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1d4chan>Nubnuber at 03:30, 29 January 2022

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	[[File:Nightmare 5e.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|~~right\|300px~~]]		[[File:Nightmare B1.png\|thumb\|Pathfinder]]

	'''Nightmares''' are a monstrous species of equines that originated from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. Like so many other D&D beasties, they owe their existence to the inherent playfulness of [[Gary Gygax]] and his buddies; in mythology, "Mara", or a "Night Mara", is an evil spirit in the form of a [[hag]] or [[goblin]] that likes to torment people by sitting on their chests in the middle of the night and filling their dreams with fearful imagery. This is where we get the term "nightmare" from. D&D decided to go for a pun-based interpretation, and created a race of fiendish horses native to the [[Lower Planes]], characterized by their jet-black hides and burning manes, and famous for their ability to breathe fire, move with supernatural speed, and travel between planes at will.		'''Nightmares''' are a monstrous species of equines that originated from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. Like so many other D&D beasties, they owe their existence to the inherent playfulness of [[Gary Gygax]] and his buddies; in mythology, "Mara", or a "Night Mara", is an evil spirit in the form of a [[hag]] or [[goblin]] that likes to torment people by sitting on their chests in the middle of the night and filling their dreams with fearful imagery. This is where we get the term "nightmare" from. D&D decided to go for a pun-based interpretation, and created a race of fiendish horses native to the [[Lower Planes]], characterized by their jet-black hides and burning manes, and famous for their ability to breathe fire, move with supernatural speed, and travel between planes at will.
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	==Monstrous Diplomacy==		==Monstrous Diplomacy==
	~~[[File:Nightmare B1.png\|left\|thumb\|Pathfinder]]~~
	Right out of the gate, the Monster Manual emphasises the role of the nightmare as a steed for D&D's traditional bad guys. Demons, devils, night hags, spectres, vampires and liches are are all given as example of creatures who use nightmares as mounts.		Right out of the gate, the Monster Manual emphasises the role of the nightmare as a steed for D&D's traditional bad guys. Demons, devils, night hags, spectres, vampires and liches are are all given as example of creatures who use nightmares as mounts.

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* Monstrous Diplomacy */

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Monstrous Diplomacy

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	==Monstrous Diplomacy==		==Monstrous Diplomacy==
			[[File:Nightmare B1.png\|left\|thumb\|Pathfinder]]
	Right out of the gate, the Monster Manual emphasises the role of the nightmare as a steed for D&D's traditional bad guys. Demons, devils, night hags, spectres, vampires and liches are are all given as example of creatures who use nightmares as mounts.		Right out of the gate, the Monster Manual emphasises the role of the nightmare as a steed for D&D's traditional bad guys. Demons, devils, night hags, spectres, vampires and liches are are all given as example of creatures who use nightmares as mounts.

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* AD&D 2nd Edition */

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AD&D 2nd Edition

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	==AD&D 2nd Edition==		==AD&D 2nd Edition==
			[[File:Nightmare MC8.jpg\|left\|300px]]
	[[File:Nightmare 2e.png\|right\|300px]]		[[File:Nightmare 2e.png\|right\|300px]]
	There were some notable omissions from the first few volumes of the 2nd Edition Monstrous Compendium. As an (over-)reaction to some of the negative publicity the game had received during the 1980s, TSR decided not to include demons and devils in 2nd Edition. Predictably, all this did was annoy D&D fans, so two years into the release cycle, the lower planar denizens were restored, albeit with the offensive names "demons" and "devils" filed off and replaced with "tanar'ri" and "baatezu". Several other creatures, including the nightmare, were incidental casualties of this policy, and also had to wait until MC8: Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix was released to see print.		There were some notable omissions from the first few volumes of the 2nd Edition Monstrous Compendium. As an (over-)reaction to some of the negative publicity the game had received during the 1980s, TSR decided not to include demons and devils in 2nd Edition. Predictably, all this did was annoy D&D fans, so two years into the release cycle, the lower planar denizens were restored, albeit with the offensive names "demons" and "devils" filed off and replaced with "tanar'ri" and "baatezu". Several other creatures, including the nightmare, were incidental casualties of this policy, and also had to wait until MC8: Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix was released to see print.

