Solar (Dungeons & Dragons)
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the solar is a type of angel.
Publication history
The solar first appeared in first edition in Dragon #64 (August 1982),[1] and was reprinted in the first edition Monster Manual II (1983).[2]
The solar appeared in second edition under the "aasimon" heading in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Outer Planes Appendix (1991),[3] and appeared for the Planescape setting in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).[4]
The solar appeared in the third edition under the "celestial" heading in the third edition Monster Manual (2000),[5] and appeared under the "angel" heading in the revised 3.5 edition Monster Manual (2003).[6]
Description
The solar is one of the greatest of the angels, usually a close attendant to a deity or a champion of some cosmically beneficent task.
Other publishers
The solar appeared under the "angel" heading in Paizo Publishing's book Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary (2009), on page 12-13.[7]
References
- ↑ Gygax, E. Gary. "Featured Creatures." Dragon #64 (TSR, 1982)
- ↑ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II (TSR, 1983)
- ↑ LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991)
- ↑ Varney, Allen, ed. Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR, 1994)
- ↑ Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)
- ↑ Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
- ↑ Bulmahn, Jason (lead designer). Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary (Paizo Publishing, 2009)