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Ascomoid
Always neutral with evil tendencies
Plant
Monster Manual II
1982
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the ascomoid is a type of giant fungus monster.
Description
An ascomoid is a huge puffball-like fungus with a thick, leathery skin. It moves by rolling, and rolls into or over opponents, and its pocked surface can emit jets of spores which cause a deadly infection.
Publication history
The ascomoid appeared in the following publications
Dragon #68 (December 1982).
The first edition Monster Manual II (1983).Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
The second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons under the "fungus" entry in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989).Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989)
The Monstrous Manual (1993).Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
The third edition in Dungeonscape (2007).
The Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.Green Scott Peterson Clark Tome of Horrors Necromancer Games 2002 10 1-58846-112-2
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