{{Short description|none}} {{Italic title|string=Advanced Dungeons & Dragons}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Dungeons & Dragons sidebar}} [[Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons|Monsters]] are an important element of ''[[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]]'' 2nd edition, a [[role-playing game]].<ref name=Ash>{{cite book|author-first=Richard W.|author-last=Forest|editor-first=Jeffrey|editor-last=Weinstock|date=2014|title=The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters|publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]]|chapter=Dungeons & Dragons, Monsters in}}</ref><ref name=LdZ>{{cite book|editor1-first=Detlef|editor1-last=Wienecke-Janz|year=2002|title=Lexikon der Zauberwelten – Gandalf & Co.|publisher=Wissen Media Verlag|isbn=3-577-13505-0|page=12}}</ref><ref name=PB>{{cite book|title=Religions in play: games, rituals, and virtual worlds|editor-last1=Bornet|editor-first1=Philippe|editor-last2=Burger|editor-first2=Maya|last=Perlini-Pfister|first=Fabian|year=2011|publisher=Theologischer Verlag Zürich|isbn=978-3-290-22010-5|chapter=Philosophers with Clubs: Negotiating Cosmology and Worldviews in ''Dungeons & Dragons''|pages=278, 282–283}}</ref> The ones listed here are only those from official [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition|''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd Edition]] supplements published by [[TSR, Inc.]] or [[Wizards of the Coast]], not licensed or unlicensed third-party products such as video games or unlicensed ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 2nd Edition manuals.
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==Monsters in the 2nd edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''== The second edition of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' game features both a higher number of books of monsters{{efn|The individual books are listed below}}—"many tied to their growing stable of campaign worlds"—and more extensive monster descriptions than both earlier and later editions, with usually one page in length.<ref name=AA>{{cite book|title=[[Art & Arcana|Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History]]|last1=Witwer|first1=Michael|last2=Newman|first2=Kyle|last3=Peterson|first3=Jonathan|last4=Witwer|first4=Sam|last5=Manganiello|first5=Joe|date=October 2018|isbn=978-0-399-58094-9|publisher=[[Ten Speed Press]]|oclc=1033548473}}</ref>{{rp|221}}<ref name=Ash/><ref name=MC1>{{cite book|author1=[[David "Zeb" Cook]]|author2=[[Steve Winter (game designer)|Steve Winter]]|author3=[[Jon Pickens]]|author4=[[Jay Battista]]|display-authors=3|title=[[Monstrous Compendium|Monstrous Compendium Volume One]]|year=1989|publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]]|isbn=0-8803-8738-6}}</ref><ref name=MM2e>{{cite book|editor=[[Doug Stewart (game designer)|Doug Stewart]]|title=[[Monstrous Manual]]|date=June 1993|publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]]|isbn=1-5607-6619-0}}</ref><ref name=MM1e>{{cite book|author=[[Gary Gygax]]|title=[[Monster Manual]]|date=December 1977|publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]]|isbn=0-9356-9600-8}}</ref><ref name=MM3.5e>{{cite book|author1=[[Skip Williams]]|author2=[[Jonathan Tweet]]|author3=[[Monte Cook]]|title=[[Monster Manual]]|date=July 2003|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]|isbn=0-7869-2893-X}}</ref><ref name=HW>{{cite book|last=Schick|first=Lawrence|title=Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games|publisher=Prometheus Books|year=1991|isbn=0-87975-653-5}}</ref>{{rp|106–107}} Next to a description, monster entries in this edition contained standardized sections covering combat, their habit and society, and their role in the eco-system.<ref name=MC1/><ref name=MM2e/><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Collin|first=Olivier|date=November–December 1997|title=La Bestiaire Monstrueux Planescape|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=6|pages=36, 40}}</ref> While later editions gave the various creatures all the [[Attribute (role-playing games)|attributes]] which [[player character]]s had,<ref name=MM3.5e/><ref name=HP>{{cite conference|title=The Human Fantasy: Exploring race and ethnicity through Dungeons & Dragons|last1=Heine|first1=Samuel|last2=Prémont|first2=Antoine|date=August 2021|conference=The 16th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) 2021|doi=10.1145/3472538.3472560}}</ref> 2nd edition only listed intelligence,<ref name=MC1/><ref name=MM2e/> a characteristic important for creating challenging encounters in the game.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Croitoriu|first=Michaël|date=July–August 1998|title=Aide au Maître de Donjon: Campagnes de haut niveau|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=10|page=44}}</ref>
The 2nd edition also uses a unique format in the form of ''[[Monstrous Compendium]]s'' of loose sheets that could be collected in a folder, allowing for a combination of monster books together with individual monster pages from boxed sets.<ref name=MC1/><ref name=HW/>{{rp|106–107}}<ref name=Ash/> This "unruly" format was abandoned again in 1993 in favor of bound books.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}}<ref name=MM2e/><ref name=70s>{{cite book|last=Applecline|first=Shannon|authorlink=Shannon Appelcline|date=2014|title=Designers & Dragons: The '70s|publisher=[[Evil Hat Productions]]}}</ref>{{rp|83}} In parallel with this change, the 2nd edition introduced colored images for each monster, which became standard in later editions of the game.<ref>{{cite book|last=DiTerlizzi|first=Tony|author-link=Tony DiTerlizzi|date=2015|title=Realms: The Roleplaying Art of Tony DiTerlizzi|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]]|isbn= 978-1-63008-190-4}}</ref>{{rp|24}}<ref name=MM2e/><ref name=MM3.5e/><ref>{{cite book|author=[[William W. Connors]]|title=Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night|year=1993|publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]]|isbn=1-56076-586-0}}</ref> Referencing Wizards of the Coast art director Dawn Murin, [[GameSpy]] author Allan Rausch found that until the 2nd edition the artwork depicting monsters was influenced by the popular culture of the late 1970s. As a result, creatures that were fearsome by description were not taken seriously due to ill-suited visuals. Likewise, humanoid monsters too closely resembled humans to be compelling. In the view of Rausch as well as ''[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]'' reviewer Michaël Croitoriu, the ''[[Planescape]]'' setting marked a turning point for these shortcomings, which also had a significant impact on the presentation of the 3rd edition.<ref name=AR>{{cite web|url=http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/540/540509p2.html|title=Magic & Memories: The Complete History of Dungeons & Dragons – Part V|last=Rausch|first=Allan|date=August 19, 2004|website=[[GameSpy]]|publisher=[[IGN Entertainment]]|access-date=2021-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Croitoriu|first=Michaël|date=November 2000|title=Monster Manual|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=24|page=76}}</ref>
The second edition's monsters were based on original inventions, fantasy literature, and mythologies from various cultures.<ref name=Ash/><ref name=70s/>{{rp|27, 29}} Many monsters were updated from earlier editions, but the 2nd edition also introduced a great number of new creatures.<ref name=MM2e/><ref name=MM1e/>
Some types, such as [[devil]]s and [[demon]]s, were initially removed by TSR in response to a [[moral panic]] promoted by [[Patricia Pulling]]'s advocacy group Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons (BADD).<ref name=JPL>{{cite book|last=Laycock|first=Joseph P.|title=Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds|date=2015|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-96056-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zvz9BQAAQBAJ&pg=PAxii|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>{{rp|129–130}}<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Ward, James M|author-link=Jim Ward (game designer)|title=The Games Wizards: Angry Mothers From Heck (And what we do about them)|magazine=Dragon|issue=154|date=February 9, 1990}}</ref><ref name=AA/>{{rp|223}} These were later reintroduced, sometimes with different names to avoid complaints.<ref name=70s/>{{rp|83–84}}<ref name=Carbonell>{{cite book|last=Carbonell|first=Curtis D.|date=2019|title=Dead Trident: Tabletop Role-Playing Games and the Modern Fantastic|publisher=[[Liverpool University Press]]|page=89|isbn=978-1-78962-057-3}}</ref>
==TSR 2102 – MC1 – ''Monstrous Compendium Volume One'' (1989)== This was the initial volume in the ''Monstrous Compendium'' series, for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' game, published in 1989. Most of the monsters for Volume One were taken from previous first edition AD&D books; the monster entries were greatly expanded and in most cases each monster now filled an entire page and had an all-new illustration. The Monstrous Compendium series consisted of a pack of 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages rather than an actual book, designed to be arranged to the player's preference. Volume One of the Monstrous Compendium was packaged in a box, which contained the pack of monster sheets as well as a binder intended to store the sheets for Volumes One, Two, and Three. The pack consisted of 144 pages, unnumbered, and included a "How To Use This Book" page, with an alphabetical index to Volume One on the back, four pages of monster summoning and random encounter charts, and a blank monster sheet to be photocopied, with the remainder consisting of the monster descriptions. Also included were eight full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. * Note: All monsters from ''MC1'' appeared in the ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), though some had slightly altered headings. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2102 – MC1 – ''Monstrous Compendium Volume One'' (1989) – {{ISBN|0-88038-738-6}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aerial servant |A=''[[Monster Manual]]'' (1977), ''Guide to the Ethereal Plane'' (1998) |V= |D=A form of invisible air kin [[Elemental (Dungeons & Dragons)|elemental]] that can be summoned by a [[Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)|cleric]]; it is very strong and usually attacks by [[strangling]] an opponent }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Animal, herd |A= |V=Camel, Cattle, Buffalo, Antelope, and Sheep |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bat |A= |V=Common, Large ([[Gigantism|Giant]]), and Huge Bat (mobat) |D=The ''giant bat'' is exactly what its name would suggest—a giant form of bat with a 6' wingspan. ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' reviewer [[Jamie Thomson (author)|Jamie Thomson]] commented on the giant bat, noting that it "seems an obvious choice for ''D&D''".<ref name=WD28/> [[Animal studies]] scholar Matthew Chrulew saw bats as a typical fauna part of the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM>{{Cite journal|last=Churlew|first=Matthew|date=2006|title='Masters of the Wild': Animals and the Environment in ''Dungeons & Dragons''|url=http://www.concentric-literature.url.tw/issues/Animals/6.pdf |journal=Concentric: Literary and Cultural Studies|volume=32|issue=1|pages=135–168|access-date=2026-03-16}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bear |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977) (Black, brown, cave bear), ''Monster Manual II'' (1983) (Polar bear as Northern bear) |V=[[American black bear|Black]], [[Brown bear|Brown]], [[Cave bear|Cave]] and [[Polar bear|Polar]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Behir]] |A=''[[The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth]]'' (1982), ''[[Monster Manual II]]'' (1983), ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003) |V= |D=A snake-like [[reptile|reptilian]] monster which can move quickly and climb thanks to its dozen legs; it can discharge a stroke of [[lightning]], [[constriction|squeeze opponents with its long body]], and swallow creatures whole }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Beholder (Dungeons & Dragons)|Beholder]] |A=''Supplement I: Greyhawk'' (1975), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures In Space'' (1989), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D=A large orb protected by chitinous plates,<ref name=DME>{{cite book|first=David M.|last=Ewalt|author-link=David M. Ewalt|year=2013|title=Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It|publisher=Scribner|isbn=978-1-4516-4052-6}}</ref>{{rp|137}} dominated by a central eye and a large toothy maw, with 10 smaller eyes on stalks sprouting from the top of the orb; the large eye negates all magic nearby, and the smaller eyes cause a variety of magical effects. Described as a "creature that looks at you and is destroying you by the power of its magical eyes".<ref name=Hagerty>{{cite conference|title=Panel Discussion|first=Chris|last=Hagerty|date=November 6, 2011|conference=D&D in Contemporary Art|conference-url=https://muleabides.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/dd-in-contemporary-art-video-of-the-panel-discussion/|editor=Allison, Tavis|location=New York}}</ref> A terrible beast, but depicted as "a cuddly rosy ball with too many eyes".<ref name=Envoy76>{{cite magazine|last1=Bogdanski|first1=Stefan|date=February 2003|title=D&D: Monster Set 3te Edition|magazine=Envoyer|issue=76|pages=15–16|publisher=FZ Werbung Hannover|issn=1433-2892}}</ref> The beholder is designed to counter magic-using characters while being a formidable opponent for a whole party due to its versatility.<ref name=Ash/> Considered one of "the game's signature monsters" by Philip J. Clements.<ref name=PJC>{{cite thesis|last=Clements|first=Philip J.|date=December 2019|title=Dungeons & Discourse: Intersectional Identities in Dungeons & Dragons|type=PhD|url=http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1573729920432102|access-date=2020-09-22}}</ref>{{rp|133}} A "classic"<ref name=B24>{{cite magazine|last=Tessier|first=Philippe|date=November 2000|title=Baldur's Gate II|department=Review|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=24|pages=90–91}}</ref> "iconic", as well as "one of the most feared and fearsome monsters of the game", present through all editions.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|5, 40–41, 65}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Boar]] |A= |V=Wild Boar, Giant Boar ([[Entelodon|Elothere]]) and [[Warthog]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bookworm |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983) |V= |D=A worm that inhabits libraries and eats books, it can change its normal gray color to match its surroundings }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Brownie (folklore)|Brownie]] |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977) |V= |D=A {{convert|2|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}}, benign humanoid relative of the [[halfling]] that is difficult to surprise, and can blend into its surroundings. The brownie was written up as a player character race in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 29 (Feb. 1982) for AD&D 1st Edition by Bob Lock in 1982.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Lock|first=Bob|title=The Brownie|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|issue=29|page=24|date=February–March 1982}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Bugbear]] |A=''Supplement I: Greyhawk'' (1975), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D=A {{convert|7|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}}, hairy cousin of the [[Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons)|goblin]],<ref name=CWM>{{cite book|author-first=C. W.|author-last=Marshall|editor1-first=Brett M.|editor1-last=Rogers|editor2-first=Benjamin Eldon|editor2-last=Stevens|date=2019|title=Once and Future Antiquities in Science Fiction and Fantasy|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]]|chapter=Classical Reception and the Half-Elf Cleric|pages=149–171|isbn=978-1-3500-6894-0}}</ref> for the most part presented as inherently evil before the 5th edition of the game,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=2020-04-15|last=Grebey|first=James|title=Dungeons & Dragons' latest setting, Wildemount, helps solve the problem of 'evil' races|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/dungeons-dragons-critical-role-wildemount-matt-mercer-race|access-date=2025-06-06|website=[[Syfy Wire]]}}</ref> with a nose like that of a bear, which prefer to attack foes by ambush }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Carrion crawler |A=''Supplement I: Greyhawk'' (1975), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D=A worm-like cephalopod that scavenges subterranean areas, feeding primarily upon carrion, whose tentacles paralyze creatures. The carrion crawler was included in the short list of monsters which were included in the core product identity and protected from use by other companies in the [[System Reference Document]].<ref name=GC>{{cite journal|last1=Gillespie|first1=Greg|last2=Crouse|first2=Darren|date=2012|title=There and Back Again: Nostalgia, Art, and Ideology in Old-School Dungeons and Dragons|journal=[[Games and Culture]]|volume=7|issue=6|pages=441–470|doi=10.1177/1555412012465004}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Catoblepas (Dungeons & Dragons)|Catoblepas]] |A=''Strategic Review'' v2 no. 2 (1976),<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} ''Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry'' (1976), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D=A bizarre creature that inhabits swamps, the large bloodshot eyes of its unusually heavy head emanate a ray that causes other creatures to simply die. [[David M. Ewalt]] described it as "an overweight buffalo with stumpy legs, a giraffe-like neck, and a warthog's head".<ref name=DME/>{{rp|138}} An "old personal favorite" of reviewer Mark Theurer,<ref name=FR10>{{cite magazine|last1=Theurer|first1=Mark|title=D20 Product Review: Monster Manual II|magazine=Fictional Reality|issue=10|date=December 2002|url=http://www.fictionalreality.org/archives/issues/fr10.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813123040/http://www.fictionalreality.org/archives/issues/fr10.pdf|archive-date=2007-08-13|access-date=2020-09-03|url-status=usurped|page=52}}</ref> ''[[Black Gate (magazine)|Black Gate]]'' editor Howard Andrew Jones remarked on their presence throughout the game's history.<ref name=HAJ>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Howard Andrew|url=https://www.blackgate.com/2016/12/22/volos-guide-to-monsters-2/|title=Modular: A New Kind of Monster Manual: ''Volo's Guide to Monsters''|date=December 22, 2016|access-date=2024-06-20|website=[[Black Gate (magazine)|Black Gate]]}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Big cat|Cats, great]] |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977) (Giant Lynx)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|93}} |V=Cheetah, [[Jaguar]], [[Leopard]], [[Lion|Common Lion]], [[Cougar|Mountain Lion]], [[Marozi|Spotted Lion]], Giant [[Lynx]], Wild Tiger and [[Smilodon]] |D=Chrulew observed that in contrast to more harmless animals the game dedicated space to lions as creatures which "are, indeed, monstrous in the powerful, predatory sense" and among "the most [[Nietzschean]] of animals".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cave fisher |A=''In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords'' (1981), ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Dragon'' no. 355 (May 2007) |V= |D=A large insectoid with characteristics of a spider and lobster, it catches foes with its sticky filament by firing it from a distance }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Centaur (Dungeons & Dragons)|Centaur, sylvan]] |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003) |V= |D=A woodland being with the upper half of a human and the lower body of a large powerful horse, it is a sociable tribal creature. Based on the [[Centaur|creature]] from [[Greek mythology]].<ref name=Ash/><ref name=PB/><ref name=WSD>{{cite conference|url=https://camws.org/sites/default/files/meeting2018/panels/Gaming.02.pdf|title=20-sided monsters: The Adaptation of Greek Mythology to ''Dungeons and Dragons''|first=William S.|last=Duffy|year=2018|conference=Casting Die: Classical Reception in Gaming|conference-url=https://camws.org/2018panelsworkshops|publisher=[[CAMWS]]|access-date=2020-08-04}}</ref> Also made available as player characters, where compared to human characters their "extra limbs [...] are to be envied".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Centipede]] |A= |V=Giant centipede, Huge centipede and Megalocentipede |D=Giant centipedes are "low-level monsters"; one-foot-long, red, many-legged creatures,<ref name=DME/>{{rp|212–213}} monstrous versions of natural animals. Chrulew observed that "monstrous centipedes" and other [[Vermin (Dungeons & Dragons)|vermin]] "figure the abject and excluded", representing "most clearly a [[bare life]] [as coined by [[Giorgio Agamben]]] that may be killed without hesitation; violence against such wholly other creatures is completely deproblematized."<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Chimera (mythology)|Chimera]] |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Monster Manual'' (2008), ''Monster Manual'' (2014) |V=Chimera and Gorgimera |D=The chimera is based on the [[Chimera (mythology)|chimera]] of Greek mythology as found in the ''[[Iliad]]'' by [[Homer]],<ref name=DV>{{cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/rpgs/sources.html|title=Literary Sources of D&D|access-date=2019-12-12|last=DeVarque|first=Aardy}}</ref><ref name=LG>{{cite book|first=Liz|last=Gloyn|author-link=Liz Gloyn |date=2019|title=Tracking Classical Monsters in Popular Culture|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]]|pages=36–37|isbn=978-1-7845-3934-4}}</ref> "stronger than a centaur but weaker than a sphinx",<ref name=WSD/> it is described as an evil-aligned creature which looks like a lion with leathery wings on its back. To either side of its lion's head is the head of a goat and the head of a dragon. Present in the game since the earliest edition.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|45}} [[Classical reception]] scholar [[Liz Gloyn]] observed that roleplaying games like ''D&D'' for many persons are the medium where they come into contact with classical monsters like the chimera the first time, usually as adverseries to overcome, but adapted to the needs of a fantasy story rather than staying close to the Mediterranean context of the myth.<ref name=LG/> The gorgimera variant of the game is the result of a union between a chimera and [[Catoblepas|gorgon]] with the goat parts replaced with the gorgon parts. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Cockatrice]] |A=''Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry'' (1976), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003) |V=Cockatrice and Pyrolisk |D=Based on the creature from medieval [[bestiaries]].<ref name=Ash/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Feathered Serpent|Couatl]] |A=''Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry'' (1976), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003) |V= |D=A {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} feathered serpent native to jungle regions, of lawful good [[Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)|alignment]], with great magical and psionic power. Based on the creature from [[Mesoamerican religion]].<ref name=MRJ>{{cite book|last=Rangel Jiménez|first=Mauricio|date=2021|title=Lanzando los dados: aproximaciones académicas a los juegos de rol|language=Spanish|publisher=[[Universidad Iberoamericana]]|isbn=978-607-417-763-3}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Displacer beast]] |A=''Supplement I: Greyhawk'' (1975), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D=A magical creature resembling a puma with a tentacle growing from each shoulder, it hates all forms of life, and always appears 3 feet from its actual position. Based on the alien [[Coeurl]] from the short story [[Black Destroyer]] by [[A. E. van Vogt]].<ref name=Ash/><ref name=AA/>{{rp|71}} David M. Ewalt, in his book ''Of Dice and Men'', discussed several monsters appearing in the original ''Monster Manual'', describing displacer beasts as looking like "pumas with thorn-covered tentacles growing out of their shoulders".<ref name=DME/>{{rp|138}} Rob Bricken from [[io9]] named the displacer beast as the 2nd most memorable ''D&D'' monster.<ref name=RB>{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-10-most-memorable-dungeons-dragons-monsters-1326074030/|title=The 10 Most Memorable Dungeons & Dragons Monsters|website=[[io9]]|last=Bricken|first=Rob|date=September 16, 2013|access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dogs |A= |V=Wild, [[Dogs in warfare|War]], {{vanchor|Blink|Blink dog}} and Death Dogs |D=''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' reviewer Jamie Thomson commented on the death dog, which is "rumored to be a descendant of [[Cerberus]]".<ref name=WD28/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dragon]] |A= |V= |D=Powerful and intelligent, usually winged reptiles with magical abilities and breath weapon.<ref name=RALC>{{Cite journal|last=Cruz|first=Ronald Allan L.|date=2017|title=Here Be Dragons: Using Dragons as Models for Phylogenetic Analysis|url=https://online.ucpress.edu/abt/article/79/7/544/18946/Here-Be-Dragons-Using-Dragons-as-Models-for|journal=The American Biology Teacher|volume=79|issue=7|pages=544–551|doi=10.1525/abt.2017.79.7.544|s2cid=91044116|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The different subraces, distinguished by their colouring, vary in power.<ref>{{cite book|author-first=Ruth|author-last=Babb|editor-first=Jeffrey|editor-last=Weinstock|date=2014|title=The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters|publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]]|chapter=Dragons in Contemporary Fantasy Novels|page=186}}</ref> The dragon has been referred to as ''the'' "iconic creature for ''D&D'' adventurers to conquer".<ref name=NJM>{{Cite book|last=Mizer, Nicholas J.|title=Tabletop role-playing games and the experience of imagined worlds|date=November 22, 2019|isbn=978-3-030-29127-3|location=Cham, Switzerland|publisher=Springer International Publishing |oclc=1129162802}}</ref>{{rp|34}}<ref name=JP>{{cite book|last=Peterson|first=Jon|title=Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People and Fantastic Adventures, from Chess to Role-Playing Games|date=2012|location=San Diege, CA|publisher=Unreason Press|isbn=978-0-615-64204-8}}</ref> They are grouped into the good-aligned "metallic" and evil "chromatic" dragons.<ref name=JGa>{{Cite web|last=Grebey|first=James|date=2021-07-16|title=New D&D book explains why dragons are so important that they're half the game's name|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/dungeons-dragons-fizbans-treasury-wild-beyond-witchlight|access-date=2026-01-14|website=[[SyFy Wire]]}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Black |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''D&D Basic'' set (1977, 1981, 1983), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Dragoneye set #44 (2004), ''D&D Icons: Gargantuan Black Dragon'' (2006), D&D Miniatures: Unhallowed set #55 (2007) |V= |D=Evil<ref name=Dl>{{Cite book|last1=DeKirk|first1=Ash|last2=Zell-Ravenheart|first2=Oberon|author-link2=Oberon Zell-Ravenheart|title=Dragonlore: From the Archives of the Grey School of Wizardry|publisher=New Page Books|edition=1|year=2006|page=224|isbn=978-1-56414-868-1}}</ref> chaotic-aligned dragons that spit acid.<ref name=RALC/> They have horns projecting forward, a long body and thin tail.<ref name=Envoy76/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Blue |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''D&D Basic'' set (1981, 1983), ''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Deathknell set #38 (2005), ''D&D Icons: Gargantuan Blue Dragon'' (2007) |V= |D=Evil<ref name=Dl/> lawful-aligned dragons that discharge a bolt of lightning.<ref name=RALC/> They have a distinctive horn on their snout.<ref name=Envoy76/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Brass |A=''Greyhawk'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''D&D Basic'' set (1997), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Dragoneye set #14 (2004), D&D Miniatures: Unhallowed set #19 (2007) |V= |D=Benevolent and talkative good-aligned<ref name=Dl/> desert-dwelling dragons that can breathe sleep gas<ref name=RALC/> or fear-causing gas. An example of content misrepresented by the game's detractors.<ref name=JPL/>{{rp|xii}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Bronze |A=''Greyhawk'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: War Drums set #7 (2006) |V= |D=Good<ref name=Dl/> and lawful-aligned dragons that breathe a bolt of lightning or a repulsion gas cloud.<ref name=RALC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Copper |A=''Greyhawk'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Angelfire set #21 (2005), D&D Miniatures: Desert of Desolation #23 (2007) |V= |D=Good<ref name=Dl/> and chaotic-aligned dragons that breathe a discharge of acid or a cloud of gas that slows creatures.<ref name=RALC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Gold |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''D&D Basic'' set (1981, 1983), ''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Giants of Legend set #61 (2004), D&D Miniatures: Deathknell set #7 (2005) |V= |D=Good<ref name=Dl/> and lawful-aligned dragons that breathe fire<ref name=RALC/> or chlorine gas. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Green |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''D&D Basic'' set (1981, 1983), ''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003). D&D Miniatures: War of the Dragon Queen set #38 (2005) |V= |D=Evil<ref name=Dl/> lawful-aligned dragons that breathe a cloud of poisonous<ref name=RALC/> chlorine gas.<ref name=JS>{{cite book|last=Švelch|first=Jaroslav|editor-last1=Levina|editor-first1=Marina|editor-last2=T. Bui|editor-first2=Diem-My |date=2013|title=Monster Culture in the 21st Century: A Reader|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]]|page=197|chapter=Monsters by the numbers: Controlling monstrosity in video games|isbn=978-1-4411-9326-1}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Red |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''D&D Basic'' set (1977, 1981, 1983), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), Dragon no. 134 "The Ecology of the Red Dragon" (1988), ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Dragoneye set #55 (2004), D&D Miniatures: Giants of Legend set #71 (2004), ''D&D Icons: Colossal Red Dragon'' (2006) |V= |D=Evil<ref name=Dl/> chaotic-aligned dragons that breathe a cone of fire.<ref name=RALC/> According to Dant ''et al''. "one of the most fearsome and classic monsters" in role-playing games.<ref name=Dant1990>{{cite arXiv|title=Dungeons for Science: Mapping Belief Places and Spaces|last1=Dant|last2=Feldman|last3=Lutters|date=1990|class=cs.CY|eprint=1904.05216}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Silver |A=''Greyhawk'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Archfiends set #5 (2004) |V= |D=Good<ref name=Dl/> and lawful-aligned dragons that breathe a cone of frost or a cloud of paralyzing gas.<ref name=RALC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, White |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''D&D Basic'' set (1977, 1981, 1983), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual v.3.5'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Night Below #58 (2007), ''D&D Icons: Legend of Drizzt Scenario Pack'' (2007) ("Icingdeath, Gargantuan White Dragon") |V= |D=Evil<ref name=Dl/> chaotic-aligned dragons that breathe a cone of cold.<ref name=RALC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dragon turtle]] |A= |V= |D=Present in the game since its inception.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|26}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragonfish |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Elemental]] |A= |V=Air, Earth, Fire and Water Elementals |D=Powerful creatures in the game<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tessier|first=Philippe|date=November 2000|title=Baldur's Gate 2|department=Game aid|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=24|page=34}}</ref> made up of their respective [[Classical element|element]], with some "vagueness of form", which may provide more mobility in situations of danger;<ref name=CM/> a characteristic of the air elemental is the ability of rapid movement.<ref name=DME/>{{rp|141}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elephant |A= |V=[[African elephant]], [[Mammoth]], [[Mastodon]] and Oliphant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)|Elf]] |A= |V=High elf, Grey elf (Faerie), Wood elf, Half-elf |D=Based on [[J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s version of the [[Elves in Middle-earth|elf]],<ref name=PB/> "quick but fragile", with senses surpassing a human's, often depicted as "effeminate" and "predisposed towards a "good" moral alignment".<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|14, 26, 68}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Genie]] |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977) (Djinn,<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} efreet), Al-Qadim – [[Land of Fate]] |V=[[Djinn]], [[Dao]] and [[Ifrit|Efreeti]] |D=Based on [[Jinn|notions]] from Middle Eastern culture,<ref name=LdZ/><ref name=AA/>{{rp|244}} genies in the game are powerful elemental spirits from the [[Inner Plane]]s, each of the [[classical element|four classical elements]] having its own subspecies of genie: djinn for air, dao for earth, efreet for fire. The djinn and efreet have namesakes from Arabic folklore also associated with air and fire, respectively. The dao were newly invented for the game altogether to fill the gap for the remaining element.<ref name=KA/>{{rp|485–493}} A depiction of an "evil [...] efreet" already appeared in the original [[Dungeons & Dragons (1974)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974)]] edition, another "enormous, devilish red" one was the main feature of the cover of the 1st edition ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]''. Within the game's cosmology they were based on the [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)#Inner Planes|Plane of Fire]], centered around the "fabled [[City of Brass (Dungeons & Dragons)|City of Brass]]". They feature especially in the Al-Qadim setting. ''AD&D''{{'s}} djinn were also adapted into the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' trading card game, with a depiction taken from the ''Monster Manual'' being used in a prototype version.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|20–21, 85, 87, 244–245, 247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghost |A= |V= |D=Inspired by [[Gothic fiction]], a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> Their touch causes the victim to age rapidly.<ref name=CR>{{cite book|editor-last=Robichaud|editor-first=Christopher|title=Dungeons and Dragons and Philosophy: Read and Gain Advantage on All Wisdom Checks|date=2014|publisher=[[Wiley (publisher)|John Wiley & Sons]]|isbn=978-1-118-39762-6}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ghouls in popular culture#Notable examples|Ghoul]] |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} |V=Ghoul, Lacedon and [[The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath#Voyage to Oriab Isle|Ghast]] |D=[[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] with "terrible claws",<ref name=DME/>{{rp|175}} they "retain the connotation of 'man' degraded into 'beast'" of their [[Ghoul|traditional counterparts]].<ref name=CM/> ''AD&D''{{'s}} ghouls were also adapted into the ''Magic: The Gathering'' trading card game, with a depiction taken from the ''Monster Manual'' being used in a prototype version.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N= [[Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)|Giant]] |A= |V=Cloud, Fire, Frost, Hill, Stone and Storm Giant |D=Overlarge powerful humanoids with a self-involved social focus,<ref name=KA>{{cite book|first=Keith|last=Ammann|date=2019|title=[[The Monsters Know What They're Doing]]|publisher=[[Saga Press]]|isbn=978-1-9821-2266-9}}</ref>{{rp|8}} usually presented as the "bad guys".<ref name=MC/> Based on mythological figures and Tolkien, their stone-throwing ability indicates their creative roots in [[Wargame|wargaming]].<ref name=DV/><ref name=Ash/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Gnoll (Dungeons & Dragons)|Gnoll]] |A= |V=Gnoll and Flind |D=Vicious humanoids with hyena-like heads. Richard W. Forest assumed them to be inspired from but not resembling the [[gnole]]s conceived by [[Lord Dunsany]],<ref name=Ash/> while [[Gary Gygax]] himself stated that although Dunsany's "gnole" is close", he came up with the name as "a cross between a gnome and a troll", and the description was his original creation. He wanted to create a humanoid opponent in the game to fit in between the hobgoblin and bugbear in power.<ref name=EN>{{cite web|url=https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-origin-of-the-gnoll-again.43551/#post-756788|title=The Origin of the Gnoll (again)|last=Gable|first=Andrew D.|date=2003-03-10|website=[[ENWorld]]|access-date=2022-01-14}}</ref> Gnolls were considered one of the "five main "[[Humanoid#In fantasy|humanoid]]" races" in AD&D by Paul Karczag and [[Lawrence Schick]].<ref name=HW/>{{rp|92}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons)|Gnome]] |A= |V= |D=Player character race "often stereotyped as buffoons, illusionists, mad inventors, and many characters play them as intentionally "wacky" or anachronistic"; often conforms to the [[trickster]] archetype. "predisposed towards a "good" moral alignment".<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|23, 31, 67}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Goblin (Dungeons & Dragons)|Goblin]] |A= |V= |D=Based primarily on the [[Orc (Middle-earth)|goblins]] portrayed in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth.<ref>{{cite book|author-first=Kelly|author-last=Searsmith|editor-first=Jeffrey|editor-last=Weinstock|date=2014|title=The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters|publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]]|chapter=Goblin|page=289}}</ref> Considered one of the "five main "humanoid" races" in AD&D by Paul Karczag and Lawrence Schick.<ref name=HW/>{{rp|92}} Presented as "evil" and "predisposed towards a society of brutal regimes where the strongest rule" in the game.<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|48, 66, 134}} Suitable opponent for characters of lowest level.<ref name=CP>{{cite magazine|last=Pasteau|first=Cyril|date=November 2000|title=The Sunless Citadel|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=24|page=75}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Golem (Dungeons & Dragons)|Golem]], lesser |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 4<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} (Clay) |V=Flesh and Clay |D=The clay golem is based on the [[golem]] of Medieval Jewish folklore, though changed from "a cherished defender to an unthinking hulk"<ref name=ES>{{Cite web|last=Silver|first=Eric|date=January 28, 2021|title=Dungeons & Dragons Has an Antisemitism Problem|url=https://www.heyalma.com/dungeons-dragons-has-an-antisemitism-problem/|access-date=2022-09-01|website=Alma}}</ref><ref name=DV/> while the flesh golem is related to [[Frankenstein's monster]] as [[Universal Pictures|Universal]]'s [[Frankenstein (1931 film)|1931 film]], seen in e.g. being empowered by electricity,<ref name=Ash/><ref name=GC/> as well as Gothic fiction more generally; a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting,<ref name=MRJ/> and "classic" monster of the game.<ref name=B24/> The influence of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' has led to the inclusion of golems in other [[Tabletop role-playing game|tabletop role-playing]] as well as in [[video game]]s.<ref name=PCG>{{cite web|title=How Dungeon & Dragons shaped the modern videogame|website=[[PC Gamer]]|publisher=[[Future Publishing]] Limited|date=February 8, 2007|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=157343&site=pcg|access-date=2007-04-03}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, greater |A= |V=Stone and Iron |D=Inspired by Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting,<ref name=MRJ/> and "classic" monster of the game.<ref name=B24/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Halfling (Dungeons & Dragons)|Halfling]] |A= |V=Hairfoot, Tallfellow and Stout |D=Based on the [[hobbit]] in J.R.R. Tolkien's works.<ref name=Ash/><ref name=70s/>{{rp|27}} The hobbit first appeared as a player [[Character class (Dungeons & Dragons)|character class]] in the [[Dungeons & Dragons (1974)|original 1974 edition]] of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref name=MJT>{{cite book|first=Michael J.|last=Tresca|title=The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games|publisher=McFarland|year=2011| isbn=978-0-7864-5895-0}}</ref>{{rp|62}} Later the game began using the name "halfling" as an alternative to "hobbit" for legal reasons.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|71}}<ref>{{cite book|title=The Sex Column and Other Misprints|first=David|last=Langford|page=188|publisher=Wildside Press LLC|year=2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n78kYbvUd_8C&pg=PA188|isbn=1-930997-78-7}}</ref> The "halfling" appeared as a [[player character]] race in the original ''[[Player's Handbook]]'' (1978).<ref name=HW/>{{rp|84–85}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Harpy]] |A= |V= |D=Based on the creature from Greek mythology.<ref name=PB/> Witwer ''et al.'' viewed its artistic rendering in 5th edition as "redesigned from prior editions to entice more Dungeon Master use."<ref name=AA/>{{rp|402–403}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Goblin|Hobgoblin]] |A=''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse'' (2022)<ref name=St>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-18|last=Stretch|first=Andrew|title=A Deep Dive into Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse and D&D 5e Gift Set|url=https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/deep-dive-into-mordenkainen-presents-multiverse-of-monsters-and-dd-5e-gift-set|access-date=2025-05-19|website=TechRaptor}}</ref> |V=Koalinth |D=Muscular humanoids somewhat taller than humans with reddish skin and canine teeth,<ref name=DME/>{{rp|215}} hobgoblins have usually been described as a militaristic culture. ''[[Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse]]'' gave them a new background as a species originating in and expelled from the [[Feywild]], while also presenting hobgoblins societies with different characteristics on different worlds, but all centered around forming close-knit groups.<ref name=St/> Koalinth are an undersea variation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 31, 2022|last=Huston|first=Gabrielle|title=D&D: 13 Things You Didn't Know About Goblins|url=https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-goblins-secrets-hidden-details/#there-are-6-varieties-of-goblins-and-at-least-17-kinds-of-goblinoids-altogether|access-date=2023-10-14|website=TheGamer}}</ref> Reviewer Declan Lowthian included them among the "15 Best Monsters For Coastal D&D Adventures", because the provide a more organized and tactical opponent than most other coastal creatures of the game, and also could be negotiated with rather than providing purely combat encounters.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 15, 2023|url=https://www.cbr.com/dnd-best-monsters-for-coastal-adventures/#koalinth|title=15 Best Monsters For Coastal D&D Adventures|last=Lowthian|first=Declan|website=[[CBR.com]]|access-date=2023-10-14}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Homunculus|Homonculous]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hornet]], giant |A= |V=Hornet and [[Wasp]] |D=Monstrous versions of natural animals.<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Horse |A= |V=[[Draft horse]], [[Destrier|Heavy Warhorse]], Medium [[Warhorse]], [[Courser (horse)|Light Warhorse]], [[Pony]], [[Wild horse]], [[Riding horse]] and [[Mule]] |D=Relevant as mounts for player characters, for some of which expert riding may become a specialization, Chrulew also identified horses as a case of "a distinctly zoophilic emphasis on the development of human/animal relationships" of the game.<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hydra |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} |V=[[Lernaean Hydra|Hydra]], [[Lernaean Hydra]], Pyrohydra and Cryohydra |D=Based on the creature from [[Classics|classical sources]],<ref name=Ash/><ref name=LG/> with [[Heracles]]' famed method of slaying it adapted into a vulnerability against fire, but not with the less well-known venomous bite, showing how the game mostly focusses on the well-known traits of mythological creatures.<ref name=WSD/> Present in the game since its inception.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|26}} ''AD&D''{{'s}} hydra was also adapted into the ''Magic: The Gathering'' trading card game, with a depiction taken from the ''Monster Manual'' being used in a prototype version.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hyena]] |A= |V=Hyena and [[Hyaenodon]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Imp]] |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V=Imp and [[Quasit]] |D=Minor [[Fiend (Dungeons & Dragons)|fiends]] which could be created from [[Larva (Dungeons & Dragons)|larvae]].<ref name=S&T/> Reviewer Philippe Tessier found the quasit "very nice" and interesting when made available as a [[Familiar (Dungeons & Dragons)|familiar]].<ref name=B24/><ref name=AA/>{{rp|4}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Elemental (Dungeons & Dragons)|Invisible stalker]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Jackal]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jackalwere |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=An intelligent jackal with the ability to assume human and jackal-human-hybrid form and a sleep-inducing gaze.<ref name=KA/>{{rp|66–67}}<ref name=AA/>{{rp|133}} Lucas Olah of ''[[TheGamer]]'' said of the Jackalwere, "They also come with the fun little twist of being regular animals who were transformed rather than the regular lycanthropy."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dungeons & Dragons: 7 Best Lycanthropes|website=[[TheGamer]]|author=Olah, Lucas|date=April 20, 2024|url=https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-best-lycanthropes/|access-date=2025-10-09}}</ref> Tallis Spalding of ''[[TheGamer]]'' wrote, "The Jackalwere is an interesting monster because they aren't all that malicious if your party is aware of their presence since they can give them an offering for passing through their territory. However, if your party opts not to provide a gift or treasure for passing through, they can pull any number of tricks."<ref>{{cite web|title=Dungeons & Dragons: 14 Best Monsters For A Old Western Setting|author=Spalding, Tallis|date=March 23, 2025|website=[[TheGamer]]|url=https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-best-monsters-for-a-old-western-setting/|access-date=2025-10-09}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Kobold (Dungeons & Dragons)|Kobold]] |A= |V= |D="[S]hort subterranean lizard-men",<ref name=DME/>{{rp|66}} considered one of the "five main 'humanoid' races" in AD&D by Paul Karczag and Lawrence Schick,<ref name=HW/>{{rp|92}} and ranked among the weakest monsters in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]''.<ref name=SB>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-powerful-weak-monsters-ranked/|title=Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Most Powerful (And 10 Weakest) Monsters, Ranked|last=Baird|first=Scott|date=May 20, 2018|website=[[Screen Rant]]|access-date=2022-03-16}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Korrigan|Korred]] |A= |V= |D=Based on the korred from [[Bretons|Breton]] mythology.<ref>{{cite book |last=Arrowsmith |first=Nancy |date=2009 |title=Field Guide to the Little People |location=Woodbury, Minnesota |publisher=Llewellyn Publications |pages=34–36 |isbn=978-0-7387-1549-0}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Lich (Dungeons & Dragons)|Lich]] |A=''Demilich: [[The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth]]'' (1982), ''[[Monster Manual II]]'' (1983), ''[[Epic Level Handbook]]'' (2002), ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2014) |V=Lich and Demilich |D=Lich: Emaciated<ref name=B24/> undead spellcaster,<ref name=Bry>{{cite journal|last=Bryant|first=Levi R.|author-link=Levi Bryant|date=October 2012|title=Substantial Powers, Active Affects: The Intentionality of Objects|url=https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/dls.2012.0081|journal=Deleuze Studies|volume=6|issue=4|pages=529–543|doi=10.3366/dls.2012.0081|access-date=2020-04-21|url-access=subscription}}</ref> a "classic" monster of the game.<ref name=B24/><ref name=Gra/> [[Demilich (Dungeons & Dragons)|Demilich]]: Evolved beyond status as a lich. Creature of enormous powers, where only the skull remains.<ref name=WD13>{{cite magazine|last=Turnbull|first=Don|author-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|title=Open Box: Dungeon Module Review|type=review|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|issue=13|pages=16–17|publisher=[[Games Workshop]]|date=June–July 1979}}</ref> Tyler Linn of ''[[Cracked.com]]'' identified the demi-lich as one of "15 Idiotic Dungeons and Dragons Monsters" in 2009, stating: "Besides looking like a ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' alarm clock, the Demi-lich seems to possess no tactical advantages of any kind. It just kind of floats around, waiting for a party of heroes to smack it out of the air like a pinata. We suppose it could try to bite you, but the illustration above kind of makes it look like the jaw is fused in place. Man, now we just feel sorry for it."<ref name=TL/> Ranked among the strongest in ''[[Screen Rant]]''{{'s}} "10 Most Powerful (And 10 Weakest) Monsters, Ranked", saying "You might think that a floating skull would be easy to smash to pieces, but you would be wrong, as demiliches are some of the most resilient creatures in the game."