- Berbalang
In the
Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game , the berbalang is amonstrous humanoid .Publication history
The berbalang was introduced to the D&D game in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)
The berbalang was first published in "White Dwarf" #11 (February/March 1979), in the "Fiend Factory" column, originally submitted by Albie Fiore, which was later reprinted in "Best of White Dwarf Scenarios" (1980). The berbalang then appears in 1981 in the first edition "
Fiend Folio " (1981). [Turnbull, Don, ed. "Fiend Folio " (TSR, 1981)]Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)
The berbalang appears first in the first "Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix" (1989), [Conners, William, et al. "Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix" (TSR,
1989 )] and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). [Stewart, Doug, ed. "Monstrous Manual" (TSR,1993 )]Berbalang society is described in "Guide to the Astral Plane" (1996) for the
Planescape setting.Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)
The berbalang appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008). [Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. "
Monster Manual " (Wizards of the Coast , 2008)]Description
The berbalang is a bipedal gargoyle-like creature with leathery skin and bat-like wings. It spends most of its life in a state of hibernation while its spirit
astral travel s. For a few days each month, it sends a projection out into the world to kill and feed.References
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