Cayzle's Wemic Site
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Wemics in Dungeons and DragonsOriginations
In 1982, D&D publisher TSR had the idea of taking all the monsters from the Monster Manual and putting each one on a card. One side would have an image of the monster, in color, with no words. The Dungeon Master could hold up the card, show it to the players, and say, "You see this!" The other side of the card would have the necessary info for running the monster. TSR released these in decks, and to spice the product, to each deck they added a unique monster, not appearing in the MM. These "Monster Cards" included the very first mention of the wemic in D&D. The monster was created by Dave Sutherland, an iconic artist who drew many classic images for D&D. However, corporate policy at the time did not allow the creator to also draw the art, so the first wemic was drawn by Jim Roslof. The wemic (a completely original name) appeared in subsequent editions of the rules, sometimes in bestiaries, or in official magazine articles, or in splat books by different publishers.Official Dungeons and Dragons Rules
The First Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules for wemics appeared in the TSR product "Monster Cards Set 3" (1982). Here is an analysis of those early rules.
The official Second Edition D&D rules on Wemics can be found in three places. As monsters, they are listed in the "Monstrous Manual" (1995). As player characters, they are detailed in the "Players' Option: Skills and Powers" and in the "Complete Book of Humanoids." Here is my own analysis of Second Edition D&D Wemic rules.
And the latest rules for Third Edition wemics can be found in the "Monsters of Faerun" (2000). Here are my thoughts on the Third Edition rules .Cayzle's Variations
THIRD EDITION FIFTH EDITION (2024 ruleset)
Back in the 1995-2001 era, I created a number of variant rules for Wemics in Second Edition D&D and Wemics in Third Edition D&D. More than 20 years later, I created an option for the most recent version, Fifth Edition. Here are those ideas for playing wemics:
SECOND EDITION