<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lizard |A= |V={{vanchor|Fire|Fire lizard}}, Giant, Minotaur and Subterranean lizards |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lizard man{{anchor|Lizardfolk}} |A=''[[Greyhawk (supplement)|Greyhawk]]'', ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (1977), ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (1981), ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Game (1991 boxed set)|Dungeons & Dragons Game]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia]]'' (1991), ''Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game'' (1994), ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game]]'' (1999), ''[[Hollow World Campaign Set]]'', ''Dragonlance Monstrous Compendium'', ''The Complete Spacefarer's Handbook'', ''[[The Complete Book of Humanoids]]'', ''[[Player's Option: Skills & Powers]]'', ''[[Mind Lords of the Last Sea]]'', ''[[Polyhedron (magazine)|Polyhedron]]'' no. 121 (1996), ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2000) (from here on as lizardfolk), ''[[Races of Faerûn]]'', ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2003), ''Dragon'' no. 318 (2004), ''[[Serpent Kingdoms]]'', ''[[Eberron Campaign Setting]]'', ''[[Monster Manual III]]'' (2004), ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' no. 335 (2005), ''[[Monster Manual IV]]'' (2006), ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2008), ''[[Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale]]'', ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2014), ''[[Volo's Guide to Monsters]]'' |V=Lizard Man, Lizard King |D=Lizardfolk are primitive [[reptilian humanoid]]s typically standing from six to seven feet tall. A player character race in some settings.<ref>[[Roger E. Moore|Moore, Roger E.]] and Brown, Michael. "Lizardmen as Player Characters". ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 26 ([[Games Workshop]], Aug/Sept 1981). p. 16.</ref><ref name="Dragon #154">{{cite magazine|last=Rolston|first=Ken|author-link=Ken Rolston|title=Role-playing Reviews|magazine=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]|issue=#154|pages=59–63|publisher=[[TSR, Inc.|TSR]]|location=[[Lake Geneva, Wisconsin]]|date=February 1990}}</ref><ref name=CM/> Reviewer Chris Gigoux described them by saying "Lizard Men aren't bad, [...] they're just a simple folks, struggling to survive."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2010/12/top-10-dd-modules-i-found-in-storage-this-weekend-4-geekdad-wayback-machine/|title=Top 10 D&D Modules I Found in Storage This Weekend #4 <nowiki>(GeekDad Wayback Machine)</nowiki>|last=Gigoux|first=Chris|date=December 25, 2010|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=2020-08-12}}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' counted the lizardfolk as # 1 on the list of "10 Powerful Monster Species That You Should Play As", stating that "Along with the ability to manufacture their own weapons from the natural environment around them, they provide an excellent role-playing experience and have some pretty awesome tricks up their sleeve."<ref name=JB/> Scholar of speculative fiction Nicolas B. Clark saw the lizardfolk as "the perfect encapsulation" for a wider trend in [[Western culture]] where reptilian creatures in fiction were depicted as "cold, emotionless, alien". He highlighted "their singular focus on survival as a core value and general indifference" as central traits which provide a unique role-playing challenge for lizardfolk as player characters. Their described manner of speech and lack of understanding of metaphors deepened their impression as persons "bound to the material world, and lacking in imagination" which in turn imply the lack of "a distinct sense of identity or personhood". Clark thus sees ''D&D''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lizardfolk as "poor in the world", as [[Heidegger]] has described animals' lack of awareness and agency, in contrast to the "world-forming" ability humans possess.<ref>{{cite thesis|last=Clark|first=Nicholas B.|date=2024|title=Nature's Dragon: The Monstrous Reptile, Genre, and Econarratology|url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/990a0d83d4cc5087cef3c8638e0779cc/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y|degree=PhD|publisher=[[Fordham University]]|pages=60-62,94-95}}</ref> An image of a lizard man by Greg Bell functioned as the logo in the early phase of [[TSR Hobbies]],<ref name=AA/>{{rp|42–43, 47, 81}} while "the bloodied bodies of lizard men" overcome by a group of adventurers featured on the cover of the 1st edition ''[[Player's Handbook]]'', considered "arguably the most iconic piece of art in all of RPGdom" by ''[[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]]'' magazine commentator Saladin Ahmed.<ref name=Re>{{cite web|url=https://reactormag.com/saladins-sundrarium-five-iconic-1st-edition-adad-illustrations-proving-david-a-trampier-is-one-of-the-best-fantasy-artists-of-all-time/|title=Saladin's Sundrarium: Five Iconic 1st Edition AD&D Illustrations Proving David A. Trampier Is One of the Best Fantasy Artists of All Time|last=Ahmed|first=Saladin|date=September 28, 2011|website=[[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]]|access-date=2024-06-16}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Lycanthrope (Dungeons & Dragons)|Lycanthrope]] |A=Werewolf: [[Dungeons & Dragons (1974)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' "white box" set]] (1974), [[Monster Manual]] (1977), [[Dragon (magazine)|''Dragon'']],{{issue needed|volume=no|date=April 2026}} ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set]]'' (1977, 1981, 1983), ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia]]'' (1991), ''[[Night Howlers]]'' (1992), [[Monster Manual]] (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Dragon'' no. 313, ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V=Werebear, [[Wererat (Dungeons & Dragons)|Wererat]], Lesser and greater Seawolf, [[Weretiger]] and [[Werewolf (Dungeons & Dragons)|Werewolf]] |D=Afflicted shapechangers, whose condition could be transmitted like a disease;<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Kaneda|date=May–June 1998|title=Moonlight Madness|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=9|page=34}}</ref> some available as player character races.<br/> While a "[t]raditional monster" with "the connotation of 'man' degraded into 'beast,'"<ref name=CM/> depiction of the werewolf in the game is related to those in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood movies like ''[[The Wolf Man (1941 film)|The Wolf Man]]''.<ref name=Ash/> Ranked sixth among the ten best low-level monsters by the authors of ''Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies'': "a classic monster", interesting due to shapechanging because "players can never be entirely sure whether that surly villager might indeed be the great black wolf who attacked their characters out in the forest."<ref name=Dummies>{{cite book|last1=Slavicsek|first1=Bill|author-link1=Bill Slavicsek|first2=Rich|last2=Baker|author-link2=Richard Baker (game designer)|first3=Jeff|last3=Grubb|author-link3=Jeff Grubb|title=Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies|publisher=For Dummies|year=2006|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xNU7E01MCEgC&q=%22mind+flayer%22&pg=PA361|access-date=February 12, 2009|isbn=978-0-7645-8459-6}}</ref>{{rp|373}} The presence of lycanthropes in the gaming system is one of the elements that has led Christian fundamentalists to condemn ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and to associate it with the occult.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Waldron|first=David|date=2005|title=Role-Playing Games and the Christian Right: Community Formation in Response to a Moral Panic|journal=The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture|volume=9|issue=1|page=3|doi=10.3138/jrpc.9.1.003|hdl=1959.17/44257}}</ref> ''[[Screen Rant]]'' has described the operation of lycanthropy in the game as an aspect that "makes no sense" because it is often a positive development for a character. "It is possible for a character to be infected with lycanthropy in Dungeons & Dragons and it comes highly recommended, as the benefits outweigh the negatives". It notes that "[i]n exchange for learning how to control your condition, you gain Damage Reduction, +2 to your Wisdom stat, the Scent ability, Low-Light Vision, a new Hit Dice, the Iron Will feat, and the ability to transform into a more powerful form".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-make-no-sense-plot-holes/|title=20 Things About Dungeons & Dragons That Make No Sense|first=Scott|last=Baird|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|date=June 2, 2018}}</ref> An illustration in one edition of the Monster Manual implied that the beast in Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'' was a lycanthrope, with a creature having a resemblance to the [[Beast (Disney character)|Beast]] attacking a human resembling that film's antagonist, [[Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)|Gaston]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/04/23/dungeons-and-dragons-beauty-and-the-beast-easter-egg/|title='Dungeons & Dragons' Hid a Disney Easter Egg in Its Monster Manual|first=Christian|last=Hoffer|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|date=April 23, 2019}}</ref> Present in the game since its inception, an image of a werewolf's face by Gygax' childhood friend Tom Keogh was "[a]lmost certainly the oldest piece of art" in the original ''D&D''.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|26–27}} Scholar Aaron Trammell criticized female-coded lycanthropic opponents present from the beginning of the game: "When women enter the martial sphere, they are made monstrous".<ref name=AT>{{cite book|last=Trammell|first=Aaron|chapter=Militarism and Masculinity in Dungeons & Dragons|date=2018|title=Masculinities in Play|pages=129–147|editor1-last=Taylor|editor1-first=Nicholas|editor2-last=Voorhees|editor2-first=Gerald |location=Cham|publisher=[[Springer International Publishing]]|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-90581-5_8|isbn=978-3-319-90581-5}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Manticore]] |A= |V= |D=Based on its mythological counterpart, including the barbed tail, the manticore appeared in the game from its earliest edition.<ref name=JW/>{{rp|44}}<ref name=JF>{{cite book|title=The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games|last=Freeman|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Freeman (game designer)|date=1979|isbn=0-872-16562-0|publisher=Playboy Press}}</ref>{{rp|268}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Medusa]] |A= |V=Normal and Greater |D=Based on the creature from classical sources<ref name=Ash/><ref name=PB/><ref name=LG/> but translated into species of monsters<ref name=CWM/><ref name=LG/> originated from "humans seeking eternal youth".<ref name=WSD/> Reviewer Allan Rausch found their portrayal as "a woman with snakes for hair" up to 2nd edition less compelling than their less human-like depiction in 3rd edition.<ref name=AR/> Part of the game from its very beginning, a medusa was already depicted in the playtest material from 1973 for the original edition.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|21}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Men |A= |V=[[Caveman|Aborigines/Cavemen]], Adventurers, [[Brigandage|Bandits/Brigands]], [[Nomad|Barbarians/Nomads]], [[Berserker]]s/[[Dervish]]es, Farmers/[[Herder]]s, [[Gentry]], [[Knight]]s, [[Mercenary|Mercenary Soldiers]], Merchant Sailors/[[Fishermen]], Merchants/Traders, Middle Class, [[Peasant|Peasantry (serfs)]], [[Pilgrim]]s, [[Pirate]]s/[[Buccaneer]]s, Police/[[Constabulary]], [[Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)|Priests]], Sailors, [[Slavery|Slavers]], Soldiers, [[Rogue (Dungeons & Dragons)|Thieves/Thugs]], [[Tradesmen]]/[[Artisan|Craftsmen]], [[Tribesmen]], and [[Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)|Wizards]] |D=Human variants. The game aims to present humans with the same diversity found in the real world and more, but in most cases they are statistically comparatively homogeneous, and depictions have often suffered from [[Eurocentrism]]. As the players are humans, in the game humans are the standard against which other playable races are compared,<ref name=HP/> and often promoted "as the best or most versatile characters",<ref name=CT>{{Cite web|date=January 2, 2023|last=Thomas|first=Christopher|title=How a new generation of gamers is pushing for inclusivity beyond the table|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-a-new-generation-of-gamers-is-pushing-for-inclusivity-beyond-the-table|access-date=2023-01-03|website=[[PBS NewsHour]]}}</ref> while up to 2nd edition ''AD&D'' class restrictions for non-humans guided choices "always in favor of...bland humanity."<ref name=AA/>{{rp|306}} Chrulew observed that through the plethora of sentient species present in the game, humans here loose their uniqueness of "speech, technology, politics, agency and so on".<ref name=CM/><br>Berserkers are based on the ''[[berserkir]]'', "men of [[Odin]], whom the god made strong like wild beasts", from [[Icelandic sagas]] and [[Snorri Sturluson]]'s [[Heimskringla|history of the kings of Norway]].<ref name=LDF>{{cite conference|url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02910410/document|title=La mythologie nordique dans Donjons & Dragons – Entre réception et stéréotypes|last=Di Filippo|first=Laurent|date=2018|publisher=Didaskalie|book-title=Les clichés dans l'histoire|pages=75–90|location=Chazey-sur-Ain|conference=Fest'Ain d'Histoire|language=fr|trans-title=Norse mythology in Dungeons & Dragons – Between reception and stereotypes}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Illithid|Mind flayer]] |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 1<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} |V= |D=Also known as illithids, these "Squid-headed humanoids" were considered one of "the game's signature monsters" by Philip J. Clements.<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|133}} Reviewer Julien Blondel described them as vile brain-eating creatures full of [[Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)|psionic energy]]. He found them delightful creatures for a sadistic Dungeon Master to use, and a useful bridge between classic game worlds and the [[Outer Plane|planes]], as illithids abound in both.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Blondel|first=Julien|date=May–June 1998|title=The Illithiad|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=9|page=55}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Minotaur (Dungeons & Dragons)|Minotaur]] |A=[[Dungeons & Dragons (1974)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974)]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Graeme|author-link=''Graeme Davis'' (game designer)|date=2014|title=Theseus and the Minotaur|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|page=69|isbn=978-1-4728-0405-1}}</ref> ''Monster Manual'' (1977)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} |V= |D=Based on the [[Minotaur|creature]] from Greek mythology,<ref name=Ash/><ref name=PB/><ref name=WSD/><ref>{{cite conference|url=https://camws.org/sites/default/files/meeting2018/panels/Gaming.00.pdf|title=Casting Die: Classical Reception in Gaming|first1=William S.|last1=Duffy|last2=Taylor|first2= Matthew|year=2018|conference=Casting Die: Classical Reception in Gaming|conference-url=https://camws.org/2018panelsworkshops|publisher=[[CAMWS]]|access-date=2020-08-04}}</ref> but translated from a singular creature into a species.<ref name=LG/> In 2021, ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' counted the minotaur as one of the "7 Underused Monster Races in Dungeons & Dragons", stating that "far from just brutal monsters. Many are lawful by nature, which means, surprisingly, Minotaurs make for some good Paladins. They also, obviously, make for some good Barbarians, Monks and Fighters. There's a lot of potential with Minotaurs. People hate and fear them, but you might be able to play that to your advantage...or fight against the stereotypes."<ref name=AG>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/dungeons-dragons-underused-monster-races/|title=7 Underused Monster Races in Dungeons & Dragons|first=Anthony|last=Gramuglia|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=February 21, 2021|access-date=2021-03-25}}</ref> The minotaur was among the monsters featured as trading cards on the back of Amurol Products candy figure boxes. ''AD&D''{{'s}} minotaurs were also adapted into the ''Magic: The Gathering'' trading card game, with a depiction taken from the ''Monster Manual'' being used in a prototype version.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|161, 163, 247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mud-man |A= |V= |D=[[Screen Rant]] compiled a list of the game's "10 Most Powerful (And 10 Weakest) Monsters, Ranked" in 2018, calling this one of the weakest, saying "The mudmen are magically bound to their pool of mud, which means that the only way they can defeat an enemy is if they walk right into the middle of a dirty puddle. They will then have to score numerous hits in order to prevent the enemy from running away."<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Mummy (Dungeons & Dragons)|Mummy]] |A= |V= |D=Powerful undead usually from desert areas, wrapped in bandages. Based on the creature from [[Gothic fiction]] and appearances in more contemporary entertainment, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/><ref name=JG19>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/how-dungeons-and-dragons-imagines-and-customizes-its-unique-monsters|title=How Dungeons and Dragons reimagines and customizes iconic folklore monsters|first=James|last=Grebey|publisher=[[SyfyWire]]|date=June 3, 2019|access-date=2022-01-14}}</ref> In his review of the ''Monster Manual'' in the British magazine ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 8 (August/September 1978), [[Don Turnbull (game designer)|Don Turnbull]] noted that the mummy was revised from its previous statistics, and could now cause paralysis on sight (as a result of fear).<ref name=WD8/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Neck (water spirit)|Nixie]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Nymph]] |A= |V= |D=Based on the nymph from Greek mythology,<ref name=Ash/><ref name=PB/> also an instance of the sexist tropes the game draws on which presented female sexuality as inherently dangerous.<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|94}} Appeared in the movie ''[[Futurama: Bender's Game]]''.<ref name=FBG>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/bender.s-game-review/|title=Bender Fixes The Gas Crisis With His 20-Sided Die|last1=Woerner|first1=Meredith|date=November 6, 2008|publisher=[[io9]]|access-date=2012-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103212605/http://io9.com/bender.s-game-review/|archive-date=2011-11-03}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ogre]] |A= |V=Ogre, [[Ogre mage]] and [[Merrow (Dungeons & Dragons)|Merrow]] |D=Large, powerful humanoid creatures, with slightly below average intelligence.<ref name=KA/>{{rp|249, 257}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Croitoriu|first=Michaël|date=May–June 1998|title=Aide Au Jouer: Talents & Pouvoirs|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=9|page=54}}</ref> Typical bad guys in the game,<ref name=MC>{{cite magazine|last=Croitoriu|first=Michaël|date=November 2000|title=Dungeon Master's Guide|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=24|pages=74–75}}</ref> who can be used to teach "players about fighting big, powerful, stupid monsters, which is an iconic D&D experience".<ref name=Dummies/>{{rp|356}}
}} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ooze (Dungeons & Dragons)|Oozes/slimes/jellies]] |A= |V=Ochre Jelly, Gray Ooze, Crystal Ooze, [[Gelatinous cube]] and Green Slime |D="D&D's large variety of monstrous oozes and slimes took their original inspiration from [[Irvin Yeaworth|Irvin S. Yeathworth Jr]]'s ''[[The Blob]]''" film,<ref name=Ash/> and are characterized by some "vagueness of form", which may provide more mobility in situations of danger.<ref name=CM/> In the artificial dungeon environment of the game, they function as a "clean up crew".<ref name=Ash/> Chrulew considered slimes typical flora within the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM/> The gelatinous cube, "a living mound of gelatinous jelly",<ref name=DME/>{{rp|138}} was considered especially suited for that role, as it fit exactly in the standard grid for tactical combat. Considered an "iconic monster".<ref name=Ash/> [[Ian Livingstone]] considered the ochre jelly one of the game's more "exotic and strange creatures".<ref>{{cite book|last=Livingstone|first=Ian|title=[[Dicing with Dragons]]|publisher=[[Routledge]]|year=1982|isbn=0-7100-9466-3|page=102|author-link=Ian Livingstone}}</ref> ''[[SyFy Wire]]'' contributor Lisa Granshaw counted oozes among "The 9 Scariest, Most Unforgettable Monsters From Dungeons & Dragons" and found them "extremely disturbing because everything may seem fine one minute and then the next you're on the way to death."<ref name=Gra/> ''D&D''{{'s}} slimes have served as inspiration for appearances of [[Slime (monster)|this kind of monster]] in many video games.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maas|first=Erroll|date=2021-12-07|title=The Best Slime Monsters In Video Games|url=https://www.thegamer.com/video-games-best-slime-monsters-creatures/|access-date=2024-10-10|website=[[TheGamer]]}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Orc (Dungeons & Dragons)|Orc]] |A= |V=Orc and [[Orog]] |D=Directly adapted from the [[Orc (Middle-Earth)|orc]] in J.R.R. Tolkien's works.<ref name=Ash/> Considered one of the "five main "humanoid" races" in AD&D by Paul Karczag and Lawrence Schick.<ref name=HW/>{{rp|92}} Presented as "evil" and "savage raiders" in the game.<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|48, 95}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Owl |A= |V=Normal, Giant and Talking |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Owlbear]] |A= |V= |D=Newly created for the game early on inspired by a Hong Kong–made plastic toy,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greenwood|first=Ed|author-link=Ed Greenwood|date=1984|title=The Ecology of the Rust Monster|magazine=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]|publisher=[[TSR, Inc.]]|issue=88|pages=20–24}}</ref><ref name=AA/>{{rp|66}} the owlbear was well-received as a useful and memorable monster.<ref name=RB/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/19/ask-chris-125-the-greatest-monsters-in-dungeons-and-dragons/|title=Ask Chris #125: The Greatest Monsters in 'Dungeons & Dragons'|website=[[ComicsAlliance]]|last=Sims|first=Chris|date=October 19, 2012|access-date=2012-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021225320/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/19/ask-chris-125-the-greatest-monsters-in-dungeons-and-dragons|archive-date=2012-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://critical-hits.com/2009/02/26/10-monsters-i-use-in-every-dd-campaign-and-5-i-dont/|title=10 Monsters I Use in Every D&D Campaign (And 5 I Don't)|publisher=Critical-Hits.com|last= Chalker|first=Dave|date=February 26, 2009|access-date=2013-02-08}}</ref>
}} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Pegasus]] |A= |V= |D=Winged horse. Taken from [[Greek mythology]], an example of the diverse cultures amalgamated into D&D.<ref name=WSD/><ref name=JR/> Part of the game from its very beginning, a pegasus was already depicted in the playtest material from 1973 for the original edition.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|21}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Piercer |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 3<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Pseudodragon]] |A= |V= |D="a miniature dragon that also has a tail stinger".<ref name=RALC/> Reviewer Philippe Tessier found it "very nice" and interesting when made available as a familiar.<ref name=B24/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Puddings, deadly|Deadly pudding}} |A= |V={{vanchor|Black|Black pudding}}, {{vanchor|White|White pudding}}, {{vanchor|Dun|Dun pudding}} and {{vanchor|Brown|Brown pudding}} |D="D&D's large variety of monstrous oozes and slimes took their original inspiration from [[Irvin Yeaworth|Irvin S. Yeathworth Jr]]'s ''[[The Blob]]''" film.<ref name=Ash/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Rakshasa]] |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 3<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} |V=Normal and Greater |D=Based on the creature from [[Hindu mythology]].<ref name=MRJ/> Humanoid fiends with tigerlike-features, ''[[Reactor (magazine)|Reactor]]'' magazine commentator Saladin Ahmed rated them as "ultimate badass monsters". He found a depiction sitting with pipe and smoking-jacket fitting on second thought, as the creature is so powerful it has no need to prove its dangerousness.<ref name=Re/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rat |A= |V=Common and Giant |D=Example of a monster posing little threat to the characters in the game,<ref name=DME/>{{rp|22}} suitable for play at lowest level.<ref name=CP/> Chrulew saw rats as a typical fauna part of the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Batoidea|Ray]] |A= |V=[[Manta ray|Manta]], Pungi and [[Stingray|Sting Rays]], Ixitxachitl |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Remorhaz|Polar worm}} |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Satyr]] |A= |V= |D=Based on the satyr from classical sources.<ref name=Ash/> Chrulew observed that the satyrs' penchant for music elevates them to "exemplify cherished aspects of human and other-than-human life", where in many other legendary creatures a mixture of human and animalistic characteristics represents a descent into bestiality.<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Scorpion]] |A= |V=Large, Huge and Giant |D=Scorpions have the distinction of having been the very first combat encounter in the first playtest, run by Gary Gygax, of the original version of the game.<ref name=DME/>{{rp|65–66}} Giant: Scorpion the size of a horse, its stinger carries a deadly poison.<ref name=NJM/>{{rp|148–149}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Selkie]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Shadow person|Shadow]] |A= |V= |D=In his review of the ''Monster Manual'' in the British magazine ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 8 (August/September 1978), [[Don Turnbull (game designer)|Don Turnbull]] noted his disappointment that the shadow is of the undead class and thus subject to a [[Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons)|cleric]]'s turn undead ability. Turnbull commented, "I used to enjoy seeing clerics vainly trying to turn what wouldn't turn, when Shadows were first met".<ref name=WD8/> Rob Bricken of [[io9]] identified the shadow as one of "The 12 Most Obnoxious Dungeons & Dragons Monsters".<ref name=io9>{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-12-most-obnoxious-dungeons-dragons-monsters-1628502769|title=The 12 Most Obnoxious Dungeons & Dragons Monsters|last=Bricken|first=Rob|date=August 29, 2014|website=[[io9]]|access-date=2022-03-29}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Skeleton (Dungeons & Dragons)|Skeleton]] |A=[[Dungeons & Dragons (1974)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' "white box" set]] (1974), [[Monster Manual]] (1977), [[Dragon (magazine)|''Dragon'']] no. 66, ''[[Monster Manual II]]'' (1983), ''Dragon'' no. 138, ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set]]'' (1977, 1981, 1983), [[Dungeons & Dragons Game (1991 boxed set)|''Dungeons & Dragons Game'']] set (1991), ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia]]'' (1991), ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game]]'' (1999), [[Monstrous Compendium|''Monstrous Compendium Volume One'']], ''Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness'' (1994), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead'', ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V=Normal, {{vanchor|Animal skeleton}} and Monster skeleton |D=Skeleton of a deceased creature animated as an undead. The skeleton was ranked second among the ten best low-level monsters by the authors of ''Dungeons & Dragons For Dummies'': "introduces players to the special advantages and weaknesses of undead monsters". They also thank [[Ray Harryhausen]] for people knowing what fighting skeletons ought to look like.<ref name=Dummies/> ''Screen Rant'' ranked the tiny skeleton one of the weakest D&D creatures, saying "[skeletons] go all the way down to Tiny-sized creatures, which means that it is possible for your party of adventurers to fight a group of skeletons that are the same size as action figures."<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Skunk]] |A= |V=Normal and Giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snake |A= |V=[[Constriction|Constrictor]] (Normal and Giant), [[Venomous snake|Poisonous]] (Normal and Giant), Giant [[Sea snake|Sea]] and Giant [[Spitting cobra|Spitting Snakes]] |D=Chrulew observed that in contrast to more harmless animals the game dedicated space to serpentsa as creatures which "are, indeed, monstrous in the powerful, predatory sense" and among "the most Nietzschean of animals".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ghost|Spectre]] |A= |V= |D=Inspired by Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider |A= |V=Large, Huge, [[Cultural depictions of spiders#In literature|Giant]], Giant Water, Giant Marine and Phase Spiders |D=Monstrous versions of natural animals;<ref name=CM/> academics Greg Gillespie and Darren Crouse considered the "giant poisonous spider", possessing some intelligence, an "iconic early D&D monster".<ref name=GC/> Chrulew observed that giant spiders and other vermin "figure the abject and excluded", representing "most clearly a bare life [as coined by Giorgio Agamben] that may be killed without hesitation; violence against such wholly other creatures is completely deproblematized."<ref name=CM/> Phase spider: Arachnid as big as a medium-large dog that can shift between dimensions and bite with fangs of deadly poison.<ref name=NJM/>{{rp|148–149}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Sprite (folklore)|Sprite]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Toad]], giant |A= |V=Giant, Fire, Ice and Poisonous Toads |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ent|Treant]] |A= |V= |D=Based on the Ent by J. R. R. Tolkien<ref name=Ash/><ref name=70s/>{{rp|27}} and renamed due to copyright reasons.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|71}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Troll (Dungeons & Dragons)|Troll]] |A= |V=Troll, Two-Headed Troll, Freshwater and Saltwater Scrag |D=Tall green-skinned<ref name=Dant1990/> evil gaunt humanoids. A characteristic denizen of AD&D worlds.<ref name=LdZ/> Their appearance and powerful regenerative ability is taken from ''[[Three Hearts and Three Lions]]'' by [[Poul Anderson]] rather than from their mythological or Tolkienesque counterparts.<ref name=Ash/><ref name=DV/><ref name=LDF/> Considered one of the "five main "humanoid" races" in AD&D by Paul Karczag and Lawrence Schick.<ref name=HW/>{{rp|92}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Umber hulk |A= |V=Umber Hulk and Vodyanoi |D=They are a type of humanoid insect. They have long mandible arms with powerful claws. Anyone looking into their eyes can be driven mad. Present in the game since the earliest edition,<ref name=AA/>{{rp|45}} and considered "a classic D&D monsters" by academics Greg Gillespie and Darren Crouse.<ref name=GC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Unicorn]] |A= |V= |D=Based on the creature from medieval bestiaries.<ref name=Ash/><ref name=MRJ/> The [[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' animated series]] featured Uni the unicorn as well-received "mascot" and "cute animal sidekick".<ref name=ED>{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-meets-the-d-and-d-80s-cartoon-owlbear-rules-lawyer/|title=DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES Meets the D&D '80s Cartoon|last=Diaz|first=Eric|date=March 31, 2023|website=[[Nerdist]]|access-date=2023-04-03|quote=Uni was cooler than [[Scrappy Doo]].}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Vampire (Dungeons & Dragons)|Vampire]] |A= |V= |D=Depiction is related to those in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood ''[[Dracula (1931 English-language film)|Dracula]]'' movies,<ref name=Ash/> as well as folklore<ref name=JG19/> and [[Gothic fiction]]; a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting<ref name=MRJ/><ref name=LdZ/> and "classic" monster of the game.<ref name=B24/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Wight]] |A= |V= |D=Thin humanoid undead.<ref name=EH>{{cite journal|last1=Ellis|first1=Simon|last2=Hendler|first2=James|date=2017|title=Computers Play Chess, Computers Play Go… Humans Play Dungeons & Dragons|journal=IEEE Intelligent Systems|volume=32|issue=4|pages=31–34|doi=10.1109/MIS.2017.3121545|bibcode=2017IISys..32d..31E |s2cid=1232156 }}</ref> Directly adapted from the [[barrow-wight]] in Tolkien's ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'',<ref name=Ash/><ref name=70s/>{{rp|27}} while the concept is inspired by Icelandic sagas.<ref name=LDF/> Rob Bricken of [[io9]] identified the wight as one of "The 12 Most Obnoxious Dungeons & Dragons Monsters".<ref name=io9/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Will-o'-the-wisp|Will o'wisp]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Wolf]] |A= |V=Wolf, Dire Wolf, Worg, Winter wolf |D=Worgs are giant wolves inspired by the [[warg]]s in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien; the name was changed for legal reasons, while both the word and concept ultimately go back to [[Old Norse]] idea of ''[[Wolves in Germanic mythology|varg]]'', which can refer to wolves in their violent aspect.<ref name=LDF/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wolfwere |A= |V= |D=A reverse of a werewolf, that transforms from a wolf to either a humanoid or a humanoid-wolf hybrid instead of from a human to a humanoid wolf. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ghost|Wraith]] |A= |V= |D=Inspired by Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Wyvern]] |A= |V= |D=Dragon-like in overall appearance, the wyvern features a serpentine head, wings, scales, but only two legs and no breath weapon. Its tail is equipped with a poisonous tail stinger.<ref name=RALC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Yeti]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Yuan-ti]] |A=''Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse''<ref name=TR>{{Cite web|last=Stretch|first=Andrew|date=2022-05-18|title=Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse Review|url=https://techraptor.net/tabletop/reviews/mordenkainen-presents-monsters-of-multiverse-review|access-date=2025-07-31|website=TechRaptor}}</ref> |V= |D=A species of "cult-like snake people"<ref name=AS>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/dungeons-dragons-chult-breakdown/|last=Szporn|first=Ari|title=Dungeons & Dragons: Exploring Chult, the Dinosaur-Filled Jungle|date=March 9, 2020|website=[[CBR.com]]|access-date=2022-06-16}}</ref> and among "D&D's most popular and iconic monsters".<ref name=DW>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/11/16/new-dungeons-dragons-monster-guide-limited-edition-cover-option/|last=Wickline|first=Dan|title=New Dungeons & Dragons Monster Guide Has Limited Edition Cover Option|website=[[Bleeding Cool]]|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=2024-01-26}}</ref> The types have been summarized by ''[[A.V. Club]]'' as "a human-eating snake, or human-snake hybrid eater of humans and snakes, or other human-snake hybrids."<ref name=CW>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/your-guide-to-volo-s-guide-to-monsters-1798254926|title=Your guide to ''Volo's Guide To Monsters''|last1=Wanserski|first1=Nick|last2=Chavez|first2=Danette|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=November 29, 2016|access-date=2024-02-15}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Zombie (Dungeons & Dragons)|Zombie]] |A= |V=Common, {{vanchor|Monster|Monster zombie}} and [[Juju|Ju-Ju]] Zombie |D=An undead creature,<ref name=CM/> based on the [[zombie]] from folklore as well as more contemporary entertainment.<ref name=JG19/> Chrulew observed that zombies, as well as other undead and vermin, "figure the abject and excluded", representing "most clearly a bare life [as coined by Giorgio Agamben] that may be killed without hesitation; violence against such wholly other creatures is completely deproblematized."<ref name=CM/> }} |}
==TSR 2103 – MC2 – ''Monstrous Compendium Volume Two'' (1989)== This was the second volume in the Monstrous Compendium series, for the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1989. As with Volume One, most of the monsters for Volume Two were taken from previous first edition AD&D books, with greatly expanded entries that now filled an entire page and had an all-new illustration. Volume Two was packaged in a wraparound cover, and the pages were designed to fit in the binder that came with Volume One of the Monstrous Compendium. The pack consisted of 144 pages, unnumbered, and included a 2-page alphabetical index to Volume One and Volume Two, 10 pages of monster summoning and random encounter charts, and a blank monster sheet to be photocopied with a sheet of instructions for the blank monster form, with the remainder consisting of the monster descriptions. Also included were 8 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. * Note: All monsters from ''MC2'' appeared in the ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), though some had slightly altered headings. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2103 – MC2 – ''Monstrous Compendium Volume Two'' (1989) – {{ISBN|0-88038-753-X}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aarakocra |A=''Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse''<ref name=TR/> |V= |D=Also available as a player character race,<ref name=TR/> ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' in 2020 counted the aarakocra as # 9 on the list of "10 Powerful Monster Species That You Should Play As", stating that "As long as they're not wearing heavy or medium armor you have a flying sniper, essentially."<ref name=JB>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/dungeons-dragons-powerful-monster-species-play-as/|title=Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Powerful Monster Species That You Should Play As|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|first=Jacob|last=Bourque|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=2021-03-25}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Aboleth |A= |V= |D=Ancient and powerful aquatic beings, aboleth in the game use their telepathic powers to influence and enslave mortals from behind the scenes in their bid to restore the position of dominance they lost through the rise of the gods themselves. ''[[SyFy Wire]]'' contributor Lisa Granshaw included them in her 2018 list of "The 9 Scariest, Most Unforgettable Monsters From Dungeons & Dragons" due to their impressive abilities and vengefulness.<ref name=Gra/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ankheg |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ant]] |A= |V=[[Giant ant]] and Ant Swarm |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ant lion]], giant |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|[[Ape]], carnivorous|Carnivorous ape}} |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baboon |A= |V=Wild Baboon and [[Banderlog]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Badger]] |A= |V=Common and giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Barracuda]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Basilisk]] |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} |V=Lesser, greater and [[Dracolisk]] |D=Based on the creature from medieval [[bestiaries]].<ref name=Ash/> In the original ''Monster Manual'' it is described as a reptilian monster whose gaze can turn creatures to stone.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gilsdorf|first=Ethan|year=2009|title=Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms|publisher=Globe Pequot|isbn=978-1-59921-480-1|page=300}}</ref> ''AD&D''{{'s}} basilisk was also adapted into the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' trading card game, with a depiction taken from the ''Monster Manual'' being used in a prototype version.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Beetle]] |A= |V=[[Bombardier beetle|Bombardier]], [[Woodboring beetle|Boring]], Fire, [[Rhinoceros beetle|Rhinoceros]], [[Stag beetle|Stag]] and [[Water beetle|Water]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Bulette (Dungeons & Dragons)|Bulette]] |A= |V= |D=Also called land shark, inspired by a plastic toy from Hong Kong.<ref name=Ash/> In his 2019 book ''[[The Monsters Know What They're Doing]]'', author Keith Ammann called bulettes "brutes tailor-made to give your players jump scares" and found its preferences and aversions for the meat of different humanoid races "ludicrous".<ref name=KA/>{{rp|157–158}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Bullywug]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Crocodile |A= |V=Normal and giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Crustacean]], giant |A= |V=Giant Crab and Giant [[Crayfish]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dolphin |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Doppelgänger|Doppleganger]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragonne |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|164–165}} |V= |D=Lion-headed dragon-like creature, it was "Originally described as 'a weird cross between a brass dragon and a giant lion'". Present "in every edition of the game", [[James Wyatt (game designer)|James Wyatt]] stated it was "probably the oldest manifestation in the game of the idea of a half-dragon". Renamed to liondrake in 5th edition.<ref name=JG21>{{cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/dungeons-dragons-fizbans-treasury-bestiary-monsters-preview|title='Fizban's Treasury of Dragons' adds ghost dragons, liondrakes, and much more to D&D|first=James|last=Grebey|publisher=[[SyfyWire]]|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=2022-01-14}}</ref><ref name=AA/>{{rp|164–165}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dryad]] |A= |V= |D=Based on the dryad from classical sources.<ref name=Ash/> The dryad appears as a player character class in ''[[Tall Tales of the Wee Folk]]'' in the "DM's booklet" (1989).<ref name=HW/>{{rp|146}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dwarf]] |A= |V=Hill and Mountain |D=Based on [[Tolkien]]'s version of the [[Dwarf (Middle-earth)|dwarf]].<ref name=PB/><ref name=PJC/>{{rp|78}} Often depicted as "short, stout, and fond of ale", "bearded masters of metalworking" and "predisposed towards a "good" moral alignment", "tend to embody an extreme vision of masculinity".<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|58, 67, 78, 165}} [[Environmental humanities]] scholar Matthew Chrulew considered the dwarves division into subraces as an option "to customize a campaign, [...] based on relationship to place".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Duergar (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dwarf, duergar]] |A= |V=Duergar and Steeder (Giant Spider) |D="the infamous dark dwarves",<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=May 10, 2018|title=Exclusive new pages from D&D's next sourcebook, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes|url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/10/17339208/dungeons-dragons-sourcebook-mordenkainens-tome-of-foes-preview|access-date=2024-06-25|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> an "evil and avaricious" dwarven subrace<ref name=SLB>{{cite book|last=Bowman |first=Sarah Lynne|title=The Functions of Role-Playing Games|chapter=6. Role-Playing as Alteration of Identity|date=May 2010|publisher=[[McFarland (publisher)|McFarland]]|isbn=978-0-7864-4710-7}}</ref>{{rp|152}} with [[Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)|psionic]] powers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/05/dungeons-dragons-digs-deep-into-gods-and-demons-wi.html|title=''Dungeons & Dragons'' Digs Deep Into Gods and Demons With ''Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes''|last=Kunzelman|first=Cameron|date=May 21, 2018|website=Paste Magazine|access-date=2025-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629222442/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2018/05/dungeons-dragons-digs-deep-into-gods-and-demons-wi.html|archive-date=2019-06-29}}</ref> ''[[ComicBook.com]]'' contributor Christian Hoffer considered the struggle of the duergar with their dwarven cousins one "of the great conflicts that make up the D&D multiverse".<ref name=CH>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-and-dragons-mordenkainens-tome-of-foes-bestseller/|title=New 'Dungeons & Dragons' Book is Tearing Up Non-Fiction Bestseller Lists|last=Hoffer|first=Christian|date=June 10, 2018|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|access-date=2024-06-25}}</ref> ''[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]'' reviewer Michaël Croitoriu found the duergar interesting as a player character option.<ref name=MC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Eagle]] |A= |V=Wild and {{vanchor|giant|Giant eagle}} |D=Chrulew observed that in contrast to more harmless animals the game dedicated space to eagles as creatures which "are, indeed, monstrous in the powerful, predatory sense" and among "the most [[Nietzschean]] of animals".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eel |A= |V={{vanchor|[[Electric eel|Electric]]|Electric eel}}, Giant, Marine and Weed |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Drow|Elf, Drow]] |A= |V=Drow and [[Drider]] |D=Made famous by [[R. A. Salvatore]]'s [[Drizzt]] novels, these dark elves from the game influenced subsequent works of fantasy.<ref name=Ash/> Drow have a gender-based caste system that says "a great deal about attitudes towards gender roles in the real world".<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|34}} ''[[Bleeding Cool]]'' reviewer Gavin Sheehan considered "the schism between drow and other elves" one "of the most contentious relationships in the multiverse" of ''D&D''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheehan|first=Gavin|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/02/05/dungeons-dragons-announces-new-book-mordenkainens-tome-foes/|title=Dungeons & Dragons Announces New Book: Mordenkainen's Tome Of Foes|website=[[Bleeding Cool]]|date=2018-02-05|access-date=2025-02-28}}</ref> A drider is a "monster that looks like a centaur only with the bottom half of a spider instead of a horse."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-lolth-redesign/|title=Dungeons & Dragons' Evil Spider Goddess Gets a Major Redesign|last=Hoffer|first=Chrisitan|date=May 21, 2021|website=[[ComicBook.com]]|access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ettercap |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ettin (Dungeons & Dragons)|Ettin]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fish, giant |A= |V=Giant [[Catfish]], Giant [[Gar]] and Giant [[Esox|Pike]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Frog |A= |V={{vanchor|Giant|Giant frog}}, killer and poisonous |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fungus |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 3<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} (Shrieker) |V=Violet Fungus, [[Shrieker (Dungeons & Dragons)|Shrieker]], [[Phycomid]], Ascomoid and Gas Spore |D=Author Ben Woodard called D&D's fungi horrific in their variety, not only due to their poisonous nature but their creepy ability to move;<ref name=BW>{{Cite book|last=Woodard|first=Ben|title=Slime Dynamics|date=2012|publisher=[[Zero Books]]|isbn=978-1-78099-248-8|location=Winchester, Washington|page=32}}</ref> Chrulew considered fungi typical flora within the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM/> Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked the man-sized shrieker among the weakest monsters in the game, at "the bottom of the mushroom monster food chain": They "can be used as cheap alarm systems for Underdark societies, but they possess no combat abilities of their own. The only thing a shrieker can do is shriek".<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Elemental (Dungeons & Dragons)|Galeb duhr]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Gargoyle]] |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} |V=Gargoyle and Margoyle |D= ''AD&D''{{'s}} gargoyle was adapted into the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' trading card game, with a depiction taken from the ''Monster Manual'' being used in a prototype version.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Jinn|Genie]] |A=''Al-Qadim – Land of Fate'' (1992) |V=[[Jann (legendary creature)|Jann]] and [[Marid]] |D=Based on [[Jinn|notions]] from Middle Eastern culture,<ref name=LdZ/> genies in the game are powerful elemental spirits from the [[Inner Plane]]s, each of the [[classical element|four classical elements]] having its own subspecies of genie. Marids were largely changed from their mythological namesakes to fit to the element of water. Keith Ammann assumes the game's creators were inspired by the syllable mar- meaning "sea" in [[Latin]], even though there is no such connection in Arabic.<ref name=KA/>{{rp|485–493}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Giant-kin]], [[Cyclops]] |A=[[Dungeons & Dragons (1974)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' "white box" set]] (1974), ''[[Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes]]'' (1976), ''[[Deities & Demigods]] Cyclopedia'' (1980) (Greater and lesser), ''[[Legends & Lore]]'' (1985), ''[[Monster Manual II]]'' (1983) (Cyclopskin), ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set]]'' (1981 & 1983), [[Dungeons & Dragons Game (1991 boxed set)|''Dungeons & Dragons Game'']] (1981), ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia]]'' (1991), ''Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game'' (1994), ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game]]'' (1999), ''[[Legends & Lore]]'' (1990), ''[[Deities and Demigods]]'' (2002), [[Shining South (2004 supplement)|''Shining South'']] (2004), ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2008), ''[[Monster Manual 2]]'' (2009) ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2014) |V= |D=One-eyed giants<ref name=4EDum>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=seYmKkWP0LIC&q=tarrasque&pg=PA391|title=Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition For Dummies|chapter=31: The Ten Best Mid-Level Monsters|first1=Bill|last1=Slavicsek|author-link1=Bill Slavicsek|first2=Richard|last2=Baker|author-link2=Richard Baker (game designer)|first3=Mike|last3=Mearls|author-link3=Mike Mearls|date=January 2009|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-40639-7|access-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> based on Greek mythology.