Rot grub
| Rot grub | |
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| First appearance | Monster Manual (1977) |
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the rot grub is a worm-like creature found in heaps of offal or dung.
Publication history
The rot grub first appeared in first edition in the original Monster Manual (1977).[1] The rot grub was further detailed in Dragon #122 (June 1987) in the article "The Ecology of the Rot Grub".
The rot grub appeared in the second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989)[2] and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "worm" entry.[3]
The rot grub and rot grub swarm appeared in third edition in Dungeonscape (2007).
The rot grub appeared in the fourth edition in Monster Manual 3 (2010).[4]
Description
Rot grubs will viciously burrow into living flesh until they reach the heart and kill their host.
References
- ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
- ↑ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989)
- ↑ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Mearls, Mike, Greg Bilsland, and Robert J. Schwalb. Monster Manual 3. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2010
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