Thought eater

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the thought eater is a type of fictional monster for player characters to encounter.

Publication history

The thought eater first appeared in the Eldritch Wizardry supplement (1976).[1]

The thought eater appeared in first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Monster Manual (1977).[2]

The thought eater appeared in second edition in The Complete Psionics Handbook (1991),[3] and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[4] The thought eater appeared for the Planescape setting in the Guide to the Ethereal Plane (1998).[5]

The thought eater appeared in third edition in the Psionics Handbook, and its 3.5 revision the Expanded Psionics Handbook (2004).[6]

Description

The thought eater is an unintelligent ether dweller attracted by psionic-related energy use.

References

  1. ^ Gygax, Gary; Blume, Brian (1976), Eldritch Wizardry (1 ed.), TSR 
  2. ^ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
  3. ^ Winter, Steve. The Complete Psionics Handbook (TSR, 1991)
  4. ^ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
  5. ^ Cordell, Bruce R. A Guide to the Ethereal Plane (TSR, 1998).
  6. ^ Cordell, Bruce R. Expanded Psionics Handbook (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)