<ref name=DV/> Ranked tenth among the ten best mid-level 4th Edition monsters by the authors of ''Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition For Dummies''.<ref name=4EDum/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant-kin, [[Firbolg (Dungeons & Dragons)|firbolg]] |A= |V= |D=''[[Bleeding Cool]]'' found the firbolg one "of the more distinctive race options in the D&D multiverse".<ref name=DW/> ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' counted them as one of the "7 Underused Monster Races in Dungeons & Dragons", stating that "Firbolgs are a blend of strength and magic, making them useful for classes that blend the two. Firbolgs work well as Clerics and Druids, but they can also make for a good Ranger. Your harmony with nature will leave you definitely wanting to have a nature focus, but you'll also stand out in a crowd. As a naturally shy race, be sure to consider that when playing your character. Typically speaking, Firbolgs aren't aggressive."<ref name=AG/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant-kin, [[Fomorian (Dungeons & Dragons)|fomorian]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant-kin, [[verbeeg]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Gorgon]] |A= |V= |D="iron plated bull", based on early modern bestiaries, with only the name being derived from the Classical counterpart.<ref name=WSD/><ref name=DV/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Griffin|Griffon]] |A= |V= |D=Originally based on the creature from [[Persian mythology]],<ref name=MRJ/> by now a "traditional monster".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Banshee|Groaning spirit (banshee)]] |A= |V= |D=Inspired by Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Guardian daemon |A= |V=Least, lesser and greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hag]] |A= |V=Annis, Greenhag and Sea Hag |D=Immortal wicked and ugly powerful females with magical abilities for deception. Based on the pervasive figure from folklore, with "different interpretations of the monster around the world" being worked into different variants in the game, allowing each "a little more personality".<ref name=JG19/> In the view of Stang and Trammell, hags in ''D&D'' represent misogynistic and ageist tendencies in their authors.<ref name=S&T>{{cite journal|last1=Stang|first1=Sarah|last2=Trammell|first2=Aaron|date=2019|title=The Ludic Bestiary: Misogynistic Tropes of Female Monstrosity in ''Dungeons & Dragons''|journal=Games and Culture|volume=15|issue=6|pages=730–747|doi=10.1177/1555412019850059|s2cid=181779195}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Trammell|first=Aaron|chapter=Militarism and Masculinity in Dungeons & Dragons|date=2018|title=Masculinities in Play|pages=129–147|editor-last=Taylor|editor-first=Nicholas |location=Cham|publisher=Springer International Publishing|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-90581-5_8|isbn=978-3-319-90581-5|editor2-last=Voorhees|editor2-first=Gerald}}</ref> ''[[SyFy Wire]]'' in 2018 called it one of "The 9 Scariest, Most Unforgettable Monsters From Dungeons & Dragons", saying that "There are endless horrific possibilities when it comes to hags."<ref name=Gra>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-9-scariest-most-unforgettable-monsters-from-dungeons-dragons|title=The 9 scariest, most unforgettable monsters from Dungeons & Dragons|first=Lisa|last=Granshaw|date=October 24, 2018|website=[[SyFy Wire]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429125029/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-9-scariest-most-unforgettable-monsters-from-dungeons-dragons|archive-date=2020-04-29}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ghost|Haunt]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hawk]] |A= |V=Large (hawk), [[Falcon|Small (falcon)]] and Blood Hawk |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hell hound (Dungeons & Dragons)|Hell hound]] |A= |V= |D=In his review of the ''Monster Manual'', [[Don Turnbull (game designer)|Don Turnbull]] noted in the British magazine ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 8 (August/September 1978) that the breath weapon of the "much-feared" hell hound had been altered from its previous appearance.<ref name=WD8>{{cite magazine|title=Open Box|last=Turnbull|first=Don|author-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|issue=8|date=August–September 1978|pages=16–17}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Heucuva |A=as Huecuva: ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (1981), [[Dungeon (magazine)|''Dungeon'']] no. 86, ''Dungeon'' no. 94, ''Fiend Folio'' (2003), [[Dragon (magazine)|''Dragon'']] no. 364 |V= |D=Undead created from divine or oathbound creatures who have failed in their vows. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hippocampus (mythology)|Hippocampus]] |A= |V= |D=Based on medieval bestiaries. "Depicted as the front half of a horse and the rear half of a fish or sea-serpent."<ref name=DV/> Tyler Linn of ''[[Cracked.com]]'' listed it among the "15 Most Idiotic Monsters In Dungeons & Dragons History". He did not think "it would pose much of a threat" and "was intended to be one of the good guys", but found the depiction "douchey".<ref name=TL>{{cite web|url=https://www.cracked.com/article_25119_the-15-most-idiotic-monsters-in-dungeons-dragons-history.html|title=The 15 Most Idiotic Monsters In Dungeons & Dragons History|last=Linn|first=Tyler|date=October 28, 2017|website=[[Cracked.com]]|access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hippogriff (Dungeons & Dragons)|Hippogriff]] |A= |V= |D=Originally based on the creature from [[Persian mythology]]<ref name=MRJ/> the adapted [[hippogriff]] "was among the earliest fantasy beasts introduced into the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' universe":<ref name=JW>{{cite book|last=Wood|first=Juliette|author-link=Juliette Wood|date=2018|title=Fantastic Creatures in Mythology and Folklore|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]|chapter=When unicorns walked the earth: A brief history of the unicorn and its fellows|isbn=978-1-4411-6676-0}}</ref> An artistic representation drawing inspiration from real eagles and horses was used for the cover of the third booklet of the original [[Dungeons & Dragons (1974)|''Dungeons & Dragons'' (1974)]] edition and became one of "the game's earlies ambassadors" through use of that cover in advertisements.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|20–21, 27, 39}} [[Gary Gygax]] used a story in which he received a letter asking how many eggs a Hippogriff could lay as an example of the encyclopedic knowledge which fans expected him to have over every detail of gameplay.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fine|first=Gary Alan|author-link=Gary Alan Fine|title=[[Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds]]| page=23|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=1983}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jermlaine |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Kelpie]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Kenku]] |A= |V= |D=Crow-like humanoids with a tendency for thievery, loosely based on the Japanese [[tengu]].<ref name=CML>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribality.com/2016/09/07/get-to-know-the-kenku/|title=Get to Know the Kenku – Tribality|date=September 7, 2016|author=Colin McLaughlin|work=Tribality|access-date=2021-03-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=KA/>{{rp|56–58}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Qilin|Ki-rin]] |A= |V= |D=Golden-scaled flying equine exemplar of good with one horn. Based on the [[Qilin|kirin]] from [[Japanese mythology]],<ref name=PB/> an example of the diverse cultures amalgamated into D&D.<ref name=JR>{{cite web|author=Rubin, Jonathan|url=https://www.slate.com/id/2185914/|title=Farewell to the Dungeon Master: How D&D creator Gary Gygax changed geekdom forever|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=March 6, 2008}}</ref> ''[[Black Gate (magazine)|Black Gate]]'' reviewer Howard Andrew Jones called them "old stalwarts" of the game.<ref name=HAJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Killmoulis]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kuo-toa |A= |V= |D="evil fish-men"<ref name=HW/>{{rp|89}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Lamia]] |A= |V=Lamia and Lamia Noble |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Lammasu]] |A= |V=Lesser and greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Lamprey]] |A= |V=Normal, giant and {{vanchor|land|Land lamprey}} |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Leech]] |A= |V=Leech Swarm, Giant Leech and Throat leech |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Leprechaun]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Leucrotta]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Locathah |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lurker above |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 3 (lurker), ''Strategic Review'' no. 5 (trapper)<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} |V=Lurker, Trapper, and Forest Trapper (Miner) |D=An original creation for the game's artificial underground environment, this monster was designed as a trap for unwary player characters; the trapper camouflages as a piece of floor, engulfing a victim stepping on it.<ref name=Ash/> Rob Bricken of [[io9]] identified the lurker and the trapper as two of "The 12 Most Obnoxious Dungeons & Dragons Monsters".<ref name=io9/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Lycanthrope]] |A= |V=Wereboar and Werefox (Foxwoman) |D=Scholar Aaron Trammell criticized female-coded lycanthropic opponents present from the beginning of the game: "When women enter the martial sphere, they are made monstrous".<ref name=AT/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Mammal]], [[Phyletic dwarfism|minimal]] |A= |V= |D=The minimal (a contraction of "miniature animal") is a magically reduced version of a normal animal. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Small mammal|Mammal, small]] |A= |V=[[Beaver]], [[Cat|Cat (house)]], [[Chipmunk]], [[Stoat|Ermine]], [[Ferret]], Fox, [[Gopher]], [[Hedgehog]], [[Mink]], [[Mole (animal)|Mole]], Monkey, Mouse, [[Muskrat]], [[Opossum]], [[Otter]], [[Sea otter|Otter (sea)]], [[Giant otter|Otter (giant)]], [[Domestic pig|Pig (domestic)]], [[Wild boar|Pig (wild)]], Rabbit, [[Raccoon]], [[Flying squirrel|Squirrel (flying)]], {{vanchor|Squirrel (giant black)|Giant black squirrel}} and [[Woodchuck]] |D=Reviewer Philippe Tessier described the rabbit, when made available as a [[Familiar (Dungeons & Dragons)|familiar]], as little and "doesn't look like much", but valued it as cute, interesting and useful for detecting traps.<ref name=B24/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Merman]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Mimic (Dungeons & Dragons)|Mimic]] |A= |V=Common, Killer |D=An original creation for the game's artificial underground environment, this "iconic monster" looks like a treasure chest and is designed as a trap for unwary player characters.<ref name=Ash/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Mold]] |A= |V=Brown, {{vanchor|Russet|Russet mold}} and Yellow |D=In the artificial dungeon environment of the game, molds function as a "clean up crew";<ref name=Ash/> Chrulew considered molds typical flora within the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mongrelman |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Morkoth |A= |V= |D=''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine reviewer Cameron Kunzelmann found the morkoth an inventive and "super weird" monster beyond the game's staples.<ref name=CK>{{Cite web |last=Kunzelman |first=Cameron |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/12/volos-guide-to-monsters-isnt-a-typical-dungeons-dr.html |title=''Volo's Guide to Monsters'' isn't a Typical ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Monster Manual |website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] |date=December 6, 2016 |access-date=2024-02-23}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Muckdweller |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Myconid (fungus man) |A= |V= |D=A "race of [man-sized] sentient fungus creatures", "some of which pack a mean punch", and which have the "ability to spray poisons that can disable their foes".<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Nāga|Naga]] |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 3<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} |V=Guardian, Spirit and Water |D=Snake-like magical creatures with humanoid head. Based on the [[nāga]] from Indian mythology.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Nereid]] |A= |V= |D=A water kin elemental }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Oblivion moss|Obliviax]] (memory moss) |A= |V= |D=A black moss that steals memories and forms a tiny version of the robbed person which can use the memories to fight. The obliviax appeared on [[Geek.com]]'s list of "The most underrated monsters of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons", because ingesting the moss can transfer the memories, an "interesting" concept which lends itself to "Christopher Nolan-esque adventures that will be both universally applauded and terribly confusing at the same time."<ref name=URM>{{cite web|url=https://www.geek.com/games/underrated-monsters-of-advanced-dungeons-dragons-1659543/|author=The Retroist|title=The most underrated monsters of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons|date=June 27, 2016|publisher=[[Geek.com]]|access-date=2019-12-13|archive-date=2019-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002013452/https://www.geek.com/games/underrated-monsters-of-advanced-dungeons-dragons-1659543/}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Gigantic octopus|Octopus, giant]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Osquip |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Otyugh]] |A= |V=Otyugh and Neo-otyugh |D=Also known as gulguthra.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greenwood |first=Ed |author-link=Ed Greenwood |date=April 1985 |title=The Ecology of the Gulguthra |magazine=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]] |issue=96 |publisher=[[TSR (company)|TSR]] |pages=20–22}}</ref> Game designer [[Don Turnbull (game designer)|Don Turnbull]] rated the otyugh as a "most interesting creation".<ref name=WD8/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Piranha]] |A= |V=Normal and giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Pixie]] |A= |V= |D=The pixie appeared as a player [[Character class (Dungeons & Dragons)|character class]] in ''[[Tall Tales of the Wee Folk]]'' (1989).<ref name=HW/>{{rp|146}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Carnivorous plant#Cultural depictions|Plant, carnivorous]] |A= |V=Choke Creeper, Hangman tree, [[Venus flytrap|Mantrap]], Strangleweed, Giant [[Sundew]] and Tri-flower Frond |D=Author and gardener Charles Elliott considered D&D's plant species numerous but "not-very-ingenious".<ref name=CE>{{Cite book|last=Elliott|first=Charles|title=Why Every Man Needs a Tractor|date=2011|publisher=[[Frances Lincoln Publishers|Frances Lincoln]]|isbn=978-0-7112-3239-6|location=London|chapter=Imaginary Plants}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Poltergeist]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Porcupine]] |A= |V=Black, brown and giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Roc (mythology)|Roc]] |A=''Dungeons & Dragons'' set (1974), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''Monster Manual'' (2008), ''Monster Manual'' (2014) |V= |D=An enormous bird, based on a mythological creature probably of [[Persia]]n origin, known from ''[[Sindbad the Sailor]]''.<ref name=DV/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Roper}} |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 2<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} |V= |D=A dangerous inhabitant of the [[Underdark]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ballsun-Stanton|first1=Brian|last2=Mueller|first2=Ernest|last3=Eskridge|first3=C. Ross|date=January 2012|title=Clerics, Magic Users, Fighters and Thieves: Theoretical Approaches to Rules Questions on the Role-Playing Games Stack Exchange|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235989093|access-date=2021-02-05}}</ref> with "murderous behavior".<ref name=CR/> One of the original creations for the game, Witwer ''et al.'' rated them among the "iconic D&D monsters".<ref name=AA/>{{rp|5, 39, 45, 332-333}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rot grub |A= |V= |D=An original creation for the game's artificial underground environment, this monster was designed as a trap for unwary player characters: living in corpses, they infect those who disturb these dead searching for riches.<ref name=Ash/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Rust monster]] |A= |V= |D=Large armored tick-like monster which devours metals. An original invention for the game and its artificial underground world, the appearance of the rust monster was inspired by a plastic toy from Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blackgate.com/2014/01/28/on-the-origins-of-the-rust-monster/|title=On the Origins of the Rust Monster|last=ONeill|first=John|date=January 28, 2014|website=[[Black Gate (magazine)|Black Gate]]|access-date=2022-04-06}}</ref> It was ranked among the most memorable as well as obnoxious creatures in the game, terrifying to certain characters and their players not due to their ability to fight but to destroy their items.<ref name=Ash/><ref name=RB/><ref name=io9/><ref name=AA/>{{rp|91, 93}}<ref name=DME/>{{rp|138}} Chris Sims of the on-line magazine ''Comics Alliance'' referred to the rust monster as "the most feared D&D monster".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/19/ask-chris-125-the-greatest-monsters-in-dungeons-and-dragons/|title=Ask Chris #125: The Greatest Monsters in 'Dungeons & Dragons'|work=Comics Alliance|last=Sims|first=Chris|date=October 19, 2012|access-date=2012-11-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021225320/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/10/19/ask-chris-125-the-greatest-monsters-in-dungeons-and-dragons|archive-date=2012-10-21}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sahuagin |A= |V= |D=Also called 'Sea Devils', these [[fishperson]] eschewers of magic with two or four arms domesticate sharks and are in frequent conflict and intrigue with sea-elves. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Salamanders in folklore|Salamander]] |A= |V=Salamander and Fire Snake |D=Fire-kin elementals }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sandling |A= |V= |D=An earth kin elemental }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Sea horse]], giant |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sea lion |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Manual'' (2000) and ''Monster Manual'' (2003) (as Sea cat) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Shambling mound]] |A=''Strategic Review'' no. 3<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} |V= |D=Plant-like creature resembling a heap of rotting vegetation. Ben Woodard considered its ability to move "the base creepiness of the creep".<ref name=BW/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shark |A= |V=Common and giant ([[megalodon]]) |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Slithering tracker |A= |V= |D=Intelligent stealthy jelly creature. Either evolved from simpler relatives, or persons magically transfigured<ref name=MM2e/> "by hags and liches into a blobby puddle of remains" motivated by revenge. Reviewer Zack Furniss saw the monster on the "more horrific side of ''D&D''" and observed: "even once they've found their vengeance, they're still a nasty blob and often go insane because they can't find satiation or communicate. Grim stuff."<ref name=ZF>{{Cite web|last=Furniss|first=Zack|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108094600/http://www.destructoid.com/volo-s-guide-to-monsters-is-the-new-awesome-monster-manual-for-dungeons-dragons-399655.phtml|archive-date=2020-11-08|url=https://www.destructoid.com/volo-s-guide-to-monsters-is-the-new-awesome-monster-manual-for-dungeons-dragons-399655.phtml|title=Volo's Guide to Monsters is the new, awesome Monster Manual for Dungeons & Dragons|website=[[Destructoid]]|date=November 16, 2016|access-date=2024-01-15}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Slug]], giant |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Sphinx]] |A= |V=Androsphinx, Criosphinx, Gynosphinx and [[Hieracosphinx]] |D=Based on [[Egyptian mythology|Egyptian]] and Classical mythology, an example of the diverse cultures amalgamated into D&D.<ref name=WSD/><ref name=JR/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Squid, giant |A= |V=[[Giant squid]] and [[Kraken]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Strix (mythology)|Stirge]] |A= |V= |D=Flying and blood-sucking<ref name=CWM/> bird-like creatures. "[P]esky" because while small they are dangerous to characters as a swarm. Present in the game since its earliest edition.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|44}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Swan maiden|Swanmay]] |A= |V=Swanmay and [[Swan]] |D=Inspired by a character from ''[[Three Hearts and Three Lions]]'' by [[Poul Anderson]] rather than their mythological counterparts.<ref name=Ash/><ref name=DV/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Sylph]] |A= |V= |D=An air kin elemental }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Tarrasque (Dungeons & Dragons)|Tarrasque]] |A= |V= |D=Ranked among the strongest monsters in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]'', "the ultimate challenge for many players".<ref name=SB/> Rob Bricken from [[io9]] named the tarrasque as the 10th most memorable D&D monster.<ref name=RB/> The tarrasque appeared on the 2018 ''[[Screen Rant]]'' top list at no. 5 on "Dungeons & Dragons: The 20 Most Powerful Creatures, Ranked", and Scott Baird highlighted that "The tarrasque is currently the most powerful creature in the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons, where it is matched only by Tiamat in terms of its combat prowess."<ref name=Baird>{{Cite web|last=Baird|first=Scott|date=September 20, 2018|title=Dungeons & Dragons: The 20 Most Powerful Creatures, Ranked|url=https://screenrant.com/dungeons-and-dragons-most-powerful-creatures-ranked/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tasloi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Triton (mythology)#Tritons|Triton]] |A= |V= |D=An aquatic race<ref name=ZF/> based on the [[merman]] in Greek mythology.<ref name=DV/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Caveman|Troglodyte]] |A= |V= |D=Based on the stock character of the primitive [[caveman]], Gary Gygax portrayed the troglodyte in the game as more monstrous, with chaotic and evil behaviour, offensive smell and lizard-like characteristics.<ref>{{cite book|author-first=David M.|author-last=Higgins|editor-first=Jeffrey|editor-last=Weinstock|date=2014|title=The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters|publisher=[[Ashgate Publishing]]|pages=543–544|chapter=Troglodyte}}</ref> The troglodyte was among the monsters featured as trading cards on the back of Amurol Products candy figure boxes.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|161, 163}}
}} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Sea urchin|Urchin]] |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} |V=Black, Green, Red, Silver, Yellow and {{vanchor|Land|Land urchin}} |D=First published in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 9 (October/November 1978), submitted by Nick Louth.<ref name=WD9>{{cite magazine|editor-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|editor-first=Don|editor-last=Turnbull|title=Fiend Factory|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|volume=9|pages=8–11|date=October–November 1978}}</ref> It was voted among the top ten monsters from the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column and reprinted in ''Best of White Dwarf Articles'' (1980).<ref name=WD18/><ref name=BWD1/><ref name=GeBWD1/> The urchin's illustration from ''Monster Manual II'' (1983) was used by [[Richard Garfield]] for the "most notorious of the prototype cards", Starburst, during the development of his ''Magic: The Gathering'' game.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Urd (Dungeons & Dragons)|Urd]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Water weird |A= |V= |D=A water kin elemental, an "old personal favorite" of reviewer Mark Theurer.<ref name=FR10/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Weasel]] |A= |V=Wild and giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Whale |A= |V=Common, Giant, [[Leviathan]], [[Killer whale|Killer]] and [[Narwhal]] |D=The leviathan is based on the creature from [[Jewish mythology|Hebrew mythology]].<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Wolverine]] |A= |V=Normal and giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Worm |A= |V=Purple worm, Tenebrous worm and Tunnel worm |D=The "dread purple worm" attacks with both ends,<ref name=JF/>{{rp|268}} maw and stinger. This "iconic monster" and original creation of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is present all editions of the game.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|26, 28–29}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xorn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Yellow musk creeper & zombie|Yellow musk zombie}} |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} |V= |D=[[Parthenocissus|Creeping plant]] that drains the intelligence of its victims, possibly turning them into "zombies" under the plant's control. Ben Woodard found it an expression of the "seemingly endless morphology of fungal creep and toxicological capacity" within the game.<ref name=BW/> The ''Fiend Folio''{{'s}} illustration of the yellow musk creeper was used by Richard Garfield for the prototype of the Regrowth spell card during the development of his ''Magic: The Gathering'' game.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} }} |}
==TSR 2104 – MC3 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Forgotten Realms Appendix'' (1989)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 64 5-hole-punched unnumbered loose-leaf pages. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2104 – MC3 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Forgotten Realms Appendix'' (1989) – {{ISBN|0-88038-769-6}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Ascallion |A=''Dragon'' no. 89 (1984), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) (as Fish, Ascallion) |V=Adult Female, Young, Adult Male |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Asperii |A=''Dragon'' no. 89 (1984), 1991 Trading Card no. 622, ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Beholder-kin]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Spectator, Gauth |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Belabra (Tangler) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Berbalang]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{D&D Wikibook|part=Monsters|Bhaergala}} |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Mammal) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Bichir]] (Lungfish, Giant) |A= |V= |D= }}{{anchor|BunyipD&D}} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Bunyip]] |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Burbur |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Claw, Crawling |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked the crawling claw among the 10 weakest monsters in 2018: "At best, you can use a bunch of them to act as a distraction or as a screen while another villain prepares a spell or trap."<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cloaker |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=An original creation for the game's artificial underground environment, this monster was designed as a trap for unwary player characters; it looks like a living cloak with teeth.<ref name=Ash/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darkenbeast |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Death, Crimson |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (asst, Crimson Death) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dinosaur]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (Ankylosaurus, Deinonychus, Diplodocus, Elasmosaurus, Lambeosaurus, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) (Allosaurus, Brontosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Compsognathus, Dimetrodon, Euparkeria, Gorgosaurus, Iguanodon, Monoclonius, Plateosaurus, Struthiomimus, Tanystropheus, Teratosaurus, Trachodon; under Dinosaur, Aquatic: Archelon, Dinichthys, Mosasaurus, Nothosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Temnodontosaurus) |V=[[Allosaurus]], [[Anchisaurus]], [[Ankylosaurus]], [[Palaeoscincus|Paleocinthus]], [[Archelon]], [[Brachiosaurus]], [[Brontosaurus]], [[Camarasaurus]], [[Camptosaurus]], [[Ceratosaurus]], [[Cetiosaurus]], [[Compsognathus]], [[Deinonychus]], [[Dilophosaurus]], [[Dimetrodon]], [[Dinichthys]], [[Temnodontosaurus]], [[Diplodocus]], [[Elasmosaurus]], [[Euparkeria]], [[Gorgosaurus]], [[Iguanodon]], [[Lambeosaurus]], [[Mamenchisaurus]], [[Massospondylus]], [[Megalosaurus]], [[Monoclonius]], [[Mosasaurus]], [[Nothosaurus]], [[Ornitholestes]], [[Pentaceratops]], [[Plateosaurus]], [[Plesiosaurus]], [[Podokesaurus]], [[Pteranodon]], [[Pterosaurus]], [[Stegosaurus]], [[Dacentrurus]], [[Kentrosaurus]], [[Struthiomimus]], [[Styracosaurus]], [[Tanystropheus]], [[Teratosaurus]], [[Trachodon]], [[Triceratops]], [[Tyrannosaurus rex]] |D=Considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"",<ref name=PB/> and among the 12 most underrated monsters, "a creature as large and fearsome as a dragon but without all the hype".<ref name=URM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Dracolich}} |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=A dragon made even more powerful by transforming into an undead version of itself, which can only be destroyed if "its [[Phylactery (Dungeons & Dragons)|phylactery]] is taken to another dimension". Ranked among the strongest monsters in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]''.<ref name=SB/><ref name=Gra/> It was also one of the first new creatures introduced for the [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign setting.<ref name=Dl/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Faerie dragon|Dragon, Faerie]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Dragonet, Faerie Dragon) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Chinese dragon|Oriental Dragons]] (General) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Longwang|Lung Wang (Sea Dragon)]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Panlong (mythology)|Pan Lung (Coiled Dragon)]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Shenlong|Shen Lung (Spirit Dragon)]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Tianlong|T'ien Lung (Celestial Dragon)]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Typhoon dragon|Tun Lung (Typhoon Dragon)]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Fish in Chinese mythology#Carp|Yu Lung (Carp Dragon)]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Qiulong|Chiang Ling (River Dragon)]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dilong|Li Lung (Earth Dragon)]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Firenewt |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Firestar |A=''Dragon'' no. 94 (1985), 1991 Trading Card no. 686, ''Sword of the Dales'' (1995), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Maedar |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as [[Medusa]], Maedar) |V=Maedar, Glyptar |D=Male version of the medusa, a consequence of turning the singular monster from classic mythology into a species in the game.<ref name=CWM/><ref name=LG/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Meazel |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Pleistocene megafauna|Pleistocene Animals]] |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) (White Rhinoceros as Wooly Rhinoceros) |V=[[Gastornis|Axebeak]], [[Baluchitherium]], [[Megatherium]], [[Phorusrhacos|Phororhacos]], [[Woolly rhinoceros|White Rhinoceros]], [[Titanothere]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Revenant]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rhaumbusun |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Strider, Giant|Giant strider}} |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sull |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Svirfneblin]] (Deep Gnome) |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (Gnome) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thessalmonster |A=''[[Monster Manual II]]'' (1983),<ref name=AB>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/what-is-the-thessalhydra-on-stranger-things-the-monster-may-be-a-big-part-of-season-2-2907686|title=This Character From Dungeons & Dragons May Be A Big Part Of 'Stranger Things' Season 2|last=Bundel|first=Ani|date=2017-10-13|website=[[Elite Daily]]|access-date=2024-12-13}}</ref> ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' Vol. 3 (1996) |V=Thessalhydra, Thessalmera, Thessalgorgon, Thessaltrice |D=Thessalmonsters, an original invention from the ''D&D'' game, were created rather than born, by hybridizing different creatures. A thessalhydra combines elements of a [[Lernaean Hydra|hydra]] and a lizard, but with its eight heads surrounding a great maw. It also features a thoothed tail, toxic breath, and regenerative ability. It appeared in the TV series ''[[Stranger Things]]''.<ref name=DB>{{cite book|last=Bettridge|first=Daniel|date=2017|title=The Unofficial Stranger Things A-Z|publisher=Kings Road Publishing|chapter=Thessalhydra|isbn=978-1-78606-850-7}}</ref><ref name=ma>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moviepilot.de/news/stranger-things-gegen-dieses-monster-konnten-eleven-co-in-staffel-3-kampfen-1107101|title=Stranger Things - Gegen dieses Monster könnten Eleven & Co. in Staffel 3 kämpfen|author=matseric|date=2018-05-17|website=[[Moviepilot.de]]|access-date=2024-12-12}}</ref> Reviewer matseric observed that the chances to overcome this creature only as a team hearkens back to [[Hercules]] and [[Iolaus]] working together to defeat the original hydra.<ref name=ma/> In the lore of the game, these monsters were originally "designed" by a [[Lich (Dungeons & Dragons)|lich]] character named [[Thessalar]]. The other variants featured heads from other creatures derived from [[Greek mythology]], the [[Chimera (mythology)|chimera]], [[gorgon]], [[cockatrice]], respectively.<ref name=AB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thri-kreen (Mantis Warrior) |A=''Monster Cards Set 2'' (1982),<ref name=DMs/> ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix'' (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002), ''Monster Manual 3'' (2010), ''Monster Manual'' (2014), ''Spelljammer: Adventures in Space'' (2022)<ref name=AS22/> |V= |D="[[Praying mantis]] man" with four arms and a poisonous bite,<ref name=CJS>{{cite conference|title=Panel Discussion|first=Casey Jex|last=Smith|date=November 6, 2011|conference=D&D in Contemporary Art|conference-url=https://muleabides.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/dd-in-contemporary-art-video-of-the-panel-discussion/|editor=Allison, Tavis|location=New York}}</ref> "invented by [[Paul Reiche III]] for the AD&D ''Monster Cards Set 2'' (1982)",<ref name=DMs>{{cite web|url=https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17202/ThriKreen-of-Athas-2e|title=Thri-Kreen of Athas (2e) – Product History|last=Applecline|first=Shannon|website=[[Dungeon Masters Guild]]|access-date=2023-03-22}}</ref> reviewer Mark Theurer considered them an "old personal favorite".<ref name=FR10/> With their additional limbs and specialized chatkcha and gythka weapons, thri-kreen were infamous as player characters optimized to do extreme amounts of damage. J.R. Zambrano found them "an interesting race" and preferred their "2nd Edition aesthetic" to others.<ref name=Thr>{{cite web|url=https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2018/01/dd-monster-spotlight-the-thri-kreen.html|title=D&D Monster Spotlight: The Thri-Kreen|last=Zambrano|first=J.R.|date=January 24, 2018|website=Bell of Lost Souls|access-date=2022-02-02}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Thylacine]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vulture |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Bird) |V=Common, Giant, [[Condor]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vurgens |A=''Dragon'' no. 89 (1984), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) (as Fish, ''Vurgens'' (Giant Gulper Eel)) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Web, Living |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V=Living, Memory |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wemic |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2105 – MC4 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Dragonlance Appendix'' (1990)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Dragonlance]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 96 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, and included a "How To Use This Book" page, a page with alphabetical index, 4 pages of random encounter charts, and 2 pages with the compiled game statistics, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Also included were 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2105 – MC4 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Dragonlance Appendix'' (1990) – {{ISBN|0-88038-822-6}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Sea anemone|Anemone]], [[Gigantism|Giant]] |A=''Dragon'' no. 116 (1986), ''Tales of the Lance'' (1992) ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) (as Anemone, Giant Sea), ''Dungeon'' no. 79 (2000) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Bird|Avian]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Bird) |V=Emre, [[Kingfisher]], Skyfisher and 'wari |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ice bear|Bear, Ice]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beast, Undead |A= |V=Stahnk and Gholor |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Centaurs in popular culture|Centaur]], Abanasinian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Centaur, Crystalmir |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Centaur, Endscape |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Centaur, Wendle |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Disir |A=''[[Time of the Dragon]]'' (1989) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Draconian (proto-), Traag |A=''Time of the Dragon'' (1989) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Draconian (Dragonlance)|Draconians]] |A=''Fizban's Treasury of Dragons'' (2021)<ref name=HC>{{Cite web|last=Hoffer|first=Christian|date=October 20, 2021|title=Dungeons & Dragons: Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Sets a New Bar for 5E Books|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-fizbans-treasury-dragon-review/|access-date=2026-02-25|website=ComicBook.com}}</ref> |V= |D=A "dragon-like humanoid species",<ref name=HCRPG>{{cite book|last1=Barton|first1=Matt|last2=Stacks|first2=Shane|title=Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games|date=2019|edition=Second|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|isbn=978-1-138-57464-9}}</ref>{{rp|167}} born from embryos of good dragons corrupted by evil magic, are "cast as beings of pure horror",<ref name=BJR>{{cite journal|last=Robertson|first=Benjamin J.|title=From Fantasy to Franchise: DRAGONLANCE and the Privatization of Genre|journal=[[Extrapolation (journal)|Extrapolation]]|volume=58|issue=2–3|page=146|date=2017|issn=2047-7708|doi=10.3828/extr.2017.9}}</ref> and "abominations"; "added to further support the world's foundational themes." Many of their traits were incorporated into the [[Dragonborn (Dungeons & Dragons)|dragonborn]] player character race in the 4th edition of the game.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|173, 356-359}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Draconian, Aurak |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Draconian, Baaz |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Draconian, Bozak |A= |V= |D=Barton and Stacks described this draconian as the "ever-popular bozak whose bones explode upon death".<ref name=HCRPG/>{{rp|166}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Draconian, Kapak |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Draconian, Sivak |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)#Dragonlance setting|Dragons of Krynn]] |A= |V= |D=Powerful and intelligent, usually winged reptiles with magical abilities and breath weapon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Amphi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)#Planar dragons|Dragon, Astral]] |A= |V=Unmated Astral Dragon and Mated Pair |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)#Planar dragons|Dragon, Kodragon]] |A=''[[Dragon Magic (module)|Dragon Magic]]'' (1989) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Othlorx |A=''Time of the Dragon'' (1989) |V=Black, Blue, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Green, Red, Silver and White Othlorx |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Sea |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dreamshadow |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dreamwraith |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dwarf]], Daergar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Gully dwarf|Dwarf, Gully]] |A= |V= |D=A "tiny, dirty, unorganized folk", but having heart;<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Robert A. Collins |editor2=Robert Latham |title=Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual 1991 |date=1991 |publisher=Meckler Corporation |isbn=978-0-313-28326-0 |page=414}}</ref> known for their limited ability to count.<ref>{{cite book|first=Stephen|last=Muires|title=The Game of Thinking: A Book for the Free Mind|date=October 13, 2018|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|isbn=978-1-7219-6304-1|page=4}}</ref> Gully dwarves could be used as player characters in the ''D&D'' game. They were by design weaker than other character options, and so only appealing to few players who "enjoy the underdog status" they provided.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Garthoff|first=Jon|date=December 30, 2017|title=Playability as Realism|journal=Journal of the Philosophy of Games|volume=1|issue=1|page=14|doi=10.5617/jpg.2705|issn=2535-4388|doi-access=free}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf, Hill ([[Neidar]]) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf, Mountain ([[Hylar]]) |A= |V= |D=[[Environmental humanities]] scholar Matthew Chrulew considered the mountain dwarf subrace as an option "to customize a campaign, [...] based on relationship to place".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf, Theiwar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf, Zakhar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)#High Elves|Elf, High]] – [[Qualinesti elf|Qualinesti]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elf, High – [[Silvanesti elf|Silvanesti]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elf, Wild – [[Kagonesti]] |A= |V= |D=Chrulew considered the wild elf subrace as an option "to customize a campaign, [...] based on relationship to place".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Half-elf (Dungeons & Dragons)|Elf, Half]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elf, Sea – [[Dargonesti]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elf, Sea – [[Dimernesti]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eyewing |A=''Dragon Magic'' (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Fetch (folklore)|Fetch]] |A= |V= |D=Inspired by [[Gothic fiction]], a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fire Minion |A=''Time of the Dragon'' (1989) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fireshadow |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Gnome (Dungeons & Dragons)#Subraces|Gnome, Tinker (Minoi)]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Reporting on their presentation in 5th edition, ''[[Bleeding Cool]]'' editor Gavin Sheehan found tinkers one "of the cooler aspects of the Gnome life", as their ability to craft unusual objects "can basically make McGuffins for your campaign".<ref name=GS/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gurik Cha'ahl |A=''Time of the Dragon'' (1989) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hatori |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Lesser and Greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ghost|Haunt]], [[Knight]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Horax |A=''Time of the Dragon'' (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Imp]], [[Blood Sea of Istar|Blood Sea]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Insect swarm]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=[[Velvet ant]]s, [[Grasshopper]]s and [[Locust]]s |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kalothagh ([[Prickleback]]) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Haunted doll|Kani Doll]] |A=''Dragon Magic'' (1989) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Kender (Dragonlance)|Kender]] |A= |V= |D=A "diminutive and highly playful race that resembles [[Hobbit|Tolkien's hobbit]]", with the ability to drive enemies into a rage by taunting them.<ref name=HCRPG/>{{rp|166}} Witwer ''et al.'' considered kender "lovable" characters "added to further support the world's foundational themes."<ref name=AA/>{{rp|173}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{Anchor|Death knight}}Knight, Death |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=A [[Death knight (Dungeons & Dragons)|death knight]] is a "powerful undead warrior";<ref name=HCRPG/>{{rp|167}} [[Shannon Appelcline]] considered this creature created by [[Charles Stross]] one of the game's especially notable monsters.<ref name=70s/>{{rp|38}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kyrie |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Lizard man]] (of [[Krynn]]) |A= |V=Jarak-sinn and Bakali |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Man (of Krynn) |A= |V=Ice Folk, [[Knights of Solamnia]], Plainsmen and [[Rebellion|Rebels]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Minotaur]] (of Krynn) |A= |V=Blood Sea Minotaur |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ogre (of Krynn) |A= |V=Ogre and Orughi |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ogre, High (Irda) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phaethon |A= |V=Phaethon and Elder Phaethon |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shadowperson |A= |V=Shadowperson and Revered Ancient One |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shimmerweed |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skrit |A=''Time of the Dragon'' (1989) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{visible anchor|Slig}} |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spectral Minion |A= |V= |D="nasties" also appearing the ''[[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance]]'' computer game.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Fantasy Roleplaying: ''Heroes of the Lance''|magazine=[[Crash (magazine)|Crash]]|issue=62|page=71|date=March 1989|url=https://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Crash/Issue62/Pages/Crash6200071.jpg|access-date=2023-04-24}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider (of Krynn) |A= |V=Whisper Spider and Giant Trap Door Spider |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Stag |A= |V=Wild Stag, Giant Stag and the White Stag |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tayling |A= |V=Tayling and Tayland |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thanoi (Walrus Man) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tylor |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Warrior, Skeleton |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Reviewer [[Jamie Thomson (author)|Jamie Thomson]] found the skeleton warriors "beings similar to Tolkien's [[ringwraith]]s".<ref name=WD28>{{cite magazine|title=Open Box|last=Thomson|first=Jamie|author-link=Jamie Thomson (author)|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|issue=28|date=December 1981 – January 1982|page=14}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wichtlin |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wyndlass |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yaggol |A=''Time of the Dragon'' (1989) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yeti-kin, Saqualaminoi |A=''Time of the Dragon'' (1989) |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2107 – MC5 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Greyhawk Appendix'' (1990)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Greyhawk]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 64 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, and included a "How To Use This Book" page with an alphabetical index, 4 pages of random encounter charts, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Also included were 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2107 – MC5 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Greyhawk Appendix'' (1990) – {{ISBN|0-88038-836-6}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Aspis (Dungeons & Dragons)|Aspis]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Insect) |V=Drone, Larva and Cow |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beastman |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beetle |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V={{vanchor|Death watch beetle|Death Watch}} and Slicer Beetle |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Bonesnapper]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Púca|Booka]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Brownie, Buckawn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Brownie, Quickling |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D=Small, intelligent, chaotic and speedy, it appeared on [[Geek.com]]'s list of "The most underrated monsters of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons".<ref name=URM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Crypt thing]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Crystalmist |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dragons]] |A= |V= |D=Powerful and intelligent, usually winged reptiles with magical abilities and breath weapon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Cloud |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- [[Steel dragon|Dragon, Greyhawk]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Mist |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Shadow |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Reviewer Philippe Tessier found the shadow dragon a very dangerous foe in frontal assault.