Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness

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Monstrous Compendium
Ravenloft Appendix III

Basic Information

Author(s)

Kirk Botulla, Anne Brown, William W. Connors, Andria Hayday, Shane Lacy Hensley, Colin McComb, Nicky Rea, Teeuwynn Woodruff

Editor(s)

William W. Connors

Publisher

TSR, Inc.

Type

Appendix

Cover Artist(s)

Jeff Easley

Interior Artist(s)

Tom Baxa
Mark Nelson
Stephan Fabian

Typography

Nancy Kerkstra

Game Edition

2nd

Binding

Spiral-bound

Released

1994

Pages

128

ISBN 10

1-56076-914-9

Link to citation

[cite this]

Series

Monstrous Compendium

Preceded by

Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night

Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness is a 2^nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory for Ravenloft.

“

Something moves in the darkness. Your heart pounds. Death is upon you before you know it.
Inside this book are dozens of sinister beings waiting to strike terror into the hearts of role-players everywhere. From the dreaded scarab beetles of Har'Akir to the archer skeletons of darkon and the drow vampires of Arak, these Creatures of Darkness will provide hours of diabolical adventure. But be warned - if you buy this accessory, your AD&D® game players may never forgive you.

”

Description[]

Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness is the third installment in a series of Monstrous Compendium volumes dedicated to Ravenloft.

Adhering to the modular design of the Monstrous Compendium series, it provides detailed entries for each monster, including descriptions of their appearance, behavior, and abilities, as well as their roles within Ravenloft. In addition to providing stat blocks and combat information, the appendix explores the lore and background of its creatures, offering insights into their origins, motivations, and potential plot hooks.

Index[]

Creatures[]

Akikage • Animator (Minor • Common • Greater) • Aquatic remnant • Bakhna rakhna • Baobhan sith • Bloodrose • Boneless • Boowray • Bruja • Carrion stalker • Carrionette • Cloaker (Shadow • Resplendent • Undead) • Corpse candle • Crawling ivory • Death's head tree • Doppelganger • Familiar (Pseudo • Undead) • Feathered serpent • Fearweed • Fenhound • Figurine (Ceramic • Crystal • Ivory • Obsidian • Porcelain) • Fleas of madness • Geist • Ghost animal (Bear • Boar • Horse • Mountain lion • Stag • Wolf) • Golem (Flesh • Mist • Snow • Wax) • Gremishka • Hag (Spectral annis hag • Spectral green hag • Spectral sea hag) • Head hunter • Hebi-no-onna • Hearth fiend • Hound (Phantom hound • Skeletal hound) • Jack frost • Jolly roger • Kizoku • Lashweed • Leech (Magical leech • Psionic leech) • Lich (Defiler • Drow • Elemental • Psionic) • Living tattoo • Lycanthrope • (Loup garou • Werejackal • Werejaguar • Wereleopard • Wereray) • Midnight cat • Mist ferryman • Moor man • Nosferatu • Obedient • Odem • Oriental vampire • Paka • Psionic spirit • Radiant spirit • Recluse • Rushlight • Scarab beetle (Grave • Giant • Monstrous) • Sea spawn master • Sea spawn minion • Shadow asp • Skeletal cat • Skeleton (Archer • Skeletal giant ant • Skeletal giant tick • Skeletal stag beetle • Strahd skeleton) • Skin theif • Shadow unicorn • Vampire drow • Virus (Combustion • Crystal • Petrification • Phobia • Psionic • Shadow) • Vorlog • Will o'dawn • Will o'deep • Will o'mist • Will o'sea • Wishing imp • Zombie (Cannibal • Desert • Zombie fog • Strahd • Wolf)
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Gallery[]

Credits[]

Principal Designers: Kirk Botulla , Shane Hensley, Nicky Rea, and Teeuwynn Woodruff
Additional Designers: Anne Brown, William W. Connors, Andria Hayday, Colin McComb , Bruce Nesmith, and David Wise
Editor: William W. Connors
Cover Artist: Jeff Easley
Primary Interior Artist: Mark Nelson
Additional Interior Artists: Tom Baxa and Stephan Fabian
Graphic Design: Dawn Murin
Typesetting: Nancy J. Kerkstra

Appendix[]

External Links[]

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Connections[]

Ravenloft
Sourcebooks	Monstrous Compendium • Monstrous Compendium III: Creatures of Darkness • Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I • Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft • Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts • Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume One
Adventures	Book of Crypts • Castle Spulzeer • Curse of Strahd • Die, Vecna, Die! • Felkovic's Cat • The Forgotten Terror • Neither Man Nor Beast
Comics	Shadows of the Vampire
Gamebooks	Castle of the Undead • Escape from Castle Ravenloft
Novels	Vampire of the Mists • Travel Talk: Volo's Visit to Barovia • Ravenloft: Heir of Strahd
Organized Play	Adventurers League: Misty Fortunes and Absent Hearts (The Artifact • The Beast • The Broken One • The Darklord • The Donjon • The Executioner • The Ghost • The Horseman • The Innocent • The Marionette • The Raven • Reclamation of Phlan • The Seer • Suits of the Mists • The Tempter) • The Dogs of War • Legacy of Venom • To Live and Die in Ravens Bluff • The Witch of the Mists
Video Games	Dungeons & Dragons Online (Mists of Ravenloft) • Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft • Neverwinter (Ravenloft) • Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession • Ravenloft: Stone Prophet

Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness

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