| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Alignment | Chaotic Evil |
| Type | Undead (Extraplanar) |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
| Publication history | |
| Source books | 3.5E Monster Manual 1, 3E Monster Manual 1, Master Boxed Set, Rules Cyclopedia, Mystara Appendix |
| Mythological origins | Sceadugenga, Nightstalker |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the nightshade is a powerful undead creature composed of darkness and evil.
In Third Edition, nightshades are native to the Plane of Shadow.
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The nightshade was introduced to the D&D game in the basic edition of Dungeons & Dragons.
The nightcrawler nightshade, the nightwalker nightshade, and the nightwing nightshade first appear in the Dungeons & Dragons Master Rules (1985) in the Master DM's Book.[1] They later appear in the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991).[2]
The nightcrawler nightshade, the nightwalker nightshade, and the nightwing nightshade appeared for the Mystara campaign setting in the Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).[3]
The nightcrawler nightshade, the nightwalker nightshade, and the nightwing nightshade appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000).[4]
The nightswimmer appeared in Dungeon #92 (May 2002).
The nightcrawler nightshade, the nightwalker nightshade, and the nightwing nightshade appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).
The nighthaunt nightshade appeared in the Forgotten Realms setting in Lost Empires of Faerûn (2005).[5]
The nightwalker nightshade appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008).[6]
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