<ref name=B24/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Dragonfly, Giant|Giant dragonfly}} |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Insect) |V=Adult and Larva (Nymph) |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragonnel |A=''Fizban's Treasury of Dragons'' (2021)<ref name=HC/> |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Grugach|Elf, Grugach]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Valley elf|Elf, Valley]] |A= |V= |D=A tribe of Gray Elves residing in the Valley of the Mage, acting as the mage's guardians and raiders. Despised by other Elves for subjugating themselves to a Human. Their leader, the First Protector, is a [[Drow]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant-kin, [[Voadkyn]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Giant, Wood) |V= |D=A type of Giant-kin somewhat resembling Elves, who live in forests and are on friendly terms with their sentient inhabitants. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant-kin, Spriggan |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Gnome, Spriggan) |V= |D=An evil variant of the common Gnome who can assume giant size and possesses innate magical abilities. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grell |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix'' (1991) (as Soldier/Worker), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Soldier/Worker) |V= |D="terrifying beaked, tentacled monsters that populate the realm of [[Underdark]]".<ref name=Bry/> Tyler Linn of ''[[Cracked.com]]'' listed the grell among the "15 Most Idiotic Monsters In Dungeons & Dragons History" and found that its movement by floating contributed to it looking ridiculous.<ref name=TL/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gremlin |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Gremlin, Fremlin and [[Galltrit]] |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grippli |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D="humanoid tree-frogs" forming "a society of "uncommonly intelligent" humanoid amphibians who were quick to adapt and acquire new skills"; J. R. Zambrano thought of them as a good choice to create a player character race.<ref name=JRZ>{{cite web|url=https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/03/dd-we-missed-out-on-playable-grippli-in-candlekeep.html|title=D&D: We Missed Out On Playable Grippli In Candlekeep|last=Zambrano|first=J.R.|date=March 19, 2021|website=Bell of Lost Souls|access-date=2022-07-15}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grung |A= |V= |D="selfish, simple-minded frog people"<ref name=AS/> based on [[poisonous frog]]s<ref name=JRZ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Norker|Hobgoblin, Norker]] |A=''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (1981) |V= |D=Savage cousins of the common Hobgoblin who sport naturally armored skin and fangs that they can use as weapons. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hook horror]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=A bipedal, subterranean monster that looks like a vulture-like humanoid with bony hooks in place of hands. The hook horror was first published in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 12 (April–May 1979), and was originally submitted by [[Ian Livingstone]].<ref name=WD12>{{cite magazine|editor-last=Turnbull|editor-first=Don|editor-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|title=Fiend Factory|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|issue=12|pages=8–10|publisher=[[Games Workshop]]|date=April–May 1979|issn=0265-8712}}</ref> It was voted among the top ten monsters from the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column and reprinted in ''Best of White Dwarf Articles'' (1980).<ref name=WD18>{{cite magazine|editor-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|editor-first=Don|editor-last=Turnbull|title=Fiend Factory|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|volume=18|pages=22–23|date=April 1980}}</ref><ref name=BWD1>{{cite magazine|editor-link2=Don Turnbull (game designer)|editor-first=Don|editor-last=Turnbull|title=Fiend Factory|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|The Best of White Dwarf Articles]]|volume=1|pages=42–44|date=1980}}</ref><ref name=GeBWD1>{{cite web|url=https://rpggeek.com/rpgissue/52587/best-white-dwarf-articles-volume-i|title=The Best of White Dwarf Articles (Volume I)|publisher=[[BoardGameGeek]]|access-date=2021-04-22}}</ref> [[Ed Greenwood]], in his review of the ''Fiend Folio'' for ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' magazine, considered the hook horror as one of the creatures with "strange appearances and little else; there is no depth to their listings" and that it was one of the creatures which "seem incomplete".<ref name=D55/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Horgar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|[[Yeth hound|Hound, Yeth]]|Yeth hound}} |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Iguana, Giant |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ingundi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kech |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Evil monkey-like forest-dwelling creatures endowed with psionic powers. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kyuss, Son of |A=''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D=A mummy-like type of undead infested with worms which can, if latching onto an opponent, burrow into their victims' brain to turn them into more Sons of Kyuss. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mist, Vampiric |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Cloud-like, amiorphous creatures which attack warmblooded beings to drain them of their blood. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mite |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Gremlin) |V=Mite and Snyad (Pestie) |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Necrophidius |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Golem, Necrophidius) |V= |D=Undead consisting of a humanoid skull and giant snake vertebrae, "looks like the skeleton of a Guardian Naga", with venomous bite and mesmerizing powers; first published in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 7 (June/July 1978), submitted by Simon Tilbrook.<ref name=WD7>{{cite magazine|editor-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|editor-first=Don|editor-last=Turnbull|title=Fiend Factory|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|volume=7|pages=8–10|date=June–July 1978}}</ref> In 1980 it was voted the best monster from the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column.<ref name=WD18/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Needleman |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D=First published in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 6 (April 1978), submitted by Trevor Graver.<ref>{{cite magazine|editor-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|editor-first=Don|editor-last=Turnbull|title=Fiend Factory|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|volume=6|pages=6–8|date=April 1978}}</ref> It was voted among the top ten monsters from the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column and reprinted in ''Best of White Dwarf Articles'' (1980).<ref name=WD18/><ref name=BWD1/><ref name=GeBWD1/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, Carnivorous |A= |V=Vampire Cactus, Kampfult and Giant Polyp |D=Author and gardener Charles Elliott considered D&D's plant species numerous but "not-very-ingenious".<ref name=CE/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rat |A= |V=Camprat and Vapor Rat |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Raven (Crow) |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Bird; Raven variants only) |V=Ordinary, Huge and Giant Raven and Crow |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Scarecrow]] |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981) |V= |D=Golem variants created by evil priests as instruments of assassination. Some Scarecrows may develop sentience and spend their existence as murderous nomads. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Shadow person|Shadow, Slow]] |A=''Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure'' (1984), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998), ''Dungeon'' no. 112 (2004) |V= |D=A variant of the common undead Shadow which latches onto a victim, numbing them with their cold touch. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skulk |A= |V= |D=Cowardly, evil humanoids with a natural chameleon ability. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snail |A= |V=[[Flail snail|Flail]] and Sea Snail |D=Shannon Applecline considered the flail snail one of the "silly monsters" of the game.<ref name=70s/>{{rp|38}} CJ Miozzi included the flail snail on [[The Escapist (magazine)|''The Escapist'']]'s list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)".<ref name=CJM/> Cameron Kunzelmann found it an inventive and "super weird" monster beyond the game's staples.<ref name=CK/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{anchor|Sprite}}Sprite |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Atomie, Grig and Sea Sprite |D=Small to tiny-sized faerie races. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Taer |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Primitive, apelike humanoids who are superstitiously suspicious of metal. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tentamort |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Turtle |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) (as Turtle, Giant) |V=Giant Sea and Giant Snapping Turtle |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tyrg |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Mammal) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wolf, Mist |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ghost|Wraith]] |A= |V=Swordwraith and Soul Beckoner |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Sea |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zygom |A= |V= |D= }} |}
== TSR 2116 – MC6 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Kara-Tur Appendix'' (1990)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Oriental Adventures]] campaign setting called [[Kara-Tur]] for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 64 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, and included a "How To Use This Book" page with an alphabetical index and 4 pages of random encounter charts, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Also included were 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2116 – MC6 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Kara-Tur Appendix'' (1990) – {{ISBN|0-88038-851-X}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ghosts in Malay culture#Bajang|Bajang]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Bakemono no e|Bakemono]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bisan |A= |V= |D=Fey connected to a tree that can transform into flying insects, such as honey bees or fruit flies. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Buso (Philippine mythology)|Buso]] |A= |V=Tigbanua Buso and Tagamaling Buso |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Carp, Giant |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Fish) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Centipede, Spirit |A= |V=Greater, Lesser and Least |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chu-u |A= |V= |D=Legless ghosts deemed neither good or evil enough to enter the afterlife. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Con-tinh |A= |V= |D=Ghosts of women who died young. Their laugh could drive listeners to insanity. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Doc cu'o'c |A= |V= |D=Axe-wielding spirits that hunt evil ghosts. They have the appearance of a man cut perfectly in half. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Duruch'i-lin |A= |V=[[Qilin|Ch'i-lin]] and Duru |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Flame Spirit |A= |V=Greater, Lesser and Least |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Chinese guardian lions|Foo Creature]] |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V=Foo Dog and Foo Lion |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hungry Ghost#In Japan|Gaki]] |A= |V=Jiki-ketsu-gaki, Jiki-niku-gaki, Shikki-gaki and Shinen-gaki |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gargantua |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Reptilian, Humanoid and Insectoid Gargantua |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Goblin Rat |A= |V= |D=Goblinoid wererats unable to transmit lycanthropy. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Goblin Spider |A= |V= |D=Giant spider that can mimic voices. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hai Nu |A= |V= |D=Sentient aquatic humanoids. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hannya]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hengeyokai |A=''[[Oriental Adventures]]'' (as [[Player character|PC]] race) |V=Carp, Cat, Crab, Crane, Dog, [[Duck|Drake]], Fox, Hare, Monkey, Racoon Dog, Rat, Sparrow |D=Race of sentient shapeshifting animals able to adopt humanoid, beast, and hybrid forms. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hsing-sing |A= |V= |D=Ape-like creatures naturally peaceful outside of "war-season", during which they become more aggressive. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hu Hsien |A= |V= |D=Appears to be an oriental female human with long fox tail. These are magically enchanted, evil women with spell-abilities and an endless hunger for human life energy. They are type vampire capable of shapeshifting. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ikiryō|Ikiryo]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jishin Mushi |A= |V= |D=Giant beetles able to create earthquakes. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kala |A= |V=Cave and Earth Kala |D=Primitive, cone-headed humanoids. Cave kala could inject paralyzing venom by biting enemies and Earth kala could infect creatures with diseases through their breath. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kaluk |A= |V= |D=Humanoid elephants with an insatiable greed for wealth. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kappa |A=''[[Oriental Adventures]]'' (1985, 2001) |V=Common Kappa, Kappa-ti and Vampiric Kappa |D=The [[Kappa (folklore)|Kappa]] has been considered one of the more prominent figures from [[Japanese mythology]] to be adapted into [[roleplaying game]] settings inspired by Asian cultures such as ''[[Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms|Kara-Tur]]''.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Baur|editor-first=Wolfgang|editor-link=Wolfgang Baur|date=2016|title=Des Kobolds Handbuch der Welterschaffung|publisher=Ulisses Spiele|chapter=Realistische Fantasy|isbn=978-3-95752-350-1|lang=de|trans-title=The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design}}</ref> A kappa in the game resembles an almost furless, green-skinned, beaked, fiendish monkey, with a cragged depression in its head containing water which acts as its [[cerebrospinal fluid]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Korobokuru |A= |V=Common Korobokuru and Ishikorobokuru |D=[[Dwarf (folklore)|Dwarf]]-like race. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Krakentua |A= |V= |D=[[Kraken]]-headed humanoids that wield weapons in their tentacles. Reviewer Michael Mullen described the krakentua as "a really nasty new monster" in its first appearance in ''[[Night of the Seven Swords]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mullen|first=Michael|date=January 1988|title=Ah, So Desu Ka? – Oriental Adventures for the AD&D Game|magazine=[[The Space Gamer|Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer]]|issue=81|pages=28–30}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kuei |A= |V= |D=Ghosts of those killed before fulfilling a goal or purpose, similar to a [[revenant]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Memedi |A= |V=Gendruwo and Common Memedi |D=Incorporeal spirits. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Men |A= |V=[[Wokou|Wako]] (sea pirate) and Frost Barbarians |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Menshen|Men-shen]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nat |A= |V=Einsaung Nat, Hkum Yeng Nat and Lu Nat |D=Malicious, brightly colored fey. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ningyo]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Oni]] |A= |V=Common Oni, Go-zu-oni and Me-zu-oni |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=P'oh |A= |V=Gohei P'oh |D=Small bronze humanoids capable of causing harm with their touch. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shan Sao |A= |V= |D=Short humanoids that live in bamboo huts and can summon tigers. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Baku (mythology)|Shirokinukatsukami]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Nature |A= |V=Least, Lesser and Greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Stone |A= |V=Small, Medium and Large |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit Folk |A= |V=Bamboo, River and Sea Spirit Folk |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tako |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Male and Female |D=A race of sentient, intelligent octopus. The name comes from the Japanese word for octopus. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Tengu]] |A= |V=Crow and Humanoid Tengu |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Wangliang|Wang-Liang]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[List of reptilian humanoids#Dungeons & Dragons|Yuan-ti]], Histachii |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Yuki-onna|Yuki-on-na]] |A= |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2109 – MC7 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix'' (1990)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Spelljammer]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 64 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, providing the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Also included were 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2109 – MC7 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix'' (1990) – {{ISBN|0-88038-871-4}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aartuk |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Albari |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ancient Mariner |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Argos |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Astereater |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Beholder; reference only) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beholder-kin |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Director, Examiner, Overseer, Lensman and Watcher |D=Reviewer Alex Lucard counted the beholder-kin among the "cool monsters" in MC7.<ref name=AL>{{Cite web|last=Lucard|first=Alex|date=May 27, 2013|title=The Top Ten Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Second Edition Releases I'd Like To See on DNDClassics.com|url=http://diehardgamefan.com/2013/05/27/the-top-ten-advanced-dungeons-dragons-second-edition-releases-id-like-to-see-on-dndclassics-com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529144402/http://diehardgamefan.com/2013/05/27/the-top-ten-advanced-dungeons-dragons-second-edition-releases-id-like-to-see-on-dndclassics-com/|archive-date=May 29, 2013|access-date=2020-12-30|website=[[Diehard GameFAN]]}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Blazozoid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chattur |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Mammal) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Clockwork Horror |A=1993 Trading Card no. 222, ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) (Adamantine, Electrum, Gold, Platinum), ''Dragon'' no. 350 "The Ecology of the Clockwork Horror" (2006) (Copper) |V=Copper, Silver, Electrum, Gold, Platinum and Adamantite |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Colossus |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Delphinid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dizantar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Esthetic |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Focoid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fractine |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Spacesea |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Furnace |A= |V= |D=Reviewer Alex Lucard considered the furnace golem one of the "cool monsters" in MC7.<ref name=AL/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Radiant |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gravislayer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grommam |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hadozee |A= |V= |D=Critically described by Aaron Trammell as "a simian race of humanoids reminiscent of old minstrel shows", subject of criticism when translated into 5th edition.<ref name=CT/><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 2, 2022|title=Statement on the Hadozee|url=https://dnd.wizards.com/news/statement-hadozee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915133504/https://dnd.wizards.com/news/statement-hadozee|archive-date=September 15, 2022|access-date=2023-01-03|website=Dungeons & Dragons|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|type=[[Press release]]}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hamster, Giant Space |A= |V=Subterranean, Sabre-Toothed, Rather Wild, Invisible, Sylvan, Jungle, {{vanchor|Miniature|Miniature giant space hamster}}, Armor-Plated, Yellow Musk, Ethereal, Carnivorous Flying, Two-Headed Lernaean Bombardier, Fire-Breathing Phase Doppelganger, Great Horned, Abominable, Tyrannohamsterus Rex, and Giant Space Hamster of Ill-Omen |D=Reviewer Alex Lucard considered the various giant space hamsters "the most infamous race of creatures TSR ever put out" and "enough to make the curious pick this [the Spelljammer Monstrous Compendium MC7] up". He found the concept of a tyrannohamsterus rex laughable – until one had to fight one.<ref name=AL/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jammer Leech |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lakshu |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lumineaux |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lutum (Mud-Woman) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mimic, Space |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Misi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Moon, Rogue |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mortiss |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Murderoid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nay-Churr |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phlog-Crawler |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pirate of Gith |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Gith, Pirate) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plasman |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Plasmoid (Dungeons & Dragons)|Plasmoid]], General |A=''Spelljammer: Adventures in Space'' (2022)<ref name=AS22/> |V= |D=A "slime race", made available as player characters for the 5th edition.<ref name=AS22/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plasmoid, DeGleash |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plasmoid, DelNoric |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plasmoid, Ontalak |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Puffer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Q'nidar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rastipede |A= |V= |D=Reviewer Alex Lucard liked the rastipede and considered it awesome that it later became a player character race.<ref name=AL/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Reigar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rock Hopper |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Slinker |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider, Asteroid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spiritjam |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Survivor |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Syllix |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Symbiont |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vine, Infinity |A= |V= |D=Reviewer Alex Lucard considered the infinity vine one of the "cool monsters" in MC7.<ref name=AL/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wiggle (Hurwaet) |A= |V=Hurwaet, Swamp Wiggle, Salt Wiggle |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wizshade |A=''[[Volo's Guide to All Things Magical]]'' (1996), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wryback |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zard |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zodar |A= |V= |D=The zodar appeared on the 2018 ''[[Screen Rant]]'' top list at no. 13 on " Dungeons & Dragons: The 20 Most Powerful Creatures, Ranked", and Scott Baird highlighted that "One of the most mysterious and powerful creatures in the ''Spelljammer'' universe are the Zodar, who resemble giant suits of armor. In their ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' appearance, they had the maximum Strength score that was allowed in the game and they were immune to almost all forms of damage."<ref name=Baird/> }} |}
==TSR 2118 – MC8 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game added additional creatures from the [[Outer Planes]]. The pack consisted of 96 double-sided, 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, providing the descriptions of the fictional monsters, as well as a 2-page "How to use this book" section, and a 4-page section providing background information on the Outer Planes. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2118 – MC8 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) – {{ISBN|1-56076-055-9}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aasimon |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Celestials from the Outer Planes, "charming creatures protecting the universe against evil".<ref name=B19>{{cite magazine|last=Tessier|first=Philippe|date=January–February 2000|title=Warriors of Heaven|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=19|page=56}}</ref>
}} {{D&DCreatList |N=Aasimon, Agathinon |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Aasimon, Deva |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V={{vanchor|Astral|Astral deva}}, {{vanchor|Monadic|Monadic deva}} and {{vanchor|Movanic|Movanic deva}} |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Aasimon, Light |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Aasimon, Planetar |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Aasimon, Solar |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Very powerful winged angelic humanoids. ''[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]'' reviewer Michaël Croitoriu thought them truly interesting for [[powergamer]]s when made available as player characters.<ref name=MC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Air Sentinel |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Animal Lord |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V=Cat Lord, Wolf Lord and Hawk Lord |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Archon |A=''Planes of Law'' (1995) |V=Lantern, Hound, Warden, Sword and Tome |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=[[Don Turnbull (game designer)|Don Turnbull]] considered the devils the most prominent among the new monsters introduced in the ''[[Monster Manual]]'': "they are all pretty strong and compare not unfavourably in this respect with the Demons we already know".<ref name=WD8/> Renamed from [[devil]]s in response to moral panic.<ref name=70s/>{{rp|83–84}}<ref name=Carbonell/> Many were based on figures from [[Christian demonology]].<ref name=OG/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu – [[Lemures|Lemure]] |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Among lowest of fiends, these "living piles of rotting flesh that look like puddles of pink skin" are one initial incarnation of evil souls when arriving at the lower planes. ''[[Screen Rant]]'' reviewer Scott Baird ranked them among the weakest monsters in the game.<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Greater – Amnizu |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Greater – Cornugon |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Greater – Gelugon |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Greater – Pit Fiend |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Least – [[Nupperibo]] |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Least – Spinagon |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Lesser – Abishai |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V=Black, Green and Red |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Lesser – Barbazu |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Lesser – Erinyes |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Based on the [[Erinyes|figures]] from Greek mythology.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Lesser – Hamatula |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Lesser – Osyluth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Balaena |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bariaur |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Centaur-like creature, a player character race in the Planescape setting, where reviewer Johnny L. Wilson found they fill a similar niche than dwarves. They are "fierce fighters and congenial sojourners – as long as you don't serve meat or befriend any giants".<ref name=JLW>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_177.pdf|first=Johnny L.|last=Wilson|title=Planescape: Torment|magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]]|issue=177|pages=62–66|date=April 1999|access-date=2021-12-27}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bebilith |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bodak |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Celestial Lammasu |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Adamantite |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Einheriar |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Based on the "[[Einheriar]]" of [[Norse mythology]] but expanded from their cultural background to mean "any humanoid spirit employed by the [[List of Dungeons & Dragons deities|powers or deities]] of the [[outer planes]] as servants, warriors, patrollers or guards", not only by the fictionalized version of the [[Norse pantheon]]; thus an example how "game authors and designers transform and adapt references from various sources, not hesitating to articulate or even merge them into new forms."<ref name=LDF/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gehreleth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V=Farastu, Kelubar and Shator |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Githyanki]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994), ''Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes'' (2018),<ref name="CH2">{{Cite web|date=2022-05-11|last=Hoffer|first=Christian|title=D&D Beyond Will Delist Two Dungeons & Dragons Rulebooks Next Week|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-dndbeyond-volos-guide-monsters-mordenkaninen-tome-foes-monsters-multiverse/|access-date=2025-05-30|website=[[ComicBook.com]]}}</ref> ''Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse'' (2022)<ref name="CH2"/> |V= |D= {{Anchor|Githyanki}} Xenophobic humanoids<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|20–21}} with gaunt stature, leathery yellow skin and fangs. Inhabitants of the [[Astral Plane]], and ancient enemies of the githzerai, githyanki are considered to "boast some excellent twists" as non-player characters, but "little more than dextrous, not to mention ugly, egg layers" as [[player character|PCs]] by reviewer Trenton Webb<ref name=Ar15>{{cite magazine|last= Webb|first=Trenton|date=January 1997|title=Games Reviews|magazine=Arcane|issue=15|page=68}}</ref><ref name=JLW/><ref name=ZJ>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackgate.com/2018/06/12/mordenkainen/|title=Modular: ''Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes'' Looks to the Horizon|last=Zimmermann Jones|first=Andrew|date=June 12, 2018|website=[[Black Gate (magazine)|Black Gate]]|access-date=2024-09-05}}</ref> Introduced by [[Charles Stross]]<ref name=OG>{{cite web|url=http://ontologicalgeek.com/walking-the-planes-2-a-history-of-the-planes-in-dungeons-dragons/|title=Walking The Planes 2: A History of the Planes in Dungeons & Dragons|last=Strik|first=Odile|date=November 6, 2014|website=The Ontological Geek|access-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507020332/http://ontologicalgeek.com/walking-the-planes-2-a-history-of-the-planes-in-dungeons-dragons/|archive-date=2021-05-07}}</ref><ref name=70s/>{{rp|38}} in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 12, and officially included in the game in ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (1981) and featured on its cover.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|127–129}} The name was borrowed the name from a fictional race in [[George R. R. Martin]]'s ''[[Dying of the Light (1977 novel)|Dying of the Light]]''. The githyanki/illithid relationship was inspired by [[Larry Niven]]'s ''[[World of Ptavvs]]''.<ref name=CS>{{cite magazine|author=[[Geek's Guide to the Galaxy]]|date=November 2014|title=Interview: Charles Stross|url=https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/interview-charles-stross/|magazine=[[Lightspeed (magazine)|Lightspeed]]|issue=54|access-date=2022-03-25}}</ref><ref name=WD12/> The githyanki were voted among the top ten best monsters from that ''White Dwarf''{{'s}} "Fiend Factory" column.<ref name=WD18/> Shannon Applecline considered the githyanki one of the game's especially notable monsters.<ref name=70s/>{{rp|38}} Scott Baird of the website TheGamer commented on the nature of the relationship of the githyanki to the mind flayers, to whom they were formerly enslaved: "Despite their wicked reputation, the Githyanki have an important role to play in protecting the Prime Material Plane. The Githyanki despise Mind Flayers and their armies might be the only thing holding them back. The trailer for Baldur's Gate 3 shows just how scary a single Mind Flayer ship can be, and that could happen a thousand times over if the Githyanki aren't around."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-githyanki-explained/|title=Baldur's Gate 3: Githyanki, Explained|last=Baird|first=Scott|date=October 4, 2020|publisher=TheGamer|access-date=2022-04-05}}</ref><ref name=ZJ/> ''[[ComicBook.com]]'' contributor Christian Hoffer considered "the conflict between the otherworldly githzerai and githyanki" one "of the great conflicts that make up the D&D multiverse",<ref name=CH/> and praised the expanded lore presented in ''[[Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes]]'' as "certainly useful as both inspiration and as research material for building a ''D&D'' campaign."<ref name="CH2"/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Githzerai |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994), ''Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes'' (2018),<ref name="CH2"/> ''Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse'' (2022)<ref name="CH2"/> |V=Zerth, Rrakkma band |D=Designed by [[Charles Stross]],<ref name=OG/><ref name=70s/>{{rp|38}} these humanoids are the ancient and fervent enemies of mind flayers, to whom they were formerly enslaved, and the githyanki; they are based on the plane of Limbo. A playable species in the ''Planescape'' campaign setting, reviewer Johnny L. Wilson found them a new take on the niche usually occupied by elves.<ref name=JLW/><ref>{{cite magazine|author=Lord Winfield|date=September–October 1997|title=Planescape – un bon plan|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=5|pages=46–47}}</ref><ref name=ZJ/> Shannon Applecline considered the githzerai one of the game's especially notable monsters,<ref name=70s/>{{rp|38}} while ''[[ComicBook.com]]'' contributor Christian Hoffer counted "the conflict between the otherworldly githzerai and githyanki" among "the great conflicts that make up the D&D multiverse",<ref name=CH/> and praised the expanded lore presented in ''[[Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes]]'' as "certainly useful as both inspiration and as research material for building a ''D&D'' campaign."<ref name="CH2"/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hordling |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Larva |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Evil mortal transformed into comparatively harmless [[larva]]-like creature by a night hag and used as a currency on the [[lower planes]].<ref name=S&T/><ref name=PJC/>{{rp|69}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Maelephant |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Marut |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mediator |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Moon Dog |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Dog, Moon), ''Monster Manual II'' (1983) |V= |D=Also called [[Black dog (folklore)|black hound]] or night crawler }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mortai |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Night Hag |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) (as Nighthag) |V= |D=Powerful [[Hag (Dungeons & Dragons)|hag]] from [[Outer Planes#Gray Waste of Hades|Hades]], propagating evil by creating larvae.<ref name=S&T/> [[Don Turnbull (game designer)|Don Turnbull]] referred to the night hag as "splendid" and notes that the illustration of the night hag is the best drawing in the book.<ref name=WD8/> It has been described as comparable to the [[Alp (folklore)|Alp]] of [[folklore]], although "considered a more Judeo-Christian demonic influence".<ref name=MJT/>{{rp|33}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nightmare |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Noctral |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Per |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phoenix |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Slaad]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (Gray and Death by reference only), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V=Red, Blue, Green, Gray and Death |D=[[Ed Greenwood]] considered the slaadi "worthy additions to any campaign".<ref name=D55/> ''[[GameSpy]]'' author Allan Rausch described the slaadi as "remorseless reptilian killing machines", but "For many years, slaad were a joke – because of their artwork", which showed them as "six-foot tall carnivorous frogs". With the ''Planescape'' setting they "were reinterpreted artistically to be less frog-like and much more fearsome".<ref name=AR/> Shannon Applecline considered the slaad one of the game's especially notable monsters.<ref name=70s/>{{rp|38}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Renamed from [[demon]]s in response to moral panic,<ref name=70s/>{{rp|83–84}}<ref name=Carbonell/> many were based on figures from Christian demonology.<ref name=OG/> Considered among the "standard repertoire of 'Monsters{{'"}} by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> In a review of ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, the reviewer cites the culture of the tanar'ri as helping "give the Planes a solid base of peoples".<ref name=TW>{{cite magazine|last=Webb|first=Trenton|date=January 1996|title=Games Reviews|magazine=Arcane|issue=2|page=71}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Greater – [[Babau (Dungeons & Dragons)|Babau]] |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Greater – Chasme |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Greater – Nabassu |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Guardian – Molydeus |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Least – Dretch |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Least – Manes |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Least – Rutterkin |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Lesser – Alu-Fiend |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983, as alu-demon), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Lesser – Bar-Lgura |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Lesser – Cambion |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Lesser – Succubus |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Typical example of a demon, belonging to the "standard repertoire of "Monsters""<ref name=PB/> and one of those contributing to the moral panic;<ref name=DME/>{{rp|106}}<ref name=70s/>{{rp|83–84}} also an instance of the sexist tropes the game draws on which presented female sexuality as inherently dangerous.<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|17, 94}} Rob Bricken of [[io9]] identified the succubus as one of "The 12 Most Obnoxious ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Monsters".<ref name=io9/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, True – Balor |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977),<ref name=AA/>{{rp|223}} ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Featuring a highly-muscled man-like body and bat wings, whip and jagged sword,<ref name=AA/>{{rp|53}} it is based on and renamed from the [[Balrog]] from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium due to copyright reasons,<ref name=Ash/><ref name=AA/>{{rp|71}} also called type VI demon.<ref name=JF/>{{rp|271}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, True – Glabrezu |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Has a composite appearance, broad and strong-looking, with a head like a goat-horned dog, pincers instead of hands, and human arms protruding from its chest.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|53}} Called type III demon in earlier editions. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, True – Hezrou |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Looks like a gross toad with human arms in place of forelegs.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|53}} Called type II demon in earlier editions. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, True – Marilith |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977),<ref name=AA/>{{rp|223}} ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Called type V demon in earlier editions. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, True – Nalfeshnee |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Combines features of ape and boar.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|53}} Called type IV demon in earlier editions. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, True – {{vanchor|Vrock|Type I demon}} |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D=Resembles a cross between human and vulture.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|53}} Called type I demon in earlier editions. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Titan |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Based on the [[Titan (mythology)|powerful beings]] from Greek mythology.<ref name=PB/> Ranked among the strongest creatures in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]'', as they "stand above giants and possess even more power in terms of their physical and magical capabilities".<ref name=SB/> ''[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]'' reviewer Michaël Croitoriu thought them truly interesting for powergamers when made available as player characters.<ref name=MC/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Translator |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) (under Mediator) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=T'uen-rin |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vaporighu |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Warden Beast |A=''[[Planes of Conflict]]'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Yugoloth, Guardian), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D="fiend for hire native to the plane of [[Gehenna (Dungeons & Dragons)|Gehenna]]"<ref name=DME/>{{rp|213}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Greater – Arcanaloth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Greater – Nycaloth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Greater – Ultroloth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Lesser – Dergholoth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Lesser – Hydroloth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Lesser – Mezzoloth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Lesser – Piscoloth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Lesser – Yagnoloth |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zoveri |A=''Planes of Law'' (1995) |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2119 – MC9 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix'' (1991)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Spelljammer]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 64 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, providing the descriptions of the fictional monsters, and a single-page index of the creatures in the Spelljammer campaign setting (including sources). {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2119 – MC9 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix'' (1991) – {{ISBN|1-56076-071-0}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Alchemy Plant |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Allura |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Aperusa |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Autognome]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bionoid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bloodsac |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Buzzjewel |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Constellate |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Contemplator |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dohwar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Moon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Sun |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Dragon, Stellar|Stellar dragon}} |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dreamslayer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dweomerborn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fal |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Feesu |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Firebird |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Firelich |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Flowfiend |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gadabout |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gammaroid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gonn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gossamer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grav |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Great Dreamer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Greatswan |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grell, Colonial |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Greyhawk Appendix'' (1990) (Soldier/Worker), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Grell) |V=Soldier/Worker, philosopher, Patriarch |D="terrifying beaked, tentacled monsters that populate the realm of [[Underdark]]".<ref name=Bry/> Tyler Linn of ''[[Cracked.com]]'' listed the grell among the "15 Most Idiotic Monsters In Dungeons & Dragons History" and found that its movement by floating contributed to it looking ridiculous.<ref name=TL/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gullion |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Insectare |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lhee |A= |V=Common, Lesser, Greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mercurial Slime |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Meteorspawn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Monitor |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Owl, Space |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pristatic |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scro |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Selkie, Star |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silatic |A= |V=Platinum, Gold, Iron |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skullbird |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sleek |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Mammal) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sluk |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Space Swine |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit Warrior |A= |V=Spirit Warrior, Zwarth |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sphinx, Astro |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Starfly Plant |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Stargazer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Undead, Stellar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Witchlight Marauders |A= |V=Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Space and Remote |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xixchil |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Thri-Kreen variant) |V= |D=Intelligent insectoid creatures, xixchil are a variant of thri-kreen for the Spelljammer setting. "They are spacefarers and innovaters and masterful surgeons" willing to "upgrade" individuals by modification of body-parts. For J.R. Zambrano they have a [[cyberpunk]] feel to them: "So, cybernetically augmented insectmen. In space."<ref name=Thr/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yitsan |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zurchin |A= |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2122 – MC10 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix'' (1991)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 32 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, and included a 1-page "How To Use This Book" section, a 1-page set of tables for Ravenloft random encounters, and a 2-page section on developing and describing encounters to fit the Ravenloft ''genre'', with the remainder of the set consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Also included were 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. The contents were republished in 1996 in paperback format within the ''Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II''.
