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| − | In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' fantasy role-playing game, the '''amphisbaena''' is a snake-like [[magical beast]] based upon the [[Wikipedia:Amphisbaena|Amphisbaena]] of Greek mythology. As in myth, it is a giant serpent with a head at both ends. It travels by grasping one head in the other and rolling like a hoop. The fangs of the Amphisbaena are so poisonous that anything successfully bitten by it dies instantly. For some reason, it is immune to cold-based attacks. | + | In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' fantasy role-playing game, the '''amphisbaena''' is a snake-like [[SRD:Magical Beast Type|magical beast]] based upon the [[Wikipedia:Amphisbaena|Amphisbaena]] of Greek mythology. As in myth, it is a giant serpent with a head at both ends. It travels by grasping one head in the other and rolling like a hoop. The fangs of the Amphisbaena are so poisonous that anything successfully bitten by it dies instantly. For some reason, it is immune to cold-based attacks. |
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Serpent Kingdoms, Tome of Horrors 1, 1E Monster Manual 1, Menace Manual, Monstrous Manual |
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the amphisbaena is a snake-like magical beast based upon the Amphisbaena of Greek mythology. As in myth, it is a giant serpent with a head at both ends. It travels by grasping one head in the other and rolling like a hoop. The fangs of the Amphisbaena are so poisonous that anything successfully bitten by it dies instantly. For some reason, it is immune to cold-based attacks.
Amphisbaenae cannot speak, being animals.
They are regarded as neutral in alignment.
References[edit]
- Richards, Johnathan M. "The Ecology of the Amphisbaena." Dragon #215. TSR, 1995.
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