1d4chan>Martyr Complex: adding some much-needed parallelism to the intro paragraph

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adding some much-needed parallelism to the intro paragraph

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	'''Nightmares''' are a monstrous species of equines that originated from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. Like so many other D&D beasties, they owe their existence to the inherent playfulness of [[Gary Gygax]] and his buddies; in mythology, "Mara", or a "Night Mara", is an evil spirit in the form of a [[hag]] or [[goblin]] that likes to torment people by sitting on their chests in the middle of the night and filling their dreams with fearful imagery. This is where we get the term "nightmare" from. D&D decided to go for a pun-based interpretation, and created a race of fiendish horses native to the [[Lower Planes]], characterized by their jet-black hides, burning manes, and famous for their ability to breathe fire, ~~their~~ supernatural speed, and ~~their ability to~~ travel between planes at will.		'''Nightmares''' are a monstrous species of equines that originated from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. Like so many other D&D beasties, they owe their existence to the inherent playfulness of [[Gary Gygax]] and his buddies; in mythology, "Mara", or a "Night Mara", is an evil spirit in the form of a [[hag]] or [[goblin]] that likes to torment people by sitting on their chests in the middle of the night and filling their dreams with fearful imagery. This is where we get the term "nightmare" from. D&D decided to go for a pun-based interpretation, and created a race of fiendish horses native to the [[Lower Planes]], characterized by their jet-black hides and burning manes, and famous for their ability to breathe fire, move with supernatural speed, and travel between planes at will.

	The image was so striking that nightmares of this sort have become adopted into fantasy consciousness, and few people are aware of the fact they were originally a silly joke (Though if you wanted to make a "demonic horse", making it black with a mane of fire is probably the easiest way and not very creative, so it's just as likely these copycats came up with same design independently).		The image was so striking that nightmares of this sort have become adopted into fantasy consciousness, and few people are aware of the fact they were originally a silly joke (Though if you wanted to make a "demonic horse", making it black with a mane of fire is probably the easiest way and not very creative, so it's just as likely these copycats came up with same design independently).

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* 3rd Edition */

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3rd Edition

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	==3rd Edition==		==3rd Edition==
			[[File:Nightmare planar handbook.jpg\|300px\|left]]
	[[File:Nightmare 3e.jpg\|right\|300px]]		[[File:Nightmare 3e.jpg\|right\|300px]]
	The most significant change to the nightmare in 3rd Edition is a visual one. Despite the written description making no mention of additional fire, the nightmare in the Monster Manual now has both a flaming mane and a flaming tail. It has also picked up weight, and is no longer skeletal in appearance. As we'll see, this depiction became the norm from this point forwards.		The most significant change to the nightmare in 3rd Edition is a visual one. Despite the written description making no mention of additional fire, the nightmare in the Monster Manual now has both a flaming mane and a flaming tail. It has also picked up weight, and is no longer skeletal in appearance. As we'll see, this depiction became the norm from this point forwards.

1d4chan>Nubnuber: /* Variants & Relatives */

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Variants & Relatives

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	==Variants & Relatives==		==Variants & Relatives==
			[[File:Dread nightmare DoD.jpg\|right\|300px\|thumb\|The Dread Nightmare, a more powerful version native to Ravenloft.]]
	It seems that there are creatures very similar to nightmares, but which are not evil. In Setting Saintly Standards in Dragon #79, St. Bane the Scourger (a good saint, not to be confused with other D&D Banes) rides a white beast sharing the characteristics of a nightmare, but which is neutral good in alignment.		It seems that there are creatures very similar to nightmares, but which are not evil. In Setting Saintly Standards in Dragon #79, St. Bane the Scourger (a good saint, not to be confused with other D&D Banes) rides a white beast sharing the characteristics of a nightmare, but which is neutral good in alignment.

