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The '''Dusanu''' is an old and obscure [[Gotcha Monster]] from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. Whilst it at first appears to be a humble [[skeleton]], it is actually a parasitic [[fungus]] that feeds on dead flesh and which can, somehow, infest bones and then animate them to use them as a way to find new sources of food to eat and germinate spores on. As a result it's actually not hurt by anything specifically focused on the [[Undead]], it's actually impervious to the trusty bludgeoning weapons you would normally rely on to destroy a skeleton (the bones have been left all rubbery, so they just sort of bounce back into shape), and it can deliver a very nasty rotting disease slash mold infestation with its claws. | The '''Dusanu''' is an old and obscure [[Gotcha Monster]] from [[Dungeons & Dragons]]. Whilst it at first appears to be a humble [[skeleton]], it is actually a parasitic [[fungus]] that feeds on dead flesh and which can, somehow, infest bones and then animate them to use them as a way to find new sources of food to eat and germinate spores on. As a result it's actually not hurt by anything specifically focused on the [[Undead]], it's actually impervious to the trusty bludgeoning weapons you would normally rely on to destroy a skeleton (the bones have been left all rubbery, so they just sort of bounce back into shape), and it can deliver a very nasty rotting disease slash mold infestation with its claws. | ||
The Dusanu appeared in the adventure module [[Desert Nomads series|X5: The Temple of Death]], although - like the [[geonid]] - didn't join its buddies the Malfera or the [[Hengeyokai|Mujina]] for the Companion Set. The BXCMI Creature Catalogue collected them all, belatedly. | The Dusanu appeared in the adventure module [[Desert Nomads series|X5: The Temple of Death]], although - like the [[geonid]] - didn't join its buddies the [[Malfera]] or the [[Hengeyokai|Mujina]] for the Companion Set. The BXCMI Creature Catalogue collected them all, belatedly. | ||
As for fungus-controlled zombies, of course the 1984 Dusanu far precedes ''The Last Of Us'' so: maybe this shouldn't be as obscure as it is. | As for fungus-controlled zombies, of course the 1984 Dusanu far precedes ''The Last Of Us'' so: maybe this shouldn't be as obscure as it is. | ||
The Dusanu was updated to [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition in the [[Mystara]] appendix for the Monstrous Compendium. Creature Catalog IV in ''Dragon'' #339 brought it to 3.5. It got into [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] | The Dusanu was updated to [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 2nd edition in the [[Mystara]] appendix for the Monstrous Compendium. Creature Catalog IV in ''Dragon'' #339 brought it to 3.5. It got into [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] via an article in plant-and-fungus-themed [[Dungeon Magazine]] #195. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Dusanu X5.jpg | |||
Dusanu AC9.png|This one apparently infested the skeleton of an Australopithecus. | |||
Dusanu Dragon 339.png | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Mystara]] | [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]] [[Category: Mystara]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:28, 21 June 2023
The Dusanu is an old and obscure Gotcha Monster from Dungeons & Dragons. Whilst it at first appears to be a humble skeleton, it is actually a parasitic fungus that feeds on dead flesh and which can, somehow, infest bones and then animate them to use them as a way to find new sources of food to eat and germinate spores on. As a result it's actually not hurt by anything specifically focused on the Undead, it's actually impervious to the trusty bludgeoning weapons you would normally rely on to destroy a skeleton (the bones have been left all rubbery, so they just sort of bounce back into shape), and it can deliver a very nasty rotting disease slash mold infestation with its claws.
The Dusanu appeared in the adventure module X5: The Temple of Death, although - like the geonid - didn't join its buddies the Malfera or the Mujina for the Companion Set. The BXCMI Creature Catalogue collected them all, belatedly.
As for fungus-controlled zombies, of course the 1984 Dusanu far precedes The Last Of Us so: maybe this shouldn't be as obscure as it is.
The Dusanu was updated to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition in the Mystara appendix for the Monstrous Compendium. Creature Catalog IV in Dragon #339 brought it to 3.5. It got into Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition via an article in plant-and-fungus-themed Dungeon Magazine #195.
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