In the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, the lammasu are a race of good magical beasts.
Publication history[]
The lammasu is based on the lamassu 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).
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.
References[]
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- ↑ Gygax, Gary and Robert Kuntz. Supplement I: Greyhawk (TSR, 1975)
- ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
- ↑ Pulsipher, Lewis (February–March 1980). "My Life as a Werebear". White Dwarf (article)
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- ↑ 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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