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In the ''World of Greyhawk'' campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' roleplaying game, an Animus is an undead monster created through the use of both arcane and divine magic. They are unique to the Great Kingdom and its successor states. Animi retain all skills and powers that they possessed in life (unless a deity forbids it) and also attain other powers from their transformation. All animi possess immense strength, and can spread fear by their touch. They also gain the power to command undead, and can paralyze by gazing into a target's eyes. An Animus can also mentally dominate living creatures and implant suggestions into their minds. Among the most important powers of an animus is its regeneration powers. An animus can only be destroyed totally by being cremated or dissolved in acid. Unique among undead, animi are affected by disease. However, as the animus is already dead, no disease can be fatal or terminal to an animus. ==Publication history== The animus first appeared in ''From the Ashes'', which linked the first appearance of the monster to the Greyhawk Wars storyline.〔Sargent, Carl. ''From the Ashes'' (TSR, 1992)〕 The idea was fleshed out in the never-released (but available online) supplement ''Ivid the Undying''.〔Sargent, Carl. ''Ivid the Undying'' (TSR, unpublished). Available online: ()〕 The monster was later updated in 2001 for third edition in the ''Living Greyhawk Journal'',〔Reynolds, Sean K. "Enchiridion of the Fiend-Sage." ''Living Greyhawk Journal'' #2 (Paizo Publishing, 2001)〕 and for 3.5 in ''Dragon Magazine's'' "Creature Catalogue" feature.〔Reynolds, Sean K. "Creature Catalogue IV: Campaign Classics." ''Dragon'' #339 (Paizo Publishing, 2006)〕 There have been no official game stats allowing players to replicate the process of creating animi, and it is explicitly said that the process would be impossible to replicate in game statistics.〔''Ivid'' p. 32〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Animus (Dungeons & Dragons)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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