Miner (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the miner is a type of fictional monster.
Publication history
The miner first appeared in the original Monster Manual II (1983).[1]
The forest trapper (miner) appeared under the "lurker above" entry in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989),[2] and reprinted under the "lurker" entry in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[3]
Description
The miner is a variation of the lurker. The miner waits on the floor of forests, waits until prey walks on top of it, and then attacks with two poisonous barbs.
References
- ^ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
- ^ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989)
- ^ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)