Monster Manual v.3.5

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Monster Manual v.3.5
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Monster Manual
Basic Information
Author(s)	Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook
Publisher	Wizards of the Coast
Type	Core Rulebook
Original edition
Binding	Hardback
Released	July 2003
Pages	320
ISBN 10	0-7869-2893-X
ISBN 13	978-0786928934
Link to citation	[cite this]
Premium edition
Binding	Hardback
Released	September 18, 2012
Pages	320
ISBN 10	0786962445
ISBN 13	978-0786962440
Series
Preceded by	Monster Manual II
Followed by	Monster Manual III

Monster Manual v.3.5 is a core sourcebook for the 3.5^th-edition of Dungeons & Dragons^® ruleset.

“

Fearsome and formidable foes lurk within. Encounter a horde of monsters armed and ready to battle your boldest heroes or fight alongside them. The fully illustrated pages of this book are overrun with all the creatures, statistics, spells, and strategies you need to challenge the heroic characters of any Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. Over 200 creeps, critters, and creatures keep players on their toes. From aboleths to zombies, the revised Monster Manual holds a diverse cast of enemies and allies essential for any Dungeons & Dragons campaign. There are hundreds of monsters ready for action, including many new creatures never seen before. The revised Monster Manual now contains an adjusted layout that makes monster statistics easier to understand and use. It has 31 new illustrations and a new index, and contains expanded information on monster classes and playing monsters as heroes, along with information on how to take full advantage of the tie-in D&D miniatures line planned for the fall of 2003 from Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

”

Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Monsters A to Z
• Chapter 2: Animals
• Chapter 3: Vermin
• Chapter 4: Improving Monsters
• Chapter 5: Making Monsters
• Chapter 6: Monster Skills and Feats
• Chapter 7: Glossary

Description

Monster Manual v.3.5 has a slightly different entry on each monster than Monster Manual 3rd edition. Notably, each monster's attack has been divided into attack and full attack entries. Some creatures from the Psionics Handbook and the Manual of the Planes were added. Further revision included the addition of an enhanced version of most monsters as an example of advancement (usually either with a template or with class levels). Many monsters also included instructions on how to use them as player characters.

Monster Manual v.3.5 was reproduced as a premium reprint on September 18, 2012.

