Influences On Other Games
Further information: Death knight (disambiguation)The Death Knight, as it originally was stated in the Fiend Folio has made appearances in other RPGs. For example, the Death Knight appeared in the generic Role-Aids supplements from Mayfair Games. One named Death Knight, Theodros, appeared in the 1985 Lich Lords. Theodros plays a stereotypical role for a Death Knight, acting as a second in command to a more powerful Lich. Here his statistics and description are nearly identical to the entry in the 1st Ed. Fiend Folio.
The anime inspired Big Eyes, Small Mouth RPG had a horror gaming supplement called Cold Hands, Dark Hearts in 2003. It also featured a skeleton warrior archetype that has the same background and powers of the Fiend Folio Death Knight. This creature was described as a fallen holy warrior in service to one of the many Demon Lords. The relative strengths and weaknesses of the two creatures in their respective game systems were equal.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King also features Death Knights as a playable character type. Additionally, death knights are an undead Hero class in Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, and a Horde magic-using unit in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.
DragonFable and AdventureQuest from Artix Entertainment both contain Deathknights. In DragonFable, it is a playable class.
The Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic game features the Death Knight as a medium-level cavalry unit for the Undead race.
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