The Nazgûl’s influence on fantasy gaming

Tolkien’s Nazgûl have influenced several fantasy monsters. That is undeniable.

• The wraith in the monster manual takes cues from the ring-wraiths. The web show Standard Action even parodies this by depicting wraiths as wearing rings of power.
• The death knight, and to some degree the lich mage, channels the same idea as the ring-wraiths. Just substitute ring of power for whatever their soul jar is.
• Orcus has servants known as “demonic knights,” of which there are rumored to be nine. Obviously a reference to Sauron’s Nazgûl.
• Pathfinder introduces a grim reaper monster at some point, in at least three different variants. There are rumored to be nine of them, another clear reference to the ring-wraiths.