Saving Throes # 167 - Pages Through the Ages: Overlooked Monsters - Wight

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The Wight is not so much an overlooked monster, as it is an under-utilized monster. When you need to add some spice to your undead or vary things up a bit instead of the usual band of zombies or skeletons, a Wight can be an interesting variation and a truly terrifying menace! "The plant life seems to wither and die and the sounds of life, including the buzzing insects all fall silent in the barrow mound you have just discovered..." This is the first sign to players that things are not right, and a sign post of something terrifying to come... However, that all depends on what edition you are playing! Tune in to hear how different this monster appears in the modern day editions and how it evolved through the years from its terrifying beginning in the white (wight?) box! 

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