Monster Ecology: Blink Dog

The blink dog was created for D&D, and appeared in every edition from the first supplement to version 5.0.
Blink dogs first appeared in the original Greyhawk supplement (1975) by Gary Gygax and Robert Kuntz, shortly after the original rules booklet for D&D had been published. Unlike many D&D monsters that had been inspired by creatures from mythology or fantasy literature such as dragons, lycanthropes and harpies, blink dogs were an original creation. They were originally described as closely resembling African wild dogs, except they are highly intelligent. They travel in packs and attack enemies from all sides in a coordinated manner. Their ability to randomly teleport during combat was called "blinking" in game terms, this enabled the pack to materialize around an opponent then each dog was able to "blink", disappearing and instantly reappearing in a different spot, attacking again as soon as it rematerialized

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