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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the thought eater is a type of fictional monster.
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Publication history
The thought eater first appeared in the Eldritch Wizardry supplement (1976). It appeared in first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the original Monster Manual (1977). It appeared in second edition in The Complete Psionics Handbook (1991), and reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The thought eater appeared for the Planescape setting in A Guide to the Ethereal Plane (1998). It appeared in third edition in the Psionics Handbook, and its 3.5 revision the Expanded Psionics Handbook (2004).
Description
The thought eater is an unintelligent ether dweller attracted by psionic-related energy use.
The thought eater appeared on Geek.com's list of "The most underrated monsters of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons". CJ Miozzi included the thought eater on The Escapist's list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)".
