Troglodyte (Dungeons & Dragons)

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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the troglodyte is a fictional race of primitive reptilian humanoids.

Publication history

The troglodyte was introduced to the D&D game in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)

The troglodyte appears in the first edition Monster Manual (1977), [Gygax, Gary. "Monster Manual" (TSR, 1977)] where it is described as a reptilian humanoid that dwells in subterranean places, loathes humans and slaughters all it encounters.

Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)

This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the troglodyte, in the "Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set" (1977, 1981, 1983). [Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson [1974] , edited by J. Eric Holmes. "Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set" (TSR, 1977)] [Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson [1974] , edited by Tom Moldvay. "Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set" (TSR, 1981)] [Gygax, Gary, and Dave Arneson [1974] , edited by Frank Mentzer. "Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules" (TSR, 1983)] The troglodyte was also later featured in the "Dungeons & Dragons Game" set (1991), [Various. "Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia". TSR, 1991] the "Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia" (1991), [Schend, Steven E., Jon Pickens, and Dori Warty (Editors). "Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia" (TSR, 1991)] the "Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game" set (1994), and the "Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game" set (1999).

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)

The troglodyte appears first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989), [Cook, David, et al. "Monstrous Compendium Volume Two" (TSR, 1989)] and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). [Stewart, Doug, ed. "Monstrous Manual" (TSR, 1993)]

The troglodyte was detailed in "Dragon" #235 (November 1996), in the "Ecology of the Troglodyte". [Jones, Spike Y. "Ecology of the Troglodyte, The" Dragon Magazine #235 (TSR, 1996)]

The troglodyte was one of the humanoid races presented as player character races in "Dragon" #265 (November 1999). [Brown, Lloyd III. "Primitive PC's." "Dragon" #265 (TSR, 1999)]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 edition (2000-2002)

The troglodyte appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2000). [Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. "Monster Manual" (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)]

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition (2003-2007)

The troglodyte appears in the revised Monster Manual for this edition (2003).

The troglodyte was presented as a player character race for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting in "Serpent Kingdoms" (2004).

"Dungeon" #122 (May 2005) introduced a number of troglodyte variants, including the antennae troglodyte, the clawed troglodyte, the climbing troglodyte, the flailing troglodyte, the horned troglodyte, the jumping troglodyte, the tentacled troglodyte, and the vicious troglodyte.

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)

The troglodyte appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008). [Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. "Monster Manual" (Wizards of the Coast, 2008)]

Description

Troglodytes are described as being shorter than a human, with spindly but muscular arms and squat legs. It also has some lizardman-like traits with a reptilian head and forearms, a spinal crest, and a long, slender tail.

A troglodyte is usually chaotic evil in alignment; they are considered mostly hostile towards humans and other races.

The god of troglodytes is Laogzed.

D&D Miniatures

The troglodyte is featured in the D&D Miniatures: Dragoneye set #60 (2004).

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