Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three

The Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three is a 2^nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory

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Welcome to Year Three! Drawn from our best adventures! Drawn from our best adventures of 1995 - not to mention the award-winning DRAGON, DUNGEON, and POLYHEDRON Magazines - this annual also marks the return of many old classics and introduces some nifty new critters. More than 100 denizens of the land, sky, sea, and Outer Planes are ready to sneak, storm, or wheedle their way out of these pages and into the nearest adventure. These creatures, many of them from the Forgotten Realms, Birthright, Ravenloft, Dark Sun, Al-Qadim, and Greyhawk settings, are looking for new worlds to conquer.

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Description[]

Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three serves as a supplement to the AD&D game, providing an extensive collection of monsters that were previously published in various 1995 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules, as well as Dungeon and Dragon.

The structure of the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three 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 Three provides lore and background information for each creature, offering insights into their habitats, societies, and roles within the AD&D world.

Index[]

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Creatures[]

alaghi • alhoon • amber dragon • aranea • arctic dwarf • armanite • banedead • banelich • bheur • black unicorn • bladeling • bonebat • bramble • braxat • burbur • chaos imp • chosen one • cildabrin • coffer corpse • deathwatch beetle • disenchanter • dog, temporal • dread warrior • ethyk • faerie fiddler • firenewt • firetail • formian • ghost dragon • giant moray eel • giant strider • goristro • gorse • hamadryad • hound of ill omen • hybsil • ibrandlin • ixzan • kyton • lillend • living web • magedoom • magic golem • meazel • messenger snake • needleman • neo-orog • ondonti • orglash • owlbear, arctic • pegataur • phaerimm • render • saurial • shadow mastiff • sharn • slicer beetle • stink beetle • time dimensional • temporal glider • temporal stalker • thessalgorgon • thessalhydra • thessalmera • thessaltrice • thomil • tomb tapper • tome guardian • urdunnir • uthraki • vortex spider • werecrocodile • weredragon • werespider

Miscellaneous[]

Clothes: cloak • loincloth

Gallery[]

Credits[]

Editor: Jon Pickens
Creative Director: Steve Winter
Cover Design: Matt Adelsperger
Interior Illustrations: William O'Connor, Arnie Swekel, Andrew Goldhawk, Tony Szczudlo, Tony Diterlizzi, Jeff Easley and Keith Parkinson
Graphic Design: Eileen Mecha and Matt Adelsperger
Electronic Pre-press Coordinator: Dave Conant
Typography: Gaye O'Keefe
Art Director: S. Daniele
Special Thanks To: Steve Winter, Rich Baker, Anne Brown, Jim Butler, Bruce Cordell, Scott Douglas, Julia Martin, Colin McComb, John Rateliff, Steve Schend, Bill Slavicek, Ed Stark, Keith Strohm, and Ray Valese

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