The Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One is a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory.
This book is crawling with more than 100 denizens of the land, sky, sea, and underdark, waiting to creep into the nearest adventure. Creatures within these pages have appeared in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, the Al-Qadim world of adventure, the Ravenloft world of horror, the Dark Sun game world, and even the Outer and Inner Planes, but they’ve been reorganized, updated, and edited so they can be used in any campaign. An introduction explaining how to breathe life into random encounters is included too.
Every illustration is brand new and presented in full color, so these monsters are more lifelike than ever before! This is a must-have item for all serious Dungeon Masters.”Description[]
Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One serves as a supplement to the AD&D game, providing an extensive collection of monsters that were previously published in various 1993 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules, as well as Dungeon and Dragon.
The structure of the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One adheres to the format established by earlier Monstrous Compendium supplements. It features detailed entries for each monster, including physical descriptions, behaviors, combat tactics, and statistics necessary for gameplay. These entries are designed to be easily integrated into the existing binder system of the Monstrous Compendium series, allowing for a customizable and expansive monster reference library.
In addition to monster descriptions, the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One provides lore and background information for each creature, offering insights into their habitats, societies, and roles within the AD&D world.
Contents[]
A
B
C
- Campestri
- Carrionette
- Cat, Winged
- Greater
- Lesser
- Tressym
- Chitine
- Crypt servant
D
- Dog, Saluqi
- Dragon
- Dragon, Fang (Draco Dentus Terribilus)
- Dragon, Electrum
- Dragon, Linnorm, Corpse Tearer
- Dragon, Linnorm, Dread
- Dragon, Linnorm, Flame
- Dragon, Linnorm, Forest
- Dragon, Linnorm, Frost
- Dragon, Linnorm, Gray
- Dragon, Linnorm, Land
- Dragon, Linnorm, Midgard
- Dragon, Linnorm, Rain
- Dragon, Linnorm, Sea
- Dragon, Neutral, Jacinth
- Dragon, Neutral, Jade
- Dragon, Neutral, Pearl
- Dragon-kin
- Dread
E
- Elemental
- Elemental, Earth Weird
- Elemental, Sandman
- Elemental, Wind Walker
- Elemental Kin
- Elemental vermin
- Air (Duster)
- Earth (Crawler)
- Fire (Flameling)
- Water (Spitter)
F
- Faerie, Petty
- Squeaker
- Stwinger
- Feystag
- Flameskull
- Foulwing
G
- Gambado
- Garbug
- Black
- Violet
- Tasked Genie, General Information
- Genie, Tasked, Administrator
- Genie, Tasked, Deceiver
- Genie, Tasked, Harim Servant
- Genie, Tasked, Messenger
- Genie, Tasked, Miner
- Genie, Tasked, Oathbinder
- Gibbering mouther
- Gnasher
- Gnasher
- Winged gnasher
- Golem
- Golem, Brain
- Golem, Hammer
- Golem, Metagolem
- Golem, Spiderstone
- Gorynych
- Greelox
H
J
L
- Laraken
- Lich, Psionic
- Living steel
- Lock lurker
- Loxo
- Lycanthrope
- Lycanthrope, Loup du Noir
- Lycanthrope, Werebadger
- Lycanthrope, Werejaguar
- Lythlyx
M
- Magebane
- Marrashi
- Metalmaster (Sword Slug)
- Mimic, House Hunter
- Young
- Adult
- Ancient
N
- Naga, Bone
- Nautilus, Giant
- Nightshade
- Nishruu
- Noran
O
P
- Parasite
- Bloodring
- Ear Seeker
- Goldbug
- Wizard Lice
- Vilirij
- Pasari-Niml
- Warrior
- Noble
- Calipha
- Plant, Vampire Moss
P
R
S
- Shadeling
- Skum
- Snake, Giant Cobra
- Snake, Stone
- Spectral wizard
- Spell weaver
- Spider, Brain
- Suwyze
T
- Tatalla
- Tick, Heart
- Tree, Dark
- Tree, Death's Head
- Tree, Singing
- Troll, Snow
- Tuyewera
U
- Ulitharid
- Undead dwarf
- Undead lake monster
W
- Whipsting
- Windghost
- Wolf
- Wolf, Dread
- Wolf, Stone
- Wolf, Vampiric
- Wolf, Zombie
- Wraith, Shimmering
X
Gallery[]
Credits[]
- Editor: David Wise
- Project Coordinator: Roger Moore
- Cover Artist: Jeff Easley
- Interior Artist: Tony DiTerlizzi
- Art Coordinator: Peggy Cooper
- Electronic Pre-press Coordinator: Tim Coumbe
- Typography: Nancy J. Kerkstra
- Graphic Artist: Dawn Murin
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