In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the scarecrow is a type of fictional monster.
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Publication history
The scarecrow first appeared in the original first edition Fiend Folio (1981).
The scarecrow and the conscious scarecrow appeared in second edition for the Greyhawk setting in the Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Appendix (1990), and both were reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "golem" heading. The Ravenloft scarecrow appeared for the Ravenloft setting in Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix (1991), and was reprinted in Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II (1996).
The scarecrow appeared in Dungeon #84 (January 2001). The scarecrow, the conscious scarecrow, the dread scarecrow, and the quested scarecrow appeared in third edition in Dragon #355 (May 2007).
The scarecrow appeared in fourth edition in the Monster Manual 3 (2010).
Description
The scarecrow is a magically animated construct created by wizards and other masters of secret lore to guard important places or treasure.