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In the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy roleplaying game, dire animals are larger, tougher, meaner versions of regular animals. They fairly closely resemble their normal counterparts, only are slightly larger and more powerful, and with a feral, prehistoric and even demonic countenance. Sharp, ugly, bony ridges protrude from their spines, limbs and head. Some say they are creatures that have been exposed to demonic energy or cursed by the gods, while others say they are regular creatures who have been experimented on by mad wizards. Dire animals cannot speak, are of animal intelligence and carry no equipment. ==Publication history== The third edition ''Monster Manual'' introduces twelve dire animals, specific descriptions of which are listed below: dire ape, dire badger, dire bat, dire bear, dire boar, dire lion, dire rat, dire shark, dire tiger, dire weasel, dire wolf, and dire wolverine.〔Cook, Monte, Jonathan Tweet, and Skip Williams. ''Monster Manual'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)〕 The same dire animals are presented again in the version 3.5 ''Monster Manual''.〔The 3.5 Edition Monster Manual〕〔() D20SRD.org page about dire animals〕 Each of these twelve creatures is described in its own section below. ''Masters of the Wild'' introduces 6 new dire animals.〔Dungeons & Dragons ''Masters of the Wild''〕 The animals are listed below: dire elephant, dire elk, dire horse, dire hawk, dire snake, and dire toad.〔 The ''Monster Manual II'' features six updated dire animals,〔Bonny, Ed, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, Steve Winter. ''Monster Manual II'', Wizards of the Coast, 2002〕 updated versions of the monsters published in ''Masters of the Wild''.〔 The monsters are listed here: dire elephant, dire elk, dire horse, dire hawk, dire snake, and dire toad.〔 The third edition ''Fiend Folio'' introduced one new dire animal, the dire rhinoceros.〔Cagle, Eric, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt. ''Fiend Folio (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)〕 ''Races of Stone'' introduced the dire eagle.〔Dungeons & Dragons ''Races of Stone''〕 ''Frostburn'' introduces numerous dire animals more suited to cold environments. Many of them are not named 'dire (name )' but are still counted as dire animals. They are listed here: dire polar bear, megaloceros, glyptodon, sabretoothed tiger, wooly mammoth, and zeuglodon.〔Baur, Wolfgang, James Jacobs, and George Strayton. ''Frostburn''. (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)〕 ''Libris Mortis'' does not technically introduce any dire animals, however, the dire maggot is named 'dire', despite the fact that it is of the vermin type;〔Dungeons & Dragons ''Libris Mortis''〕 it is more usual to describe giant versions of real life vermin as ''Monstrous'', not ''Dire'', which is generally reserved for animals.〔 ''Races of the Wild'' featured the dire hawk.〔Dungeons & Dragons ''Races of the Wild''〕 ''Sandstorm'' introduced several new dire animals suited to a warmer environment. These were: dire hippopotamus, dire jackal, dire puma, dire tortoise, and dire vulture.〔Cordell, Bruce, Jennifer Clarke-Wilkes, and JD Wiker. ''Sandstorm'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2005)〕 ''Stormwrack'' introduced two new dire animals, both designed to be well suited to an aquatic environment. They were the dire barracuda and the dire eel.〔Dungeons & Dragons ''Stormwrack''〕 The book ''Dragon Magic'' introduces the dire phynxkin.〔Dungeons & Dragons ''Dragon Magic''〕 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「Dire animal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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