Luis Javier Flores Arvizu named the continuous presence of supernatural beings as one of the factors that made ''Ravenloft'' a very well received role-playing game setting during the 33 years of its existence.<ref name=MRJ/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2122 – MC10 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix'' (1991) – {{ISBN|1-56076-108-3}}|- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Bastellus |A= |V= |D=An undead shadow creature feeding on the dreams of sleeping persons. Also called a nightmare or a dream stalker, but not identical to either of the other creatures with those names. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bat, Ravenloft |A= |V=Sentinel and Skeletal Bat |D=Sentinel Bats: dark variants of normal bats serving as familiars to powerful undead creatures. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bowlyn |A= |V= |D=Undead spirits who were extremely selfish sailors in life and haunt seafaring ships to kill the living as revenge for their demise. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Broken Ones |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Common and Greater |D=Hideous hybrids of man and animal brought into being by botched transforrmation spells or insane grafting experiments. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bussengeist |A= |V= |D=A type of ghost who died in a catastrophe which it could have prevented but chose not to, and is condemned to haunt sites of impending disasters, exasperating the situation with its despair-inducing aura. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darkling |A= |V= |D=A [[Vistani]] outcast who is corrupted by Ravenloft's nature and twisted into absolute evil. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Doom Guard |A= |V= |D=Animated suits of armor serving as guards against intruders. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Doppelganger Plant |A= |V=Doppelganger Plant and Podling |D=A sentient, evil plant which ensnares and traps the souls of its victims inside its pod growths, turning their bodies into its slaves (podlings) and feeding on their life essence. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental, Ravenloft |A= |V=Blood, Grave, Mist and Pyre |D=Variants of common elementals who derive their physical substance from the dark essence of the Ravenloft realms. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ermordenung |A= |V= |D=Humans converted into agents and assassins in the service of Ivana Boritsi, ruler of the domain of Borca, who are infamous for their stunning beauty and their virulently deadly poisonous touch. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghoul Lord |A= |V= |D=A higher-rank type of ghoul which inflictes its victims with a deadly, wasting disease. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Goblyn |A= |V= |D=Goblin-like creatures which are actually people deliberately turned into this form by twisted magic to serve as unquestioning slaves to their transformer's will. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Ravenloft |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Bone, Doll, Gargoyle, Glass, Mechanical and Zombie |D=Variants of golems infused by the dark powers of Ravenloft during their creation. First created by [[Strahd von Zarovich]] (bone and zombie golems), the concept of calling upon the dark powers to animate them subsequently spread to other types as well. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grim Reaper |A= |V= |D=A non-undead skeletal creature wielding a scythe which appears only to claim and devour the souls of the dying. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Imp, Assassin |A= |V= |D=A variant of the common imp and familiar which can only be summoned in Ravenloft, and which is willing to kill all who might pose a threat to its master, including their allies. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Impersonator |A= |V= |D=An evil, blood-drinking creature of viscous consistency which can assume the appearance of any person whose blood it has consumed in order to lure more victims into its reach. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werebat |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Evil lycanthropes capable of turning into either giant bat form or human/bat hybrid form. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Wereraven |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Good-aligned lycanthropes which can turn either into huge ravens or a hybrids of man and raven. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Men (Abber Nomads) |A=''[[The Nightmare Lands]]'' (1995) |V= |D=The nomadic human inhabitants of the Nightmare Lands who have developed a certain resistance against that domain's everchanging illusionary nature. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Men (Lost Ones, Madmen) |A= |V=Lost Ones and Madmen |D=Humans whose minds were shattered by Ravenloft's horrors, leaving them in either a catatonic state (Lost Ones) or prone to spontaneous, murderous rages (Madmen). }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mist Horror |A=''Dungeon Magazine'' #42 (1993) |V=Common, Wandering and Pseudo |D=Non-corporeal creatures dwelling in the mists of Ravenloft which assumes the shapes of creatures feared by its intended victims. }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Mummy, Greater|Greater mummy}} |A=''Touch of Death'' (1991), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Mummy with additional priestly powers. Based on the creature from [[Gothic fiction]], a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quevari |A= |V= |D=Human-like people who undergo a startling psychological change during full moon nights, becoming muderous, bloodthirsty assassins and cannibals. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quickwood (Spy Tree) |A=''Dungeon Magazine'' #67 (1998) |V= |D=A sentient, flesh-eating tree. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ravenkin |A= |V= |D=Good-aligned sapient raven creatures. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Reaver |A= |V= |D=Humanoid aquatic creatures living in the Sea of Sorrows whose bodies are covered with razor-sharp scales. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Scarecrow]] |A= |V= |D=Normal scarecrows inhabitated by the spirits of farmers who seek vengeance on those people who have maligned them in life. }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Shadow Fiend|Shadow demon}} |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skeleton, Giant |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=A standard skeleton which is magically enlarged and animated with a fire burning in its abdominal cavity, which can be used as an offensive weapon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Strahd's Skeletal Steeds |A= |V= |D=Undead skeletal horses first created by the vampiric necromancer Strahd von Zarovich. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Treant, Evil |A= |V= |D=A common treant twisted into an existence of evil by the dark powers of Ravenloft. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Treant, Undead |A= |V= |D=An evil treant which refuses to accept death and is turned into an undead creature by the dark powers of Ravenloft. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Valpurgeist |A= |V= |D=A type of revenant, the animated body of a person unjustly hanged for a crime they did not commit and who can be released from undeath if their innocence is proven. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampire, General Information |A= |V= |D=Powerful and subtle undead sustained by drinking blood or draining life force. Inspired by [[Bram Stoker]], as well as [[Gothic fiction]] more generally, a typical monster for the horror-setting of Ravenloft.<ref name=LdZ/><ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Vampire, Dwarf |A= |V= |D=A Dwarf affected by a specific strain of vampirism which allows them to phase through stone and drain Constitution. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Vampire, Elf |A= |V= |D=A very powerful type of vampire who drain Charisma, are harmed by darkness and are very difficult to destroy permanently. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Vampire, Gnome |A= |V= |D=Undead Gnomes who can induce deadly laughing fits in their victims and drain Dexterity. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Vampire, Halfling |A= |V= |D=Undead Halflings who drain Strength and Constitution with their touch and induce magical fatigue. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Vampire, Kender |A= |V= |D=A strain of vampire created by [[Lord Soth|Soth]], darklord of Sithicus, and exclusive to that domain. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampyre |A= |V= |D=A human-like creature which drains blood from human victims, though they are actually living beings, not undead. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Widow, Red |A= |V= |D=Shapeshifting spiders which can assume the form of very attractive human females to lure victims into their lairs. Named for their coloration, which is the exact reverse of a common [[Black widow spider|black widow's]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wolfwere, Greater |A= |V= |D=An enhanced version of the common wolfwere. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie Lord |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=A powerful type of zombie which commands a horde of common zombies. Notorious for its aura of rot, which may instantly kill living beings and revive them as zombies under its control. }} |}
==TSR 2125 – MC11 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Forgotten Realms Appendix II'' (1991)== This appendix to the ''Monstrous Compendium'' series was designed for use with the [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 32 5-hole-punched unnumbered loose-leaf pages, and 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. It included a single-page table of contents but did not incorporate the usual "How to Use this Book" section or random encounter charts. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2125 – MC11 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Forgotten Realms Appendix II'' (1991) – {{ISBN|1-56076-111-3}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Alaghi |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V=Normal, Sedentary and Hermetic |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Alguduir |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Avian |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Flightless, Boobrie and Eblis |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bat, Deep |A=''Dragon'' no. 90 (1984), ''D&D Master Rules'' (1985) (Werebat), ''Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix'' (1991) (Werebat), ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) (Werebat), ''Drow of the Underdark'' (1991), 1991 ''Trading Cards Set'' no. 383 (Werebat), ''[[Night Howlers]]'' (1992) (Werebat), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II'' (1996) (Werebat), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) (Night Hunter, Sinister) |V=Azmyth, Night Hunter, Sinister and Werebat |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beguiler |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cantobele |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (Domestic, Wild, Elven) |V=Domestic, Wild, Elven, Luck Eater and Change Cat |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chitine |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Dragon'' no. 223 "The Ecology of the Chitine" (1995), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Underdark'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Dragoneye set #47 (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cildabrin |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dimensional Warper |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Deep |A=''Drow of the Underdark'' (1991), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), D&D Miniatures: Underdark set #52 (2005), ''Drow of the Underdark'' (2007), ''Draconomicon'' (2008) (as "Purple Dragon") |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Elf (Dungeons & Dragons)|Elf, Aquatic]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V=Malenti |D=Malenti are actually sahuagin but through a mutation "born with the appearance of a Sea-Elf", their "ancient enemies"; while despised by their kin, they are "raised by the clan's leadership to serve as spies inside Sea-Elf society."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/dungeons-dragons-fish-people-sahuagin-facts-trivia/#varying-forms|title=Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Facts You Need To Know About The Fish People, Sahuagin|last=Miller|first=Sage Thomas|date=October 23, 2020|website=[[CBR.com]]|access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fachan |A=''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Feyr |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Spelljammer: Adventures in Space'' (2022)<ref name=AS22>{{Cite web|last=Stretch|first=Andrew|date=2022-08-16|title=Spelljammer: Adventures In Space Review|url=https://techraptor.net/tabletop/reviews/spelljammer-adventures-in-space-review|access-date=2025-09-25|website=TechRaptor}}</ref> |V=Normal and Great |D="a tentacled aberration [...]. Turning itself invisible it will attach its tentacles to your face while you sleep to feed on your emotions", a creature suitable as horror element.<ref name=AS22/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Firetail |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V=Lesser and Tshala |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Frost |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gaund |A= |V=Frost Gaund |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Mountain |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gloomwing |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golden Ammonite |A=''Dragon'' no. 48 (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Golem (Dungeons & Dragons)|Golem, Lightning]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hamadryad]] |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Harrier |A= |V=Harrier and Larvae |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Harrla |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Haun |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Haundar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hendar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Inquisitor |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998), ''Dragon'' no. 352 (2007) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lhiannan Shee |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Loxo |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002), ''Savage Species'' (2003), ''Shining South'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Manni |A=''Dragon'' no. 163 (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mara ("Great Walker") |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Morin |A=''Dragon'' no. 163 (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Nāga|Naga, Dark]] |A=''Dragon'' no. 89 (1984), ''Anauroch'' (1991), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Dragon'' no. 261 "The Ecology of the Dark Naga: Fool Me Twice" (1999), ''Monster Manual'' (2000, 2003), D&D Miniatures: Underdark set #33 (2005), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Orpsu |A=''Anauroch'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Peryton]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phantom |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Inspired by [[Gothic fiction]], a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, Carnivorous |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (Retch Plant, Snapper-Saw, Thornslinger) |V=Retch Plant, Snapper-Saw, Thornslinger, Viper Vine, Whip-Weed, Wither-Weed and Black Willow |D=Author and gardener Charles Elliott considered D&D's plant species numerous but "not-very-ingenious".<ref name=CE/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ringworm |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rohch |A= |V=Wood, Killer, Swamp and Dark |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sand Cat |A=''Dragon'' no. 163 (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Saurial |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V=Finhead, Bladeback, Flyer and Hornhead<ref name=Pa>{{cite magazine|author=Paladino|date=September 1997|title=O Povo-Dinossauro|magazine=Dragão Brasil|issue=30|page=29}}</ref> |D=Humanoid species evolved from specific types of [[dinosaur]]s. Made available as player [[character race]]s in ''[[The Complete Book of Humanoids]]'', and have appeard on ''[[Spellfire]]'' cards. [[Dragonbait]] is a notable saurial novel character.<ref name=Pa/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-novels-revisiting-azure-bonds-1844460389|title=Dungeons & Dragons & Novels: Revisiting ''Azure Bonds''|website=[[Gizmodo]]|last=Bricken|first=Rob|date=2020-07-28|access-date=2016-01-20}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sha'az |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silver Dog |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Simpathetic |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skuz |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider, Monkey |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tempest |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Elemental, Composite) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tlincalli |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Manscorpion) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tren |A= |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2405 – MC12 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Dark Sun Appendix: Terrors of the Desert'' (1992)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Dark Sun]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 96 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, and included a 4-page "How To Use This Book" section with random encounter charts, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Also included were 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2405 – MC12 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Dark Sun Appendix: Terrors of the Desert'' (1992) – {{ISBN|1-56076-272-1}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Animal, Household |A= |V=Hurrum, Critic, Renk and Ock'n |D=Hurrum: A beetle whose wingbeats create a soothing sound. Critic: small lizards which are easily spooked, thus serving as living alarms. Renk: small slugs which feed on sweat and store the recyvled water in their bodies. Ock'n: small snails which exude a resin-like slime which can be used as a sealant. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Animal, Herd |A= |V=Kip, Z'tal and Jankz |D=Small animals herded or hunted for their meat and other useful body parts. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Antloid, Desert |A= |V=Dynamis, Soldier, Queen and Worker |D=Giant desert ants. Dynamis are males with psionic abilities who act as coordinators for the Soldiers and protectors for their Queen. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=B'rohg |A=''Spelljammer: Adventures in Space'' (2022) |V= |D=Huge and extremely primitive humanoids sporting four arms. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Banshee, Dwarf |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beetle, Agony |A= |V= |D=Beetles who sink their proboscis into a victim's spinal nerves to psonically feed on the resulting pain. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bog Wader |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Brambleweed |A= |V=Brambleweed and Bramble Tree |D=Thorn-studded plants which are cultivated to serve as natural barriers or sources for spiked clubs. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Burnflower |A= |V= |D=Flowers whose petals exude a heat-reflecting substance, enabling then to use the reflected heat as a defensive weapon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat, Psionic |A= |V=Tagster and Tigone |D=Two species of great cat who uses innate psionic abilities to stalk and subdue their prey. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cha'thrang |A= |V= |D=A tortoise-like creature sporting hollow tubes on its back shell which it can use to launch threaded projectiles against airborn prey. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cistern Fiend |A= |V= |D=Giant worm-like creatures which feed on body fluids and excrete clean water, making them valuable for keeping water holes and wells clean from contaminants. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cloud Ray |A= |V= |D=Gigantic, flight-capable rays which are feared and tough predators. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Drake, Athasian – General Information |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Drake, Air |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Drake, Earth |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Drake, Fire |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Drake, Water |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dune Runner |A= |V= |D=Undead Athasian Elf who were killed while delivering a message, and are compelled to repeat their mission even beyond death. Can use their psionic abilities to compel victims to join them until they collapse from exhaustion. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dune Trapper |A= |V= |D=A gigantic combination of animal and plant which disguises itself as an oasis to lure victims into its maw. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Elemental]], Athasian – General Information |A= |V= |D=Elementals made up of their respective [[Classical element|element]], with some "vagueness of form", which may provide more mobility in situations of danger.<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental, Greater Air |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental, Greater Earth |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental, Greater Fire |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental, Greater Water |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental, Lesser Air/Earth |A= |V=Leasser Air and Lesser Earth Elemental |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental, Lesser Fire/Water |A= |V=Lesser Fire and Lesser Water Elemental |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Erdland |A= |V= |D=A large variant of the common Erdlu. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Esperweed |A= |V= |D=A plant which temporarily enhances a psionic's abilities if consumed. Prolonged use, however, can instead diminish psionic abilities. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Flailer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Floater |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Athasian |A=''Dark Sun Campaign Setting'' (1995) |V=Desert, Plains and Beasthead Giant |D=Desert: 25ft-tall [[Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)|giant]] living on desert islands; Plains: 25ft-tall giant raising herds on islands with scrub plains terrain; Beasthead: 20ft-tall hostile giant with an animal head }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Athasian – General Information |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Golem, Ash/Chitin |A= |V=Ash and Chitin Golem |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Golem, Obsidian/Rock |A= |V=Obsidian and Rock Golem |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Golem, Sand/Wood |A= |V=Sand and Wood Golem |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Halfling, Renegade |A= |V= |D=Rogue versions of Athasian Halflings who do not share the racial loyalty of their more civilized relatives. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hej-kin |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Id Fiend |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Insect Swarm, Athasian |A= |V=Locusts and Mini-kanks |D=Normal-sized insects which form massive swarms. Each living creatures in their path will be relentlessly devoured (locusts) or drained of their blood (mini-kanks). }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kank, Wild |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kirre |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=A six-legged great cat with horns and a spike-studded tail. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Megapede |A= |V= |D=A gigantic variant of the common Centipede. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mul, Wild |A= |V= |D=Human-dwarf descended sterile warriors.<ref name=CJS/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nightmare Beast |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, Carnivorous |A= |V=Blossomkiller, Dew Fronds, Poisonweed and Strangling Vines |D=Author and gardener Charles Elliott considered D&D's plant species numerous but "not-very-ingenious".<ref name=CE/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pterran |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pterrax |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pulp Bee |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pyreen (Peace-bringers) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rasclinn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Razorwing |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Roc, Athasian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sand Bride |A= |V=Sand Bride and Sand Mother |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sand Cactus |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sand Vortex |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scrab |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silt Horror |A= |V=White, Brown and Gray Horror |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silt Runner |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sink Worm |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sloth, Athasian |A= |V= |D=A huge, semi-humanoid forest predator with a special preference for Halflings as prey. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=So-ut (Rampager) |A= |V= |D=Semi-humanoid monsters which are driven to destroy man-made structures and items. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider Cactus |A= |V= |D=A cactus variant which can shoot off threaded spikes to draw a victim to its body, impale it and then drain its body fluids. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider, Crystal |A= |V= |D=A crystalline giant spider whose webs are filaments sharp enough to cut flesh. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit of the Land |A= |V=Air, Earth, Fire and Water Spirits |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=T'Chowb |A= |V= |D=Tiny humanoid with unstable intelligence which uses its psionic abilities to permanently drain other beings of their intelligence. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thrax |A= |V= |D=Former humans infected by a curse which changes their fingers into suction devices which they use to drain water from the bodies of other creatues. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tohr-kreen (Mantis Noble) |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Thri-kreen) |V= |D=Larger, more cultured, civilized and also more dangerous version of the thri-kreen, who spend their existence wandering and collecting knowledge. Commentator J.R. Zambrano suggested that they "make excellent allies" for player characters.<ref name=Thr/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Villichi |A= |V= |D=A rare breed of human-born women with very strong psionic potential. Upon coming of age, they are taken into a secluded convent, where they live in isolation from the rest of Athas' people. Due to superstition, as well as actual incidents of vengeance, villichi are seldomly bothered or mistreated. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zhackal |A= |V= |D=A small, canine creature which psionically feeds on a dying victim's emotions. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie Plant |A= |V= |D=An intelligent plant which can psionically entice humanoids into eating its berries, which make their consumers become addicted and thus the plant's slave servants. }} |}
==TSR 2129 – MC13 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Al-Qadim Appendix'' (1992)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[One Thousand and One Nights|Arabian Nights]]-themed [[Al-Qadim]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 64 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, and included a "How To Use This Book" page with an alphabetical index, a one-page index of appropriate monsters for the Al-Qadim setting from other books of the ''Monstrous Compendium''-series, 2 pages of random encounter charts, and a sheet with the compiled game statistics, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Also included were 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock.
Referring to their adaptation in the video game ''[[Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse]]'', ''[[White Wolf (magazine)|White Wolf]]'' reviewer James V. Trunzo called the setting's monsters "delightfully horrible creatures" which "aren't just old concepts given new names".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Trunzo|first=James V.|date=September 1994|title=The Silicon Dungeon|magazine= [[White Wolf Magazine]]|number=47|page=44-45|url=https://imgur.com/a/FBcujqW}}</ref> {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2129 – MC13 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Al-Qadim Appendix'' (1992) – {{ISBN|1-56076-370-1}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Ammut |A= |V= |D=Semi-humanoid creatures looking like a cross between crocodile, hippopotamus and female lion who consume the ''hama'' (spirits) of the wicked. Based on the [[Ammit|Egyptian deity of the same name]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ashira |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Asuras |A=''Planescape – Planes of Conflict'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Black Cloud of Vengeance |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Buraq |A=Planescape – ''Planes of Conflict'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Camel |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Mammal, herd) |V=Desert, Mountain, Racing and War camel |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Camel of the Pearl |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Centaurs in popular culture|Centaur]], Desert |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Copper Automaton |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Debbi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elephant Bird |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gen |A= |V=Air, Fire, Sand and Water Gen |D=Regularly summoned by [[sha'ir]]s,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sheppard|first=Lee|date=May–June 1994|title=Sha'ir's Handbook|url=https://archive.org/details/australian-realms-magazine/Australian%20Realms%20%2317%20MayJune%201994/page/4/mode/2up|magazine=[[Australian Realms]]|department=Reviews|page=5|issue=17|access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref> these minor elemental spirits were these wizards' main source of spells. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Noble Dao |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Noble Djinni |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Noble Efreeti |A=''Al-Qadim – Caravans'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Noble Marid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Tasked |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Genie, Tasked, Architect/Builder |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Genie, Tasked, artist |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Genie, Tasked, Guardian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Genie, Tasked, Herdsman |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Genie, Tasked, Slayer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Genie, Tasked, Warmonger |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Genie, Tasked, Winemaker |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghost Mount |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghul, Great |A=''Al-Qadim – Caravans'' (1994), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giants, Zakharan |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Giant, Desert |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Giant, Jungle |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Giant, Reef |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hama |A= |V= |D=The spirits of the dead who rise from their mortal bodies in the form of birds. The form varies with [[Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)|alignment]]; good spirits appear as eagles, owls or similar birds, while evil ''hama'' will manifest as birds with bad or no flying capability. While they mostly pass on into the afterlife, some may remain in the mortal world until a certain condition connected to their death is resolved. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Heway |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Snake) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Living Idol |A= |V=Animal, Death, Elemental and Healing Living Idol |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werehyena |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werelion |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Markeen |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Maskhi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mason-Wasp, Giant |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nasnas |A= |V= |D=Monster that appears like only one half (left or right) of a human; first published in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 9 (October/November 1978), submitted by Roger Musson.<ref name=WD9>{{cite magazine|editor-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|editor-first=Don|editor-last=Turnbull|title=Fiend Factory|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|volume=9|pages=8–11|date=October–November 1978}}</ref> Already suggested to be used humorously by editor Don Turnbull then, it was voted as the worst of monsters from the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column.<ref name=WD18/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pahari |A= |V= |D=Mermaid-like nymphs who can change between full human, mermaid and fish forms. Known to be potent magic-users. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rom |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sabu Lords |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sakina |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Serpent Lord |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Serpent, Winged|Winged serpent}} |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silats |A= |V=Young, Adult and Matriarch |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Simurgh |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Stone Maidens |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vishap |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Zaratan]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zin |A= |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2132 – MC14 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series updated and reprinted creatures from the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition|first edition]] Advanced Dungeons & Dragons [[Fiend Folio]] published in 1981. It contained 64 unnumbered loose leaf pages and 4 pages of illustrations on heavier card stock. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2132 – MC14 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) – {{ISBN|1-56076-428-7}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aballin |A=''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Achaierai |A=''Planes of Law'' (1995) |V= |D=CJ Miozzi included the achaierai on [[The Escapist (magazine)|''The Escapist'']]'s list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)".<ref name=CJM>{{cite web|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/the-dumbest-dungeons-dragons-monsters-ever-and-how-to-use-them|title=The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)|last=Miozzi|first=CJ|date=April 25, 2014|website=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|access-date=2022-03-29}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Adherer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Algoid |A= |V=Purple Algoid |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Al-mi'raj (Dungeons & Dragons)|Al-mi'raj]] |A= |V= |D=Based on [[Al-mi'raj]] "in Islamic poetry, a yellow hare with a single black horn on its head."<ref name=DV/> Counted among the saddest, lamest creatures in ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' by artist Sean McCarthy, a hybrid creature with physiology resulting from maladaptation rather than evil.<ref>{{cite conference|title=Panel Discussion|first=Sean|last=McCarthy|date=November 6, 2011|conference=D&D in Contemporary Art|conference-url=https://muleabides.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/dd-in-contemporary-art-video-of-the-panel-discussion/|editor=Allison, Tavis|location=New York}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Apparition |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Caterwaul |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Coffer Corpse |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Crabman |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dark Creeper |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dark Stalker |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darter |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Denzelian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Gem |A=''Fizban's Treasury of Dragons'' (2021)<ref name=JGa/> |V= |D=Dragons of [[Neutral (alignment)|neutral alignment]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rosenthal|first=Pierre|date=October–November 1994|title=Council of Wyrms|magazine=[[Casus Belli (magazine)|Casus Belli]]|issue=83|language=French|page=28}}</ref><ref name=JGa/> Reviewers remarked that "They have some interesting breath weapons",<ref name=FR10/> their damaging effect being based on unusual kinds of energy,<ref name=JGa/><ref name=RJ>{{Cite web|last=Ryan|first=Jon|date=July 16, 2021|title=D&D Announces Fizban's Treasury of Dragons Sourcebook|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/dnd-fizban-treasury-dragons-reveal|access-date=2026-02-05|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> while also possessing [[Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)|psionic powers]].<ref name=RJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Amethyst |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Fizban's Treasury of Dragons'' (2021)<ref name=JGa/> |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Crystal |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Fizban's Treasury of Dragons'' (2021)<ref name=JGa/> |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Emerald |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Fizban's Treasury of Dragons'' (2021)<ref name=JGa/> |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Sapphire |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), Fizban's ''Treasury of Dragons'' (2021)<ref name=JGa/> |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Topaz |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Fizban's Treasury of Dragons'' (2021)<ref name=JGa/> |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dune Stalker |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Falcon, Fire |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Faux Faerie |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Firedrake |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Dragonet, Firedrake) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Flawder |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fyrefly |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Insect) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gambado |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Garbug |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V=Black, Violet |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Fog |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gibberling |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Dragon'' no. 265 (1999), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D=Humanoid "hairy screaming monsters that attack in large groups and seek to devour everything in their path", "little more than mindless beasts". ''[[Screen Rant]]'' reviewer Scott Baird ranked them among the weakest monsters in the game, which have a scary description, but lack the stats to back up this impression.<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gorbel |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Beholder; by reference only) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grimlock |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Humanoids also made available as player characters; compared to human characters their "special capacities are to be envied".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hellcat |A=''Planes of Law'' (1995) (as Bezekira) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ice Lizard |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Iron Cobra |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Khargra |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mantari |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mephit |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Imp, Mephit), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) (Lava as Magma) |V=Fire, Ice, Lava, Mist, Smoke and Steam |D=First published in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 13 (June/July 1979) under the names of fire imp, molten imp, smoke imp and steam imp, respectively (not including ice and mist mephits), originally submitted by M. Stollery.<ref>{{cite magazine|editor-last=Turnbull|editor-first=Don|editor-link=Don Turnbull (game designer)|title=Fiend Factory|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|issue=13|pages=12–13|publisher=[[Games Workshop]]|date=June–July 1979}}</ref> These "imps" were voted among the top ten monsters from the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column in 1980.<ref name=WD18/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Penanggalan |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pernicon |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (under Insect) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phantom Stalker |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quaggoth |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Dragon'' no. 265 (1999), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), D&D Miniatures: War Drums set #57 (2006), ''Drow of the Underdark'' (2007) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Retriever |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ruve |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scathe |A= |V=Scathe and Larvae |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sheet Ghoul, Sheet Phantom |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shocker |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spanner |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Stwinger |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) (under Faerie, Petty), ''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1996) (under Na‰ruk) |V= |D=As a [[fairy]] creature considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sussurus |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Symbiotic Jelly |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Terithran |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thunder Children |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Troll, Ice |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tween |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Umpleby |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D=Trenton Webb, in his review of ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Two'' for British RPG magazine ''Arcane'', called the shambling umpleby "without a shadow of a doubt" the star of the book: "Effectively a Bigfoot whose wooly hair generates shocking levels of static electricity, these hulking eccentric simpletons will test any parties patience and ability to save against cuteness." Webb also added that even without the umpleby the book "would be a necessary resource for all mainstream refs. With the shaggy-haired one, though, it rapidly approaches the essential."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Webb|first=Trenton|date=April 1996|title=Games Reviews|magazine=[[Arcane (magazine)|Arcane]]|issue=5|page=74}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Urdunnir |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) (as Dwarf, Urdunnir) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Volt |A= |V= |D=First published in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 7 (June/July 1978), originally submitted by Jonathan Jones.<ref name=WD7/> The volt was voted among the top ten monsters from the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column in 1980.<ref name=WD18/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xill |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xvart |A= |V= |D=Bald, blue-skinned [[Humanoid (Dungeons & Dragons)|humanoids]] with orange eyes that stand only 3 feet tall. First published in ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' no. 9 (October/November 1978) under the name of "svart", submitted by Cricky Hitchcock and "taken from ''[[The Weirdstone of Brisingamen|The Weirdstone of Brisingamon]]'' by [[Alan Garner]]",<ref name=WD9/> who in turn took inspiration from the Norse myth of the [[svartálfar]].<ref name=D55>{{Cite magazine|first=Ed|last=Greenwood|author-link=Ed Greenwood|editor-first=Kim|editor-last=Mohan|editor-link=Kim Mohan|title=Fiend Folio Findings: Flat taste didn't go away|magazine=[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]|issue=55|date=November 1981|pages=6–7, 9–10}}</ref> It was voted among the top ten monsters from the magazine's "Fiend Factory" column and reprinted in ''Best of White Dwarf Articles'' (1980).<ref name=WD18/><ref name=BWD1/><ref name=GeBWD1/> Forgotten Realms author [[Ed Greenwood]] considered xvarts to be redundant creatures with no unique or interesting characteristics.<ref name=D55/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zygraat |A= |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2139 – MC15 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night'' (1993)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The pack consisted of 32 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages, unnumbered, and included a 2-page "How To Use This Book" section, a 1-page description of the purpose of the "Children of the Night" supplement, a 1-page set of tables for Ravenloft random encounters, and a 1-page section updating the tables for calculation of experience points awarded for defeating any given creature. The remainder of the set consisted of the descriptions of specific fictional monsters and personalities in the Ravenloft campaign setting. Also included were 4 full-page illustrations on heavier card stock. The contents were republished in 1996 in paperback format within the ''Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II''.
