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A displacer beast is a fictional species from the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. It resembles 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.

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 magical cats often kill purely for pleasure, though they never fight among themselves.

The hide of a displacer beast has many useful magical properties, making it highly sought after by wizards and alchemists. Many theives use the eyes of a displacer beast as good luck charms, believing that they will protect the bearer from detection.

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Further reading

• Dragon Magazine #109. The Ecology of the Displacer Beast

• Dungeons & Dragons creatures