Cornugon

Cornugon
Characteristics
Type Devil

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the cornugon (or horned devil) is a type of devil.

Publication history

The horned devil (malebranche) (greater devil) first appeared under the "devil" heading in the original first edition Monster Manual (1977).[1]

The cornugon greater baatezu appear in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix (1991) under the "baatezu" heading,[2] and are also detailed under the "baatezu" heading in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).[3]

The cornugon appears under the "devil" heading in the third edition Monster Manual (2000),[4] and as the horned devil (cornugon) in the revised 3.5 edition Monster Manual (2003).

Description

The cornugon is a gargoyle-like fiend armed with a spiked chain.

References

  1. Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
  2. LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991)
  3. Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1994)
  4. Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)


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