Lammasu (Dungeons & Dragons)
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| Type | Magical beast |
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| Stats | Open Game License stats |
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| Mythological origins | Lamassu |
In the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, the lammasu are a race of good magical beasts.
[edit] Publication history
They are based on lammasu of Mesopotamian mythology, being winged, leonine champions of good.[citation needed]
The lammasu was introduced to the game in its first supplement, Greyhawk (1975).[1]
The lammasu appears in the first edition Monster Manual.[2] The lammasu appeared as a character class in White Dwarf #17, by Lewis Pulsipher.[3] The greater lammasu first appeared in the original Monster Manual II (1983).
The lammasu and the greater lammasu appeared in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989),[4] and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The celestial lammasu appeared in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix (1991).[5] The lammasu was further developed in Dragon #224 (December 1995).[6]
The lammasu appeared in the third edition Monster Manual (2000),[7] and in the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003).
[edit] Description
They are also lawful, although they have little interest in the conflict between law and chaos. Their innate magical powers let them cast spells as a 7th-level cleric.
A type of celestial, half-dragon lammasu known as a golden protector is also described in the Monster Manual. They are the offspring of a celestial lammasu and a gold dragon and live in the material plane where they combat evil. Their draconic heritage lets them breathe fire.
[edit] References
- ^ Gygax, Gary and Robert Kuntz. Supplement I: Greyhawk (TSR, 1975)
- ^ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
- ^ Pulsipher, Lewis (Feb/March 1980). "My Life as a Werebear" (article). White Dwarf (Games Workshop) (17): 33.
- ^ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989)
- ^ LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991)
- ^ Ashley, Belinda G. "The Ecology of the Lammasu" Dragon #224 (TSR, 1995)
- ^ Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual. Wizards of the Coast, 2000
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