In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the phoenix is a type of magical beast.
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Publication history
The phoenix was introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes (1976).
Other versions of the phoenix appeared in the first edition AD&D Deities and Demigods (1980), and in Dragon #47 (March 1981). The phoenix appeared in Dragon #65 (September 1982), and then reprinted in the original first edition Monster Manual II (1983).
The phoenix appeared in second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix (1991), and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).
The phoenix appeared in the third edition Monster Manual II (2002).
Description
A phoenix is an intelligent magical creature from the plane of Elysium that prefers places of beauty and sylvan peace. A phoenix can attack with its long, sharp, gem-like beak or its diamond-hard talons, but can also voice a piercing whistle that causes other creatures to pause, and has numerous magical abilities. A phoenix appears similar to a very large peacock with a longer beak in proportion, with plumage of bright violet, scarlet, crimson, and flaming orange colors. The beak and claws of a phoenix are of blue-violet, and its eyes are a deep, glowing ruby color.
Other publishers
The phoenix is fully detailed in Paizo Publishing's book Mythical Monsters Revisited (2012), on pages 46–51.