Dungeons & Dragons Officially Makes Jimothy The Raccoon A Playable Character

Dungeons & Dragons Officially Makes Jimothy The Raccoon A Playable Character

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Dungeons & Dragons has no shortage of fantastical and folkloric creatures. Some are more popular than others, such as D&D’ demogorgons and mind flayers (made popular with wider audiences due to Stranger Things, no doubt), and some are far cuter than they are scary, such as hollyphants and tressyms. Today, though, a brand-new critter joins the lore of Dungeons & Dragons, as well as players’ campaigns.

Following in the similarly sized footprints of adorable animals like Punchy the baby Japanese macaque and Moo Deng the pygmy hippopotamus, Jimothy the raccoon has taken the world by storm. It hasn’t taken long for Jimothy to become an icon that people gush over and claim their love for, and, in an equally short period, Jimothy going viral as an internet sensation has also led to him being added to D&D.

Heartwarmingly, as per X, Wizards of the Coast has officially gifted fans a full stat block for the “beloved cryptid” that is available on D&D Beyond, the digital toolset for Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Here, we see that Jimothy is adorably classified as a “Tiny Beast” with a series of assorted stats and a wonderfully amusing list of traits.

Firstly, Jimothy is “Agile,” meaning...

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