User:Vaticidalprophet/List of Dungeons & Dragons monsters

This is intended to be a comprehensive list of creatures that have appeared in various Dungeons & Dragons works. Each individual list covers a span of years by edition of the game, with monsters being listed chronologically by book in which they appeared.

Although efforts have been made to include all creatures, there are likely to be omissions and other errors. At any particular time, there will be variations in the level of brief detail, and there are some duplications, not all of which are errors as there are some name duplications amongst the creatures.

Original Dungeons & Dragons
The original edition of Dungeons & Dragons consisted of a boxed set by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson printed in 1974, and several pamphlet-sized supplements printed through 1976. The volume "Monsters & Treasure" in the original set, and the supplements (Greyhawk, Blackmoor and Eldritch Wizardry) included a section of monsters.

TSR 2002 – Dungeons & Dragons Box Set (1974)
The 1974 Dungeons & Dragons boxed set by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson contained three booklets, including a list of monsters in the booklet "Monsters & Treasure". This booklet contained an index on pages 3–4 featuring statistics about how many creatures of each type of creature appeared per encounter, armor class, how many inches the creature could move on its turn, hit dice, % in lair, and treasure. Pages 5–20 followed with descriptions of each of the monsters, typically consisting of one or more paragraphs. Most of the monsters on this book did not feature an illustration. Also featured are descriptions of humans (bandits, brigands, berserkers, dervishes, nomads, buccaneers, cavemen, and mermen), horses, insects, and other small and large animals.

TSR 2003 – Dungeons & Dragons Supplement I: Greyhawk (1974)
This first supplement to the Gygax/Arneson boxed set is by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz and was printed in 1974. Information is presented in a similar manner as that in the boxed set booklet. Page 33 contains an index of the monsters presented in the book, and pages 34–40 contain descriptions of each monster. Additions and corrections to Vampires and Elementals from the boxed set are included in this book on page 34.

TSR 2004 – Dungeons & Dragons Supplement II: Blackmoor (1975)
This second supplement to the Gygax/Arneson boxed set is by Dave Arneson and was printed in 1975. Information is presented in a similar manner as that in the boxed set booklet. Page 14 contains an index of the monsters presented in the book, and pages 15–24 contain descriptions of each monster.

TSR 2005 – Dungeons & Dragons Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry (1976)
This third supplement to the Gygax/Arneson boxed set is by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume and was printed in 1976. Information is presented in a similar manner as that in the boxed set booklet. Page 27 contains an index of the monsters presented in the book, and pages 27–40 contain descriptions of each monster. Additions and corrections to several monsters from previous books in the series are included in this book from pages 27–29.

TSR 2006 – Dungeons & Dragons Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes (1976)
This fourth supplement to the Gygax/Arneson boxed set is written by Robert Kuntz and James Ward and was printed in 1976.

Basic Dungeons & Dragons
This edition of Dungeons & Dragons began in 1977, with the publication of the introductory Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, which established Dungeons & Dragons as a separate version of the game that ran concurrently with both 1st edition and 2nd edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons until the line was ended in 1994. The Basic Rulebook collected many of the monsters from the previous D&D supplements, and the subsequent Basic Set, Expert Set, Companion Set, Master Set, and Immortals Set all added more new monsters to the game. The Creature Catalogue expanded on these sets even further, collecting monsters that had appeared in basic D&D modules and adding new monsters as well.

Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rulebook (1977)
The Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, edited by John Eric Holmes, was first released in 1977, as an introductory set for new players. While players were intended to go onto Advanced Dungeons & Dragons once the play options in the Basic Set were exhausted, as stated in the book, many players found they preferred the simpler play style of the basic game. The Basic Set was based upon the original work published in 1974 and three of the supplementary booklets to the original set. Much like the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual, also released in 1977, this book collected many of the monsters from previous D&D supplements, and included the stat lines on the same page as the monsters' descriptions. The monster descriptions are found on pages 22–33 of the book. Most descriptions do not feature illustrations.

Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rulebook (1981)
The second version of the D&D Basic Set, edited by Tom Moldvay, was first printed in 1981, and is generally known as the "red book".This revision solidified the split between the "Basic" and "Advanced" lines of the game. The page numbers are prefixed with B; creature descriptions are found on pages B30 through B44. Few of the descriptions include illustrations, and most descriptions are limited to one paragraph.

TSR 2015 – Dungeons & Dragons – Expert Rulebook (1981)
The D&D Expert Rules was first printed in 1981, and is generally known as the "blue book". The new rules allowed for outdoor, wilderness-based adventures (over and above dungeon adventures), and for characters up to 14th level. The page numbers are prefixed with X; creature descriptions are found on pages X28 through X42. Again, few of the descriptions include illustrations, and most descriptions are limited to one paragraph. (ISBN 0-935696-29-6).

TSR 1011B – Dungeons & Dragons – Basic Set (1983)
A fifth edition of the Basic Rules was printed in 1983. This version split the rules into two books, the Player's Manual and the Dungeon Master's Rulebook, and was sold as a boxed set. Creature descriptions are provided on pages 25–39 of the Dungeon Master's Rulebook; with some minor changes to order and naming conventions and some removals, they duplicate the entries found in the 1981 edition. Once again the descriptions are generally limited to one paragraph, with few illustrations.

TSR 1012B – Dungeons & Dragons – Expert Set (1983)
A second edition of the Expert Rules was printed in 1983, and again was sold as a boxed set. Creature descriptions are provided on pages 46–57 of the Expert Rulebook; with some minor changes to order and naming conventions and several removals, they duplicate the entries found in the 1981 edition. Once again the descriptions are generally limited to one paragraph, with few illustrations.

TSR 1013 – Dungeons & Dragons – Companion Rules, Dungeon Master's Companion (1984)
The Dungeon Master's Companion divides creatures into two groups: those from the Prime Plane and those from Other Planes. These are listed separately below. The creature descriptions are found on pages 28–42 of the book; again, most descriptions do not include illustrations. Notably, the first list of creatures is not presented in alphabetical order. Neither the Companion Set nor its individual books (Player's and Dungeon Master's Companions) have an ISBN.

TSR 1021 – Dungeons & Dragons – Master Rules, Master DM's Book (1985)
The Master DM's Book divides creatures into two groups: again, those from the Prime Plane and those from Other Planes. These are listed separately below. The creature descriptions are found on pages 24–41 of the book; again, most descriptions do not include illustrations. Neither the Master Set nor its individual books (Master Player's and Master DM's Books) have an ISBN.

TSR 1017 – Dungeons & Dragons – Immortals Rules (1986)
The Immortals DM's Book provides a single section containing new or previously published creatures, listed below. The creature descriptions are found on pages 28–50 of the book; again, most descriptions do not include illustrations. Neither the Immortals Set nor its individual books (Immortals Player's and Immortals DM's Books) have an ISBN.

TSR 9044 – D&D Basic Module B3 Palace of the Silver Princess (1981)
The Palace of the Silver Princess was the only D&D module ever published by TSR to be recalled immediately after distribution, ostensibly for editorial issues and questionable artwork. Two versions of the module exist: the extremely rare orange-cover original printing (available for download as a PDF from Wizards of the Coast), and the more common green-cover revised edition. The original version added 13 new creatures; two of these survived in the revised edition, but the majority were removed. The original version of the module was issued as ISBN 0-935696-31-8. (Page numbers provided below are from the Wizards of the Coast PDF download; page numbers in parentheses refer to the revised edition.) The updated green-cover version of the module contained only 3 new creatures, and was issued with the same ISBN.

TSR 9049 – D&D Basic Module B4 The Lost City (1982)
The Lost City module, published in 1982, adds 4 new creatures, on pages 25–27 of the module booklet, with limited illustrations and short descriptions.

ISBN 0-935696-55-5

TSR 9078 – D&D Basic Module B5 Horror on the Hill (1983)
Horror on the Hill, published in 1983, added three new creatures, on pages 31 and 32 of the module booklet. The descriptions included illustrations of all three new monsters.

ISBN 0-88038-046-2

TSR 9078 – D&D Basic Module B6 The Veiled Society (1984)
The Veiled Society module, published in 1984, added a single new creature, with illustration.

