Oddly enough, Living Statues were never part of the AD&D Monster Manuals - Golems may have come close enough. (Likewise there is no AD&D Thoul). They never made it into the Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix, either!
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But they are in Cyclopedia, Mentzer Basic, and Moldvay Basic. Rock, Crystal, and and Iron.
Actually, AD&D versions of living statues appeared in the Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR product code 2501) on pages 107-108, sorted alphabetically as "Statue, Living" and thouls appeared on page 111 of the same product.Yes, that would be D&D Basic. Which is not AD&D.
When the Basic line ended, they put out a Mystara supplement for AD&D, but the Living Statues didn't make it in. Nor did they appear in any of the other Monstrous Compendium supplements (and there were a lot of them!)
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Actually, AD&D versions of living statues appeared in the Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix (TSR product code 2501) on pages 107-108, sorted alphabetically as "Statue, Living" and thouls appeared on page 111 of the same product.
Besides stating that thoul are "magical crosses between ghouls, hobgoblins, and trolls," there isn't any info about their origin present in the MC.Living Statue aside, how did the MC describe the background of a Thoul? Specifically how was the first Thoul created?
The Helmed Horror is another possibility.Thanks guys. I am looking at Animated armor, golems and shield guardians as alternatives (with a little modification) for Living Statues.
Thanks guys. I am looking at Animated armor, golems and shield guardians as alternatives (with a little modification) for Living Statues. Seriously 5e should include them. Isn't it the case PCs will exclaim most of the time when they come into a room with statues, saying "I bet they will come alive!"
Too true.Well, that's kind-of the problem, isn't it? Back then, living statues were a surprise. These days it's become such a cliche that players are surprised when a DM goes to the trouble of mentioning and describing a statue and it doesn't subsequently come alive.