Bonesnapper
| Bonesnapper | |
|---|---|
 A bonesnapper illustrated in MC5 Greyhawk Appendix (1990), art by Mark Nelson. | |
| General information | |
| Size: | Medium |
| Alignment: | Neutral |
| Type: | Animal |
| Subtype: | Reptile |
| First appearance: | White Dwarf #06 (1978) |
The bonesnapper is a five-foot-tall reptile descended from carnivorous dinosaurs.[1][2][3]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]Bonesnappers are a branch of reptiles descended from dinosaurs which "roamed the world many thousands of years ago".[1] Although, dinosaurs are not gone—they're rare and only found in some isolated places, and some are even hunted.[1] Dinosaurs are progenitors of bonesanappers much in the same way wolves are antecedants of dogs, but both are contemporary animals.
Environment
[edit | edit source]The tropical or sub-tropical forests and swamps found in the Amedio Jungle and Hepmonaland commonly have bonesnappers.[1][4] They can also be found in the Rushmoors.[5]
When they are young, bonesnappers are solitary creatures, not having a lair until it finds a mate and raises young.[1]
Typical physical characteristics
[edit | edit source]The bonesnapper is dark green,[1] olive[1], or grey-green colour mottled with dark grey spots and patches.[2] It has tiny scarlet eyes and yellow-white teeth.[2] They are generally "savage-looking reptile[s] that strongly resemble a miniature tyrannosaurus rex."[5]
A young bonesnapper is physically mature by three years old and is fully grown.[1]
Alignment
[edit | edit source]As most animals are, a bonesnapper is neutral.[1][2]
The very first appearance of the bonesnapper in White Dwarf magazine listed them as lawful evil, but that was the only instance of it and that was not published in D&D or TSR source.
Creative origins
[edit | edit source]The Bonesnapper was created by Ian Liovingstone for "The Fiend Factory" in White Dwarf magazine in 1978.
Publishing history
[edit | edit source]The editor of that article, Don Turnbull (Managing Director at TSR) was also the editor for the Fiend Folio (1e) which included the bonesnapper.[6] The bonesnapper appeared in second edition for the Greyhawk setting in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990).[7]
Other publishers
[edit | edit source]The bonesnapper appears in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[8] The Bonesnapper appears in Castles & Crusades Classic Monsters the Manual.[9]
See also
[edit | edit source]See also: Dinosaur
Gallery
[edit | edit source]-
by Polly Wilson, in White Dwarf #06 (1978). -
by Alan Hunter, in Fiend Folio 1e (1981). -
Artist unknown, 1992 Trading Cards
References
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ↑ a b c d e f g h i MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix (1990), s.v. "bonesnapper".
- ↑ a b c d Fiend Folio (1981), p.15-16.
- ↑ White Dwarf magazine #6 , p.8.
- ↑ From the Ashes (1992), p.Reference card #11, Encounter tables.
- ↑ a b N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God (1982), p.27, The Reptile God's Lair, #36.
- ↑ Fiend Folio (1981), p.1.
- ↑ Breault, Mike, ed, et al. Greyhawk Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1990)
- ↑ Green, Scott (2002) Tome of Horrors, Necromancer Games, pp. 28 ISBN: 1-58846-112-2.
- ↑ Hartsfield, Kim (2012) Castles & Crusades: Classic Monsters the Manual, Troll Lord Games, pp. 23
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Boucher, Grant, , William W. Connors, Skip Williams, et al. MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1990. Item code TSR2107.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. Item code TSR1064.
- Turnbull, Don. Fiend Folio. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1981. Item code TSR2012.
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e | 15, 16 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | From the Ashes: References Card | #11 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix | Insert (Bonesnapper), Encounter Tables |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Oerth Journal #04 | 14,15 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | Oerth Journal #07 | 28 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | 1992 TSR Trading Cards - Gold Set | 13 |
| Bonesnapper | Monster | Native of: Material Plane, | White Dwarf #006 | 7 |