Alternate Versions
Size
Hero Forge: 8'4" (XXL)
Lore: Medium (5'1"-7')
Suggested: Medium
Other Monikers
None
Abilities
- Longsword deals psychic damage
- Spellcasting, war magic
- Telekinetic Bolt
- Innate spellcasting (psionics)
- Astral Step teleport
Appearance
Feathers, beads, gems, and precious metals decorate their armor and weapons—the legendary silver swords with which they cut through their foes.
Home Plane
Astral Plane
Stat Block
5th Edition (different ages have their own stat block):
- Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018)
2nd Edition:
Description
(From Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes - 2018):
Gish blend their magical abilities with swordplay to become dangerous foes in battle. Their specialized capabilities make them well suited for assassination, raiding, and espionage.
(from Planescape: A Guide to the Astral - 1996):
GISH
Githyanki call those who are trained in both fighting and spellcasting gish, meaning “skilled.” These talented individuals are rare and well-respected, often becoming leaders or other people of influence.
These men and women are multiclassed fighter/wizards — the only type of multiclass allowed to githyanki. Gish are rarely specialty wizards, but, like the warlocks, have the propcr spell keys needed on the Astral.
Gish usc the same sort of weapons that regular githwarriors use, except that they rarely use two-handed weapons and never use shields. They have the same chances for magical weapons as do their nonspelislinging brethren.
Sources
- MrRhexx (youtube video)
- Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018)
- Planescape: A Guide to the Astral (1996)