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{{Canon Creature | {{Canon Creature | ||
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|name=Hook horror | |name=Hook horror | ||
|alignment=Neutral | |alignment=Neutral | ||
| − | |type=[[ | + | |type=[[Aberration]] |
|subtype= | |subtype= | ||
|source=[[Monster Manual II]] (3rd edition) | |source=[[Monster Manual II]] (3rd edition) | ||
|first=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] #12 | |first=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] #12 | ||
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| − | In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[fantasy]] [[roleplaying]] game, a '''hook horror''' is a bipedal, subterranean | + | In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[fantasy]] [[roleplaying]] game, a '''hook horror''' is a bipedal, subterranean monster that looks like a [[vulture]]-like [[humanoid]] with bony hooks in place of hands. |
==Publication history== | ==Publication history== | ||
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| first =Ian | | first =Ian | ||
| authorlink =Ian Livingstone | | authorlink =Ian Livingstone | ||
| − | | coauthors =[[ | + | | coauthors =[[Don Turnbull]] |
| title =Fiend Factory: Hook Horror | | title =Fiend Factory: Hook Horror | ||
| journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | ||
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| publisher =Games Workshop | | publisher =Games Workshop | ||
| year =1979 | | year =1979 | ||
| − | | accessdate =|month =April/May }}</ref> which was later reprinted in ''Best of White Dwarf Articles'' (1980). The hook horror then appears in 1981 in the first edition ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (1981).<ref> | + | | accessdate =|month =April/May }}</ref> which was later reprinted in ''Best of White Dwarf Articles'' (1980). The hook horror then appears in 1981 in the first edition ''[[Publication:Fiend Folio (1e)|Fiend Folio]]'' (1981).<ref>{{Cite_Pub|Fiend Folio (1e)}}</ref> |
The hook horror was detailed in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #131 (March 1988), in the "Ecology of the Hook Horror".<ref>Persinger, Michael. "The Ecology of the Hook Horror." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #131 (TSR, 1988)</ref> | The hook horror was detailed in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #131 (March 1988), in the "Ecology of the Hook Horror".<ref>Persinger, Michael. "The Ecology of the Hook Horror." ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #131 (TSR, 1988)</ref> | ||
===Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)=== | ===Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)=== | ||
| − | This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the hook horror, which first appeared in the module ''[[Quest for the Heartstone]]'' (1984), and then appeared as a type of '''hook beast''', in ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986),<ref>Morris, Graeme, Phil Gallagher and Jim Bambra. ''[[Creature Catalogue]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1986)</ref> and the ''Creature Catalog'' (1993).<ref>Nephew, John. ''Creature Catalog'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1993)</ref> | + | This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the hook horror, which first appeared in the module ''[[Quest for the Heartstone]]'' (1984), and then appeared as a type of '''hook beast''', in ''[[Creature Catalogue]]'' (1986),<ref>Morris, Graeme, Phil Gallagher and Jim Bambra. ''[[Creature Catalogue]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1986)</ref> and the ''[[Creature Catalog]]'' (1993).<ref>Nephew, John. ''[[Creature Catalog]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1993)</ref> |
The hook horror appeared in the [[Blackmoor]] [[campaign setting]] in the module ''[[City of the Gods]]'' (1987). | The hook horror appeared in the [[Blackmoor]] [[campaign setting]] in the module ''[[City of the Gods]]'' (1987). | ||
===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)=== | ===Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)=== | ||
| − | The hook horror appears first in the ''Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix'' (1990),<ref>[[Michael Breault|Breault, Mike]], ed, et al. ''Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (TSR, 1990)</ref> and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).<ref> | + | The hook horror appears first in the ''[[Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix]]'' (1990),<ref>[[Michael Breault|Breault, Mike]], ed, et al. ''[[Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix]]'' (TSR, 1990)</ref> and is reprinted in the [[Monstrous Manual]] (1993).<ref>{{Cite_Pub|Monstrous Manual}}</ref> |
| − | The hook horror also appears in the [[Greyhawk]] setting in the module ''Flames of the Falcon'' (1993). | + | The hook horror also appears in the [[Greyhawk]] setting in the module ''[[Flames of the Falcon]]'' (1993). |
===Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)=== | ===Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)=== | ||
| − | The hook horror appears in the ''Monster Manual II'' for this edition (2002).<ref> | + | The hook horror appears in the ''[[Monster Manual II]]'' for this edition (2002).<ref>{{Cite_Pub|Monster Manual II}}</ref> According to Skip Williams, "The hook horror is an old favorite that missed the cut for the first ''[[Publication:Monster Manual (3e)|Monster Manual]]'', and it appears here fully equipped for the new game."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20020809a| title=Product Spotlight: Monster Manual II | date=August 9, 2002| publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]| accessdate=August 10, 2013| last=Ryan| first=Michael}}</ref> |
===Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)=== | ===Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)=== | ||
| − | The hook horror appears in the ''Monster Manual'' for this edition (2008).<ref> | + | The hook horror appears in the ''[[Publication:Monster Manual (4e)|Monster Manual]]'' for this edition (2008).<ref>{{Cite_Pub|Monster Manual (4e)}}</ref> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The hook horror is described as an [[ | + | The hook horror is described as an [[aberration]] that stands about nine feet (274 cm) tall and weighs almost 350 pounds (160 kg). It has a mottled grey [[Wikipedia:Exoskeleton|exoskeleton]], which is extremely thick and dense, and as difficult to breach as metal armor. Instead of hands/paws/claws, its front limbs end in 12-inch-long (30 cm) razor-sharp, blade-like hooks. These hooks are, of course, the hook horror's primary method of combat. Its legs are similar to those of a bird, and its head is shaped like that of a vulture, including the hooked beak. Its eyes, however, are multifaceted like that of an insect. |
