Alaghi
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In the Forgotten Realms
campaign setting
for the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
, the alaghi is a monstrous humanoid
that lives in temperate mountains and forests. It is 6 feet tall and covered in shaggy brown hair.
(1993), and is later presented as a playable character race again in Player's Option: Skills & Powers (1995).
The alaghi appeared in third edition in Monsters of Faerûn
(2001).
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...
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for the Dungeons & Dragons
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Fantasy
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A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
, the alaghi is a monstrous humanoid
Monstrous humanoid (Dungeons & Dragons)
Monstrous humanoids are a "creature type" in the 3rd and 3.5 editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Monstrous humanoids are differentiated from humanoids by their monstrous or animalistic features, and not all are technically "humanoid" in body form...
that lives in temperate mountains and forests. It is 6 feet tall and covered in shaggy brown hair.
Publication history
The alaghi was introduced in the second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix II (1991), which was later reprinted in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996). The alaghi is presented as a playable character race in The Complete Book of HumanoidsComplete Book of Humanoids
The Complete Book of Humanoids is a sourcebook for the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. It was written by Bill Slavicsek for TSR, in 1993....
(1993), and is later presented as a playable character race again in Player's Option: Skills & Powers (1995).
The alaghi appeared in third edition in Monsters of Faerûn
Monsters of Faerûn
Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn is a supplement for the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons.-Contents:It features about 150 pages of monsters unique to the Forgotten Realms campaign setting...
(2001).