Naga (Dungeons & Dragons)

Naga
Characteristics
Type	Aberration
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Publication history
Mythological origins	Nāga

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, nagas comprise a variety of similar species of intelligent aberrations with widely differing abilities and alignments.

Nagas appear as large snake-like creatures with humanoid heads. They often range widely in coloring and scale patterns, but are all usually about the same size. Most will 'stand' at a height about equal to or just above that of a regular human (six feet or so), but because of the length of their trailing tails they can raise themselves up by a few feet, to intimidate foes, or simply get a better view. The four most common races of naga are the dark naga, guardian naga, spirit naga, and water naga.

The naga was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game.

The guardian naga, the spirit naga, and the water naga first appeared in the official newsletter of TSR Games, The Strategic Review #3, August 1975.

The naga also appeared in Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes (1976).

The guardian naga, the spirit naga, and the water naga appear in the first edition Monster Manual (1977).

The dark naga first appeared among several new creatures in the "Creature Catalog" insert in Dragon #89 (September 1984).

This edition of the D&D game included its own version of the naga, in the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (1977), and Expert Set (1981 & 1983). The naga was also later featured in the Dungeons & Dragons Game set (1991), the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991), and the Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game set (1994).

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