The Monster Manual is a core sourcebook for the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Description[]
Monster Manual was the first hardcover book for any D&D game and the first of the core manuals published for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. The Monster Manual was a supplement to the game, intended to describe the standard monsters used in AD&D. The book was a compendium of more than 350 monsters. Some monsters were new—others were compiled and revised from older sources such as Monsters and Treasure, Greyhawk, Blackmoor, Eldritch Wizardry, The Strategic Review and Dragon magazine. Each monster was listed alphabetically with a comprehensive description and full statistics and was, in many cases, supported by an illustration. It included topless portrayals of some of its female monsters, such as the succubus, Type V demons, lamia, and sylph. It was also the first appearance of the mimic.
The cover of the original printing was illustrated by David C. Sutherland III. A softcover version of the Monster Manual was printed in the United Kingdom by Games Workshop in 1978. When the book was reprinted in 1985 it featured new cover art by Jeff Easley. The book remained relatively unchanged throughout its fifteen printings up to 1989. Minor changes during the print run included a cover art change to match a new logo and house style, and some minor corrections introduced in the 1978 printings.
Index[]
Characters[]
Asmodeus • Baalzebul • Bahamut • Demogorgon • Dispater • Geryon • Juiblex • Orcus • Tiamat • Yeenoghu
Creatures[]
Aerial servant • Air elemental • Anhkheg • Antelope • Ant, giant • Ape (Ape, carnivorous • Ape, gorilla) • Aquatic elf • Axe beak • Baboon • Badger • Baluchitherium • Barracuda • Basilisk • Bear (Black bear • Brown bear • Cave bear) • Beaver, giant • Beetle, giant (Bombardier beetle, Boring beetle, Fire beetle, Rhinoceros beetle, Stag beetle, Water beetle) • Beholder • Black pudding • Blink dog • Boar • Boar, giant • Brain mole • Brownie • Brown mold • Buffalo • Bugbear • Bulette • Bull • Camel,wild • Carrion crawler • Catoblepas • Cattle • Centaur • Centipede, giant • Cerebral parasite • Chimera • Cockatrice • Couatl • Crab, giant • Crayfish, giant • Crocodile • Crocodile, giant • Demons (Balor, Glabrezu, Hezrou, Mane, Marilith, Nalfeshnee, Succubus, Vrock) • Devils (Barbed, Bone, Erinyes, Horned (Malebranche), Ice, Lemure, Pit fiend) • Dinosaurs (Anatosaurus (Trachodon), Ankylosaurus, Androdemus (Allosaurus), Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus), Archelon ischyras, Brachiosaurus, Camarasaurus, Ceratosaurus, Cetiosaurus, Dinichthys, Diplodocus, Elasmosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Iguanodon, Lambeosaurus, Megalosaurus, Monoclonius, Mosasaurus, Paleocinthus, Pentaceratops, Plateosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, Styracosaurus, Teratosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex) • Displacer beast • Djinni • Dog (Dog, wild • Dog, war) • Dolphin • Doppleganger • Dragons (Black, Blue, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Gold, Green, Red, Silver, White) • Dragonne • Dragon turtle • Drow • Dryad • Dwarf • Eagle, giant • Ear seeker • Earth elemental • Eel • Eel, giant • Efreeti • Electric eel • Elephant • Elf • Ettin • Eye, floating • Eye of the deep • Fire elemental • Flightless bird (Emu, Ostrich, Rhea) • Frog, giant (Killer frog, Poisonous frog) • Fungi, violet • Gar, giant • Gargoyle • Gas spore • Gelatinous cube • Ghast • Ghost • Ghoul • Giants (Cloud, Fire, Frost, Hill, Stone, Storm) • Giraffe • Gnoll • Gnome • Goat, giant • Goblin • Golems (Clay, Flesh, Iron, Stone) • Gorgon • Gray ooze • Green slime • Grey elf • Griffon • Groaning spirit • Half-elf • Half-orc • Halfling • Harpy • Hell hound • Hippocampus • Hippogriff • Hippopotamus • Hobgoblin • Homonculous • Horse • Huge spider • Hydra (Lernaean, Pyro) • Hyena • Hyena, giant • Imp • Intellect devourer • Invisible stalker • Irish deer • Ixitxachitl • Jackal • Jackalwere • Jaguar • Ki-rin • Killer mimic • Kobold • Lamia • Lammasu • Lamprey • Lamprey, giant • Large spider • Larva • Leech, giant • Leopard • Leprechaun • Leucrotta • Lich • Lion • Lizard, giant (Fire lizard, Minotaur lizard, Subterranean lizard) • Lizard man • Locathah • Lurker above • Lycanthrope (Werebear, Wereboar, Wererat, Weretiger, Werewolf) • Lynx, giant • Mammoth • Man • Manta ray • Manticore • Masher • Mastodon • Medusa • Megalodon • Merman • Mimic • Mind flayer • Minotaur • Morkoth • Mountain lion • Mule • Mummy • Musk ox • Naga (Guardian naga, Spirit naga, Water naga) • Neo-otyugh • Night hag • Nightmare • Nixie • Nymph • Ochre jelly • Octopus, giant • Ogre • Ogre mage • Orc • Osyluth • Otyugh • Otter, giant • Owlbear • Owl, giant • Pegasus • Peryton • Phase spider • Piercer • Pike, giant • Pixie • Porcupine, giant • Portuguese man-o-war, giant • Pseudo-dragon • Pungi ray • Purple worm (Mottled) • Quasit • Rakshasa • Ram, giant • Rat, giant • Reindeer • Remorhaz • Rhinoceros • Roc • Roper • Rot grub • Rust monster • Sabre-tooth tiger • Sahuagin • Salamander • Satyr • Scorpion, giant • Sea hag • Sea horse, giant • Sea lion • Shadow • Shambling mound • Shark • Shedu • Shrieker • Skeleton • Skunk, giant • Slithering tracker • Slug, giant • snake, giant (Amphisbaena, Constrictor snake, Sea snake, Spitting snake) • Spectre • Sphinx (Androsphinx, Criosphinx, Gynosphinx, Hieracosphinx) • Spider, giant • Spotted lion • Sprite • Squid, giant • Stag • Stag, giant • Sting ray • Stirge • Strangle weed • Stout Halfling • Su-monster • Sylph • Tallfellow halfling • Thought eater • Tick, giant • Tiger • Titan • Titanothere • Toad, giant (Ice toad, Poisonous toad) • Trapper • Treant • Triton • Troglodyte • Troll • Turtle, sea, giant • Turtle, snapping, giant • Umber hulk • Unicorn • Vampire • Wasp, giant • Warthog • Water elemental • Water, giant, spider • Water weird • Weasel, giant • Weed eel • Whale • Wight • Will-o'-wisp • Wind walker • Wolf • Wolf, dire • Wolf, winter • Wolverine • Wolverine, giant • Wood elf • Wooly rhinoceros • Worg • Wraith • Wyvern • Xorn • Yellow mold • Yeti • Zombie
Miscellaneous[]
- Armor & Clothing
- leather armor • scale armor • trousers
Gallery[]
Appendix[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gary Gygax (December 1977). Monster Manual, 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 1. ISBN 0-935696-00-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tome of Treasures - 1st edition Monster Manual. Archived from the original on 2018-05-09. Retrieved on 2018-05-09.
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Connections[]
| Core Sourcebooks |
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| 5th edition |
| Player's Handbook • Player's Handbook (revised) • Dungeon Master's Guide • Dungeon Master's Guide (revised) • Monster Manual • Monster Manual (revised) |
| 4th edition |
| Player's Handbook • Dungeon Master's Guide • Monster Manual |
| v.3.5 |
| Player's Handbook • Dungeon Master's Guide • Monster Manual |
| 3rd edition |
| Player's Handbook • Dungeon Master's Guide • Monster Manual |
| 2nd edition |
| Player's Handbook • Player's Handbook (revised) • Dungeon Master's Guide • Dungeon Master Guide (revised) • Monstrous Manual |
| 1st edition |
| Player's Handbook • Dungeon Masters Guide • Monster Manual |