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In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], '''pech''' are elemental creatures from the [[Inner Plane]] of Earth that are based on the [[Pech (mythology)|pech]] of Scottish mythology.
  
In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]], '''pech''' are elemental creatures from the [[Elemental Plane of Earth|Inner Plane of Earth]] that are based on the [[Wikipedia:Pech (mythology)|pech]] of Scottish mythology. They are [[humanoid]] earth elementals who are related to [[gnome]]s. They sometimes leave their plane to mine in the deepest parts of the [[Material Plane|Prime Material Plane]]. Pech prefer enclosed dark spaces to open spaces, are generally peaceful, and many travel to the Prime Material Plane to escape the hostile Elemental Plane of Earth. Pech can communicate with stone.
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==Publication history==
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The pech first appeared in first edition in the adventure module ''[[The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth]]'' (1982), and reprinted in the original ''Monster Manual II'' (1983).
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The pech appears in second edition in the ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) under the "elemental, earth kin" entry.
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The pech appears in third edition in ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' #151 (October 2007).
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==Description==
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Pech are [[humanoid]] earth elementals who are related to [[Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons)|gnomes]]. They sometimes leave their plane to mine in the deepest parts of the [[Prime Material Plane]]. Pech prefer enclosed dark spaces to open spaces, are generally peaceful, and many travel to the [[Prime Material Plane]] to escape the hostile Elemental Plane of Earth. Pech can communicate with [[rock (geology)|stone]].
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==References==
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*Gygax, Gary. ''[[The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1982).
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*{{Cite_Pub|Monster Manual II (1e)}}
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*{{Cite_Pub|Monstrous Manual}}
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*''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' #151 ([[Paizo Publishing]], 2007).
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{{Wikipedia|Pech (Dungeons & Dragons)}}
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Pech
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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, pech are elemental creatures from the Inner Plane of Earth that are based on the pech of Scottish mythology.

Publication history[edit]

The pech first appeared in first edition in the adventure module The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982), and reprinted in the original Monster Manual II (1983).

The pech appears in second edition in the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "elemental, earth kin" entry.

The pech appears in third edition in Dungeon #151 (October 2007).

Description[edit]

Pech are humanoid earth elementals who are related to gnomes. They sometimes leave their plane to mine in the deepest parts of the Prime Material Plane. Pech prefer enclosed dark spaces to open spaces, are generally peaceful, and many travel to the Prime Material Plane to escape the hostile Elemental Plane of Earth. Pech can communicate with stone.

References[edit]

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