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The '''greater mummy''' of the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' game is an [[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|undead]] [[Mummy|mummified]] [[Magic of Dungeons & Dragons|divine spellcaster]], often a priest of evil god of the [[Egyptian pantheon]] such as [[Set (mythology)|Set]].

==Publication history==
The greater mummy appeared in second edition for the [[Ravenloft]] setting in the ''Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix'' (1991), and reprinted in the ''[[Monstrous Manual]]'' (1993).<ref>[[Doug Stewart (game designer)|Stewart, Doug]], ed. ''[[Monster Manual|Monstrous Manual]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1993)</ref> The unique greater mummy '''Senmet''' appeared in the ''Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night'' (1993). The greater mummy, including Senmet, appeared in the ''Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II'' compilation (1996).

The greater mummy appeared in the third edition ''[[Deities and Demigods]]'' (2002).<ref>[[Rich Redman|Redman, Rich]], [[Skip Williams]], and [[James Wyatt (game designer)|James Wyatt]]. ''[[Deities and Demigods]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)</ref>

==Description==
More powerful than a typical [[Mummy (Dungeons & Dragons)|mummy]], greater mummies are similar to [[Lich (Dungeons & Dragons)|liches]], as they are both powerful undead [[Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)|spellcasters]]. In appearance, greater mummies are typically indistinguishable from typical mummies except for their priestly garb which is often rich, though decayed, and usually including their divine patron's un[[holy symbol]].

==References==
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[[Category:Dungeons & Dragons undead creatures]]

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