Luis Javier Flores Arvizu named the continuous presence of supernatural beings as one of the factors that made ''Ravenloft'' a very well received role-playing game setting during the 33 years of its existence.<ref name=MRJ/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2139 – MC15 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night'' (1993) – {{ISBN|1-56076-586-0}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Brain, Living (Rudolph Von Aubrecker) |A= |V= |D=AD&D's version of a [[Isolated brain#In fiction|brain in a vat]], a functioning and aware brain removed from its body. Tyler Linn of ''[[Cracked.com]]'' included the idea among the "15 Most Idiotic Monsters In Dungeons & Dragons History", humorously commenting: "just kick it over, who's going to know?"<ref name=TL/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ermordenung (Nostalia Romaine) |A= |V= |D=The best friend of darklord Ivana Boritsi of the domain Borca, who willingly became the progenitor of the Ermordenung and killed Ivana's mother at her friend's request. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghoul, Ghast (Jugo Hesketh) |A= |V= |D=A former priest of the false god Zakata from the domain G'Henna, and a personal friend of its darklord Yago Petrovna who was the leader of Petrovna's inquisition and became an undead after being killed by vengeful mongrelmen. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Half (Desmond LaRouce) |A= |V= |D=A human physician and dear friend of Sir Hiregard/Maalken, the darklord of Nova Vasa. The left half of his body was destroyed when he tracked down Maalken, and was replaced by the body parts of a flesh golem. Inspired by Gothic fiction.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Mechanical (Ahmi Vanjuko) |A= |V= |D=A human [[Ranger (Dungeons & Dragons)|ranger]] whose mind was forcibly transplanted into a Mechanical Golem's hull by the darklord Easan the Mad. Inspired by Gothic fiction.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Human, Cursed (Jacqueline Montarri) |A= |V= |D=A human thief who longed for immortality, killing a Vistani elder to reach that goal, before she was caught breaking into Castle Ravenloft and beheaded. Now cursed to live without her original head, forcing her to acquire new heads to wear. Inspired by Gothic fiction, cursed creatures are a typical example for the denizens of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Human, Madman (The Midnight Slasher) |A= |V= |D=A female human living in the domain of Invidia whose mind was driven to madness by darklod Gabrielle Aderre after the latter had an affair with her father and later caused both parents to kill each other. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Human, Voodan (Chicken Bone) |A= |V= |D=A member of a mysterious breed of humans steeped in the art of controlling zombies through mystical rituals. He lives in and plies his trade in the swamp domain of Souragne. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Bardic (Andres Duvall) |A= |V= |D=A bard who was accidentally turned into a lich after having been hosted and spying on Azalin of Darkon, and one of the darklord's sworn enemies. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Weretiger (Jahed) |A=''Web of Illusion'' (1993) |V= |D=An infected Weretiger from the Forgotten Realms who was drawn into Ravenloft by the rakshasa goddess Rabanna to kill her renegade son Arjani, darklord of Sri Raji. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Meazel (Salizarr) |A= |V= |D=A meazel from [[Cormyr (fictional country)|Cormyr]] in the Forgotten Realms who was kidnapped by the mists of Ravenloft and now lives in the sewers of Il Aluk in the domain of Darkon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Medusa (Althea) |A= |V= |D=A medusa of unknown origin who lives in a subterranean labyrinth on one of Ravenloft's Islands of Dread. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mummy, Greater (Senmet) |A= |V= |D=A former priest who served Ankthepot, tried to usurp power and was mummified alive. He was later made undead by the priestess Rehkotep as her intended slave, but the ritual was incomplete, making him free-willed. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Night Hag (Styrix) |A= |V= |D=A night hag kidnapped by Azalin to help him find an escape from Ravenloft. Has succeeded in building a Dimension Spanner, which she intends to use to escape the Domain of Dread on her own. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spectre (Jezar Wagner, The Ice Queen) |A= |V= |D=An adventurous noblewoman from the domain Barovia, who became an undead after being buried alive in a cave of Mount Baratok by an avalanche, doomed to rise and haunt the mountain every winter. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thrax (Palik) |A= |V= |D=A thrax from [[Athas (fictional planet)|Athas]] who found himself stranded in the Ravenloft domain Kalidnay. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Treant, Evil (Blackroot) |A= |V= |D=A formerly common treant turned to evil by the hag darklords of Tepest. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampire, Illithid (Athaekeetha) |A= |V= |D=The last and mightiest of the mind flayer vampires created by Lysssa of Zarovich and illithid elder brain of Bluetspur. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampire, Eastern (Mayónaka) |A= |V= |D=A samurai from [[Kara-Tur]] turned into an Oriental vampire and then brought to Ravenloft. Tired of his undead existence, he has sworn to give his life in a duel against a worthy opponent. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampyre (Vladimir Ludzig) |A= |V= |D=A vampyre from a world outside of Ravenloft who was stranded in the Domain of Dread after seeking new conquests and sources of fresh blood. Now resides in the domain of Falknovnia, where he has become the leader of Lekar's resident vampyres. }} |}
==TSR 2140 – ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993)== The Monstrous Manual was printed after the completion of the loose-leaf Monstrous Compendium series, in 1993. This book was "created in response to the many requests to gather monsters into a single, durable volume which would be convenient to carry." The Monstrous Manual compiled all of the monsters from Monstrous Compendium Volumes One and Two, as well as many creatures from subsequent volumes and other sources, and revised, updated, and in some cases condensed the entries; these are not duplicated here. The book is 384 pages. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2140 – ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) – {{ISBN|1-56076-619-0}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aurumvorax |A= |V= |D=Also named golden gorger, this creature "looks like an evil, eight-legged badger". Rob Bricken of [[io9]] identified the aurumvorax as one of "The 12 Most Obnoxious Dungeons & Dragons Monsters", being "a particularly terrifying monster in that it eats that gold the players have so carefully accrued".<ref name=io9/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Beholder (Dungeons & Dragons)|Beholder]] and beholder-kin |A=''Wildspace'' (1990) (Beholder Mage) |V=Eye of the deep; Beholder Mage by reference only |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Brain mole |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Brown dragon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mercury dragon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Steel dragon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yellow dragon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf |A= |V=Derro |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental, earth kin |A= |V=Pech |D=See [[Outsider (Dungeons & Dragons)|Outsider]] }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental, composite |A= |V=Skriaxit |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fish |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981) |V=Quipper |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gnome |A= |V=Rock Gnome, Forest Gnome |D=[[Environmental humanities]] scholar Matthew Chrulew considered the forest gnome subrace as an option "to customize a campaign, [...] based on relationship to place".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Golem (Dungeons & Dragons)|Golem]] |A= |V=Stone variants ([[Caryatid|caryatid column]], juggernaut, and stone guardian) |D=Inspired by Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> The influence of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' has led to the inclusion of golems in other [[Role-playing game (pen and paper)|tabletop role-playing]] as well as in [[video games]].<ref name=PCG/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Insect|Giant insect}} |A= |V=Assassin bug, {{vanchor|Worker bee, Soldier bee|Giant bee}}, Bumblebee, Cave cricket, Ear seeker, Firefriend (giant firefly), Giant bluebottle fly, Giant horsefly, Gargantuan praying mantis, Giant harvester termite (king, queen, soldier, worker), Giant tick |D=Giant-sized versions of insects. Chrulew considered insects a typical fauna part of the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Intellect devourer |A= |V=Adult (intellect devourer) and larva (ustilagor) |D=[[SyFy Wire]] in 2018 called it one of "The 9 Scariest, Most Unforgettable Monsters From Dungeons & Dragons", saying that "The idea of having your brain consumed and just becoming an evil puppet is truly terrible."<ref name=Gra/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ixitxachitl |A= |V= |D=An "old personal favorite" of reviewer Mark Theurer.<ref name=FR10/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Living wall |A=''Book of Crypts'' (1991), ''Dragon'' no. 343 (May 2006) |V= |D=Created by a powerful wizard, a living wall is built from living beings, which are absorbed into the surface of the wall itself, helping to enhance its collective powers. The living wall appeared on [[Geek.com]]'s list of "The most underrated monsters of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons".<ref name=URM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mammal |A= |V=Cooshee, Dakon, Goat, Gorilla, Losel, Stench Kow, Giant mammals |D=Lawrence Schick described the stench kow as "a monstrous bison that smells ''real bad''".<ref name=HW/>{{rp|106–107}} CJ Miozzi included the stench kow on [[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'s list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)".<ref name=CJM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mold man (vegepygmy) |A= |V= |D=A former human transformed by [[russet mold]]. CJ Miozzi included the vegepygmy on [[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'s list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)".<ref name=CJM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mudman |A= |V= |D=Vaguely humanoid creature bound to and formed from a puddle of mud. Ranked among the weakest monsters in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]'', as it can only attack by preventing a closeby creature from running away.<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ogre, half- |A= |V=Half-ogre and Ogrillon |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ooze/slime/jelly |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981)<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} |V=Olive Slime, Olive Slime Creature, Mustard Jelly, Stunjelly |D="D&D's large variety of monstrous oozes and slimes took their original inspiration from [[Irvin Yeaworth|Irvin S. Yeathworth Jr]]'s ''[[The Blob]]''" film.<ref name=Ash/> In the artificial dungeon environment of the game, they function as a "clean up crew".<ref name=Ash/> [[Environmental humanities]] scholar Matthew Chrulew considered slimes typical flora within the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM/> The ''Fiend Folio''{{'s}} illustration of the stunjelly was used by [[Richard Garfield]] for the prototype of the Animate Wall spell card during the development of his ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' game.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, intelligent |A= |V=Thorny |D=Author and gardener Charles Elliott considered D&D's plant species numerous but "not-very-ingenious".<ref name=CE/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Roper |A=''Strategic Review'' No. 2<ref name=70s/>{{rp|22}} |V=Storoper |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Shedu]] |A=''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' |V=Lesser and Greater |D=Lawful good winged equine with human-like head. Based on a creature from [[Mesopotamian mythology]].<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snake |A= |V=[[Amphisbaena (Dungeons & Dragons)|Amphisbaena]], Boalisk |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snake, winged |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider |A= |V=Gargantuan |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Su-monster |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Swanmay |A= |V=Bird Maiden |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thought-eater |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Troll |A= |V=Desert, Spectral (Troll Wraith), Giant, and Spirit Troll |D=Tall gaunt humanoids with powerful regenerative ability. A characteristic denizen of AD&D worlds.<ref name=LdZ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Worm |A= |V=Mottled Worm, Thunderherder, Giant Bloodworm |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xorn |A= |V=Xaren |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, guardian |A= |V=Least, Lesser and Greater |D= }} |}
==TSR 2602 – ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Planescape]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The 128-page soft-bound book contains a two pages of explanation about the various entries and a page with a list of monsters from this and other sources by [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)|plane]], with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Many of them were republished from ''[[#TSR 2118 – MC8 – Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix (1991)|Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix]]'' and other sources and are not repeated here. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2602 – ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994) – {{ISBN|1-56076-862-2}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Animal Lord |A= |V=Lizard Lord |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baku |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Incarnates |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mediator |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) (as Mediator) |V=Mechanus Mediator and translator |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mephit, Air/Smoke |A= |V=Air |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mephit, Earth/Ooze |A= |V=Earth and Ooze Mephit |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mephit, Fire/Radiant |A= |V=Radiant Mephit |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mephit, Water/Ice |A= |V=Water Mephit |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mephit, Dust/Salt |A= |V=Dust and Salt Mephit |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mephit, Lightning/Mineral |A= |V=Lightning and Mineral Mephit |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mephit, Magma/Ash |A= |V=Ash Mephit |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Greater – Wastrilith |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tiefling |A= |V= |D=Descendants of a union between a human and a demon or devil; popular as player characters, as they allow for "identity tourism" of a racial outsider.<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|35}} Johnny L. Wilson called tieflings "the paranoid, loner obverse" of halflings, who "believe that life is out to get them". In the game they are "suited to be great thieves" and "point persons" due to favourable [[saving throw]] bonuses.<ref name=JLW/> }} |}
==TSR 2501 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix'' (1994)== This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the [[Mystara]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The 128-page soft-bound book contains a two-pages content list, a 4-pages "How To Use This Book" section and 5 pages of random encounter charts, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2501 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix'' (1994) – {{ISBN|1-56076-875-4}}
The Mystara campaign setting began as the "Known World" in the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|D&D Basic and Expert]] rules, and as a result many of the entries below originated in the D&D Basic, Expert, Companion or Masters rulebooks, and the modules associated with them. |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Actaeon |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Agarat |A=D&D Expert Module X8 ''[[Drums on Fire Mountain]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ash Crawler |A=D&D Companion Module CM5 ''[[Mystery of the Snow Pearls]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baldandar |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bargda |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bhut |A=D&D Expert Module X4 ''[[Master of the Desert Nomads]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Fiend Folio'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bird |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (Magpie, Piranha Bird) (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (Magpie, Piranha Bird) (1993), D&D Expert Module B5 ''[[Horror on the Hill]]'' (Piranha Bird) (1983), D&D Expert Module X6 ''[[Quagmire!]]'' (Piranha Bird) (1984), D&D Basic Module B1-9 "[[In Search of Adventure]]" (Piranha Bird) (1987), ''Wrath of the Immortals'' (Sprackle) (1992) |V=Magpie (common and giant), Piranha Bird (lesser and greater), and Sprackle (lesser and greater) |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Blackball |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Brain Collector |A=D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' (1981), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998), ''Epic Level Handbook'' (2002), ''Dungeon'' no. 144 (2007) |V= |D=Also known as the Neh-thalggu. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chevall |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''GAZ1: Grand Duchy of Karameikos'' (1987), ''GAZ5: Elves of Alfheim'' (1988), ''PC4: Night Howlers'' (1992), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Choker |A=GAZ6: ''Dwarves of Rockhome'' (1988), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Coltpixy |A=''PC1: Tall Tales of the Wee Folk'' (1991), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Crone of Chaos |A=D&D Basic Module B8 ''[[Journey to the Rock]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), D&D Expert Module B1-9 "[[In Search of Adventure]]" (1987), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darkhood |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darkwing |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Decapus |A=D&D Basic Module B3 ''[[Palace of the Silver Princess]]'' (1981), D&D Expert Module X9 ''[[Savage Coast]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), D&D Expert Module B1-9 "[[In Search of Adventure]]" (1987), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Deep Glaurant |A=''GAZ8: Five Shires'' (1988), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Diabolus |A=''D&D Immortals'' set (1986), ''Wrath of the Immortals'' (1992), ''Terrors from Above'' (1998) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, General |A= |V= |D=Powerful and intelligent, usually winged reptiles with magical abilities and breath weapon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Crystalline |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Jade |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D=Not to be confused with the Jade Dragon detailed in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994). }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Onyx |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Dragon, Ruby |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragonfly |A=D&D Expert Module XL1 ''[[Quest for the Heartstone]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V=White, Black, Green, Blue and Red |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Drake, Mystaran |A= |V=Mandrake, Wooddrake, Colddrake and Elemental Drake |D=D&D Master Rules (1985), D&D Rules Cyclopedia (1991) }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dusanu |A=D&D Expert Module X5 ''[[Temple of Death]]'' (1983), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Dragon'' no. 339 (2006) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental of Chaos, Air/Earth |A=''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V=Eolian and Erdeen |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental of Chaos, Fire/Water |A=''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V=Pyrophor and Undine |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental of Law, Air/Earth |A=''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V=Anemo and Kryst |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental of Law, Fire/Water |A=''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V=Helion and Hydrax |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Familiar (Dungeons & Dragons)|Familiar]] |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V=Aryth, Bogan, Fylgar, Gretch and Ulzaq |D=Special versions of the companion which can be summoned by wizards, "with whom they share a deep bond—these can be useful in the role of spy or messenger".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Frost Salamander |A=''D&D Expert Rules'' (1981, 1983), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Planescape – Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V=Frost Salamander and Ice Crab |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fundamental, Air/Earth |A=D&D Expert Module X8 ''Drums on Fire Mountain'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Planescape – Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998) |V=Air and Earth Fundamentals |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fundamental, Fire/Water |A=Expert Module X8 ''Drums on Fire Mountain'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Planescape – Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998) |V=Fire and Water Fundamentals |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gargantua |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|D&D Companion Rules]], ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) (carrion crawler and troll) |V=Gargantuan Carrion Crawler and Gargantuan Troll |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Geonid |A=Expert Module X5 ''[[Temple of Death]]'' (1983), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''DA3: City of the Gods'' (1987), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghostly Horde |A=D&D Basic Module B8 ''[[Journey to the Rock]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Athach |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Hephaeston |A=D&D Companion Module CM6 ''[[Where Chaos Reigns]]'' (1986), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Amber/Skeletal |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|D&D Expert Rules]] (as Amber and Bone Golem) (1981, 1983), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''D&D Game'' (1991), ''Classic D&D Game'' (1994) |V=Amber and Skeletal Golem |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Drolem |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|''D&D Companion Rules'']], ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Iron Gargoyle/Mud |A=D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' (1981) (Mud Golem), [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|''D&D Companion Rules'']] (1984) (Mud Golem), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986) (Iron Gargoyle), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991)(Mud Golem), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) (Iron Gargoyle), ''Monster Manual III'' (2004) (Mud Golem) |V=Iron Gargoyle and Mud Golem |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Rock/Silver |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986) (Rock, Silver Golem), ''Monstrous Compendium Dark Sun Appendix: Terrors of the Desert'' (1992), (Rock Golem) ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) (Rock, Silver Golem) |V=Rock and Silver Golem |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gray Philosopher |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V=Gray Philosopher and Malice |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Guardian Warrior |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V=Guardian Warrior and Guardian Horse |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gyerian |A=D&D Companion Module CM5 ''[[Mystery of the Snow Pearls]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Herex |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''DA3: City of the Gods'' (1987), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V=Larval and Adult Herex |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hivebrood |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V=Broodling, soldier, Lieutenant, Mother and Controller |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Horde |A=''[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|D&D Companion Rules]]'' (1984), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hsiao |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Huptzeen |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hutaakan |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V=Priest, Warrior and Other Hutaakan |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Imp |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986) (Wood Imp), ''PC1: Tall Tales of the Wee Folk'' (1991)(Wood Imp), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) (Wood Imp) |V=Wood, Bog and Garden Imp |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jellyfish, Giant |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986) (Marauder), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) (Marauder) |V=Marauder, Death's Head and Galley |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kna |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''PC3: Sea Peoples'' (1990), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kopru |A=D&D Expert Module X1 ''[[Isle of Dread]]'' (1981), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lizard |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|D&D Basic Rules]] (Draco, Gecko, Horned Chameleon, Tuatara), ''Rules Companion'' (1991) |V=Draco Lizard, Footpad (giant), Gecko (giant), Horned Chameleon, Lava Lizard, Rockhome Lizard, Tuatara (giant) and Xytar |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lizard-kin |A=D&D Basic Module B8 ''[[Journey to the Rock]]'' (1984) (Chamelon Man), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986) (Chamelon Man, Gator Man, Sis'thik), ''DA4: Duchy of Ten'' (1987) (Gator Man), D&D Expert Module B1-9 ''[[In Search of Adventure]]'' (1987) (Chamelon Man), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) (Chamelon Man, Gator Man, Sis'thik), ''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1996) (Cayman) |V=Cayman, Chameleon Man, Gator Man and Sis'thik |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lupin |A=D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' (1982), D&D Expert Module X9 ''[[Savage Coast]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''PC4: Night Howlers'' (1992), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), [[Red Steel (boxed set)|''Red Steel'']] (1994), ''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1996), ''Dragon'' no. 325 (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werejaguar |A=''HWR1: Sons of Azca'' (1991), ''PC4: Night Howlers'' (1992), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Wereswine |A=''D&D Expert Rules'' (1981, 1983), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D=Called "Devil Swine" in earlier appearances }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Magen |A=D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' (1981), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), D&D Basic Adventure B12: ''[[Queen's Harvest]]'' (1989) (Caldron only), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V=Demos, Caldron, Galvan and Hypnos |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Manikin |A=''GAZ3: Principalities of Glantri'' (1987) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mek |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mujina |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|''D&D Companion Rules'']], D&D Expert Module X5 ''[[Temple of Death]]'' (1983), ''D&D Companion Rules'' (1984), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Rokugan Campaign Setting'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nagpa |A=D&D Expert Module X4 ''[[Master of the Desert Nomads]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''PC2: Top Ballista'' (1989), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nightshade |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Monster Manual'' (2000), ''Monster Manual'' (2003) |V=Nightcrawler, Nightwalker and Nightwing |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nuckalavee |A=''D&D Master Rules'' (1985), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''Dragon'' no. 343 (2006) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pegataur |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Dawn of the Emperors'' (1989), ''PC2: Top Ballista'' (1991), ''M2: Vengeance of Alphaks'' (1991), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual V3'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phanaton |A=D&D Expert Module X1 ''[[Isle of Dread]]'' (1981), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), D&D Master Module M5 ''[[Talons of Night]]'' (1987), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Dragon'' no. 339 (2006) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, Dangerous |A=D&D Basic Module B3 ''[[Palace of the Silver Princess]]'' (Archer Bush), D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' (1981) (Amber Lotus, Grab Grass, Vampire Rose), [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|''D&D Companion Rules'']] (Grab Grass) |V=Amber Lotus, Archer Bush, Grab Grass and Vampire Rose |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plasm |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|''D&D Companion Rules'']] (1984), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rakasta |A=''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1996), D&D Expert Module X1 ''[[Isle of Dread]]'' (1981), D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' (1981), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Champions of Mystara: Heroes of the Princess Ark'' (1993), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Rage of the Rakasta'' (1993), ''Red Steel'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rock Man |A=D&D Expert Module B8 ''[[Journey to the Rock]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Saberclaw |A=D&D Companion Module C3 ''[[Sabre River]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sacrol |A=D&D Master Module M2 ''[[Maze of the Riddling Minotaur]]'' (1983), D&D Expert Module X9 ''[[Savage Coast]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scamille |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shapeshifter |A=D&D Basic Module B4 [[The Lost City (Dungeons & Dragons)|''The Lost City'']] (Polymar) (1982), ''D&D Master Rules'' (Adaptor, Metamorph) (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (Polymar, Randara) (1986), D&D Basic Module B1-9 ''[[In Search of Adventure]]'' (Polymar) (1987), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (Adaptor, Metamorph) (1991), ''Creature Catalog'' (Polymar, Randara) (1993) |V=Adaptor, Metamorph, Polymar and Randara |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shargugh |A=D&D Expert Module O2 ''[[Blade of Vengeance]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shark-kin |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''PC3: Sea Peoples'' (1990), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sollux |A=D&D Expert Module X2 [[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|''Castle Amber'']] (as Sun Brother) (1981), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''DA4: Duchy of Ten'' (1987), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spectral Death |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spectral Hound |A=D&D Expert Module X5 ''[[Temple of Death]]'' (1983), [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|D&D Companion Rules]], ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider-kin |A= D&D Expert Module X1 ''[[Isle of Dread]]'' (Aranea) (1981), D&D Expert Module X2 [[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|''Castle Amber'']] (Aranea) (1981), [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|D&D Expert Rules]] (Rhagodessa) (1981, 1983), ''D&D Master Rules'' (Planar Spider),(1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), D&D Master Module M5 ''[[Talons of Night]]'' (1987), ''Rules Cyclopedia'' (Planar Spider, Rhagodessa) (1991), ''Wrath of the Immortals'' (Ploppéd) (1992), ''Champions of Mystara: Heroes of the Princess Ark'' (Aranea) (1993), ''Red Steel'' (Aranea) (1994), ''Monster Manual'' (Aranea) (2003) |V=Aranea, Planar Spider, Ploppéd and Rhagodessa |D=Aranea not to be confused with similar creature defined in Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996), Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1996) }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|D&D Companion Rules]] (Druj and Odic) (1984), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (Druj and Odic) (1991) |V=Druj and Odic |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Statue, Living |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|''D&D Basic Rules'']] (Crystal, Iron, Rock) (1981, 1983), D&D Basic Module B10 ''[[Night's Dark Terror]]'' (Jade, Ooze, Silver, Steel) (1986), ''Creature Catalogue'' (Jade, Ooze, Silver, Steel) (1986), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (Crystal, Iron, Rock) (1991), ''Creature Catalog'' (Jade, Ooze, Silver, Steel) (1993) |V=Crystal, Iron, Jade, Rock, Ooze, Silver and Steel |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Surtaki |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tabi |A=D&D Expert Module X4 ''[[Master of the Desert Nomads]]'' (1983), D&D Expert Module X10 ''[[Red Arrow, Black Shield]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''PC2: Top Ballista'' (1989), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thoul |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|''D&D Basic Rules'']] (1981, 1983), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991), ''D&D Game'' (1991), ''Classic D&D Game'' (1993) |V= |D=Cross between ghoul, troll and hobgoblin. Originally conceived by Gary Gygax, he thought it "a fun and nasty beastie".<ref name=EN/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thunderhead |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tiger, Ebon |A=''Rage of the Rakasta'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Topi |A=D&D Expert Module X8 ''[[Drums on Fire Mountain]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tortle |A=D&D Expert Module X9 ''[[Savage Coast]]'' (1985), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Red Steel'' (1994), ''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1996), ''Dragon'' no. 315 (2004) |V=Tortle and Snapper |D=A "[[turtle]]-like race" of humanoids which were also available as player characters.<ref name=JG>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-18|last=Grebey|first=James|title=New 'Dungeons & Dragons' book collects player races and monsters alike|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/dungeons-and-dragons-monsters-of-the-multiverse|access-date=2025-07-29|website=[[Syfy Wire]]}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampire, Velya |A=D&D Expert Module X7 ''[[War Rafts of Kron]]'' (1984), ''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), D&D Companion Module CM9 [[Legacy of Blood (module)|''Legacy of Blood'']] (as Swamp Velya) (1987), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=White Fang |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Worm |A=[[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels|''D&D Expert Rules'']] (Caecilia) (1981, 1983), D&D Expert Module X2 [[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|''Castle Amber'']] (Slime Worm) (1981), ''Creature Catalogue'' (Fyrsnaca, Red Worm) (1986), D&D Expert Adventure XS2: ''[[Thunderdelve Mountain]]'' (Fyrsnaca, Red Worm) (1989), D&D Basic Adventure B11: ''[[King's Festival]]'' (Red Worm) (1989), ''HWA1: Nightwail'' (Great Annelid) (1990), ''HWA2: Nightrage'' (Great Annelid) (1990), ''D&D Rules Cyclopedia'' (Caecilia) (1991), ''Creature Catalog'' (yrsnaca, Great Annelid, Red Worm) (1993) |V=Great Annelid, Caecilia, Fyrsnaca, Desert Leviathan, Marine Leviathan, Red Worm and Slime Worm |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wyrd |A=D&D Basic Module B10 ''[[Night's Dark Terror]]'' (1986), ''Creature Catalogue'' (Greater) (1986), ''GAZ5: Elves of Alfheim'' (Greater) (1988), ''Creature Catalog'' (Greater) (1993) |V=Lesser and Greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yowler |A=''Creature Catalogue'' (1986), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Lightning |A=''Wrath of the Immortals'' (1992) |V=Lesser and Greater |D= }} |}
==TSR 2153 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness'' (1994)== This 126-page soft-bound book contains additional creatures for the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The book also contains an introduction page, a 2-page "How to Use This Book" section, an updated table for the calculation of experience points awarded for new or modified creatures, and a single page listing of creatures from other sources appropriate to the Ravenloft setting.
Luis Javier Flores Arvizu named the continuous presence of supernatural beings as one of the factors that made ''Ravenloft'' a very well received role-playing game setting during the 33 years of its existence.<ref name=MRJ/>
{| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2153 – ''Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness'' (1994) – {{ISBN|1-56076-914-9}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Akikage |A= |V=Akikage and Anasasshia |D=The undead spirit of a ninja who died during an important, unfulfilled mission of assassination. Anasasshia are akikage enslaved by powerful spellcasters. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Animator, General Information |A= |V= |D=Malevolent spirit creatures which can possess inanimate objects to attack and harm the living. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Animator, Minor |A= |V= |D=An animator which can take over only light items (daggers, ropes etc.). }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Animator, Common |A= |V= |D=A type of animator which can possess larger-sized objects, i.e. coaches, stoves etc. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Animator, Greater |A= |V= |D=A type of animator which possesses huge-sized structures (houses or ships) and possesses additional magical powers. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bakhna Rakhna |A= |V= |D=Creatures looking like albino goblins who make a living as stealthy raiders. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baobhan Sith |A= |V= |D=Descendants of a cursed pixie clan captured by the powers of Ravenloft who play evil tricks on their victims. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beetle, Scarab |A= |V=Grave, Giant and Monstrous |D=Flesh-eating beetles which (except for the Monstrous variant) overwhelms their victims by swarming. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Boneless |A= |V= |D=A type of zombie who had their bones removed prior to animation, making them very flexible. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Boowray |A= |V= |D=A spirit creature which attaches itself to a person and prompts them into committing acts of evil, to be ultimately corrupted by the dark powers. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bruja |A= |V= |D=Good-aligned variants of common hags cursed with foresight of their own deaths. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Carrion Stalker |A= |V= |D=[[Horseshoe crab|Horseshoe crab-like]] creatures which inhabits corpses and attacks to snare passing creatures for use in reproducing their species. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Carrionette |A=''The Created'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Denizens of Darkness'' (2002), ''Denizens of Dread'' (2004), ''Dragon'' no. 339 (2006) |V= |D=Animated, evil puppets which seek to switch their bodies with those of other persons, while their victims' spirits are trapped inside their original puppet bodies. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat, Midnight |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat, Skeletal |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cloaker, Shadow |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cloaker, Resplendent |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cloaker, Undead |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Corpse Candle |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Death's Head Tree |A=''[[Castles Forlorn]]'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Dragon'' no. 292 (2002), ''Denizens of Darkness'' (2002), ''Denizens of Dread'' (2004), ''Dragon'' no. 339 (2006) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Doppleganger, Ravenloft |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Furies |A= |V=Alecto, Tisiphone and Megarea |D=Three malicious entities who haunt and punish those who try to turn away from their corruption by the dark powers of Ravenloft. Based on the [[Erinyes|Furies of Greek mythology]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Familiar (Dungeons & Dragons)|Familiar]], Pseudo- |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Familiar, Undead |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Feathered Serpent |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fenhound |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Figurine, General Information |A= |V= |D=Lesser type of golems infused by the dark powers of Ravenloft during their creation process. First created in the domain of Sri Raji. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Figurine, Ceramic |A= |V= |D=Ravenloft Figurines shaped like reptilians or amphibians which attack by spitting liquids stored in their body cavities. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Figurine, Crystal |A= |V=Crystal and Diamond |D=Ravenloft Figurines shaped like insects or arachnids with light-reflecting abilities. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Figurine, Ivory |A= |V= |D=Ravenloft Figurines shaped like [[Pachydermata|pachyderms]] which can enlarge themselves. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Figurine, Obsidian |A= |V=Smoothed |D=Ravenloft Figurines shaped like apes or monkeys. Standard Obsidian Figurines have jagged surfaces for increased damage; smoothed Figurines are capable of storing magic spells provided by their creator. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Figurine, Porcelain |A= |V= |D=Ravenloft Figurines shaped like great cats who can enlarge and shoot life-draining beams from their eyes. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Flea of Madness |A=''Adam's Wrath'' (1994) |V= |D=A type of flea indigenous to Ravenloft whose bite inflicts insanity, causing victims to behave abnormally. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Geist |A= |V= |D=Intangible undead spirit of a person that died traumatically. Inspired by Gothic fiction.<ref name=MRJ/><ref name=LdZ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghost, Animal |A= |V=Bear, Wild Boar, Wild Horse, Mountain Lion, Stag and Wolf |D=Spirit of an animal turned to a malevolent undead. A characteristic monster for the horror-setting of Ravenloft.<ref name=LdZ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Ravenloft Flesh |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Adam's Wrath'' (1994) |V= |D=More powerful version of the ''Monstrous Manual'' flesh golem. Inspired by Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Mist |A= |V= |D=A type of golem which is accidentally created when a magic-user directly taps into Ravenloft's essence to create a more traditional golem. Inspired by Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Snow |A=''Ship of Horror'' (1991) |V= |D=A type of golem created from solidified snow. Inspired by Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Wax |A= |V= |D=A type of golem drain the memories of the victims it is made to resemble to take its place in society. Inspired by Gothic fiction.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gremishka |A= |V= |D=A variant of the common gremlin which lives in swarms and lairs under the floors of a house. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hag]], Spectral |A= |V= |D=The undead spirit of a common hag who died performing an evil ceremony and refused to accept death, perpetuating the evils it has committed in its life. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Head Hunter |A= |V= |D=A spider-like monster with an abdomen looking like a human head. Its sharp web filaments are used to set traps which behead victims, enabling the Head Hunter to inhabit their corpses and feed on its internal organs. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hebi-No-Onna |A= |V= |D=Creatures looking like Oriental women who have snakes for arms and are powerful enchantresses. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hearth Fiend |A= |V= |D=Non-corporeal creatures which can possess fires of any size and hypnotize victims into feeding them flesh. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hound, Phantom |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hound, Skeletal |A= |V= |D=Animated skeletons of normal dogs. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Imp, Wishing |A= |V= |D=A unique creature looking like the stone statuette of a demon. Can fulfill wishes, but their outcome is habitually perverted to cause as much damage as possible to its owner. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ivy, Crawling |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jack Frost |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jolly Roger |A= |V= |D=The undead spirit of a pirate which can induce deadly laughing fits in its opponents. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kizoku |A= |V= |D=A type of Oriental vampire which feeds on the spirits of women it can seduce into murdering their husbands. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lashweed |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Leech, Magical |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Leech, Psionic |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Defiler |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Drow |A= |V=Drow and Drider |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Elemental |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Psionic |A=''Dragon'' no. 174 (1991), ''[[Van Richten's Guide to the Lich]]'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume Two'' (1999), ''Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2003) (as "Psilich") |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Living Tattoo |A= |V=Dark Man, Living Spear, Panther, Raven and Winged Snake |D=A tattoo imbued with a spirit, enabling it to detach from its wearer's skin to aid him. However, some tattoos can become inhabited by malevolent spirits which seek to kill their wearer. The secret of their creation is exclusively known to the Nightmare Lands' Abber Nomads. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Loup-Garou |A= |V=Lowland and Mountain |D=An especially powerful version of a werewolf. The werewolf was considered a typical monster for the horror-setting of Ravenloft.<ref name=LdZ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werejackal |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werejaguar |A=''Dragon'' no. 40 (1980), ''Dragon'' no. 70 (1983), ''Imagine'' no. 28 (1985), ''[[Sons of Azca]]'' (1991), ''Night Howlers'' (1992), ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''[[Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts]]'' (1993), ''Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Denizens of Darkness'' (2002), ''Denizens of Dread'' (2004) |V= |D=Jungle-dwelling lycanthropes who, while neutrally aligned, are xenophobic and hunt down strangers entering their territories. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Wereleopard |A= |V= |D=Lycanthropes descended from a pack of common leopards which were led into committing acts of evil and then drawn into Ravenloft. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Wereray |A= |V= |D=Ocean-dwelling lycanthropes looking like a blending of humanoid and manta rays. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mist Ferryman |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Moor Man |A= |V= |D=Evil, swamp-dwelling humanoids who can bestow themselves with enhanced abilities by means of temporary mud tattoos. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Obedient |A= |V= |D=Normal people, usually commoners, from the realm of Dementlieu who have been enslaved by darklord Dominic d'Honaire's hypnotic powers. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Odem |A= |V= |D=A malevolent undead spirit which possess the bodies of any beings of great potential for fear or violence and control their actions against their victims' will. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Paka |A= |V= |D=An evil race of humanoids capable of shifting into fully human and human/cat hybrid forms. They hate a fierce hatred for humans. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, Bloodrose |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, Fearweed |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Radiant Spirit |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Recluse |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Remnant, Aquatic |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rushlight |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sea Spawn, Master |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sea Spawn,nion |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shadow Asp |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shattered Brethren |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skeleton, Archer |A= |V= |D=A variant of undead skeletons using bone arrows which can create new skeletons if they miss their targets. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=(Skeleton), Insectoid |A= |V=Giant Ant, Giant Tick and Stag Beetle |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skeleton, Strahd |A= |V= |D=A variant of undead skeletons originally created by Strahd von Zarovich. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skin Thieves |A= |V= |D=Evil, beast-like humanoids who use their overlong claws to claim and wear their victims' skins as a disguise. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Psionic |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Unicorn, Shadow |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampire, Drow |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampire, Nosferatu |A=''Dungeon Magazine'' #42 (1993), ''Dungeon Magazine'' #50 (1994) |V= |D=A variant of the common D&D vampire which feeds on blood instead of life force. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampire, Oriental |A= |V= |D=A type of vampire which can make itself invisible. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Virus, General Information |A= |V= |D=Six types of extremely virulent magical pathogens created by an evil, control-obsessed sorcerer from the domain of Invidia who drove his oppressed children into poisoning him. Before dying, he ingested the viruses, infecting his children when they touched his corpse and making them their first carriers. The remains of their victims also carry the disease, making contact with them deadly hazardous. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Virus, Combustion and Crystal |A= |V=Combustion and Crystal |D=Combustion Virus: A virus which eventually causes its victims' bodies to [[Self-immolation|self-immolate]]. Crystal Virus: A virus which gradually transforms the victim's flesh into crystal. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Virus, Petrification and Phobia |A= |V=Petrification and Phobia |D=Petrification Virus: A virus which transforms the victim's flesh to stone. Phobia Virus: a virus which induces severe phobias. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=--Virus, Psionic and Shadow |A= |V=Psionic and Shadow |D=Psionic Virus: A virus which enhances its victims' brains, endowing them with psionic abilities until its brain gives out from psychic overload. Shadow Virus: A virus which first consumes its victim's shadow and then transforms their flesh into shadow. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vorlog |A= |V= |D=A victim of a special form of vampirism which is intended to create a mating bond with a master vampire, who is destroyed before the process is completed. Caught between life and undeath, a vorlog spends its existence looking for a surrogate for its lost intended vampire mate. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Will O'Dawn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Will O'Deep |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Will O'Mist |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Will O'Sea |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Cannibal |A= |V= |D=A type of zombie which can infect victims of its bite with a disease which eventually kills them and turns them into new Cannibal Zombies. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Desert |A=''Touch of Death'' (1991) |V= |D=A special variant of zombie created by the Greater Mummy [[List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters#TSR 2139 – MC15 – Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night (1993)|Semnet]], with the ability to burrow under the desert sands. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie Fog |A= |V=Zombie Fog and Cadaver |D=A non-corporeal, mist-like creature which feeds on the psychic energies of creatures dying in its vicinity and can animate the corpses of its victims as Cadavers to overwhelm new victims. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Strahd |A= |V= |D=A variant of the common zombie originally created by Strahd von Zarovich, notorious for their ability to keeps severed body parts animated until it is destroyed. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Wolf |A=''Castles Forlorn'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Ravenloft Gazetteer: Volume I'' (2002), ''Libris Mortis'' (2004) |V= |D= }} |}
==''Monstrous Compendium Annuals''== ''Monstrous Compendium Annuals'' collected and updated monsters published in a variety of sources. Creatures listed under the heading of earlier publications are not repeated here.
===Volume One=== This 128-page unnumbered soft-bound book primarily contains monster descriptions published in [[TSR, Inc.|TSR's]] products for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons second edition]] game in 1993, fictional monsters of the same year from magazines affiliated with the game, as well as creatures from earlier sources. The book also contains a two-page ''How to Use This Book'' section, a revised table for calculating experience points, and two pages of tips on how to use monsters in the game in the section ''Beyond Random Encounters''. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2145 – ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One'' (1994) – {{ISBN|1-56076-838-X}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Abyss Ants |A=''Dragon'' no. 193 (1993), ''Fiend Folio'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Banelar |A=''Dragon'' no. 197 (1993), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''[[Serpent Kingdoms]]'' (2004), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide'' (2008) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Campestri |A=''Dungeon'' no. 41 (1993) |V= |D=A "singing mushroom", considered a fun and whimsy creature in the game by [[Chris Perkins (game designer)|Chris Perkins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/09/wild-beyond-witchlight-preview-christopher-perkins-interview/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907001928/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2021/09/wild-beyond-witchlight-preview-christopher-perkins-interview/|archive-date=September 7, 2021|title=From Singing Mushrooms To The Feywild, D&D's Latest Adventure Is Some Real Dark Fantasy|last=Neill|first=Chris|date=September 24, 2021|website=[[Kotaku Australia]]|access-date=2022-03-10|quote=singing mushrooms are just as fun now as they were 30 years ago}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, [[Linnorm]], Corpse Tearer |A=''Dragon'' no. 183 (1992), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D=Reviewer Mark Theurer remarked about Linnorm dragons that these giant "dragon-like beings that might best be described as feral dragons" really piqued his interest, and characterized the Corpse Tearer as "old, smart, and vicious".<ref name=FR10/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm, Dread |A=''Dragon'' no. 182 (1992), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D=The "largest [of the Linnorms] and has two frickin' heads".<ref name=FR10/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm, Flame |A=''Dragon'' no. 183 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm, Forest |A=''Dragon'' no. 182 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm, Frost |A=''Dragon'' no. 182 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm, Gray |A=''Dragon'' no. 183 (1992), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D="small [for a Linnorm dragon], that means HUGE, and very aggressive".<ref name=FR10/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm, Land |A=''Dragon'' no. 182 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm,dgard |A=''Dragon'' no. 183 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm, Rain |A=''Dragon'' no. 183 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Linnorm, Sea |A=''Dragon'' no. 182 (1992), ''Dragon'' no. 356 (2007) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Neutral, Jacinth |A=''Dragon'' no. 158 (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Neutral, Jade |A=''Dragon'' no. 158 (1990) |V= |D=Note that this is not the same dragon as the Mystaran Jade Dragon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Neutral, Pearl |A=''Dragon'' no. 158 (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon-kin |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993), [[Cult of the Dragon (sourcebook)|''Cult of the Dragon'']] (1998), ''Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor'' (2000), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Draconomicon'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental, Earth Weird |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Faerie, Petty |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V=Squeaker |D=[[Fairy]] creatures were considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Flameskull]] |A=''Dragon'' no. 197 (1993), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2004), D&D Miniatures: War Drums set #29 (2006), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Foulwing |A=''Menzoberranzan'' (1992), ''Dragon'' no. 197 (1993), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V=Foulwing and Foulvern |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Tasked, General |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gnasher |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V=Normal and Winged Gnasher |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Brain |A=''Dragon'' no. 193 (1993), ''The Illithiad'' (1998), ''Fiend Folio'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Hammer |A=''Dragon'' no. 193 (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Metagolem |A=''Dragon'' no. 159 (1990), ''Dungeon'' no. 36 (1992) |V=Copper, Tin, Bronze, Iron, Steel, Silver, Electrum, Gold and Platinum Metagolem |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Spiderstone |A=''Dragon'' no. 193 (1993), ''City of the Spider Queen'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gorynych |A=''Dragon'' no. 158 (1990), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Greelox |A=''Dungeon'' no. 35 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jarbo |A=''Dungeon'' no. 35 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Laraken |A=''Shining South'' (1993), ''Shining South'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Living Steel |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Loup du Noir |A=''Dark of the Moon'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werebadger |A=''Dragon'' no. 40 (1980), ''Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts'' (1993), ''Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume One'' (1999), ''Denizens of Darkness'' (2002), ''Denizens of Dread'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mimic, House Hunter |A=''Dungeon'' no. 19 (1989) |V=Young, Adult and Ancient House Hunter |D=Rob Bricken of [[io9]] identified the house hunter as one of "The 12 Most Obnoxious Dungeons & Dragons Monsters".<ref name=io9/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nautilus, Giant |A=''Dragon'' no. 193 (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nightshade |A=''Doom of Daggerdale'' (1993) |V= |D=Also called a ''wood wose''; not to be confused with the various Nightshades from the Plane of Shadow. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Noran |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ophidian |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Dragon Mountain'' (1993), ''Fiend Folio'' (2003), ''Serpent Kingdoms'' (2004), D&D Miniatures: Angelfire set #57 (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, Vampire Moss |A=''Dungeon'' no. 41 (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pteraman |A=''Jungles of Chult'' (1993), ''Villains' Lorebook'' (1998), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) (from here on as pterafolk), ''Serpent Kingdoms'' (2004) |V= |D=A flying [[Dinosaur|saurian]] folk<ref name=AS/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rautym |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shadeling |A=''Dungeon'' no. 35 (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snake, Stone |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spectral Wizard |A=''[[Wizard's Challenge]]'' (1992), ''[[Wizard's Spell Compendium]], Volume One'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spell Weaver |A=''Dragon'' no. 163 (1990), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002), ''Dragon'' no. 338 "The Ecology of the Spell Weaver" (2005), ''Dragon: Monster Ecologies'' (2007) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider, Brain |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Suwyze |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tick, Heart |A=None |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tree, Dark |A=''Shining South'' (1993), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Shining South'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Troll, Snow |A=''Dungeon'' no. 43 (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tuyewera |A=''Dungeon'' no. 22 (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ulitharid (Noble Illithid) |A=''Dungeon'' no. 24 (1990), ''The Illithiad'' (1998), ''Lords of Madness'' (2005) |V= |D=A stronger mindflayer which comparatively can provide a significantly more challenging encounter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stretch|first=Andrew|date=2023-10-01|title=WizKids Adventure In A Box Mind Flayer Voyage Review - Some Assembly Required|url=https://techraptor.net/tabletop/reviews/wizkids-adventure-in-box-mind-flayer-voyage-review-some-assembly-required|website=TechRaptor|access-date=2026-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tyrrel|first=Brandin|date=2019-10-30|title=Baldur's Gate 3 Dev Reveals Monstrous New Image — IGN First|url=https://za.ign.com/baldurs-gate-3/138672/baldurs-gate-3-dev-reveals-monstrous-new-image-ign-first|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=2026-05-12}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Undead Dwarf |A=''Dragon Mountain'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Undead Lake Monster |A=''Castles Forlorn'' (1993), ''Ravenloft Gazetteer: Volume I'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Whipsting |A=''Dragon'' no. 197 (1993) |V=Stingwings |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wolf, Dread |A=''Dragon'' no. 174 (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wolf, Stone |A=''Dragon'' no. 174 (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wolf, Vampiric |A=''Dragon'' no. 174 (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wraith, Shimmering |A=''Dungeon'' no. 26 (1990) |V= |D= }} |}
