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owlbear
An owlbear (also owl bear) is a fictional creature originally created for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. An owlbear is depicted as a cross between a bear and an owl, which "hugs" like a bear and attacks with its beak. Inspired by a plastic toy made in Hong Kong,〔Greenwood, Ed, "Ecology of the Rust Monster." ''Dragon'' #88 (TSR, 1984). Account was later re-printed in the ''Ecology of the Rust Monster'' article in issue #346.〕 Gary Gygax created the owlbear and introduced the creature to the game in the 1975 ''Greyhawk'' supplement;〔Gygax, Gary and Robert Kuntz. ''Supplement I: Greyhawk'' (TSR, 1975)〕 the creature has since appeared in every subsequent edition of the game. Owlbears, or similar beasts, also appear in several other fantasy role-playing games, video games and other media.
==Concept==
The owlbear is depicted as an eight to ten foot (2.5–3 meter) tall cross between a bear and an owl. According to descriptions in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' source books, owlbears are carnivorous creatures, famed for their aggression and ferocity;〔(Owlbear in the d20 SRD )〕 they live in mated pairs in caves and hunt any creature bigger than a mouse.〔 They use a "hug" and their beak to attack. In the game's third edition, it was categorized as a "magical beast".
The actual in-game origin of the owlbear has never been definitively revealed, but the various ''Monster Manual'' editions indicate that it is probably the product of a wizard's experiments. Within the franchise's mythology, the lich Thessalar claims to have created them, but his insanity and egomania puts the accuracy of this claim in doubt.〔Jacobs, James. "Into the Wormcrawl Fissure." Dungeon #134 (Pazio Publishing, 2006)〕
Within the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' system and in other role-playing games, the owlbear usually serves as a "monster". Within the context of RPGs, "monster" is a generic term to describe potentially hostile beings and obstacles for the players to overcome.〔Slavicsek, Bill and Richard Baker. ''Dungeons & Dragons for Dummies'' (Wiley Publishing, 2005)〕 This role is also the one the owlbear was originally designed for.〔〔
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