Voadkyn
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In the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
roleplaying game, the voadkyn is a giant
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#119 (March 1987).
The voadkyn appeared in the second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990) under the "giant-kin" heading, and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "giant" heading. The voadkyn was presented as a player character
race in The Complete Book of Humanoids (1993), The voadkyn was presented as a player character
race for the Forgotten Realms
setting in Giantcraft (1993).
, and have a kinship with them. They have the ability to magically disguise themselves as any humanoid
or giant creature.
A voadkyn is usually chaotic good in alignment. Voadkyn live in temperate and warm forests.
Voadkyn primarily worship the goddess Hiatea
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Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
roleplaying game, the voadkyn is a giant
Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, giant is a type of creature, or "creature type." Giants are humanoid-shaped creatures of great strength and size.-Dungeons & Dragons :...
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Publication history
The wood giant first appeared in DragonDragon (magazine)
Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, the other being Dungeon. TSR, Inc. originally launched the monthly printed magazine in 1976 to succeed the company's earlier publication, The Strategic Review. The...
#119 (March 1987).
The voadkyn appeared in the second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990) under the "giant-kin" heading, and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "giant" heading. The voadkyn was presented as a player character
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
race in The Complete Book of Humanoids (1993), The voadkyn was presented as a player character
Player character
A player character or playable character is a character in a video game or role playing game who is controlled or controllable by a player, and is typically a protagonist of the story told in the course of the game. A player character is a persona of the player who controls it. Player characters...
race for the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
setting in Giantcraft (1993).
Description
The voadkyn is also known as a "wood giant." Voadkyn resemble wood elvesElf (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, elves are a fictional humanoid race that is one of the primary races available for play as player characters. Elves are renowned for their grace and mastery of magic and weapons such as the sword and bow...
, and have a kinship with them. They have the ability to magically disguise themselves as any humanoid
Humanoid (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, humanoid is a type of creature, or "creature type". Humanoids are any creature shaped generally like a human , of Small or Medium size, with few or no supernatural or extraordinary abilities...
or giant creature.
A voadkyn is usually chaotic good in alignment. Voadkyn live in temperate and warm forests.
Voadkyn primarily worship the goddess Hiatea
Hiatea
In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Hiatea is the giant deity of nature, agriculture, hunting, females, and children. Her symbol is a flaming spear.-Publication history:...
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