===Volume Two=== This 128-page soft-bound book contains creatures appearing in various TSR publications (magazines, game accessories, etc.) in the year 1994. It contains a 2-page "How to Use This Book" section, and a 1-page section updating the calculation of experience points awarded for defeating various creatures (including tables updating those in the AD&D ''Dungeon Master's Guide''). The final 10 pages of the book provide tables for generating random encounters, summoned creatures and NPC parties. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2158 – '''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two''' (1995) – {{ISBN|0-7869-0199-3}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aboleth, Savant |A=''Night Below'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Shadow person|Arch-Shadow]] |A=''The Secret of Spiderhaunt'' (1995), ''The Return of Randal Morn'' (1995) |V=Arch-Shadow and Demi-Shade |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Automaton, Scaladar |A= ''Ruins of Undermountain'' (1991) (Scaladar), ''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) Enhanced Scaladar) ''City of Splendors: Waterdeep'' (2005) (Scaladar) |V=Scaladar and Enhanced Scaladar |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Automaton, Triobriand's |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V=Ferragam, Silversann and Thanatar |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bat, Sporebat |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bi-nou |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V=Bi-nou, Rockworm and Rocklord |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Boggle |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Brownie, Dobie |A=''Dragon'' no. 206 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat, Great (Cath Shee) |A=''Elves of Evermeet'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat, Crypt |A=''The Awakening'' (1994) |V=Normal and Large |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Centaurs in popular culture|Centaur]]-Kin, Dorvesh |A=''Polyhedron'' no. 95 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Centaur-Kin, Gnoat |A=''Polyhedron'' no. 95 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Centaur-Kin, Ha'pony |A=''Polyhedron'' no. 95 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Centaur-Kin, Zebranaur |A=''Polyhedron'' no. 95 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dog, Bog Hound |A=''Howls in the Night'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Brine |A=[[Otherlands (Dragonlance)|''Otherlands'']] (1990) |V= |D=Ocean-going dragon with [[plesiosaur]]-like body and corrosive alkaline breath weapon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Half-Dragon |A=''[[Council of Wyrms]]'' (1994) (as race) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf, Wild |A=''FR11: Dwarves Deep'' (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ekimmu |A=''Dragon'' no. 210 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental, Nature |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elf, Winged (Avariel) |A=''Dragon'' no. 51 (1981), ''Complete Elves Handbook'' (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fish |A=''Flames of the Falcon'' (1990) |V=Floating Eye, Hetfish, Masher and Verme |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fish, Subterranean |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V=Wattley, Lemon Fish and Iridescent Plecoe |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Flareater |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Flumph |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981) |V=Common and Monastic |D="A flumph looks like a large jellyfish that propels itself through the air by sucking air into its body and expelling it." Ranked among the weakest monsters in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]'': It only attacks with a stinking liquid, and is helpless when turned on its back.<ref name=SB/> Shannon Applecline considered "the much-satirized flumph" one of the silly monsters introduced in ''Fiend Folio''.<ref name=70s/>{{rp|38}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Froghemoth |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Dungeon'' no. 56 (1995), ''[[Volo's Guide to Monsters]]'' (2016)<ref name=DW/> |V= |D=Reviewer Cameron Kunzelmann found the froghemoth, a large amphibious predator, a straightforward monster without need for detailed background.<ref name=CK/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghost, Casura |A=''Dragon'' no. 210 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghost, Ker |A=''Dragon'' no. 210 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Burning Man |A=''Dragon'' no. 209 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Phantom Flyer |A=''Dragon'' no. 209 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Horse, Moon-horse |A=''Elves of Evermeet'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Human, Dragon Slayer |A= |V= |D=NPC variant }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Vistani|Human, Vistana]] |A= |V= |D=A "group of strange, nomadic people with great mystical power, especially in the areas of curses and prophecy" from the Ravenloft setting, matching harmful stereotypes of [[Romani people]] in a problematic way.<ref name=PJC/>{{rp|103–104}}<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jellyfish, Giant (Portuguese Man-o-War) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kholiathra |A=''Elves of Evermeet'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Laerti |A=''Anauroch'' (1991) |V=Laerti and Stingtail |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Suel |A=''Polyhedron'' no. 101 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lurker, Shadow |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werepanther |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mammal, Giant |A= |V=Badger, Beaver, Boar, Hyena (Hyenadon), Porcupine, Otter, Skunk, Weasel and Wolverine |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mammal, Herd |A= |V=Bull (Wild Ox), Caribou, Giant Goat, Hippopotamus, Llama, Giant Ram, Rhinoceros, Wild Stag and Giant Stag |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Marl |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Meenlock |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Flames of the Falcon'' (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mimic, Greater |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mold |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V=Deep, Gray and Death |D=In the artificial dungeon environment of the game, molds function as a "clean up crew";<ref name=Ash/> [[environmental humanities]] scholar Matthew Chrulew considered molds typical flora within the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mummy, Creature |A= |V=Animal and Monster |D=Based on the creature from Gothic fiction, a typical denizen of the Ravenloft setting.<ref name=MRJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant, Dangerous |A= |V=Bloodthorn, Twilight Bloom and Boring Grass |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pleistocene Animal |A= |V=Irish Deer |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pudding, Subterranean |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V=Stone, Gray and Dense |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snake, Serpent Vine |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sphinx, Draco- |A=''Old Empires'' (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sprite, Seelie Faerie |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D=[[Fairy]] creatures were considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sprite, Unseelie Faerie |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D=Fairy creatures were considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Squealer |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Webbird |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wraith-Spider |A=''Ruins of Undermountain 2'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zorbo |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983) |V= |D= }} |}
===Volume Three=== This 128-page soft-bound book contains creatures appearing in various TSR publications (magazines, game accessories, etc.) in the year 1995. It contains a 3-page "How to Use This Book" section, which includes an updated table for the calculation of experience points awarded for defeating various creatures. The final 8 pages of the book contain an index of the creatures presented in the Monstrous Manual and the first three Monstrous Compendium Annuals. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2166 – ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) – {{ISBN|0-7869-0449-6}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Banedead |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Banelich |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beetle |A= |V=Stink |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bvanen |A=''The Wanderer's Chronicle: [[Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs]]'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat, Great, Snow Tiger |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chosen One |A=''Spellbound'' (1995), Wizard's ''Spell Companion Volume I'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Disenchanter |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Pages from the Mages'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Ghost Dragon |A=''Polyhedron'' no. 76 (1992), ''Cult of the Dragon'' (1998) |V= |D=A "dragon that lingers after its death because it has such a deep attachment to its hoard".<ref name=JG21/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Neutral – Amber |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dread Warrior |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dream Spawn, General |A=''The Nightmare Lands'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dream Spawn, Greater – Ennui |A=''The Nightmare Lands'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dream Spawn, Lesser – Morph |A=''The Nightmare Lands'' (1995) |V=Gray and Shadow |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dreamweaver |A=''The Nightmare Lands'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf, Arctic – Inugaakalikurit |A=''Great Glacier'' (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eel, Giant Moray |A=''Night Below'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental Fire-Kin – Tome Guardian |A=''Pages from the Mages'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elf, Rockseer |A=''Night Below'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Faerie, Faerie Fiddler |A=''Dragon'' no. 206 (1994) |V= |D=[[Fairy]] creatures were considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Faerie, Petty – Bramble |A=''Dragon'' no. 206 (1994) |V= |D=Fairy creatures were considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Faerie, Petty – Gorse |A=''Dragon'' no. 180 (1992) |V= |D=Fairy creatures were considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Gargoyle]] |A=''Dragon'' no. 223 (1995) |V=Archer, Spouter, Stone Lion and Grandfather Plaque |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Magic |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Shaboath |A=''Night Below'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Hag]], Bheur |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Head, Arcane |A=''The Nightmare Lands'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hound of Ill-Omen |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Human, Cerilian |A= |V=Anurien (Knight), Brecht (Tradesman), Khinasi (Soldier), Rjurik (Berserker) and Vos (Mercenary) |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hybsil |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ixitxachitl, Ixzan |A=''Night Below'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jabberwock |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Life-Shaped Creations: Guardians |A=The Wanderer's ''Chronicle: Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs'' (1995) |V=Climbdog, Darkstrike, Protector, Shieldbug and Watcher |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Life-Shaped Creations: Transport |A=The Wanderer's ''Chronicle: Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs'' (1995) |V=Ber-ethern, Yihn-eflan, Gon-evauth and Dhev-sahr |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werecrocodile |A=''Old Empires'' (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Werespider |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Magedoom |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Manotaur |A=''Greyhawk Ruins'' (1990) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Mastiff, Shadow|Shadow mastiff}} |A=''Tales of the Lance'' (1992), ''Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse''<ref name=St/> |V= |D="nasty, quasi-canine predators from the [[Shadowfell]]" (in 2nd edition, the Shadow Plane) with various supernatural abilities.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ammann|first=Keith|date=2022|title=MOAR! Monsters Know What They're Doing|publisher=[[Saga Press]]|page=183-186|isbn=978-1-9821-7132-2}}</ref><ref name=JG/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mist, Scarlet Dancer |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Orc]], Neo-orog |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V=Red and Black |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Orc, Ondonti |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Owlbear |A=''Dragon'' no. 215 (1995) |V=Arctic and Winged |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Phaerimm|Magicgrub}} |A=''Anauroch'' (1991), ''Netheril: Empire of Magic'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Reggelid |A=The Wanderer's ''Chronicle: Windriders of the Jagged Cliffs'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Render |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scalamagdrion |A=''Pages from the Mages'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snake, Messenger |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Forest – Uthraki |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Forest – Wood Man |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Ice – Orglash |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Rock – Thomil |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tomb Tapper – Thaalud |A=''Anauroch'' (1991), ''Netheril: Empire of Magic'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Undead Dragon Slayer |A=''Dragon'' no. 205 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Unicorn, Black |A=''Spellbound'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Weredragon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zhentarim Spirit |A=''Ruins of Zhentil Keep'' (1995) |V= |D= }} |}
===Volume Four=== This 96-page soft-bound book contains creatures appearing in various TSR publications (magazines, game accessories, etc.). Unlike the previous annuals, the included monsters are not primarily drawn from the previous year's publications, but span a wide variety of years, possibly because TSR's financial woes resulted in very few products being produced in 1997. Also in a departure from the first three annuals, Volume Four includes a reference to the original appearance of the creature on each page. The Annual also contains a 3-page "How to Use This Book" section, which includes updated tables for the calculation of experience points awarded for defeating various creatures, and a 2-page index. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2173 – ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' (1998) – {{ISBN|0-7869-1212-X}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Bainligor |A=''Dragon'' no. 227 (1996) |V=Young, Adult,ddle-aged, Elderly, Revered |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beast of Chaos |A=''[[The Rod of Seven Parts]]'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Blindheim |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Dragon'' no. 339 (2006) |V=Normal and Advanced |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bloodsipper (Far Realm) |A=''[[The Gates of Firestorm Peak]]'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Carapace |A=''Dragon'' no. 227 (1996) |V= |D=An "aggressive, mobile fungus", reviewer Philippe Tessier counted the carapace among those critters which never stopped moving him.<ref name=PT>{{cite magazine|last=Tessier|first=Philippe|date=March–April 1999|title=Monstrous compendium annual Volume four|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=14|page=52}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Clam, Giant |A=''Dragon'' no. 116 (1986), ''Dragon'' no. 190 (1993), ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) |V=Giant Clam (Oyster) and Carnivorous Scallop |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Coral |A=''Dragon'' no. 116 (1986) (Brain Coral), ''Nehwon'' (1990) (Death Coral and Giant Coral) |V=Brain Coral and Coral Worm |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darklore |A=''[[Hellbound: The Blood War]]'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dharculus (Far Realm) |A=''The Gates of Firestorm Peak'' (1996), ''A Guide to the Ethereal Plane'' (1998), ''Planar Handbook'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Neutral – Moonstone |A=None |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Prismatic |A=''Dungeon'' no. 51 (1995) |V= |D=Ranked among the strongest monsters in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]'': In its eldest version it "represents the ultimate challenge for any party of adventurers, though it would easily dispose of all but the most insanely overleveled groups."<ref name=SB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon-Kin, Albino Wyrm |A=''Dragon'' no. 227 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dream Stalker |A=''[[Requiem: The Grim Harvest]]'' (1996), ''Denizens of Darkness'' (2002), ''Denizens of Dread'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fish, Deep Ocean |A=''Dragon'' no. 235 (1996) |V=Angler Fish, Death Minnow, Gulper and Viperfish |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fish, Tropical |A=''Dragon'' no. 116 (1986) |V=Giant Grouper, Morena, Porcupine Fish and Electric Ray |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fogwarden |A=''Dungeon'' no. 54 (1995), ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fraal |A=''Alternity Player's Handbook'' (1998), ''Alien Compendium: Creatures of the Verge'' (1998), ''d20 Future'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant – Fhoimorien |A=''Warlock of the Stonecrowns'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gibberling, Brood (Far Realm) |A=''The Gates of Firestorm Peak'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Brass Minotaur |A=''Dragon'' no. 209 (1994), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002), D&D Miniatures: Night Below #2 (2007) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Gemstone |A=''Spellbound'' (1995), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V=Ruby, Emerald and Diamond |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, Maggot |A=''Requiem: The Grim Harvest'' (1996), ''Dragon'' #339 (2006) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Groundling |A=''Polyhedron'' no. 93 (1994), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hound of Law |A=''[[The Rod of Seven Parts]]'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Human, Amazon |A=''Dragon'' no. 43 (1980), ''Polyhedron'' no. 22 (1985) |V=Demihuman Amazons |D=NPC variant. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Human, Pygmy |A=''Dungeon'' no. 56 (1995) |V= |D=NPC variant. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kercpa |A=''Dragon'' no. 214 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lycanthrope, Lythari |A=''Elves of Evermeet'' (1994), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mercurial |A=''[[Doors to the Unknown]]'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mold, Chromatic |A=''Dragon Annual'' no. 1 (1996) |V=Chromatic and Sonic Mold |D=In the artificial dungeon environment of the game, molds function as a "clean up crew";<ref name=Ash/> Chrulew considered molds typical flora within the game's "dungeon ecology".<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mummy, Bog |A=''Requiem: The Grim Harvest'' (1996), ''Dragon'' #238 (1997), ''Dragon'' #300 (2002), ''Dragon Compendium, Volume 1'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nymph, Unseelie |A=None |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Octopus, Octo-jelly |A=''Dragon'' no. 235 (1996) |V=Octo-jelly and Octo-Hide |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sea Demon |A=''Dragon'' no. 48 (1981) |V=Lesser and Greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shadowrath |A=''City of Splendors'' (1994) |V=Lesser and Greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Siren, Ravenloft |A=''Requiem: The Grim Harvest'' (1996) |V= |D=A decomposed species of mermaid, reviewer Philippe Tessier counted the Ravenloft siren among those critters which never stopped moving him.<ref name=PT/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skeleton, Variant |A=''Dragon'' no. 234 (1996) |V=Dust, Spike and Obsidian Skeletons |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snake – Mahogany Constrictor |A=''[[The Sword of Roele]]'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spectral Scion |A=''[[The Rjurik Highlands]]'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spyder-Fiend |A=''[[The Rod of Seven Parts]]'' (1996) |V=Kakkuu, Spithriku, Phisarazu, Lycosidilith and Raklupis |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Starfish, Giant – Giant Sunstar |A=''[[Ship of Horror]]'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Lesser – Uridezu (Rat-Fiend) |A=''Marco Volo: Departure'' (1994), ''Manual of the Planes'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Troll Mutate (Far Realm) |A=''The Gates of Firestorm Peak'' (1996) |V=Troll Mutate and Matriarch Mutate |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vaati (Wind Duke) |A=''Dragon'' no. 224 (1995), ''[[The Rod of Seven Parts]]'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vampire, Cerebral |A=''[[Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten]]'' (1996), ''Denizens of Darkness'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Varkha |A=''Dragon Annual'' no. 1 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Worm, Lukhorn |A=''Dragon Annual'' no. 1 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wyste (Far Realm) |A=''The Gates of Firestorm Peak'' (1996), ''Speaker in Dreams'' (2001), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Lesser – Gacholoth |A=''Dungeon'' no. 49 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Mud |A=''[[Death Ascendant]]'' (1996), ''Denizens of Dread'' (2004) |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2433 – ''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995)== This 128-page soft-bound book is the second appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series designed for use with the [[Dark Sun]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. It contains a page with a table of content, a 2-pages "How To Use This Book" section and 3 pages of random encounter charts, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Some entries also contain the descriptions of individual members of these monster types. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2433 – ''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995) – {{ISBN|0-7869-0097-0}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aarakocra, Athasian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Animal, Domestic |A= |V=Aprig, Carru, Mulworm and Sygra |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Aviarag |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baazrag |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baazrag, Boneclaw |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bloodgrass |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cactus, Hunting |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cactus, Rock |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cilops |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Crodlu |A=''[[Dune Trader]]'' (1992) |V=Cordlu and Heavy Crodlu |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dagorran |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dhaot |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Drake (Lesser), General |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Drake, Magma |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Drake, Rain |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Drake, Silt |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Drake, Sun |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dray |A=''City by the Silt Sea'' (1994) |V=Dray, Kalin Riders and Kalin Mount |D=Race of tall, lean, [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|draconic]] humanoids created from humans by Dregoth, the Undead Dragon King; kalin riders: elite [[Dark Sun#City States|templar]] troops of Dregoth; kalin mount: {{convert|12|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} aggressive insectoid creatures used as mounts by kalin riders }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Drik |A= |V=Drik and High Drik |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dune Reaper |A= |V=Drone, Warrior and Matron |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf, Athasian |A= |V= |D=After early plans to exclude traditional fantasy races like the dwarves from Dark Sun, they were included "with dramatic aesthetic facelifts to properly mesh them with the setting's uniquely tenebrous tone."<ref name=AA/>{{rp|240}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elemental Beast, General |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental Beast, Air |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental Beast, Earth |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental Beast, Fire |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Elemental Beast, Water |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elf |A= |V=Elf and Half-Elf of Athas |D=In the post-apocalyptic setting of Athas, elves are nomadic desert runners rather than the more common image of forest-dwellers.<ref name=LDF/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fael |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Feylaar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fordorran |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Shadow |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem, General |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Golem, Magma |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Golem, Salt |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gorak |A= |V=Gorak and Giant Gorak |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Half-giant |A=''Monstrous Compendum Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Halfling |A= |V= |D=As Dark Sun draws upon [[Pulp magazine|pulp fiction]] in the [[sword and sorcery]] genre, ''[[Wargamer (website)|Wargamer]]'' writer Timothy Linward saw the jungle-dwelling, "savage, humanoid-eating" halflings in the setting as inspired by the trope of "man-eating pygmies, originating in Victorian hysteria around 'savage' indigenous cultures in the regions of the globe Europe was colonising."<ref name=LT>{{cite web|last=Linward|first=Timothy|date=2024-11-26|title=Modern DnD won't remake Dark Sun - it doesn't have the guts|url=https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/cant-do-dark-sun-justice|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127010827/https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/cant-do-dark-sun-justice|archive-date=2024-11-27|website=[[Wargamer (website)|Wargamer]]|access-date=2025-03-20}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Human |A= |V=Ex-slaves, Herdsmen, Dune Traders, Ex-gladiators, Nobles and Templars |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jhakar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kaisharga |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kes'trekel |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Klar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Krag |A=''City by the Silt Sea'' (1994) |V= |D=[[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] with special powers related to the [[Classical element#Classical elements in Greece|element]] or [[Dark Sun#Priests|paraelement]] that killed it }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kragling |A=''City by the Silt Sea'' (1994) |V= |D=Skeletal [[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] created and controlled by a krag and associated with that krag's element }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lirr |A= |V=Lirr and Mountain Lirr |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mastyrial |A= |V=Desert and Black Mastyrial |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Meorty |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mul |A= |V= |D=Human-dwarf descended sterile warriors,<ref name=CJS/> most of them appear as slaves in the setting. As Dark Sun in the view of ''Wargamer'' writer Linward "draws so much of its strength from moral horrors and challenging ideas", the setting "indelicately" assigns attributes to Muls to "make them 'naturally suited' to a live af labour", while the name closely resembling "mule" echos derogatory "slang used for people of mixed heritage."<ref name=LT/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nikal |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pakubrazi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Paraelemental Beast, General |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Paraelemental Beast, Magma |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Paraelemental Beast, Rain |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Paraelemental Beast, Silt |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=-- Paraelemental Beast, Sun |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Psionocus |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Psurlon |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1994) |V=Psurlon, Psurlon Adept and Giant Psurlon |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Raaig |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Racked Spirit |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Retriever, Obsidian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ruktoi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ruvkova |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1994) |V=Brajeti, Ethilum, Kaltori, Zathosi |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sand Howler |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scorpion |A= |V=Barbed and Gold Scorpion |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Seed, Brain |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silt Horror, Black |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silt Horror, Magma |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silt Horror, Red |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silt Spawn |A=''City by the Silt Sea'' (1994) |V= |D=The young of a [[#MC11–15 Monstrous Compendiums|Silt Horror]], this tentacled creature lives in groups in the shallows of the [[Dark Sun#Sea of Silt|Sea of Silt]] }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Slig |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider |A= |V=Dark, Mountain and Silt Spider |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spinewyrm |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ssurran |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Stalking Horror |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tarek |A= |V=Tarek and Tarek Shaman |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tari |A= |V=Tari, Tari Warrior and Tari Chieftain |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thri-kreen |A=''Monster Cards Set 2'' (1982),<ref name=DMs/> ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix'' (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002), ''Monster Manual 3'' (2010), ''Monster Manual'' (2014), ''Spelljammer: Adventures in Space'' (2022)<ref name=AS22/> |V= |D="[[Praying mantis]] man" with four arms and a poisonous bite<ref name=CJS/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tohr-kreen |A= |V=J'ez, J'hol, T'keech and Tondi Tohr-kreen |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Trin |A=''Thri-Kreen of Athas'' (1995) |V= |D={{convert|9|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} moderately intelligent insectoid creatures with four legs and two clawed arms, primitive relatives to [[thri-kreen]] }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tul'k |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=T'liz |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Undead |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wraith, Athasian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xerichon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Thinking |A= |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2613 – ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995)== This was the second appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series designed for use with the [[Planescape]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The 128-page soft-bound book contains a two-page "How to use this book" section, two pages of encounter tables for the different [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)|planes]] of the game and a one-page alphabetical for all monsters entries published for the setting, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2613 – ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995) – {{ISBN|0-7869-0173-X}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aasimar |A= |V= |D=Humanoids "descended from ethereal beings"<ref name=CW/> from the Outer Planes, "charming creatures protecting the universe against evil".<ref name=B19/> ''[[A.V. Club]]'' reviewer Nick Wanserski found them an interesting player character race "for the chance to be unequivocally good in a way that's difficult to embody in real life".<ref name=CW/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Abrian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Arcane |A=''Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures In Space'' (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|Astral dreadnought}} |A=''[[Manual of the Planes]]'' (1987), ''Manual of the Planes'' (2001), ''Manual of the Planes'' (2008), ''[[Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes]]'' (2018) |V= |D=Gargantuan creature with a single black eye, gaping maw, muscular forearms, which end in pincer-like claws and serpentine lower body. ''[[Arcane (magazine)|Arcane]]'' considered these monsters to "populate their periphery with true terror".<ref name=TW/> Originally called ethereal dreadnought.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|198–199}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Balaena |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bloodthorn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bonespear |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darkweaver |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Demarax |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dhour |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eater of Knowledge |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eladrin |A= |V= |D=Celestials from the Outer Planes, "charming creatures protecting the universe against evil".<ref name=B19/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eladrin, Bralani (Lesser) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eladring, Coure (Lesser) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eladrin, Firre (Greater) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eladrin, Ghaele (Greater) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eladrin, Noviere (Lesser) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eladrin, Shiere (Lesser) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Eladrin, Tulani (Greater) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fhorge |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghostlight |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Guardinal]] |A= |V= |D=Powerful [[neutral good]] celestials<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2012/11/27/if-i-ruled-the-multiverse/|title=If I Ruled the Multiverse!|last=Knode|first=Mordicai|date=November 27, 2012|website=[[Tor.com]]|publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]]|access-date=2020-08-10}}</ref> from [[Elysium (Dungeons & Dragons)|Elysium]], each a humanoid with some animalistic characteristics. ''Arcane'' magazine cites the culture of the guardinals as helping "give the Planes a solid base of peoples".<ref name=TW/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Guardinal, Avoral |A=''[[Blood Wars Card Game]]'' (1995), ''Warriors of Heaven'' (1999), ''[[Monster Manual]]'' (2000), ''[[Savage Species]]'' (2003), ''Monster Manual'' (2003), ''[[Planar Handbook]]'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Guardinal, Cervidal |A=''[[Blood Wars Card Game]]'' (1995), ''Warriors of Heaven'' (1999), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Guardinal, Equinal |A=''[[Blood Wars Card Game]]'' (1995), ''Warriors of Heaven'' (1999), ''[[Book of Exalted Deeds]]'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Guardinal, Leonal |A=''[[Blood Wars Card Game]]'' (1995), ''Warriors of Heaven'' (1999), ''[[Manual of the Planes]]'' (2001), ''Monster Manual'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Guardinal, Lupinal |A=''[[Blood Wars Card Game]]'' (1995), ''Warriors of Heaven'' (1999), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Guardinal, Ursinal |A=''[[Blood Wars Card Game]]'' (1995), ''Warriors of Heaven'' (1999), ''[[Book of Exalted Deeds]]'' (2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hollyphant |A= |V= |D=In a review of ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' for ''Arcane'' magazine, the reviewer described hollyphants as "mutant killer elephants with wings" and felt that they were introduced to "ensure that the planes maintain their very necessary bizarre flavour".<ref name=TW/> (1994) }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Incantifer (Sect) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ironmaw |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Keeper |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Khaasta |A= |V=Normal, Chieftain and Wise One |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Leomarh |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Merkhant (Sect) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Monster of Legend |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mortai |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Noctral |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Observer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Prolonger |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quill |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rager (Sect) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Razorvine |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Reave |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Retriever |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rilmani |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rilmani, Abiorach |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rilmani, Argenach |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rilmani, Aurumach |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rilmani, Cuprilach |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rilmani, Ferrumach |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rilmani, Plumach |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shadowdrake |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sympathetic |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spellhaunt |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider, Hook |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sunfly |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sword Spirit |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=T'uen-Rin |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Alkilith (True) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Bulezau (Lesser) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Maurezhi (Lesser) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, [[Yochlol]] (Lesser) |A=''The Drow of the Underdark'' (1991) (as Yochlol) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Terlen |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tso |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vaporighu |A=Monstrous Compendium – ''Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vorr |A= |V=Normal and Shaman |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wastrel |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wraithworm |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Canoloth |A= |V= |D=Fiend distinguished by its sticky barbed tongue.<ref name=JLW/> }} |}
==TSR 2162 – ''Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I and II'' (1996)== This 128-page soft-bound book is a reprint of the loose-leaf ''Monstrous Compendium'' appendices MC10 and MC15 (''Children of the Night''), both designed for use with the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game with a new foreword. It also includes a two-page "How to use this book" section, revised rules for calculating experience points and two pages about encounters in Ravenloft. Appendix I consists of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. Appendix II varies the Monstrous Compendium format to describe individuals of already published monster races and includes a two-page introduction with a list of monsters from other sources suitable for the Ravenloft setting. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2162 – ''Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II'' (1996) – {{ISBN|0-7869-0392-9}} |}
==TSR 2524 – ''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1996)== This monstrous compendium was released as a fully online product as part of the revised [[Savage Coast]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. It was made freely available by [[Wizards of the Coast]] on the Web<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040916023319/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/downloads|archive-date=2004-09-16|title=The Bos is Back|publisher=wizards.com|access-date=2010-12-17}}</ref> in two variants, as an [[Rich Text Format|RTF]] file and as a [[text file]], with images presented as separate files. Several [[Character (computing)|characters]] are misrepresented in these files, they are presented here as given. The monstrous compendium contains a table of contents, an introduction with explanations of the monster statistics and special rules and considerations for the ''Savage Coast'' setting. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2524 – ''Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1996) |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aranea |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D=Not to be confused with similar creature defined in Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix (1994), D&D Expert Module X1 ''[[Isle of Dread]]'', D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Arashaeem |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Batracine |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Caniquine |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat, Marine |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cinnavixen |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Critter, Temple |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cursed One |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Deathmare |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Crimson |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Red Hawk |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Echyan |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) (as ''Sea Worm'' (Echyan)) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ee'aar |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Enduk |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fachan |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Feliquine |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fiend, Narvaezan |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Frelôn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghriest |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Glutton, Sea |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) (as ''Sea Serpent'' (Sea Glutton)) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Goatman |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Golem |A= |V=Aelder (lesser), Glassine Horror (lesser), Red (greater) and Hulean Juggernaut (greater) |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grudgling |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Heraldic Servant |A= |V=Aurochs, Bear, Bee, Dolphin, Dragon, Eagle, Griffon, Horse, Lion, Phoenix, Ram, Rooster, Sea Horse, Sea Lion, Stag, Black Swan, Talbot, Tyger, Unicorn and Wyvern |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hermit, Sea |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' |V= |D=A giant [[hermit crab]] that has mage spells, reviewer Philippe Tessier counted this monster among those critters which never stopped moving him.<ref name=PT/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jorri |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Juhrion |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kla'a-Tah |A= |V=Kla'a-tah and clŠu-rin |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Leech, Legacy |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Inheritor |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lizard Kin |A= |V=Cayma, Gurrash, Krolli and Shazak |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lupasus |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lupin |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix'' (1994), D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lyra Bird, Sarag—n |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Malfera |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Manscorpion, Nimmurian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Mythu'nn Folk |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Na‰ruk |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) (Stwinger), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) (as Faerie, Petty) |V=Squeaker and Stwinger |D=As a [[fairy]] creature considered among the "standard repertoire of 'Monsters{{'"}} by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Neshezu |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nikt'oo |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nosferatu |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Omm-wa |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Omshirim |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Parasite |A= |V=Inheritor Lice, Powder Moth, Jibarœ Pest, Lupin Plague, Cardinal Tick and Vermilia |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phanaton, Jibarœ |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plant |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix'' (1994) (Amber Lotus), D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' (Amber Lotus) |V=Amber Lotus, Eyeweed, Vermeil Fungus, Scarlet Pimpernel and Gargo—an Rose |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pudding, Vermilion |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rakasta |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix'' (1994), D&D Expert Module X1 ''[[Isle of Dread]]'', D&D Expert Module X2 ''[[Castle Amber (Dungeons & Dragons)|Castle Amber]]'' |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ray, Forest |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shedu, Greater |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Lawful good winged equine with human-like head. Based on a creature from [[Mesopotamian mythology]].<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shimmerfish |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skinwing |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spawn of Nimmur |A= |V=Spawn of Nimmur and Ziggurat Horror |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider-spy |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Heroic |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit, Wallaran |A= |V=Kangaroo, Koala and Kookaburra |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Succulus |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Swampmare |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Swordsman, Clockwork |A=''Dungeon'' no. 62 (1996), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) |V=Clockwork Swordsman and Rogue Automaton |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Symbiont, Shadow |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tortle |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix'' (1994) |V=Tortle and Snapper |D=A "[[turtle]]-like race" of humanoids which were also available as player characters.<ref name=JG/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Troll, Legacy |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Trosip |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tyminid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Utukku |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Voat |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Voat, Herathian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vulturehound |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wallara |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wurmling |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wynzet |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yeshom |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zombie, Red |A= |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 2635 – ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998)== The third appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series designed for use with the [[Planescape]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons focuses mainly on inhabitants of the [[inner plane]]s in the game. The 128-page soft-bound book contains a two-page "How to use this book" section, ten pages about the fictional principles governing those [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)|planes]] and their ecology, a 3-page appendix about animal-like creatures there, a 3-page index with all second edition monsters suitable for the Planescape setting, with the remainder consisting of the descriptions of the fictional monsters. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 2635 – ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III'' (1998) – {{ISBN|0-7869-0751-7}} |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Animental |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Archomental#Evil archomentals|Archomental (evil)]] |A= |V=Imix, Ogremoch, Olhydra, Yan-C-Bin and Cryonax |D=Bosses on their respective planes,<ref name=Ka>{{cite magazine|author=Kaneda|date=May–June 1998|title=Monstrous Compendium Planescape Appendix III|language=fr|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|number=9|page=32}}</ref> [[Ed Greenwood]] considered the Elemental Princes of Evil "worthy additions to any campaign".<ref name=D55/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Archomental#Good archomentals|Archomental (good)]] |A= |V=Ben-Hadar, Chan, Sunnis and Zaaman Rul |D=Bosses on their respective planes.<ref name=Ka/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Belker |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bzastra |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chososion |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darklight |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Devete |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Devourer |A= |V= |D=A giant skeleton that is holding a small figure prisoner in their ribcage, this creature is highlighted by reviewer Kaneda for characters to steer away from.<ref name=Ka/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dharum suhn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Egarus |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Entrope |A= |V= |D=Monsters crazy enough to gradually destroy the borders between the different planes.<ref name=Ka/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Facet |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fire bat |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Frost salamander |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fundamental |A=D&D Expert Module X8 ''Drums on Fire Mountain'', ''Creature Catalog'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix'' (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gamorm |A= |V= |D=Reviewer Kaneda called the gamorm a curiosity not to be disturbed under any circumstances, a "pretty little worm" [8' long] that lives in the Astral plane and feeds on the spirit of living beings it meets; a horror all the more dangerous because it can use the powers of the people it has devoured.<ref name=Ka/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Homunculous, elemental |A= |V=Breather and Skin |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Immoth |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Khargra |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Klyndes |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Magran |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Menglis |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nathri |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ooze sprite |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Opposition |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Paraelemental |A= |V={{vanchor|Ice|Ice para-elemental}}, {{vanchor|Magma|Magma para-elemental}}, {{vanchor|Ooze|Ooze para-elemental}} and {{vanchor|Smoke|Smoke para-elemental}} |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phirblas |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quill |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Primal |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Psurlon |A=''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995) |V=Normal, Adept and Giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quasielemental, negative |A= |V=Ash, Dust, Salt and Vacuum |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quasielemental, positive |A= |V={{vanchor|Lightning|Lightning quasielemental}},neral, Radiance and Steam |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rast |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ravid |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ruvkova |A=''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Salamander noble |A= |V=Lesser and Noble |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scile |A= |V=Scile and Ravager of Colour |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shad |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shocker |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) |V=Contended One and Sojourner |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sislan |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Suisseen |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Terithran |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thoqqua |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Trilloch |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tsnng |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ungulosin |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vacuous |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wavefire |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xag-ya/xeg-yi |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Xill]] |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) |V= |D= }} |}
==TSR 3140 – ''Birthright – Blood Spawn: Creatures of Light and Shadow'' (2000)== This bestiary was planned for use with the [[Birthright (campaign setting)|Birthright]] campaign setting for the [[AD&D 2nd Edition|second edition]] of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The Birthright product line was suspended in 1998 before its completion, so ''Blood Spawn'' was later published as an 83-page [[Portable Document Format|PDF]]-file and made freely available on the web.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020121x5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030418130055/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020121x5|archive-date=2003-04-18|title=Wizards Celebrates Birthright's Anniversary|publisher=Wizards.com|access-date=2010-11-07}}</ref> The supplement focused mainly on monsters of the ''Shadow World'', the fictional dark [[Parallel universe (fiction)|twin dimension]] of the setting's world. It contained a table of contents, a 10-page introduction with an explanation of the monster statistics and special rules for the ''Shadow World'', descriptions of the fictional monsters which included tips for their use in a roleplaying campaign, two roleplaying adventures and a 4-page appendix listing monsters from other sources fitting into the ''Shadow World''. {| class="wikitable collapsible" |+ TSR 3140 – ''Birthright – Blood Spawn: Creatures of Light and Shadow'' (2000) |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Blood Hound |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Changeling |A= |V=Farie, Adult human and Child human changeling |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cwn Annwn |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=The Dispossessed |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Faerie, Seelie |A= |V=Seelie Faerie, Faerie Queen, Deceiver, Innocent, Helper, Protector and Trickster |D=[[Fairy]] creatures were considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Faerie, Unseelie |A= |V=Dark Queen, Living Evil Faerie and Undead Faerie |D=Fairy creatures were considered among the "standard repertoire of "Monsters"" by Fabian Perlini-Pfister.<ref name=PB/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Halfling, Shadow World |A= |V=Domain Lord, Slave, and Freedom Fighter |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Minion of the Lost |A= |V=Halfling Spawn, Masetian Spawn and Orog Spawn |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Seemer |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Seeming Walker |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shade |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shadow Steed |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Shadow person|Shadow Warrior]] |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=The Sluagh |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spectral Awnshegh |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Waff |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wild Hunt |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Will O'Shadow |A= |V= |D= }} |}
==Other sources== This section lists fictional creatures for [[AD&D 2nd Edition]] from various sources not explicitly dedicated to presenting monsters. Primarily, these are the separate sourcebooks and expansions for the Forgotten Realms, Al-Qadim and other campaign settings produced by TSR.
===Spelljammer=== ====TSR1049 – ''Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures In Space'' (1989)==== The ''[[Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space]]'' [[Spelljammer]] campaign setting boxed set contained 11 new creatures in the standard ''Monstrous Compendium'' format, on pages 67–86 of the ''Lorebook of the Void''.
{{ISBN|0-88038-762-9}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Arcane, The |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Arcane), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995) (as Arcane) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Beholder (Dungeons & Dragons)|Beholder]] |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (Beholder and Hive Mother; Orbus by reference only) |V=Beholder, Orbus and Hive Mother |D=A large orb dominated by a central eye and a large toothy maw, with 10 smaller eyes on tops sprouting from the top of the orb; the large eye negates all magic and the smaller eyes cause a variety of magical effects. A "creature that looks at you and is destroying you by the power of its magical eyes".<ref name=Hagerty/> A terrible beast, but depicted as "a cuddly rosy ball with too many eyes".<ref name=Envoy76/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dracon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Radiant (Celestial) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elmarin |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ephemeral |A= |V=Ephemeral Host |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giff |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D="anthropomorphic hippo space mercenaries"<ref name=ZJ/> "with a penchant for firearms"<ref name=AS22/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kindori (Space Whale) |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Krajen |A= |V=Immature and Adult |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Neogi |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''[[Volo's Guide to Monsters]]'' (2016)<ref name=DW/> |V=Neogi, Great Old Master and Reaver |D=Large red spider-like carnivorous humanoids with reptilian heads. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scavver |A= |V=Gray, Brown, Night and Void |D= }} |}
====TSR9280 – ''Lost Ships'' (1990)==== The [[Spelljammer]] game accessory ''Lost Ships'', by [[Ed Greenwood]], contained several new creatures on pages 84–96.
{{ISBN|0-88038-831-5}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Beholder, Undead "Death Tyrant" |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beholder Eater, Thagar ("Grimmgobbler") |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Flow Barnacle |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Arch |A=''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Men: Wonderseeker |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Neogi: Undead Old Master |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sarphardin ("Watcher") |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shadowsponge ("Air Stealer") |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spaceworm |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tinkerer ("Giant Bubble") |A= |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR1065 – ''The Legend of Spelljammer'' (1991)==== ''The Legend of Spelljammer'' boxed set added four new creatures on pages 60–64 of ''The Grand Tour'' sourcebook.
{{ISBN|1-56076-083-4}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Kasharin |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (as Beholder – reference only) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=K'r'r'r |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lich, Master |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shivak |A= |V=Common and Guardian |D= }} |}
====TSR9409 – ''Krynnspace'' (1993)==== The [[Spelljammer]] game accessory ''Krynnspace'', by [[Jean Rabe]], contained two new creatures.
{{ISBN|1-56076-560-7}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Bosk |A= |V= |D=Savage {{convert|19|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} [[Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)|giants]] native to the bogs of the fictional planet Chislev. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Swamp |A= |V= |D={{convert|16|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} [[Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)|giants]] living in [[hunter-gatherer]] villages in the swamps of Chislev. }} |}
===Forgotten Realms===
====TSR1060 – ''Ruins of Undermountain'' (1991)==== The [[Forgotten Realms]] ''[[Ruins of Undermountain]]'' boxed set included 8 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages of creature descriptions in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format.
{{ISBN|1-56076-061-3}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Beholder (Elder Orb) |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Black Spine'' (1994), ''[[I, Tyrant]]'' (1996), ''Lords of Madness'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Beholder-kin (Death Kiss) |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Black Spine'' (1994), I, ''Tyrant'' (1996), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Lords of Madness'' (2005), ''Dragon Compendium, Volume 1'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Darktentacles |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ibrandlin |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996), ''Priest's Spell Compendium, Volume One'' (1999), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Scaladar |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995), ''City of Splendors: Waterdeep'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sharn |A=''[[Netheril: Empire of Magic]]'' (1996), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Anauroch: The Empire of the Shade'' (2007), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide'' (2008) |V= |D=Also named blackclaws, fhaorn'quessir, shiftshades, simmershadows, or skulkingdeaths. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Slithermorph |A=None |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Snakes, Flying |A=''Races of Faerûn'' (2003) |V=Flying Fang and Deathfang |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Steel Shadow |A=None |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Watchghost |A=Wizard's Spell Compendium, ''Volume One'' (1996), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR1066 – ''Maztica Campaign Set'' (1991)==== The ''[[Maztica Campaign Set]]'' boxed set contained 4 new creatures in the standard ''Monstrous Compendium'' format, on pages 59–62 of the ''Maztica Alive'' booklet.
{{ISBN|1-56076-084-2}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Chac |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jagre |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kamatlan |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981) (Kamadan) |V=Kamatlan and Kamadan |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Plumazotl |A= |V=Lesser and Greater |D= }} |}
====TSR9326 – ''The Drow of the Underdark'' (1991)==== [[Drow of the Underdark#Second edition|This 128-page softbound book]] provided additional details on the history, culture and society of the [[Drow (Dungeons & Dragons)|dark elves]], and included 9 additional creature descriptions in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format on pages 113–127.
{{ISBN|1-56076-132-6}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Bat, Deep |A=''Dragon'' no. 90 (1984), ''D&D Master Rules'' (1985) (Werebat), ''Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix'' (1991) (Werebat), ''Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia'' (1991) (Werebat), ''Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix'' (1991), 1991 ''Trading Cards Set'' no. 383 (Werebat), ''Night Howlers'' (1992) (Werebat), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II'' (1996) (Werebat), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) (Night Hunter, Sinister) |V=Azmyth, Night Hunter, Sinister and Werebat |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Deep |A=''Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix'' (1991), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), D&D Miniatures: Underdark set #52 (2005), ''Drow of the Underdark'' (2007), ''Draconomicon'' (2008) (as "Purple Dragon") |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Myrlochar |A=''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pedipalp |A=''Queen of the Demonweb Pits'' (1980), ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) |V=Large (Schizomida), Huge (Amblypygus) and Giant (Uropygi) |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rothé, Deep |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N={{vanchor|[[Solifugid]]|Camel spider}} |A=''Queen of the Demonweb Pits'' (1980), ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) |V=Large, Huge and Giant |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider, Subterranean |A=''Ruins of Undermountain'' (1991) (Hunting as "Spider, Flying", Watch), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''City of Splendors'' (1994) (Watch), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) (Hairy, Sword), ''Faiths and Pantheons'' (2002) (Hairy), ''City of Splendors: Waterdeep'' (2005) (Watch) |V=Hairy, Hunting, Sword and Watch |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spitting Crawler |A=''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yochlol |A=''Queen of the Demonweb Pits'' (1980), ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II'' (1995), Villains' ''Lorebook'' (1998), ''Dungeon'' no. 84 (2001), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Fiendish Codex I'' (2006), Demon Queen's ''Enclave'' (2008) |V= |D=Also called handmaiden of [[Lolth]] }} |}
====TSR9333 – ''Fires of Zatal'' (1991)==== The [[Forgotten Realms]] adventure ''Fires of Zatal'' for the [[Maztica Campaign Set|Maztica]] setting by [[Jeff Grubb]] and Tim Beach contained three new fictional creatures.
{{ISBN|1-56076-139-3}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Ahuizotl (mythology)|Ahuizotl]] |A=''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (2003) |V= |D=Dangerous intelligent alligator-like water monster in [[Maztica]]. This appearance differs significantly from the descriptions in both 3rd edition ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' and [[Aztec mythology]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Taming Monsters: Ahuizotl|publisher=[[Field Museum of Natural History]]|url=http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/mythiccreatures/water_taming_3.asp|access-date=2021-11-08}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tabaxi |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (Jaguar Lord as Tabaxi Lord) |V=Jaguar Lord |D=Described as a "lithe feline" race<ref name=ZF/> and "cat person".<ref name=CW/> In 2020, ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' counted the tabaxi as # 4 on the list of "10 Powerful Monster Species That You Should Play As", stating that "a Tabaxi monk with Boots of Speed and a few other speed buffs can in theory cover anywhere between 320ft per round to 253,440ft per round. Your ability to do this and break the sound barrier in-game entirely depends on how much time and leniency the DM grants you though."<ref name=JB/> Again referring to the 5th edition presentation, ''[[A.V. Club]]'' praised the tabaxi as an interesting player character choice, calling that they "view money as a mere tool to be used in finding the real treasure—a good story" a "great character trait,<ref name=CW/> while ''[[Black Gate (magazine)|Black Gate]]'' reviewer Howard Andrew Jones called them "perennially popular".<ref name=HAJ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Maztican (Tlalocoatl, Rain Dragon) |A= |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR1083 – ''Menzoberranzan'' (1992)==== The [[Forgotten Realms]] ''[[Menzoberranzan]]'' boxed set included 7 pages of creature descriptions in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format, bound into the first book of the set (The City) on pages 88–94.
