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Fiend Folio is a sourcebook for 1st-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1981.

This tome contains alphabetical listings of monsters designed for use with the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons™ game system. Each creature is described and most are illustrated for easy identification.

For Example:

BERBALANG
FREQUENCY: Very rare
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOUR CLASS: 6
MOVE: 6"/24"
HIT DICE: 1+1
% IN LAIR: See below
TREASURE TYPE: D
NO. OF ATTACKS: 3
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 1-4/1-4/1-6
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Nil
SPECIAL DEFENCES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Very
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Evil
SIZE: M
PSIONIC ABILITY: Nil
    Attack/Defence Modes: Nil
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: III/65 + 2 per hit point

The berbalang spends the greater part of each month in an apparently dormant state, hibernating preferably in a well-hidden cave. Though seemingly comatose, the berbalang is actually roaming the Astral Plane where it spends its time hunting creatures weaker than itself...

Using the new encounter tables contained herein, this work is sure to add new excitement to any AD&D™ game.

Description[]

The bulk of the material in Fiend Folio came from the British gaming magazine White Dwarf, rather than being authored by Gary Gygax. Readers and gamers had submitted creatures to the "Fiend Factory" department of the magazine, and the most highly regarded of those appearing in the first thirteen issues were selected to be in the publication. Besides creatures from the column, jermlaine, drow, kuo-toa, and svirfneblin, all of which had previously appeared in TSR modules, were included.

Fiend Folio used the same format as that of the Monster Manual 1st edition, clearly and succinctly defining the each monster's specifications and abilities. Aside from monsters, the book included random encounter tables for dungeons, outdoors, and the Astral and Ethereal Planes; these encounter tables combined creatures from the Monster Manual and Fiend Folio, superseding the tables in the Dungeon Masters Guide.

The githyanki, designed by Charles Stross within the pages of White Dwarf, was introduced to most D&D players in the Fiend Folio. The githyanki was featured on the cover, which helped it gain traction among the D&D community.

Contents[]

  • Forward by Don Turnbull
  • Treasure Type table
  • Random Monster tables
    • by level
    • by climate/terrain
  • Acknowledgements of who created each monster

Index[]

AarakocraAchaieraiAdhererAleaxAlgoidAl-mi'rajApparitionAssassin bugAstral searcherBabblerBat, giantBerbalangBlindheimBlood hawkBloodworm, giantBonesnapperBookaBullywugBunyipCarbuncleCaryatid columnCaterwaulCifalClubnekCoffer corpseCrabmanCrypt thingDakonDark creeperDark stalkerDeath dogDeath knightDemonDemon, LolthDenzelianDevilDevil, styxDevil dogDire corbyDisenchanterDoombatDragon, orientalDragon, li lungDragon, lung wangDragon, pan lungDragon, shen lungDragon, t'ien lungDragon, yu lungDragonfishDune stalkerElemental princes of evilElemental, CryonaxElemental, ImixElemental, OgrémochElemental, OlhydraElemental, Yan-C-BinElf, drowEnveloperEttercapEye killerEye of fear and flameFiredrakeFirenewtFire snakeFire toadFlail snailFlindFlumphForlarrenFrost manGalltritGambadoGarbugGiantGiant, fogGiant, mountainGiant striderGibberlingGithyankiGithzeraiGoldbugGorbelGorilla bearGrellGrimlockGryphGuardian daemonGuardian familiarHellcatHoar foxHook horrorHornet, giantHound of ill omenHuecuvaIce lizardImorphIron cobraJaculiJermlaineKamadanKelpieKenkuKhargraKillmoulisKuo-toaLamia nobleLava childrenLizard kingMagnesium spiritMantariMeazelMeenlockMephitMephit, fireMephit, lavaMephit, smokeMephit, steamMezzodaemonMiteNecrophidiusNeedlemanNilbogNonafelNorkerNycadaemonOgrillonOsquipPĕnanggalanPerniconPhantom stalkerPoltergeistProtein polymorphQuaggothQuipperQullanRetrieverRevenantRothéSandmanScarecrowScreaming devilkinShadow demonSheet ghoulSheet phantomShockerSkeleton warriorSkulkSlaadSlaad, blueSlaad, deathSlaad, greenSlaad, greySlaad, redSlaad, SsendamSlaad, YgorlSnyadSpawn of KyussStunjellySussurusSvirfneblinSymbiotic jellyTabaxiTentamortTerithranThoqquaThorkThroat leechTiger flyTiraphegTrillochTrollTroll, giantTroll, giant two-headedTroll, iceTroll, spiritTweenUmplebyUrchinVisionVodyanoiVoltVortexWhipweedWitherstenchWitherweedXillXvartYellow musk creeperYellow musk zombie

Gallery[]

Appendix[]

See Also[]

Trivia[]

  • The bulk of the material in the first edition came from the British gaming magazine White Dwarf.

External links[]

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