Index

Monsters

Name	Page	Other Appearances	Description
Aboleth	8–9		Includes a description of the aboleth mage, an aboleth 10th-level wizard
Achaierai	9–10
Allip	10
Angel	10–13		Described are the astral deva, planetar, and solar
Animated object	13–14		Described are the tiny, small, medium, large, huge, gargantuan, and colossal animated object
Ankheg	14–15
Aranea	15–16
Archon	16–19		Described are the lantern archon, hound archon, and trumpet archon. Includes a description of the hound archon hero, a hound archon 11th-level paladin
Arrowhawk	19–20		Described are the juvenile, adult, and elder arrowhawk
Assassin vine	20
Athach	21
Azer	21–22
Barghest	22–23		Includes a description of the greater barghest, an advanced barghest
Basilisk	23–24		Includes a description of the abyssal greater basilisk, an advanced basilisk
Behir	25
Beholder	25–27		Described are the gauth and the beholder
Belker	27
Blink dog	28
Bodak	28
Bugbear	29
Bulette	30
Carrion crawler	30–31
Celestial creature	31–32		Template: sample celestial creature is a celestial lion
Centaur	32–33
Chaos beast	33
Chimera	34
Choker	34–35
Chuul	35–36
Cloaker	36
Cockatrice	37
Couatl	37–38
Darkmantle	38
Delver	39
Demon	40–48		Described are the babau, balor, bebilith, dretch, glabrezu, hezrou, marilith, nalfeshnee, quasit, retriever, succubus, and vrock
Derro	49
Destrachan	49–50
Devil	50–58		Described are the barbed devil (hamatula), bearded devil (barbazu), bone devil (osyluth), chain devil (kyton), erinyes, hellcat (bezekira), horned devil (cornugon), ice devil (gelugon), imp, lemure, and pit fiend
Devourer	58–59
Digester	59
Dinosaur	60–62		Described are deinonychus, elasmosaurus, megaraptor, triceratops, and tyrannosaurus
Dire animal	62–66		Described are the dire ape, dire badger, dire bat, dire bear, dire boar, dire lion, dire rat, dire shark, dire tiger, dire weasel, dire wolf, and dire wolverine
Displacer beast	66–67		Includes a description of the displacer beast pack lord, an advanced displacer beast
Doppelganger	67–68
Dragon, true	68–88
Chromatic dragons	70–78		Described are the black dragon, blue dragon, green dragon, red dragon, and white dragon. For each type of dragon, stats are given for the wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, young adult, adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, and great wyrm variety
Metallic dragons	79–88		Described are the brass dragon, bronze dragon, copper dragon, gold dragon, and silver dragon. For each type of dragon, stats are given for the wyrmling, very young, young, juvenile, young adult, adult, mature adult, old, very old, ancient, wyrm, and great wyrm variety
Dragon turtle	88
Dragonne	89
Drider	89–90
Dryad	90–91
Dwarf	91–93		Described are the hill dwarf, the deep dwarf, and the duergar
Eagle, giant	93
Eladrin	93–95		Described are the bralani and ghaele
Elemental	95–101		Described are the air elemental, earth elemental, fire elemental, and water elemental. For each type of elemental, stats are given for the small, medium, large, huge, greater, and elder variety
Elf	101–104		Described are the high elf, half-elf, aquatic elf, drow, gray elf, wild elf, and wood elf
Ethereal filcher	104–105
Ethereal marauder	105
Ettercap	106
Ettin	106–107
Fiendish creature	107–108		Template: sample fiendish creature is a fiendish dire rat
Formian	108–111		Described are the formian worker, formian warrior, formian taskmaster, formian myrmarch, and formian queen
Frost worm	111–112
Fungus	112–113		Described are the shrieker and violet fungus
Gargoyle	113–114
Genie	114–116		Described are the djinni, efreeti, and janni
Ghost	116–118		Template: sample ghost is a 5th-level human fighter
Ghoul	118–119		Described are the ghoul and ghast
Giant	119–125		Described are the cloud giant, fire giant, frost giant, hill giant, stone giant, and storm giant. Includes a description of the frost giant jarl, an 8th-level blackguard
Gibbering mouther	126
Girallon	126–127
Githyanki	127–128
Githzerai	129–130
Gnoll	130–131
Gnome	131–133		Described are the rock gnome, svirfneblin, and forest gnome
Goblin	133–134
Golem	134–137		Described are the clay golem, flesh golem, iron golem, and stone golem. Includes a description of the greater stone golem, an advanced stone golem
Gorgon	137–138
Gray render	138
Grick	139
Griffon	139–140
Grimlock	140–141
Guardinal	141–143		Described are the avoral and leonal
Hag	143–144		Described are the annis, green hag, sea hag. Includes a description of the hag covey, a trio of hags
Half-celestial	144–146		Template: sample half-celestial is a 9th-level human paladin
Half-dragon	146–147		Template: sample half-dragon is a half-black dragon 4th-level human fighter
Half-fiend	147–149		Template: sample half-fiend is a 7th-level human cleric
Halfling	149–150		Described are the lightfoot halfling, tallfellow, and deep halfling
Harpy	150–151		Includes a description of the harpy archer, a harpy 7th-level fighter
Hell hound	151–152		Includes a description of the nessian warhound, an advanced hell hound
Hippogriff	152
Hobgoblin	153–154
Homunculus	154
Howler	154–155
Hydra	155–157		Described are the five-headed hydra, six-headed hydra, seven-headed hydra, eight-headed hydra, nine-headed hydra, ten-headed hydra, eleven-headed hydra, and twelve-headed hydra
Inevitable	158–160		Described are the kolyarut, marut, and zelekhut
Invisible stalker	160–161
Kobold	161–162
Kraken	162–163
Krenshar	163
Kuo-toa	163–165
Lamia	165
Lammasu	165–166		Includes a description of the golden protector, a lammasu with the celestial template and the half-dragon template
Lich	166–168		Template: sample lich is an 11th-level human wizard
Lillend	168
Lizardfolk	169
Locathah	169–170
Lycanthrope	170–179		Described are the werebear, wereboar, wererat, weretiger, and werewolf. Each type is a template, with 1st-level human warrior as a sample lycanthrope for each. Additional samples include: the werewolf lord, a 10th-level human fighter; and the hill giant dire wereboar
Magmin	179
Manticore	179–180
Medusa	180
Mephit	180–185		Described are the air mephit, dust mephit, earth mephit, fire mephit, ice mephit, magma mephit, ooze mephit, salt mephit, steam mephit, and water mephit
Merfolk	185–186
Mimic	186
Mind flayer	186–188		Includes a description of the mind flayer sorcerer, a mind flayer 9th-level sorcerer
Minotaur	188–189
Mohrg	189
Mummy	190–191		Includes a description of the mummy lord, a mummy 10th-level cleric
Naga	191–193		Described are the dark naga, guardian naga, spirit naga, and water naga
Night hag	193–194
Nightmare	194–195		Includes a description of the cauchemar, an advanced nightmare
Nightshade	195–197		Described are the nightcrawler, nightwalker, and nightwing
Nymph	197–198
Ogre	198–200		Includes a description of the ogre barbarian, an ogre 4th-level barbarian
Ogre mage	200
Ooze	201–203		Described are the black pudding, gelatinous cube, gray ooze, and ochre jelly. Includes a description of the elder black pudding, an advanced black pudding
Orc	203–204		Described are the orc and half-orc
Otyugh	204–205
Owl, giant	205
Owlbear	206
Pegasus	206–207
Phantom fungus	207
Phase spider	207–208
Phasm	208
Planetouched	209–210		Described are the aasimar and tiefling
Pseudodragon	210–211
Purple worm	211
Rakshasa	211–212
Rast	213
Ravid	213–214
Remorhaz	214–215
Roc	215
Roper	215–216
Rust monster	216
Sahuagin	217–218
Salamander	218–219		Described are the flamebrother salamander, average salamander, and noble salamander
Satyr	219–220
Sea cat	220–221
Shadow	221–222		Includes a description of the greater shadow, an advanced shadow
Shadow mastiff	222
Shambling mound	222–223
Shield guardian	223–224
Shocker lizard	224–225
Skeleton	225–227		Template: sample skeletons include a 1st-level human warrior, a wolf, an owlbear, a troll, a chimera, an ettin, an advanced megaraptor, a cloud giant, and a young adult red dragon
Skum	228
Slaad	228–231		Described are the red slaad, blue slaad, green slaad, gray slaad, and death slaad
Spectre	232
Sphinx	232–234		Described are the androsphinx, criosphinx, gynosphinx, and hieracosphinx
Spider eater	234
Sprite	235–236		Described are the grig, nixie, and pixie
Stirge	236–237
Swarm	237–240		Described are the bat swarm, centipede swarm, hellwasp swarm, locust swarm, rat swarm, and spider swarm
Tarrasque	240–241
Tendriculos	241–242
Thoqqua	242
Titan	242–243
Tojanida	243–244		Described are the juvenile, adult, and elder tojanida
Treant	244–245
Triton	245–246
Troglodyte	246–247
Troll	247–248		Described are the troll and scrag. Includes a description of the troll hunter, a troll 6th-level ranger
Umber hulk	248–249		Includes a description of the truly horrid umber hulk, an advanced umber hulk
Unicorn	249–250		Includes a description of the celestial charger, a unicorn 7th-level cleric with the celestial creature template
Vampire	250–253		Template: sample vampires include a 5th-level human fighter, and a half-elf 9th-level monk/4th-level shadowdancer
Vampire spawn	253–254
Vargouille	254–255
Wight	255
Will-o'-wisp	255–256
Winter wolf	256
Worg	256–257
Wraith	257–258		Includes a description of the dread wraith, an advanced wraith
Wyvern	259
Xill	259–260
Xorn	260–261		Described are the minor xorn, average xorn, and elder xorn
Yeth hound	260–262
Yrthak	262
Yuan-ti	262–265		Described are the yuan-ti pureblood, yuan-ti halfblood, and yuan-ti abomination
Zombie	265–267		Template: sample skeletons include a kobold, a human commoner, a troglodyte, a bugbear, an ogre, a minotaur, a wyvern, an umber hulk, and a gray render