{{ISBN|1-56076-460-0}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Alhoon (Illithilich) |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996), ''The Illithiad'' (1998), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Lords of Madness'' (2005), D&D Miniatures: Night Below #38 (2007) |V= |D=Undead mind flayer. Even more powerful than other illithids because it has developed "powerful sorcery to augment their already fearsome psionic powers".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.nerdist.com/stranger-things-season-3-dungeons-dragons-mind-flayer-eleven-theory/|title=What Dungeons & Dragons Reveals About Stranger Things Season 3|last=Casey|first=Dan|date=November 2, 2017|website=[[Nerdist.com]]|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cloaker Lord |A=''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Foulwing |A=''Dragon'' no. 197 (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lizard, Subterranean |A=''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2001), ''Dungeon'' no. 94 (2002) |V=Pack Lizard |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Riding Lizard |A=''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wingless Wonder |A=''Dragon'' no. 40 (1980), ''Wizard's Spell Compendium, Volume Four'' (1998), ''Secrets of the Magister'' (2000) |V=True and Transformed |D= }} |}
====TSR1084 – ''Ruins of Myth Drannor'' (1993)==== The [[Forgotten Realms]] ''[[The Ruins of Myth Drannor]]'' boxed set included 8 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages of creature descriptions in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format.
{{ISBN|1-56076-569-0}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aratha (Killer Beetle) |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baelnorn |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Cormanthyr: Empire of Elves'' (1998), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Blazing Bones |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Doomsphere (Ghost Beholder) |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (referenced only), ''Black Spine'' (1994), I, ''Tyrant'' (1996), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Electrum Dragon |A=''Dragon'' no. 74 (1983), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fang Dragon (Draco Dentus Terribilus) |A=''Dragon'' no. 134 (1988), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Draconomicon'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: War of the Dragon Queen set #48 (2006), ''Draconomicon'' (2008) (as "Gray Dragon") |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dread |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V=Vampiric Dread |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Feystag (Calygraunt) |A=''Dragon'' no. 89 (1989) (as "Calygraunt"), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lythlyx |A=''Dragon'' no. 43 (1980), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Magebane |A=''Dragon'' no. 140 (1988), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Metalmaster (Sword Slug) |A=''Dragon'' no. 139 (1988), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Naga, Bone |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002), ''Serpent Kingdoms'' (2004), D&D Miniatures: Unhallowed set #34, ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ormyrr |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Windghost |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monster Manual II'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xantravar (Stinging Horror) |A=''Dragon'' no. 140 (1988), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Xaver |A=''Dragon'' no. 94 (1985), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR1085 – ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993)==== The [[Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting]] (2nd edition) boxed set included 8 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages of creature descriptions in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format.
{{ISBN|1-56076-617-4}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aballin |A=''Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baneguard |A=''Shadowdale'' (1989), ''Ruins of Undermountain'' (1991), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V=Direguard |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bonebat |A=''Halls of the High King'' (1990), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V=Battlebat |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Deepspawn |A=''Dwarves Deep'' (1990), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor'' (2000), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dracolich |A=''Dragon'' no. 110 (1986), ''Waterdeep and the North'' (1987), ''Monstrous Compendium Volume Three: Forgotten Realms Appendix'' (1989), 1991 Trading Cards #251, ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), 1993 Trading Cards #387, ''Cult of the Dragon'' (1998), ''Draconomicon'' (2003), ''Dragon'' no. 344 "The Ecology of the Dracolich" (2006), D&D Miniatures: War of the Dragon Queen set #31 (2006), ''Dragon: Monster Ecologies'' (2007), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gambado |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gibbering Mouther |A=''Lost Tamoachan'' (1979), ''Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan'' (1979), ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Dragon'' no. 160 "The Ecology of the Gibbering Mouther" (1990), ''Assassin Mountain'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monster Manual'' (2000, 2003), D&D Miniatures: Aberrations set #50 (2004), ''Lords of Madness'' (2005), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D=A creature with many eyes and mouths, and a certain "vagueness of form".<ref name=CM/> Witwer ''et al.'' found [[Erol Otus]]' early depiction "perversely beautiful", the artist's [[surrealist]] style very suited for this bizarre monster.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|94–97}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gibberling |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Dragon'' no. 265 (1999), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Helmed Horror |A=''Halls of the High King'' (1990), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Priest's Spell Compendium, Volume Three'' (2000), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Dragon'' no. 302 (2002), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005), D&D Miniatures: Underdark set #37 (2005), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lock Lurker |A=''Dragon'' no. 139 (1988), ''Haunted Halls of Evening Star'' (1992), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Priest's Spell Compendium, Volume Three'' (2000) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Naga, Dark |A=''Dragon'' no. 89 (1984), ''Anauroch'' (1991), ''Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix'' (1991), ''Dragon'' no. 261 "The Ecology of the Dark Naga: Fool Me Twice" (1999), ''Monster Manual'' (2000, 2003), D&D Miniatures: Underdark set #33 (2005), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nishruu |A=''Halls of the High King'' (1990), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quaggoth |A=''Fiend Folio'' (1981), ''Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993), ''Dragon'' no. 265 (1999), ''Monsters of Faerûn'' (2001), D&D Miniatures: War Drums set #57 (2006), ''Drow of the Underdark'' (2007) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skum |A=''Polyhedron'' no. 67 (1992), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monster Manual'' (2000, 2003) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tressym |A=''Haunted Halls of Evening Star'' (1992), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2001), ''Lost Empires of Faerûn'' (2005) |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR1109 – ''City of Splendors'' (1994)==== The [[Forgotten Realms]] ''[[City of Splendors]]'' boxed set included unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages of creature descriptions in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format.
{{ISBN|1-56076-868-1}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Curst |A=''The Dragon'' no. 30 (1979),<ref name=70s/>{{rp|72}} ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D=The curst had the distinction of being the first piece of publication with references to the immensely detailed ''Forgotten Realms'' setting.<ref name=70s/>{{rp|72–73}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Doppelganger, Greater |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Duhlarkin |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghaunadan |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) (under Ooze, Slime, Jelly) |V= |D="D&D's large variety of monstrous oozes and slimes took their original inspiration from [[Irvin Yeaworth|Irvin S. Yeathworth Jr]]'s ''[[The Blob]]''" film,<ref name=Ash/> and are characterized by some "vagueness of form", which may provide more mobility in situations of danger.<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gulguthydra |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Hakeashar |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Leucrotta, Greater |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nyth |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Palimpsest |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Peltast |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V=Normal and Greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Raggamoffyn |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V=Tatterdemanimal, Common Raggamoffyn, Gutterspite and Shrapnyl |D=CJ Miozzi included the raggamoffyn on [[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'s list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)".<ref name=CJM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sewerm |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998), ''Serpent Kingdoms'' (2004) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shadowrath |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) |V=Lesser and Greater |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Watchspider |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wereshark |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D=Prior to 2E, weresharks were created by Dr. [[John Eric Holmes]], based on a [[Hawaiian folklore|Hawaiian legend]] of the [[Nanaue|shark man]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.holmeswest.com |title=WereSharks Created by Dr. Holmes|last=Holmes|first=Chris|access-date=2021-07-30}}</ref><ref>Holmes, John Eric. ''[[Alarums and Excursions]]'' No. 13 ([[Lee Gold]], July 1976)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://saveordie.info/?p=1449|title=Save or Die Podcast #122|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref> }} |}
====TSR9563 – ''Powers and Pantheons'' (1997)==== The [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign expansion ''Powers & Pantheons'' by [[Eric L. Boyd]] contained next to the description of many deities also new creatures.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0657-X}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Divine Minion |A=''Planescape Campaign Setting'' (1994) (Minion of Set) |V= |D=Magical servants of [[Mulhorand]]i deities with the ability to shapechange into specific animals. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Elder Eternal Evil |A= |V=Dendar the Night Serpent, Kezef the Chaos Hound, Ityak-Ortheel, the Elf-Eater |D=Titanic mythological evil creatures from the [[Outer Plane]]s related to [[Abeir-Toril]]'s prehistory }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shade |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Dragon'' no. 126 "The Ecology of the Shade" (1987), ''Dragon'' no. 213 (1995), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (2001), Races of Faerûn (2003), ''Dragon'' no. 307 (2003), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide'' (2008) |V= |D=Humans or [[demihumans]] imbued with the essence of the [[Plane of Shadow]]. For reviewer Philippe Tessier a monster in the spirit of ''[[Fiend Folio]]''.<ref name=PT/> }} |}
===Dragonlance===
====TSR9294 – Dragon's Rest (1990)==== The [[Dragonlance]] adventure ''Dragon's Rest'' by [[Rick Swan]] contained three new fictional creatures.
{{ISBN|0-88038-869-2}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Chronolily |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D=Immense sentient flower whose nectar reveals images of the past, present and future. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chulcrix |A= |V= |D=Gigantic carnivorous worm with two pincers dwelling on the [[Ethereal plane]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gk'lok-Lok |A= |V= |D=Tribal creatures consisting of stalk-like tendrils that spend their lives dormant, re-experiencing the lives of dead warriors. }} |}
====TSR9334 – ''Wild Elves'' (1991)==== The [[Dragonlance]] adventure ''Wild Elves'' by [[Scott Bennie]] contained six new fictional creatures.
{{ISBN|1-56076-140-7}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Curotai |A= |V= |D=Kagonesti transformed into six-armed ferocious evil fighter. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Spider |A= |V= |D=[[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|Dragon]]-like evil creature with spider-legs and eyes. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Handmaiden of Takhisis |A= |V=Jiathuli |D=Powerful evil entity with many spell-casting abilities serving [[Takhisis]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ice Vampire |A= |V= |D=[[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] Kagonesti with the ability to manipulate cold and a hunger for the warmth of living creatures. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spider Horse |A= |V= |D=Predatory [[Hybrid (biology)|hybrid]] between a spider and a horse. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Weapon, Living |A= |V= |D=Evil spirit animating a melee weapon. }} |}
====TSR9344 – ''Taladas: The Minotaurs'' (1991)==== The [[Dragonlance]] game accessory ''Taladas: The Minotaurs'' by [[Colin McComb]] contained several new creatures.
{{ISBN|1-56076-150-4}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Children of the Sea |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998), ''Bestiary of Krynn'' (2004), Bestiary of Krynn, ''Revised'' (2007) |V=Child of the Sea and Accantus |D=Human-like aquatic race that reproduces with humans. Accanta are wild and aggressive versions of the children of the sea that possess additional powers. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Grain Nymph |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 4 (1998) |V= |D=Cultivated relatives of the nymph associated with farmland }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yrasda |A= |V=Aphelka, Thanic and Ushama |D=[[Irda (Dragonlance)|Irda]]-like race closely linked to the sea with the ability to shapechange into a specific sea creature }} |}
====TSR9382 – Flint's Axe (1992)==== The [[Dragonlance]] adventure ''Flint's Axe'' by Tim Beach contained a new creature.
{{ISBN|1-56076-422-8}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Tyin |A= |V=Adult and larva |D={{convert|9|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} grotesque semi-intelligent humanoid predator that can spit acid. }} |}
===Al-Qadim===
====TSR1077 – ''Land of Fate'' (1992)==== The [[Al-Qadim]] ''Land of Fate'' boxed set contained 8 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format.
{{ISBN|1-56076-329-9}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie of Zakhara, Dao |A=''Monstrous Compendium'' vol. 1 (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie of Zakhara, Djinni |A=''Monstrous Compendium'' vol. 1 (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Powerful humanoid air spirit. Based on [[Jinn|notions]] from Middle Eastern culture.<ref name=LdZ/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie of Zakhara, Efreeti |A=''Monstrous Compendium'' vol. 1 (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie of Zakhara, Janni |A=''Monstrous Compendium'' vol. 2 (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie of Zakhara, Marid |A=''Monstrous Compendium'' vol. 2 (1989), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Island |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Ogre |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Roc, Zakharan |A= |V=Common, Great and Two-Headed |D=An enormous bird, based on the [[Roc (mythology)|mythological roc]] probably of [[Persia]]n origin, known from [[Sindbad the Sailor]] stories.<ref name=DV/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yak-Man (Yikaria) |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR9366 – ''Golden Voyages'' (1992)==== The [[Al-Qadim]] ''[[Golden Voyages]]'' boxed set, by [[David Cook (game designer)|David "Zeb" Cook]], contained 4 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format, each with a full-page image of the creature described on the back.
{{ISBN|1-56076-331-0}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Coelenite |A= |V=Coelenite Colony and Mass Colony |D=Polyp colony with a mass mind, forming vaguely humanoid bodies from coral pieces. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ogrima |A= |V= |D=Large evil humanoid resulting from breeding of an ogre and ogre mage. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sartani |A= |V= |D=Up to {{convert|20|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} humanoid with crab-like head, arms and pincers. }} |}
====TSR1091 – ''City of Delights'' (1993)==== The [[Al-Qadim]] ''City of Delights'' boxed set contained 8 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format.
{{ISBN|1-56076-589-5}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Afanc (Dungeons & Dragons)|Afanc]] (Gawwar Samakat) |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V=Afanc and Young Afanc |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Al-Jahar (Dazzle) |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cat, Winged |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V=Lesser and Greater Winged Cat |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Crypt Servant |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), Priest's Spell Compendium, ''Volume One'' (1999) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Tasked, Administrator |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Tasked, Harim Servant |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ogre, Zakharan |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Opinicus |A=''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Parasite |A=''Monster Manual'' (1977) (Ear Seeker), ''Fiend Folio'' (1981) (Goldbug), ''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) (Ear Seeker), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V=Bloodring, Ear Seeker, Goldbug, Wizard Lice and Vilirij |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pasari-Niml |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V=Warrior, Noble and Calipha |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Singing Tree |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sirine |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=Based on the mythological [[Siren (mythology)|siren]], the sirine is a type of fey. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Talking Bird |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tatalla |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vargouille |A=''Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix'' (1994), ''[[Volo's Guide to Monsters]]'' (2016)<ref name=DW/> |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vermin, Elemental |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V=Air (Duster), Earth (Crawler), Fire (Flameling) and Water (Spitter) Elemental Vermin |D= }} |}
====TSR9431 – ''Assassin Mountain'' (1993)==== The [[Al-Qadim]] ''Assassin Mountain'' boxed set contained 4 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format. {{ISBN|1-56076-564-X}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Cobra, Giant |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) (as Snake, Giant Cobra) |V=Elder Giant Cobra |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Tasked, Deceiver |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Genie, Tasked, Oathbinder |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gibbering mouther |A=''Lost Tamoachan'' (1979), ''Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan'' (1979), ''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Dragon'' no. 160 "The Ecology of the Gibbering Mouther" (1990), ''Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting'' (1993), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994), ''Monster Manual'' (2000, 2003), D&D Miniatures: Aberrations set #50 (2004), ''Lords of Madness'' (2005), ''Monster Manual'' (2008) |V= |D=A creature with many eyes and mouths, and a certain "vagueness of form".<ref name=CM/> Witwer ''et al.'' found [[Erol Otus]]' early depiction "perversely beautiful", the artist's [[surrealist]] style very suited for this bizarre monster.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|94–97}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Greyhound, Saluqi |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) (as Dog, Saluqi) |V=Jungle Hounds |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Marrashi |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sandman |A=''White Dwarf'' no. 10 (1978), ''Fiend Folio'' (1981),<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) (under Elemental), ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) |V= |D=The ''Fiend Folio''{{'s}} illustration of the sandman was used by [[Richard Garfield]] in the prototype of the Doppleganger card during the development of his ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' card game.<ref name=AA/>{{rp|247}} }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wind Walker |A=''Strategic Review'' No. 3 (1975), ''Monster Manual'' (1977), ''Monster Cards'', Set 4 (1982), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 1 (1994) (under Elemental), ''Tome of Horrors'' (2002) |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR9433 – ''Secrets of the Lamp'' (1993)==== The [[Al-Qadim]] ''Secrets of the Lamp'' boxed set contained 4 unnumbered 5-hole-punched loose-leaf pages in ''Monstrous Compendium'' format. {{ISBN|1-56076-647-6}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- |'''Elemental Kin, Earth, Crysmal'''||''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One'' (1994), ''Psionics Handbook'' (2001), ''Expanded Psionics Handbook'' (2004)|| || |- |'''Elemental Kin, Fire, Azer'''||''Monster Manual II'' (1983), ''Practical Planetology'' (1991), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One'' (1994), ''Monster Manual'' (2000, 2003), ''Savage Species'' (2003), D&D Miniatures: Harbinger set #32 (2003) ("Azer Raider"), D&D Miniatures: War of the Dragon Queen set #19 (2006) ("Azer Fighter"), ''Monster Manual'' (2008), ''Draconomicon'' (2008) ("Azer Beastmaster")||Amaimon, Nobles|| |- |'''Genie, Tasked, Messenger'''||''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One'' (1994)|| || |- |'''Genie, Tasked, Miner'''||''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One'' (1994)|| || |- |'''Grue, Chaggrin (Soil beast)'''||rowspan="4"|''Monster Manual II'' (1983),<ref name=WD49/> ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One'' (1994) (as Grue, Earth; Grue, Fire; Grue, Air; Grue, Water) || ||rowspan="4"|The grue originates in the ''[[Zork]]'' series of text adventure computer games, where it eats adventurers who spend too long in the dark.{{cn|reason=Specifically attributing the influence of Zork on the D&D monster|date=April 2026}} ''White Dwarf'' reviewer Megan C. Evans referred to the grues as "a collection of terrifying beasties from the ''[[Elemental Plane]]s''".<ref name=WD49>{{cite magazine|title=Open Box|last=Evans|first=Megan C.|magazine=[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]|issue=49|date=January 1984|page=14}}</ref> |- |'''Grue, Harginn (Flame horror)'''|| |- |'''Grue, Ildriss (Wind terror)'''|| |- |'''Grue, Varrdig (Fluid brute)'''|| |}
====TSR9440 – ''Ruined Kingdoms'' (1994)==== The [[Al-Qadim]] ''Ruined Kingdoms'' boxed set, by Steven Kurtz, contained an 8-page booklet with [[non-player character]]s and monsters.
{{ISBN|1-56076-815-0}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Segarran |A= |V=Lesser and Greater |D=Humanoid with the head and tail of a crocodile and the ability to assume human form; servants of the evil goddess [[Ragarra]]. Greater seggaran have additional magical powers and bat's wings. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Serpent |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V=Herald and Teak |D=Herald serpent: intelligent, good-aligned messengers of serpent lords. Teak serpent: a 30-ft long constrictor snake. }} |}
====TSR9449 – ''Corsairs of the Great Sea'' (1994)==== The [[Al-Qadim]] ''Corsairs of the Great Sea'' boxed set, by Nicky Rea, contained an 8-page booklet with monsters. {{ISBN|1-56076-867-3}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Addazahr (Backbiter) |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D=Thin, blood-drinking flying insect that can cause disease. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Amiq Rasol |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D=Energy-draining [[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|undead]] corsairs. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Firethorn (Sea Rose) |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) (under Plant, Dangerous) |V= |D=Poisonous rose-like plant that emits heat a night. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ghul-Kin |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V=Soultaker and Witherer |D=Evil [[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|undead]] [[Genie (Dungeons & Dragons)|jann]] with shapechanging powers. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sea Wyrm |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) (under Dragon-kin) |V= |D=Large, usually non-aggressive sea serpent with sleep gas as a breath weapon. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vizier's Turban |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 2 (1995) |V= |D=Symbiotic creature that looks like a turban and draws hit points while enhancing magical abilities of a spellcaster. }} |}
===Planescape===
====TSR2600 – ''Planescape Campaign Setting'' (1994)==== The [[Planescape Campaign Setting]] boxed set contained a 32-page ''Monstrous Supplement'' booklet.
{{ISBN|1-56076-834-7}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aleax |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Astral Searcher |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Barghest |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Cranium Rat |A= |V= |D=Rats modified by mind flayers which show a "glowing brain". Ranked among the weakest monsters in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]''.<ref name=SB/> Only in higher numbers do they become more intelligent, psionic, and dangerous. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dabus |A= |V= |D=These "floating goat-men" are common within the fictional city of [[Sigil (Dungeons & Dragons)|Sigil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ontologicalgeek.com/walking-the-planes-3-pluralities/|title=Walking The Planes 3: Pluralities|last=Strik|first=Odile|date=February 26, 2015|website=The Ontological Geek|access-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305164214/http://ontologicalgeek.com/walking-the-planes-3-pluralities/|archive-date=2021-03-05}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Magman |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Minion of Set |A=''Powers & Pantheons'' (1997) (Divine Minion) |V=Minion of Set and Shadow Priest |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Modron |A= |V=Monodrone, Duodrone, Tridrone, Quadrone, Pentadrone, Decaton, Nonaton, Octon, Septon, Hexton, Quinton, Quarton, Tertian, Secundus, Primus and Rogue Unit |D=In his review of the ''[[Planescape Campaign Setting]]'' boxed set, Gene Alloway mentioned the modrons as an example of "the old, tired and previously foolish" which the set "breathes new life and meaning into".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Alloway|first=Gene|date=May 1994|title=Feature Review: Planescape|magazine=[[White Wolf (magazine)|White Wolf]]|publisher=[[White Wolf Publishing]]|issue=43|pages=36–38}}</ref> Reviewer [[Scott Haring]] found that the "once-silly Modrons" from 1st edition AD&D were "given a new background and purpose that makes a lot more sense" in 2nd edition Planescape.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Pyramid Pick: Planescape|url=https://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=803|magazine=[[Pyramid (magazine)|Pyramid]]|author=[[Scott Haring]]|author2=Andrew Hartsock|volume=#8|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|date=August 1994|access-date=2020-08-07}}</ref> Philippe Tessier praised the modrons as charming little critters.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tessier|first=Philippe|title=The Great Modron March|magazine=[[Backstab (magazine)|Backstab]]|lang=fr|number=7|date=January–February 1998|page=47}}</ref>
}} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nic'Epona |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Spirit of the Air |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vortex |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Lesser – Marraenoloth |A= |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR2603 – ''Planes of Chaos'' (1994)==== The [[Planescape]] ''Planes of Chaos'' boxed set contained a 32-page ''Monstrous Supplement'' booklet.
{{ISBN|1-56076-874-6}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Abyssal Lord |A= |V=Graz'zt and Pazrael |D=Powerful and evil demonic rulers, each controlling a section of the [[Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons)|Abyss]]. [[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] reviewer Daniel Colohan counted the abyssal lords among "the most feared enemies to encounter in any campaign". Among them, as an exception to the rule, Graz'zt appears humanoid rather than monstrous, and was ranked by Colohan number six among the "Top 10 Demon Lords Your Party Will Fear".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/dungeons-and-dragons-fearsome-demon-lords/|title=D&D: Top 10 Demon Lords Your Party Will Fear|first1=Daniel|last1=Colohan|date=June 13, 2021|website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|access-date=2021-10-27}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Asrai |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bacchae |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chaos Beast |A= |V= |D=}} {{D&DCreatList |N=Chaos Imp |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Fensir |A= |V=Male, female and young Fensir, Fensir Mage and Rakka |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Howler |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lillend |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D=Humanoid with a serpentine body from the waist down, wings, and feathers in place of hair. [[Animal studies]] scholar Matthew Chrulew observed that in contrast to many legendary creatures, where a mixture of human and animalistic characteristics represents a descent into bestiality, lillends are described as artistic and thus "exemplify cherished aspects of human and other-than-human life."<ref name=CM/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Murska |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Oread]] |A= |V=Oread and Snowhair |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ratatosk |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Lesser – Armanite |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tanar'ri, Greater – Goristro |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual'' vol. 3 (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Varrangoin (Abyssal Bat) |A= |V=Lesser (types I-IV) and Greater Varrangoin (types V-VI) |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Viper Tree |A= |V=Viper Tree and Larval Viper Tree |D= }} |}
====TSR2607 – ''Planes of Law'' (1995)==== The [[Planescape]] ''Planes of Law'' boxed set contained a 32-page ''Monstrous Supplement'' booklet.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0093-8}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Achaierai |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Archon |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) (Lantern, Hound, Warden, Sword and Tome), ''Monster Manual'' (2000, 2003) (Lantern, Hound, Trumpet) |V=Lantern, Hound, Warden, Sword, Trumpet, Throne, Tome and Fallen |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Baatezu, Lesser – Kocrachon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bezekira (Hellcat) |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix'' (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Bladeling |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Busen |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Formian |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V=Worker, Warrior, Myrmarch and Queen |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gear Spirit |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kyton |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Moigno |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Parai |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rust Dragon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zoveri |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR2615 – ''Planes of Conflict'' (1995)==== The [[Planescape]] ''Planes of Conflict'' boxed set contained a 32-page ''Monstrous Supplement'' booklet.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0309-0}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Aeserpent |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Asuras |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Al-Qadim Appendix'' (1992) |V=Asuras and Rogue Asuras |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Buraq |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Al-Qadim Appendix'' (1992) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Delphon |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Diakk |A= |V=Varath and Carcene |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ethyk |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gautiere |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Linqua |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ni'iath |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Phiuhl |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Quesar |A= |V= |D=A race of celestials from the Outer Planes<ref name=B19/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Slasrath |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vaath |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Warden Beast |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix'' (1991) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Yugoloth, Greater – Baernaloth |A= |V=Baernaloth and Demented |D= }} |}
===Dark Sun===
====TSR2400 – ''Dark Sun Campaign Setting'' (1991)==== The original [[Dark Sun Boxed Set]] for the [[Dark Sun]] campaign setting contains several pages of monster description in ''The Wanderer's Journal'' book, as well as in the ''A Little Knowledge'' adventure booklet.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0162-4}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Animal, Domestic |A= |V=Erdlu, inix, kank and mekillot |D=Erdlu: large flightless scaled bird kept for meat and eggs; inix: 16-feet carnivorous lizard used for riding and transport; kank: 8-feet-long black insects kept as mounts and for honey; mekillot: 30-feet-long moundshaped foul-tempered lizards used as caravan beasts }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Belgoi |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=Belgoi appear human, but with long claws, toothless mouths, and webbed feet. They have a taste for the flesh of intelligent races. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Braxat |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996), ''Spelljammer: Adventures in Space'' (2022) |V= |D=It is difficult to tell whether the braxat are of mammalian or reptilian stock. Their backs are covered with shells and their heads have a lizard-like shape. But, they walk upright, can speak with a human-like voice, have opposable thumbs, and are warm-blooded. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon of Tyr |A= |V= |D=There is only one dragon in the Tyr region. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dune Freak (Anakore) |A= |V= |D=A race of dimwitted humanoids with bony, wedge-like heads, small ears, and beady eyes covered by clear membranes to prevent sand from scratching them. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gaj |A= |V= |D=A psionic horror, though physically it appears as a reptilian beetle six feet long. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Athasian |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Dark Sun Appendix: Terrors of the Desert'' (1992) |V=Beasthead, desert and plains giant |D=Beasthead: 20ft-tall hostile [[Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)|giants]] with an animal head; desert: 25ft-tall giants living on desert islands; plains: 25ft-tall giants raising herds on islands with scrub plains terrain }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gith |A=''Monstrous Manual'' (1993) |V= |D=A grotesque race that appear to be a mixture of elf and reptile. They were detailed as a player character race much later, together with their relatives, the githyanki and githzerai, in ''[[Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes]]'' (2018).<ref name=GS>{{cite web|first=Gavin|last=Sheehan|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/05/29/review-dungeons-dragons-mordenkainens-tome-of-foes/|title=Review: Dungeons & Dragons — Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes|website=[[Bleeding Cool]]|date=29 May 2018|access-date=2025-03-28}}</ref> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jorzhal |A= |V= |D=About four feet tall, the jozhal is a small, two-legged reptile with a skinny tail, a long flexible neck, and a narrow snout. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silk Wyrm |A= |V= |D=A snake with a hard, chitinous shell that measure over 50 feet in length. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tembo |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=A despicable, furless, tawny-colored beast covered with loose folds of scaly hide. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kluzd |A= |V= |D=Snake-like reptiles that inhabit mudflats, ten feet long and two to three feet in diameter. They can swallow a grown man whole. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wezer |A= |V=worker, soldier, brood queen |D=Enormous flying insects that make underground hives in the desert. }} |}
====TSR2432 – ''City by the Silt Sea'' (1994)==== The ''City by the Silt Sea'' campaign expansion box for the [[Dark Sun]] campaign setting by Shane Lacy Hensley contains a 32-page ''Monstrous Supplement''.
{{ISBN|1-56076-882-7}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Absalom (Unique Morg) |A= |V= |D=High Priest of Dregoth, an [[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|undead]], [[Mummy (Dungeons & Dragons)|mummy]]-like dray }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Caller in the Darkness |A= |V= |D=Supernatural storm of trapped spirits that inspires fear and draws in [[Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)|psionicists]] within its reach }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon Beetle |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two'' (1995) |V= |D={{convert|1|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} horned beetle living in groups with a poison dangerous to drakes, dragons and dray }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dray |A=''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995) |V= |D=Race of tall, lean, [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|draconic]] humanoids created from humans by Dregoth }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dregoth, the Undead Dragon King |A=''Dark Sun Campaign Setting'' (1995) |V= |D=[[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)#Dark Sun setting|dragon of Tyr]], a mighty human sorcerer-[[Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)|psionicist]] transformed into a [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|dragon]]-like being }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dwarf, Cursed Dead |A= |V= |D=Intelligent [[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|undead]] [[Dwarf (Dungeons & Dragons)|dwarves]] capable of attacking by shooting their [[Tendon|sinews]] at an opponent }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kalin |A=''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two'' (1995) |V=Kalin and Kalin Rider |D={{convert|12|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} aggressive insectoid creatures used as mounts by kalin riders. Kalin riders: Elite [[Dark Sun#City States|templar]] troops of Dregoth }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Krag |A=''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995) |V= |D=[[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] with special powers related to the [[Classical element#Classical elements in Greece|element]] or [[Dark Sun#Priests|paraelement]] that killed it }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kragling |A=''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995) |V=Lesser and greater |D=Skeletal [[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] created and controlled by a krag and associated with that krag's element }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Pit Snatchers |A= |V= |D=[[Elemental (Dungeons & Dragons)|Elemental]]-like creature made of smoking [[tar]] that tries to drag its victims into the tar pit it lives in }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Sharg |A= |V= |D=40-foot water creature resembling a crossbreed between a giant shark and a [[Giant squid|squid]] }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silt Serpent |A= |V=Normal and giant |D=Poisonous [[Snake|serpent]] with [[Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)|psionic]] sensory powers, inhabiting the shallows of the [[Dark Sun#Sea of Silt|Silt Sea]] }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Silt Spawn |A=''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995) |V= |D=The young of a [[#MC11–15 Monstrous Compendiums|Silt Horror]], this tentacled creature lives in groups in the shallows of the [[Dark Sun#Sea of Silt|Sea of Silt]] }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Venger |A= |V= |D=[[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] relentlessly seeking to destroy someone who did it a great wrong }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Wall-Walker |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two'' (1995) |V= |D={{convert|5|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}}, scaled, spider-like subterranean creature using [[chameleon]]-like powers and paralytic poison to torment its victims }} |}
====TSR2437 – ''Thri-Kreen of Athas'' (1995)==== The [[Dark Sun]] campaign setting accessory ''Thri-Kreen of Athas'' by Tim Beach and Dori Hein contained three monster descriptions.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0125-X}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Trin |A=''Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr'' (1995) |V= |D={{convert|9|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} moderately intelligent insectoid creatures with four legs and two clawed arms, primitive relatives to thri-kreen }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Jalath'gak |A= |V=Normal and giant |D={{convert|13|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} [[Predation|predatory]] winged insect appearing in swarms }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Zik-trin'ak |A= |V= |D=Thri-kreen warrior caste enhanced for combat from normal members of their species }} |}
====TSR2438 – ''Dark Sun Campaign Setting'' (1995)==== The [[Dark Sun Campaign Setting, Expanded and Revised|expanded and revised]] campaign setting boxed set for [[Dark Sun]] contained several pages of monster description in ''The Wanderer's Chronicle'' booklet.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0162-4}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Animal, Domestic |A= |V=Erdlu, inix, kank and mekillot |D=Erdlu: large flightless scaled bird kept for meat and eggs; inix: 16-feet carnivorous lizard used for riding and transport; kank: 8-feet-long black insects kept as mounts and for honey; mekillot: 30-feet-long moundshaped foul-tempered lizards used as caravan beasts }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Dregoth, the Undead Dragon King |A=''City by the Silt Sea'' (1994) |V= |D=[[Undead (Dungeons & Dragons)|Undead]] [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)#Dark Sun setting|dragon of Tyr]], a mighty human sorcerer-[[Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)|psionicist]] transformed into a [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|dragon]]-like being }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Athasian |A=''Monstrous Compendium – Dark Sun Appendix: Terrors of the Desert'' (1992) |V=Beasthead, desert and plains giant |D=Beasthead: 20ft-tall hostile [[Giant (Dungeons & Dragons)|giants]] with an animal head; desert: 25ft-tall giants living on desert islands; plains: 25ft-tall giants raising herds on islands with scrub plains terrain }} |}
====TSR2444 – ''The Wanderer's Chronicle Lords of the Last Sea'' (1996)==== ''[[Mind Lords of the Last Sea|The Wanderer's Chronicle:nd Lords of the Last Sea]]'' by Matt Forbeck contained ten pages of descriptions of [[Non-player character|NPCs]] and monsters.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0367-8}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Dolphin, Athasian |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Crag |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Kreel |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' (as Fish, Athasian) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Lizard Man, Athasian |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Puddingfish |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' (as Fish, Athasian) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Shark, Athasian |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' (as Fish, Athasian) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Skyfish |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' (as Fish, Athasian) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Squark |A= |V= |D= }} |}
===Birthright===
====TSR3100 – ''Birthright Campaign Setting'' (1995)==== Within the ''[[Birthright Campaign Setting]]'' box were a set of cardsheets, separate from the books. Beyond rules summaries and handy charts, several unique monsters were presented. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Dragon, Cerilian |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=A dragon variant unique to this setting, with a breath weapon of a stream of burning venom. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Giant, Cerilian |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V=Forest, Ice |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Goblin, Cerilian |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Orog |A= |V= |D=A subterranean race of miners and warriors that inhabit Cerilia's mountain ranges. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=The Gorgon |A= |V= |D=One of the ''[[Birthright (campaign setting)#History|awnsheghlien]]'' ("Blood of Darkness" in [[Birthright (campaign setting)#Non-human races|Elven]], champions of evil),<ref name=Pyramid16>[[Scott Haring|Haring, Scott]] (December 1, 1995). [http://www.sjgames.com/pyramid/sample.html?id=1395 "Pyramid Pick: Birthright"]. ''[[Pyramid (magazine)|Pyramid]]'', Series 1. [[Steve Jackson Games]]. 1:16. Retrieved November 22, 2019.</ref> he is the regent of The Gorgon's Crown in North Anuire. A terribly powerful antagonist of humankind.<ref name=Pyramid16/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Rhuobhe Manslayer |A= |V= |D=One of the ''awnsheghlien'', an elf twisted by his hatred and pledge to exterminate all humanity. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=The Seadrake |A= |V= |D=One of the ''awnsheghlien'', a merchant who transformed into a massive sea serpent over centuries. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=The Spider |A= |V= |D=One of the ''awnsheghlien'', a goblin who became an arachnoid monster, and regent of The Spiderfell. }} |}
===Greyhawk===
====TSR11374 – ''The Scarlet Brotherhood'' (1999)==== The [[Greyhawk]] campaign setting accessory ''[[The Scarlet Brotherhood]]'', by [[Sean K. Reynolds|Sean Reynolds]], contained the descriptions of seven monsters. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Bredthrall (slave races) |A= |V=Komazar, Kurg, Rullhow |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gibbering Mouther, Greater |A= |V=Gibberspawn |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Onco |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Ravenous |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Su-Monkey |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Thousandtooth |A= |V= |D= }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tolkasazotz ([[Olman (Greyhawk)|Olman]] Bat-Vampire) |A= |V= |D= }} |}
===Core ''AD&D'' sources===
====TSR9506 – ''Chronomancer'' (1995)==== The ''[[Chronomancer (accessory)|Chronomancer]]'' game accessory, by Loren Coleman, contained 7 pages of monsters living on [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)#Temporal Plane|Temporal Prime]], a fictitious dimension that allows time travel.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0325-2}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Chronovoid |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=Communal organism that looks like an ovoid blob of gelatinous matter. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Temporal Dog |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=Intelligent dogs with the ability to slip between [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)#Temporal Plane|Temporal Prime]] and other [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)|planes]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Temporal Glider |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=[[Batoidea|Ray]]-like creature that glides freely on [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)#Temporal Plane|Temporal Prime]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Temporal Stalker |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=Undead trying to destroy creatures not native to [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)#Temporal Plane|Temporal Prime]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Tether Beast |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=Fierce, intelligent and evil predator that resembles a [[Behir (Dungeons & Dragons)|behir]]. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Time Dimensional |A=''[[Monster Manual II]]'' (1983) (as time elemental), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V={{vanchor|Common|Common time elemental}}, {{vanchor|Noble|Noble time elemental}} and Royal |D=Highly intelligent being composed of the essence of time and appearing as a sphere of silver light. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Vortex Spider |A=''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three'' (1996) |V= |D=12-foot long spider spinning invisible webs of temporal energy. }} |}
====TSR9539 – ''The Sea Devils'' (1997)==== ''The Sea Devils'' game accessory by [[Skip Williams]], detailing the sahuagin in the ''Monstrous Arcana'' series, contained two pages detailing new aquatic monsters.
{{ISBN|0-7869-0643-X}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Anguiliian |A=''[[Stormwrack]]'' (2005) |V= |D=Tyler Linn of ''[[Cracked.com]]'' identified the anguillian as one of the "15 Most Idiotic Monsters In Dungeons & Dragons History", commenting that "Judging by the spear and the [[Sarlacc]] mouth, things down there aren't quite as whimsical as [[List of The Little Mermaid characters|Sebastian the crab]] would have us believe." He adds: "Buddy, you've got a mouth lined with thousands of razor-sharp teeth and huge terrifying crab claws for hands. You do not need to try to jab people with a sharpened stick."<ref name=TL/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Nawidnehr (sharkwere) |A= |V= |D= }} |}
====TSR9569 – ''The Illithiad'' (1998)==== ''The Illithiad'' game accessory by [[Bruce Cordell|Bruce R. Cordell]], in the Monstrous Arcana series, contained 7 pages of monsters linked to the [[illithid]]s.
{{ISBN|0-7869-1206-5}}
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=[[Elder brain]] |A= |V= |D={{convert|10|ft|m|adj=mid|-diameter}} brain with immense [[Psionics (Dungeons & Dragons)|psionic]] abilities; the center of an [[illithid]] community. A version of a [[brain in a jar]], it was ranked among the strongest monsters in the game by Scott Baird from ''[[Screen Rant]]''.<ref name=SB/><ref name=Baird/> }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Urophions |A=''Lords of Madness'' (2005) |V= |D=Cross between [[Roper (Dungeons & Dragons)|roper]] and [[illithid]] that looks like a rocky outcropping and has hidden tentacles. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Neothelid |A=''Psionics Handbook'' (2001) |V= |D=Worm-like creature {{convert|10|ft|m}} in diameter and {{convert|100|ft|m}} long with four long tentacles protruding from the lamprey-like maw. }} {{D&DCreatList |N=Gohlbrorn |A=''Dragon Annual'' no. 1 (1996), ''Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four'' (1998) (as Bulette, Gohlbrorn) |V= |D=Subterranean predator; a smaller, more intelligent relative of the [[Bulette (Dungeons & Dragons)|bulette]]. }} |}
===''Dragon''=== ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' magazine introduced many new monsters to the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' game. It functioned as "a creative safe haven for a diverse stable of talents—creators, amateur and professional alike—to" among other things "envision exotic monsters".<ref name=AA/>{{rp|58}}<!--This section will need a ton of work and discussion to get it right-->
{| class="wikitable" ! Creature !! Other appearances !! Variants !! Description |- {{D&DCreatList |N=Duckbunny |A= |V= |D=The duckbunny is the result of a magical crossbreeding experiment. CJ Miozzi included the duckbunny on [[The Escapist (magazine)|''The Escapist'']]'s list of "The Dumbest Dungeons & Dragons Monsters Ever (And How To Use Them)".<ref name=CJM/> The duckbunny appeared in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' No. 243 (January 1998). }} |}
==See also== *[[Monsters in Dungeons & Dragons|Monsters in ''Dungeons & Dragons'']] *[[List of Dungeons & Dragons monsters (1974–76)|List of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' monsters (1974–76)]] *[[List of Dungeons & Dragons monsters (1977–94)|List of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' monsters (1977–94)]] *[[List of Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition monsters|List of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3rd edition monsters]] *[[List of Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition monsters|List of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 3.5 edition monsters]] *[[List of Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition monsters|List of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 4th edition monsters]] *[[List of Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition monsters|List of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 5th edition monsters]]
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