1d4chan>Nubnuber at 19:36, 11 September 2020

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	'''Nightmares''' are a monstrous species of equines that originated from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. Like so many other D&D beasties, they owe their existence to the inherent playfulness of [[Gary Gygax]] and his buddies; in mythology, "Mara", or a "Night Mara", is an evil spirit in the form of a [[hag]] or [[goblin]] that likes to torment people by sitting on their chests in the middle of the night and filling their dreams with fearful imagery. This is where we get the term "nightmare" from. D&D decided to go for a pun-based interpretation, and created a race of fiendish horses native to the [[Lower Planes]], characterized by their jet-black hides, burning manes, and famous for their ability to breathe fire, their supernatural speed, and their ability to travel between planes at will.		'''Nightmares''' are a monstrous species of equines that originated from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. Like so many other D&D beasties, they owe their existence to the inherent playfulness of [[Gary Gygax]] and his buddies; in mythology, "Mara", or a "Night Mara", is an evil spirit in the form of a [[hag]] or [[goblin]] that likes to torment people by sitting on their chests in the middle of the night and filling their dreams with fearful imagery. This is where we get the term "nightmare" from. D&D decided to go for a pun-based interpretation, and created a race of fiendish horses native to the [[Lower Planes]], characterized by their jet-black hides, burning manes, and famous for their ability to breathe fire, their supernatural speed, and their ability to travel between planes at will.

	The image was so striking that nightmares of this sort have become adopted into fantasy consciousness, and few people are aware of the fact they were originally a silly joke (Though if you wanted to make a "demonic horse", making it black with a mane of fire is probably the easiest way and not very creative, so it's just as likely these copycats came up with ~~the~~ design ~~themselves~~).		The image was so striking that nightmares of this sort have become adopted into fantasy consciousness, and few people are aware of the fact they were originally a silly joke (Though if you wanted to make a "demonic horse", making it black with a mane of fire is probably the easiest way and not very creative, so it's just as likely these copycats came up with same design independently).

	Nightmares have had a long history in D&D, so sit back and get ready to enjoy the ride.		Nightmares have had a long history in D&D, so sit back and get ready to enjoy the ride.

1d4chan>Nubnuber at 01:01, 8 September 2020

2020-09-08T01:01:47Z

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	==AD&D 1st Edition==		==AD&D 1st Edition==
	[[File:Nightmare 1e.jpg\|right\|300px]]		[[File:Nightmare 1e.jpg\|right\|300px]]
			[[File:Nightmare DMR2.jpg\|right\|300px]]
	The nightmare debuted in the [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition [[Monster Manual]], which describes it as a gaunt and skeletal hell horse with an oversized head, a jet black coat, and a wild and rugged mane. It has red eyes, and nostrils from which orange flames protrude. Its hooves burn like embers, and sharp fangs protrude from its mouth. Although it doesn't specify which plane they originate from, the Monster Manual notes that nightmares are lower planar creatures often used as mounts by other evil denizens. Unsurprisingly, this has given them the alternative names of "demon horses" and "hell horses". Part of the appeal of such a mount to its rider is likely the nightmare's ability to fly and travel into the ethereal and astral planes.		The nightmare debuted in the [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition [[Monster Manual]], which describes it as a gaunt and skeletal hell horse with an oversized head, a jet black coat, and a wild and rugged mane. It has red eyes, and nostrils from which orange flames protrude. Its hooves burn like embers, and sharp fangs protrude from its mouth. Although it doesn't specify which plane they originate from, the Monster Manual notes that nightmares are lower planar creatures often used as mounts by other evil denizens. Unsurprisingly, this has given them the alternative names of "demon horses" and "hell horses". Part of the appeal of such a mount to its rider is likely the nightmare's ability to fly and travel into the ethereal and astral planes.