Animals

Name	Page	Other Appearances	Description
Ape	268
Baboon	268
Badger	268
Bat	268–269
Bear, black	269
Bear, brown	269
Bear, polar	269
Bison	269–270
Boar	270
Camel	270
Cat	270
Cheetah	271
Crocodile	271
Crocodile, giant	271
Dog	271–272
Dog, riding	272
Donkey	272
Eagle	272
Elephant	272–273
Hawk	273
Horse	273–274		Described are the heavy horse, light horse, heavy warhorse, and light warhorse
Hyena	274
Leopard	274
Lion	274–275
Lizard	275
Lizard, monitor	275
Manta ray	275
Monkey	276
Mule	276
Octopus	276
Octopus, giant	276–277
Owl	277
Pony	277
Pony, war	277–278
Porpoise	278
Rat	278
Raven	278
Rhinoceros	278–279
Shark	279		Described are the medium, large, and huge shark
Snake	279–281		Described are the constrictor snake, giant constrictor snake, and viper snake (tiny, small, medium, large, and huge)
Squid	281
Squid, giant	281
Tiger	281–282
Toad	282
Weasel	282
Whale	282–283		Described are the baleen whale, cachalot whale, and orca
Wolf	283
Wolverine	283

Vermin

Name	Page	Other Appearances	Description
Giant ant	284		Described are the giant ant worker, giant ant soldier, and giant ant queen
Giant bee	284
Giant bombardier beetle	284–285
Giant fire beetle	285
Giant stag beetle	285
Giant praying mantis	285
Giant wasp	285
Monstrous centipede	286–287		Described are the tiny, small, medium, large, huge, gargantuan, and colossal monstrous centipede
Monstrous scorpion	287–288		Described are the tiny, small, medium, large, huge, gargantuan, and colossal monstrous scorpion
Monstrous spider	288–289		Described are the tiny, small, medium, large, huge, gargantuan, and colossal monstrous spider

Gallery

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Back Cover.

Premium Edition cover.

Premium Edition back cover.

Appendix

External Links

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.

• Monster Manual v.3.5 Art Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved on 2020-03-14.
• Skip Williams (2003-07-25). Hobgoblin Outpost (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for Monster Manual v.3.5. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-10.
• Skip Williams (2004-03-10). Monster Manual v.3.5 Errata (Zipped PDF) (in English). Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2018-09-03.