Foo dogs were the most commonly encountered of the foo creatures.[1][2][3]
Description
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Like all foo creatures, foo dogs were four-legged beasts with large, flat heads and big eyes,[1][2][6] with leonine bodies about three or four feet long.[1][2] They had long, floppy ears and broad noses.[1][2][3] Their tails were short[1][2][3][6] and ended with bushy hair.[1][2][3] Their thick fur was usually gold or black,[1][2][3][6] but other varieties[1][2][3][6]—such as white, gray, or even green or purple—were known.[1][2][3]
AbilitiesEdit
Foo dogs had all the supernatural abilities of other foo creatures. When they barked consistently for over a minute, the thunderous sound would occasionally summon one to six additional foo dogs to their aid.[1][2][5][6] Foo dogs were very intelligent.[1][2][5][6]
PersonalityEdit
Foo dogs had similar personalities to other foos. Foo dogs and foo lions did not usually associate with each other, though they had no hatred towards each other.[1][2]
CombatEdit
Foo dogs attacked with tooth and claw, which caused more harm to evil creatures than non-evil ones.[1][2][6]
SocietyEdit
In their extraplanar homes, foo dogs lived as mated pairs or in packs.[1][2] They spoke their own language and the language of foo lions. They could also speak the languages of those humanoids with whom they frequently interacted.[1][2]
EcologyEdit
Foo dogs ate all manner of inorganic material, including gems and precious metals, especially enjoying silver and platinum.[1][2]
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NotesEdit
- ↑ 3rd-edition Oriental Adventures suggests using the stats for a celestial dire wolf for a foo dog, which has a CR of 4, but this does not account for the invisibility, Astral plane, Ethereal plane, and summoning powers of the foo dog shared in earlier editions.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 Rick Swan (July 1990). Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-851-X.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 Allen Varney, ed. (June 1994). Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-1560768623.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 144. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual 3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 31, 65–66. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Bruce R. Cordell (1998). A Guide to the Ethereal Plane. Edited by Michele Carter, Keith Francis Strohm. (TSR, Inc.), p. 64. ISBN 0-7869-1205-7.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), pp. 65–66. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
ConnectionsEdit
| Angel (any good alignment) | ||
| Archon (lawful good) | Guardinal (neutral good) | Eladrin (chaotic good) |
Asura • Bariaur • Couatl • Einheriar • Foo creature (Foo dog • Foo lion) • Hollyphant • Ki-rin • Lillend • Moon dog • Pegasus • Shirokinukatsukami • Unicorn (Celestial charger)
Related Creatures
Aasimar (Deva) • Half-celestial
