Dracolisk | |
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First appearance | The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982) |
In the Dungeons & Dragonsfantasyrole-playing game, the dracolisk is a type of fictional monster.
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The dracolisk first appeared for the first edition rules in the adventure module The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982),[1] and was reprinted in the original Monster Manual II (1983),[2]
The dracolisk appeared in the second edition in Monstrous Compendium Two (1989) under the 'basilisk' entry, and was reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).
The dracolisk appeared for the Dungeons & Dragonsthird edition rules in Dungeon #151 (October 2007).
The dracolisk is a rare crossbreed of dragon and basilisk. Dracolisks, in addition to their petrification attack, also have the breath weapon of their parent dragon, e.g., a dracolisk with a red dragon parent would have fiery breath whereas a dracolisk with a black dragon parent would have acidic breath. Skyrim se common clothes.
The dracolisk appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[3]
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