{{source}}} |
| First appearance | Monster Manual (1977) |
| Mythological origins | Satyr |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | OGL stats |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the satyr is a fey creature. Satyrs started as standard D&D creatures, and later became a player character class.[1] Satyr's are the children of a satyr and dryad union, half-satyrs are the result of a satyr and human woman union.[2] Satyr's are extremely sexual, and will attempt to woo any human females they meet.[2] Half-satyrs are similar, and become interested in women at adolescence.[3]
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[edit] Ecology
Always male, satyrs have the legs and horns of a goat, but otherwise look human. They can play magical tunes on their pan pipes that cause varying effects as decided by the satyr. Satyrs are hedonistic creatures that frolic in the wild places of the world, and they dwell in temperate forests.
[edit] Society
Satyrs are rarely found in groups of more than eleven such individuals, and often associate with other fey, such as nymphs and dryads. They revere the god Damh of the Seelie Court.
The satyr's favored class is bard, and they are usually chaotic neutral.
[edit] Creative origins
Satyrs are based on the satyrs and fauns of Greek and Roman myth. They first appeared as Dungeons & Dragons creatures in the 1977 Monster Manual by Gary Gygax.
[edit] Satyrs in other media
In "Creature Competition: Battle Royal," a tournament determined by fan voting, a satyr assassin was eliminated 6th out of twelve creatures, beating a gelatinous cube, a vrock, a juggernaut, a zelekhut, and a 12-headed hydra.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Hook, Nathan. How to make a Satyr. LARP Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
- ^ a b The Ecology of the Satyr (summary and review). Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
- ^ Hooves and Green Hair (summary and review). Retrieved on 2007-02-03.
- ^ Creature Competition: Battle Royal. Wizards.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
[edit] References
- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989).
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977).
- Slavicsek, Bill. The Complete Book of Humanoids (TSR, 1993).
- Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1994).
- Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
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