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'''Angels''' are a type of [[Celestial (Dungeons & Dragons)|celestial]] in the ''[[:Category:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' fantasy role-playing game, of any good alignment and hail from the any of the Upper Planes]. Angels are also known as ''aasimon''. | |||
Angels are all extraplanar [[Outsider (Dungeons & Dragons)|outsiders]] and share a number of magical powers: | |||
*They possess ''Darkvision'', the ability to see in the dark. | |||
*They are immune to acid, cold and petrification. | |||
*They are resistant to electricity, fire, and poison. | |||
*They have a protective field that wards them against evil creatures and effects. | |||
*They can speak with any creature that has a language. | |||
==Types of Angels== | |||
*'''Agathion''' - Warrior angels sometimes sent on missions to the Material Plane. | |||
*'''Deva, Astral''' - Patrons of planar travelers and powerful creatures undertaking good causes. | |||
*'''Deva, Monadic''' - Stoic watchers of the Ethereal Plane and the Elemental Planes. | |||
*'''Deva, Movanic''' - Celestial infantry serving the Positive Energy Plane, the Negative Energy Plane, and the Material Plane. | |||
*'''Deva, Stellar, Emprix''' - An Emprix looks like most starkin, though slightly more attractive (if possible) and radiating dignity and power. | |||
*'''Deva, Stellar, Starkin''' - Luminescent humanlike celestials that can shift to a bright, twinkling point of light like a star in the night sky. | |||
*'''Light''' - Misty rainbows of light that serve high-level worshipers of good deities and provide good beings aid on quests. | |||
*'''[[Planetar (Dungeons & Dragons)|Planetar]]''' - Mightly generals of celestial armies that also help powerful mortals on missions of good, particularly those that involve battles with fiends. | |||
*'''[[Solar (Dungeons & Dragons)|Solar]]''' - The greatest of the angels, usually close attendants to a deity or champions of some cosmically beneficent task. | |||
==References== | |||
*Bonny, Ed, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter. ''Monster Manual II'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002). | |||
*Gygax, E. Gary. "Featured Creatures." ''Dragon'' #63 (TSR, 1982). | |||
*Gygax, E. Gary. "Featured Creatures." Dragon #64 (TSR, 1982). | |||
*Perkins, Christopher. ''Warriors of Heaven'' (TSR, 1999). | |||
*Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. ''Monster Manual'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2000). | |||
*Wyatt, James, Darrin Drader, Christopher Perkins. ''Book of Exalted Deeds'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2003). | |||
==External links== | |||
* [http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/angel.htm Angel d20 SRD entry] | |||
* [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mm/20001101a Monster Mayhem: Stellar Deva Celestials] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:11, 18 April 2007
Angels are a type of celestial in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, of any good alignment and hail from the any of the Upper Planes]. Angels are also known as aasimon.
Angels are all extraplanar outsiders and share a number of magical powers:
- They possess Darkvision, the ability to see in the dark.
- They are immune to acid, cold and petrification.
- They are resistant to electricity, fire, and poison.
- They have a protective field that wards them against evil creatures and effects.
- They can speak with any creature that has a language.
Types of Angels
- Agathion - Warrior angels sometimes sent on missions to the Material Plane.
- Deva, Astral - Patrons of planar travelers and powerful creatures undertaking good causes.
- Deva, Monadic - Stoic watchers of the Ethereal Plane and the Elemental Planes.
- Deva, Movanic - Celestial infantry serving the Positive Energy Plane, the Negative Energy Plane, and the Material Plane.
- Deva, Stellar, Emprix - An Emprix looks like most starkin, though slightly more attractive (if possible) and radiating dignity and power.
- Deva, Stellar, Starkin - Luminescent humanlike celestials that can shift to a bright, twinkling point of light like a star in the night sky.
- Light - Misty rainbows of light that serve high-level worshipers of good deities and provide good beings aid on quests.
- Planetar - Mightly generals of celestial armies that also help powerful mortals on missions of good, particularly those that involve battles with fiends.
- Solar - The greatest of the angels, usually close attendants to a deity or champions of some cosmically beneficent task.
References
- Bonny, Ed, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, and Steve Winter. Monster Manual II (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).
- Gygax, E. Gary. "Featured Creatures." Dragon #63 (TSR, 1982).
- Gygax, E. Gary. "Featured Creatures." Dragon #64 (TSR, 1982).
- Perkins, Christopher. Warriors of Heaven (TSR, 1999).
- Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Wyatt, James, Darrin Drader, Christopher Perkins. Book of Exalted Deeds (Wizards of the Coast, 2003).