| − | Hook horrors have their own | + | Hook horrors have their own language, communicating in a series of clicks and clacks. In a cave, this eerie sound can echo a long way and can be used to estimate cavern sizes and distances, much like the [[Wikipedia:Animal echolocation|sonar]] of a [[bat]]. |
==Multimedia== | ==Multimedia== | ||
| − | The hook horror is one the D&D creatures featured in the [[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon]] episode ''The City at the Edge of Midnight''<ref>{{cite web|title=City at the Edge of Midnight|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808602/|publisher=IMDB.com}}</ref> | + | The hook horror is one the D&D creatures featured in the [[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon]] episode ''The City at the Edge of Midnight''.<ref>{{cite web|title=City at the Edge of Midnight|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808602/|publisher=IMDB.com}}</ref> It later appeared in a coloring book based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sharp|first=Allen|title=[[Dungeons & Dragons Sticker Book]]|year=1985|publisher=Macdonald Purnell Books|isbn=0361068514|pages=19}}</ref> |
The Dungeons & Dragons action figure line produced a hook horror figure in 1985. | The Dungeons & Dragons action figure line produced a hook horror figure in 1985. | ||
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==Additional reading== | ==Additional reading== | ||
| − | *[[R. A. Salvatore|Salvatore, RA]]. ''Homeland'' (TSR, 1990). | + | *[[R. A. Salvatore|Salvatore, RA]]. ''[[Homeland]]'' (TSR, 1990). |
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{{Wikipedia|Hook horror}} | {{Wikipedia|Hook horror}} | ||
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, a hook horror is a bipedal, subterranean monster that looks like a vulture-like humanoid with bony hooks in place of hands.
Publication history[edit]
The hook horror was introduced to the D&D game in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition (1977-1988)[edit]
The hook horror was first published in White Dwarf #12 (April/May 1979), in the "Fiend Factory" column, originally submitted by Ian Livingstone,[1] which was later reprinted in Best of White Dwarf Articles (1980). The hook horror then appears in 1981 in the first edition Fiend Folio (1981).[2]
The hook horror was detailed in Dragon #131 (March 1988), in the "Ecology of the Hook Horror".[3]
Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1999)[edit]
This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the hook horror, which first appeared in the module Quest for the Heartstone (1984), and then appeared as a type of hook beast, in Creature Catalogue (1986),[4] and the Creature Catalog (1993).[5]
The hook horror appeared in the Blackmoor campaign setting in the module City of the Gods (1987).
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition (1989-1999)[edit]
The hook horror appears first in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990),[6] and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[7]
The hook horror also appears in the Greyhawk setting in the module Flames of the Falcon (1993).
Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (2000-2007)[edit]
The hook horror appears in the Monster Manual II for this edition (2002).[8] According to Skip Williams, "The hook horror is an old favorite that missed the cut for the first Monster Manual, and it appears here fully equipped for the new game."[9]
Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (2008-)[edit]
The hook horror appears in the Monster Manual for this edition (2008).[10]
Description[edit]
The hook horror is described as an aberration that stands about nine feet (274 cm) tall and weighs almost 350 pounds (160 kg). It has a mottled grey exoskeleton, which is extremely thick and dense, and as difficult to breach as metal armor. Instead of hands/paws/claws, its front limbs end in 12-inch-long (30 cm) razor-sharp, blade-like hooks. These hooks are, of course, the hook horror's primary method of combat. Its legs are similar to those of a bird, and its head is shaped like that of a vulture, including the hooked beak. Its eyes, however, are multifaceted like that of an insect.
Hook horrors have their own language, communicating in a series of clicks and clacks. In a cave, this eerie sound can echo a long way and can be used to estimate cavern sizes and distances, much like the sonar of a bat.
Multimedia[edit]
The hook horror is one the D&D creatures featured in the Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon episode The City at the Edge of Midnight.[11] It later appeared in a coloring book based on the TV series.[12] The Dungeons & Dragons action figure line produced a hook horror figure in 1985.
References[edit]
- ↑ Livingstone, Ian; Don Turnbull (April/May 1979). "Fiend Factory: Hook Horror". White Dwarf (Games Workshop) (12): 10–12.
- ↑ Don Turnbull (1981). Fiend Folio. (1e) TSR. ISBN 0-935696-21-0.
- ↑ Persinger, Michael. "The Ecology of the Hook Horror." Dragon #131 (TSR, 1988)
- ↑ Morris, Graeme, Phil Gallagher and Jim Bambra. Creature Catalogue (TSR, 1986)
- ↑ Nephew, John. Creature Catalog (TSR, 1993)
- ↑ Breault, Mike, ed, et al. Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1990)
- ↑ (1993). Monstrous Manual. (2e) TSR.
- ↑ (). [[Publication:|]]. [[]].
- ↑ Ryan, Michael (August 9, 2002). "Product Spotlight: Monster Manual II". Wizards of the Coast. http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20020809a. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (2008). Monster Manual. (4e) Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ "City at the Edge of Midnight". IMDB.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808602/.
- ↑ (1985). Dungeons & Dragons Sticker Book. (Macdonald Purnell Books), p. 19.
Additional reading[edit]
- Salvatore, RA. Homeland (TSR, 1990).
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