Needleman (Dungeons & Dragons)
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the needleman is a type of plant creature.
Publication history
The needleman first appeared in White Dwarf #6 (April 1978). The needleman appeared in the original first edition Fiend Folio (1981).[1]
The needleman appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons for the Greyhawk setting in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990),[2] and was reprinted in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996).[3]
The needleman appeared in third edition in Dragon #292 (February 2002), and then in the third edition Monster Manual II (2002).[4]
Description
A needleman is a humanoid plant creature which appears ruddy green, mottled with browns and reds in autumn. It can fire its small needles from its body as an attack.
References
- ↑ Turnbull, Don, ed. Fiend Folio (TSR, 1981)
- ↑ Breault, Mike, ed, et al. Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1990)
- ↑ Pickens, Jon, ed. Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (TSR, 1996)
- ↑ Bonny, Ed, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter. Monster Manual II (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)