I've been told the beholder monster first appeared in Greyhawk (1975), but what was the first appearance of Xanathar in particular? Title and year would be nice.
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\$\begingroup\$ Related: Origin of the Beholder. \$\endgroup\$– Nobody the HobgoblinCommented Feb 11 at 12:53
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1987
The first appearance of Xanathar is in the first edition supplement Waterdeep and the North. A copy of which, that actually belongs to a friend, is somewhere in my garage.
For a bottle of single malt scotch (which I’m happy to share), I’ll tell you what adventuring in the Forgotten Realms was like back then.
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3\$\begingroup\$ Arguably their first appearance is on Waterdeep and the North - they appear to be the centrepiece of the cover art! \$\endgroup\$– CarcerCommented Feb 11 at 10:17
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1\$\begingroup\$ Would you accept Belgian beer instead of scotch? \$\endgroup\$– JFLCommented Feb 12 at 15:46
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\$\begingroup\$ If you are ever in my neck of the woods, I have an Auchentoshan 21 year old I'd be happy to share for your war stories. My memories only go back to AD&D in the mid 90s. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Feb 12 at 18:58
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\$\begingroup\$ Wikipedia has the cover of FR1, Waterdeep and the North with Xanathar and it's associates. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Feb 13 at 20:40