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| A '''displacer beast''' is a fictional creature from the '']'' ]. | |||
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| ==Ecology== | |||
| Displacer beasts are fierce and vicious, and hate all other creatures. These sentient, magical cats often kill purely for pleasure, though they never fight among themselves. This beast uses a magical ''displacement'' ability, a form of illusion which causes it to appear to be a few feet away from where it actually is. This makes the creature hard to hit, while it attacks with its long tentacles. | Displacer beasts are fierce and vicious, and hate all other creatures. These sentient, magical cats often kill purely for pleasure, though they never fight among themselves. This beast uses a magical ''displacement'' ability, a form of illusion which causes it to appear to be a few feet away from where it actually is. This makes the creature hard to hit, while it attacks with its long tentacles. | ||
| The hide of a displacer beast has many useful magical properties, making it highly sought after by ] and ]. Many ] use the eyes of a displacer beast as good luck charms, believing that they will protect the bearer from detection. | The hide of a displacer beast has many useful magical properties, making it highly sought after by ] and ]. Many ] use the eyes of a displacer beast as good luck charms, believing that they will protect the bearer from detection. | ||
| ===Environment=== | |||
| ⚫ | The displacer beast is inspired by the ], a feline-like creature from the science fiction novel '']'' by ]. | ||
| ===Typical physical characteristics=== | |||
| ⚫ | In the ] campaign setting, the displacer beast is the heraldic beast of the dragonmarked ]. | ||
| ⚫ | A displacer beasts is a ] resembling a ] with a pair of powerful black ]s sprouting from its shoulders, and two to four additional forelimbs. Displacer beasts are coloured blue-black, like a dark panther. The tentacles are tipped with horny edges which can inflict terrible wounds and resemble the club-shaped catching tentacles of a squid. | ||
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==Society== | ||
| ⚫ | *Cook, David, et al. ''Monstrous Compendium Volume One'' (], ]). | ||
| ==Displacer beasts in ''Eberron''== | |||
| ⚫ | * |
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| ⚫ | In the ] ], the displacer beast is the heraldic beast of the dragonmarked ]. | ||
| ==Creative origins== | |||
| ⚫ | The displacer beast is inspired by the ], a feline-like creature from the science fiction novel '']'' by ]. | ||
| ==References== | |||
| ⚫ | *], et al. ''Monstrous Compendium Volume One'' (], ]). | ||
| ⚫ | *]. "Ecology of the Displacer Beast." '']'' #109 (TSR, 1986). | ||
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A displacer beast is a fictional creature from the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.
Ecology
Displacer beasts are fierce and vicious, and hate all other creatures. These sentient, magical cats often kill purely for pleasure, though they never fight among themselves. This beast uses a magical displacement ability, a form of illusion which causes it to appear to be a few feet away from where it actually is. This makes the creature hard to hit, while it attacks with its long tentacles.
The hide of a displacer beast has many useful magical properties, making it highly sought after by wizards and alchemists. Many thieves use the eyes of a displacer beast as good luck charms, believing that they will protect the bearer from detection.
Environment
Typical physical characteristics
A displacer beasts is a magical beast resembling a puma with a pair of powerful black tentacles sprouting from its shoulders, and two to four additional forelimbs. Displacer beasts are coloured blue-black, like a dark panther. The tentacles are tipped with horny edges which can inflict terrible wounds and resemble the club-shaped catching tentacles of a squid.
Society
Displacer beasts in Eberron
In the Eberron campaign setting, the displacer beast is the heraldic beast of the dragonmarked House Thuranni.
Creative origins
The displacer beast is inspired by the coeurl, a feline-like creature from the science fiction novel The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt.
References
- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989).
- Mickelson, Bill. "Ecology of the Displacer Beast." Dragon Magazine #109 (TSR, 1986).