| Revision as of 02:26, 7 December 2011 edit71.208.44.3 (talk) →Description: added description from Monster Manual c.1978← Previous edit | Revision as of 03:05, 26 January 2012 edit undoPolisher of Cobwebs (talk | contribs)29,147 editsm →Influence: spellingNext edit → | ||
| Line 30: | Line 30: | ||
| ==Influence== | ==Influence== | ||
| An obituary to ] specifically highlights the |
An obituary to ] specifically highlights the Ki-rin as an example of the way in which ''D&D'' embraces world culture and folklore.<ref>Jonathan Rubin, "," ''Slate'' (March 6, 2008).</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:05, 26 January 2012
In the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game, the ki-rin are magical beasts. They are based on the mythological Qilin (or kirin in Korean and Japanese).
Publication history
The ki-rin first appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons game supplement Eldritch Wizardry (1976).
The ki-rin appeared in the first edition in the original Monster Manual (1977).
The ki-rin appeared in the second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989), and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The psionic variant of the ki-rin appeared in The Complete Psionics Handbook (1991).
The ki-rin appeared in the third edition Oriental Adventures (2001).
Description
Ki-rin are always lawful good.
Ki-rin worship Koriel.
Ki-rin resemble unicorns somewhat. They are powerful spellcasters, and roam the skies looking for good deeds to reward, and malefactors to punish.
Ki-rin are a race of aerial creatures whose hooves rarely touch the earth, for they dwell amid the clouds and behind the winds. Females are never encountered and Ki-rin are always solitary. They sometimes aid humans if the need to combat evil is great. The coat of the ki-rin is luminous gold, much as a sunrise on a clear day.
Influence
An obituary to Gary Gygax specifically highlights the Ki-rin as an example of the way in which D&D embraces world culture and folklore.
References
- Gygax, Gary; Blume, Brian (1976), Eldritch Wizardry (1 ed.), Lake Geneva, WI: TSR
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989)
- Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
- Winter, Steve. The Complete Psionics Handbook (TSR, 1991)
- Wyatt, James. Oriental Adventures (Wizards of the Coast, 2001)
- Jonathan Rubin, "Farewell to the Dungeon Master: How D&D creator Gary Gygax changed geekdom forever," Slate (March 6, 2008).
 | This Dungeons & Dragons article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |