Thought eater
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the thought eater is a type of fictional monster.
Publication history
The thought eater first appeared in the Eldritch Wizardry supplement (1976).[1] It appeared in first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Monster Manual (1977).[2] It 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 A Guide to the Ethereal Plane (1998).[5] It 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.
The thought eater appeared on Geek.com's list of "The most underrated monsters of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons".[7] CJ Miozzi included the thought eater on The Escapist's list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)".[8]
References
- ↑ Gygax, Gary; Blume, Brian (1976), Eldritch Wizardry (1 ed.), Lake Geneva, WI: TSR
- ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
- ↑ Winter, Steve. The Complete Psionics Handbook (TSR, 1991)
- ↑ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Cordell, Bruce R. A Guide to the Ethereal Plane (TSR, 1998).
- ↑ Cordell, Bruce R. Expanded Psionics Handbook (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)
- ↑ http://www.geek.com/games/underrated-monsters-of-advanced-dungeons-dragons-1659543/
- ↑ http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/tabletop/11356-The-Dumbest-Dungeons-Dragons-Monsters-Ever-And-How-To-Use-Them.9