screaming owlbear, sleeyk owlbear, slime owlbear, sloth owlbear as well as the spectral owlbear. The adventure module Pathfinder #7 – Curse of the Crimson Throne Chapter 1: "Edge of Anarchy" originally published by Paizo Publishing for Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 edition under the OGL contains a taxidermic owlbear. It is a regular owlbear with the skeleton template allowing the game master to turn a regular monster into an undead one. A skeletal owlbear illustration was also done by Goodman Games artist Nick Greenwood. Retro-clones and OSR RPGs As only the design of a role-playing game, not the rules are protected by U.S. copyright law, it is possible for third-party publishers to release RPG systems based on the rules of Dungeons & Dragons without using the actual name or trademarks associated with the brand. These systems are referred to as "retro-clones" or "simulacra". Games not directly using rules of a Dungeons & Dragons edition but claiming to capture the style are often called Old School Renaissance (OSR) games. The following retro-clones and OSR systems feature the owlbear as an opponent: Swords & Wizardry, modelled after the original Dungeons & Dragons from 1974 and published by Mythmere Games. Labyrinth Lord by Goblinoid Games. Dark Dungeons, Darker Dungeons and Darkest Dungeons (later renamed Blood, Guts and Glory) by Gratis Games all include the owlbear in their bestiary. OSRIC, a system emulating Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Mazes & Perils, inspired by the 1977 Holmes version of Dungeons & Dragons. Adventurer Conqueror King by Autarch. Dungeon Crawl Classics by Goodman Games. In Basic Fantasy, the owlbear appears together with the fire-breathing owlbear. Microlite74 Basic, Standard and Extended all have owlbears as monsters. For Gold & Glory, emulating Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition. Castles & Crusades by Troll Lord Games. Burning THAC0, a variation of The Burning Wheel. Other systems A male half-owlbear, half-blue dragon hybrid named Dragore is featured as an antagonist in the Dungeons & Dragons 3.0 supplement Foul Locales: Beyond the Walls by Mystic Eye Games. The Manual of Monsters for Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game suggest to use the owlbear as an opponent. A Warcraft-exclusive owlbear-like creature named wildkin is included as well. Later on, Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game was renamed World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game. This edition's Monster Guide, equivalent to the Manual of Monsters, includes the owlbear-like "wildkin" described as a benign creature and associated with the game's Night