Szass Tam is a fictional character in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game.
[1][2][3] Szass rules Thaymount, although there are rumors that Larloch commands him, searching for artifacts.
He attempts to destroy the world and create his own in the year of the Dark Circle (1478 DR), but this plot is foiled.
Szass Tam in his attempt to rule over Thay and Toril is featured in the Forgotten Realms: The Haunted Lands novel trilogy by Richard Lee Byers (2007–2009) Szass makes an appearance in R.A. Salvatore's 2010 book Gauntlgrym.
[4] Szass Tam is a villain in the 2023 film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,[1][4] appearing in two scenes in the film,[5] and portrayed by Scottish actor Ian Hanmore.