| Characteristics | |
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| Alignment | Lawful Evil |
| Type | Undead |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | Open Game License stats |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the spectre is an undead creature.
The spectre was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game.
The spectre was one of the first monsters introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in the Dungeons & Dragons "white box" set (1974). There they were described as having no corporeal body, being able to drain life energy levels, and identified with Tolkien's Ringwraiths.[1]
The spectre appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977),[2] where it is described as a powerful undead human that haunts the most desolate of places, such as tombs and dungeons, and drains the life energy of opponents.
This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the spectre, in the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (1977),[3] and Expert Set (1981 & 1983).[4][5] The spectre was also later featured in the Dungeons & Dragons Game set (1991), the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991),[6] and the Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game set (1994).
The spectre appears first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989),[7] and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[8]
The spectre undead dragon appears in Dragon #234 (October 1996).
The spectre appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000).[9]
The spectre appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).
The spectre appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008).[10]
A spectre is an incorporeal creature that resembles a ghost, with a hatred for all living things. A spectre drains the life energy from living creatures, turning them into new spectres upon death. A spectre is powerless in natural sunlight and flees from it.
A spectre is always lawful evil. A spectre appears as a humanoid, but with a mostly transparent and faintly luminous form. A spectre looks much as it did in life, and can be recognized by someone who knows what the person looked like.
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