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In the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[fantasy]] [[role-playing game]], the '''brownie''' is a type of [[Fey (Dungeons & Dragons)|fey]].

==Publication history==
The brownie first appeared in the first edition in the original ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (1977).<ref name="MM1E">[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]]. ''[[Monster Manual]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1977)</ref>

The brownie appeared as a [[player character]] [[Character class (Dungeons & Dragons)|class]] for the D&D basic game in ''[[Tall Tales of the Wee Folk]]'' (1989). The brownie later appeared in DMR2 ''Creature Catalog'' (1993).<ref>Nephew, John. ''Creature Catalog'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1993)</ref>

The brownie appears in second edition in the ''Monstrous Compendium Volume One'' (1989),<ref>[[David Cook (game designer)|Cook, David]], et al. ''Monstrous Compendium Volume One'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1989)</ref> and is reprinted in the ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993).<ref>Stewart, Doug, ed. ''Monstrous Manual'' (TSR, 1993)</ref>

The brownie appeared in third edition in the article "Adventure Locales: The Silent Manse" on the Wizards of the Coast web site in 2004.<ref>[http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/al/20041006a Wizards of the Coast web site (Adventure Locales: The Silent Manse)]</ref>

==Description==
The brownie is a distant relative of the [[Halfling (Dungeons & Dragons)|halfling]] that dwells in quiet, pastoral areas.

==Other publishers==
The brownie was written up as a [[Character race (Dungeons & Dragons)|player character race]] in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' #29 (Feb. 1982).<ref>{{cite journal | last = | first = | authorlink = | title = | journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] | issue = 29 | pages =24 | publisher =[[Games Workshop]] | year = 1982 | month = February | issn =}}</ref>

The brownie appeared in the ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) from [[Necromancer Games]].<ref>{{cite book | last =Green | first =Scott| last2 =Peterson| first2 =Clark| title =Tome of Horrors| publisher =Necromancer Games| year =2002 | pages =30 | isbn =1-58846-112-2 }}</ref>

The brownie appears as a type of sprite in ''Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene'' (2003), for the [[Kingdoms of Kalamar]] setting.<ref>''Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene''. ([[Kenzer & Company]], [[Wizards of the Coast]], 2003)</ref>

The brownie appeared in [[Paizo Publishing]]'s book ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2'' (2010), on page 49.<ref>[[Wolfgang Baur|Baur, Wolfgang]], [[Jason Bulmahn]], et al. ''Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2'' ([[Paizo Publishing]], 2010)</ref>

==References==
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the brownie is a type of fey.

Publication history

The brownie first appeared in the first edition in the original Monster Manual (1977).[1]

The brownie appeared as a player character class for the D&D basic game in Tall Tales of the Wee Folk (1989). The brownie later appeared in DMR2 Creature Catalog (1993).[2]

The brownie appears in second edition in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989),[3] and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993).[4]

The brownie appeared in third edition in the article "Adventure Locales: The Silent Manse" on the Wizards of the Coast web site in 2004.[5]

Description

The brownie is a distant relative of the halfling that dwells in quiet, pastoral areas.

Other publishers

The brownie was written up as a player character race in White Dwarf #29 (Feb. 1982).[6]

The brownie appeared in the Tome of Horrors (2002) from Necromancer Games.[7]

The brownie appears as a type of sprite in Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene (2003), for the Kingdoms of Kalamar setting.[8]

The brownie appeared in Paizo Publishing's book Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 (2010), on page 49.[9]

References

  1. ^ Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977)
  2. ^ Nephew, John. Creature Catalog (TSR, 1993)
  3. ^ Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989)
  4. ^ Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous Manual (TSR, 1993)
  5. ^ Wizards of the Coast web site (Adventure Locales: The Silent Manse)
  6. ^ White Dwarf (29). Games Workshop: 24. 1982. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  7. ^ Green, Scott; Peterson, Clark (2002). Tome of Horrors. Necromancer Games. p. 30. ISBN 1-58846-112-2.
  8. ^ Dangerous Denizens: The Monsters of Tellene. (Kenzer & Company, Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
  9. ^ Baur, Wolfgang, Jason Bulmahn, et al. Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary 2 (Paizo Publishing, 2010)