Cave fisher

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the cave fisher is a type of fictional monster for player characters to encounter.

Publication history

The cave fisher first appeared in the first edition in the module A1 Slave Pits of the Undercity (1981),[1] and later appeared in the original Monster Manual II (1983).[2] The cave fisher was further detailed in "The Ecology of the Cave Fisher" in Dragon #135 (July 1988).

The cave fisher appeared in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989),[3] and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[4]

The cave fisher appeared in third edition in Dragon #355 (May 2007).

The cave fisher appeared in fourth edition in the Monster Manual 3 (2010).

Description

The cave fisher is a crab-like monster which inhabits the Underdark and ambushes prey. The cave fisher hides on ledges and hunts by emitting a long strand of sticky filament.

References

  1. ^ Cook, David. Slave Pits of the Undercity (TSR, 1981)
  2. ^ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
  3. ^ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989)
  4. ^ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)