ISBN 0-88038-085-3

TSR 9115 – D&D Basic Module B7 Rahasia (1984)
Rahasia, published in 1984, added three new or previously published creatures on page 28, and three additional NPC characters on page 29. The three additional creatures are listed below.

ISBN 0-88038-113-2

TSR 9106 – D&D Basic Module B8 Journey to the Rock (1984)
Journey to the Rock, published in 1984, added seven new or previously published creatures on pages 31 and 32.

ISBN 0-88038-158-2

TSR 9149 – D&D Basic Module B10 Night's Dark Terror (1986)
Night's Dark Terror, published in 1986, was billed as a special Basic/Expert transition module from the United Kingdom. It added nine new or previously published creatures, with illustrations, on pages 54–56.

ISBN 0-88038-269-4

TSR 9190 – D&D Basic Module B1-9 In Search of Adventure (1987)
In Search of Adventure, published in 1987, was an abridged 160-page compilation module containing the majority of elements from modules B1 through B9. "New" monsters, previously published in modules B1 through B9 or in the D&D Expert Rules, were included in a section on pages 124–128.

ISBN 0-88038-388-7

TSR 9260 – D&D Basic Module B11 King's Festival (1989)
King's Festival, published in 1989, was billed as an introductory module specifically designed for inexperienced and new players. It incorporated two previously published creatures on page 31.

ISBN 0-88038-746-7

TSR 9261 – D&D Basic Module B12 Queen's Harvest (1989)
Queen's Harvest, published in 1989, was billed as an introductory module specifically designed for inexperienced and new players. It incorporated three new or previously published creatures on page 32.

ISBN 0-88038-768-8

TSR 9043 – D&D Expert Module X1 The Isle of Dread (1981, 1983)
The Isle of Dread was the first module published for use with the D&D Expert Rules, in 1981. It contained a New Monsters section on pages 28–30, containing 15 previously unpublished creatures. This module was included in the Expert Rules boxed set. It was reprinted in 1983, and issued in the boxed set with the 1983 version of the Expert Rules. The 1983 version included all the creatures from the original 1981 edition (on pages 30–32), and added one more. The creatures from both versions are listed in the table below. Page numbers in are those for the 1983 edition.

ISBN 0-935696-30-X. (1981 edition)

ISBN 0-88038-053-5. (1983 edition)

TSR 9051 – D&D Expert Module X2 Castle Amber (1981)
Castle Amber was the second module published for use with the D&D Expert Rules, in 1981. It contained a New Monsters section on pages 24–27, adding 17 new monsters either previously unseen or published in D&D Expert Module X1. ISBN 0-935696-51-2.

TSR 9056 – D&D Expert Module X3 Curse of Xanathon (1982)
Curse of Xanathon, published in 1982, added a single new creature on page 30.

ISBN 0-935696-56-3

TSR 9056 – D&D Expert Module X4 Master of the Desert Nomads (1983)
The first of a two-part series, Master of the Desert Nomads, was published in 1983 and included a New Monsters section on pages 29–31 of the module, containing five new creature descriptions with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-016-0

TSR 9069 – D&D Expert Module X5 Temple of Death (1983)
The conclusion to the series started with module X4, Temple of Death was published in 1983 and included a New Monsters section on pages 27–29, containing five previously unpublished creatures, with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-017-9

TSR 9081 – D&D Expert Module X6 Quagmire! (1984)
Quagmire!, published in 1984, added six new or previously published creatures on page 29.

ISBN 0-88038-112-4

TSR 9079 – D&D Expert Module X7 The War Rafts of Kron (1984)
The War Rafts of Kron was published in 1984 and included a New Monsters section on pages 29–31, containing 14 new or previously published creatures.

ISBN 0-88038-114-0

TSR 9127 – D&D Expert Module X8 Drums on Fire Mountain (1984)
Drums on Fire Mountain was published in 1984 and included a New Monsters section on pages 27–28, containing 5 previously unpublished creatures.

ISBN 0-88038-181-7

TSR 9129 – D&D Expert Module X9 The Savage Coast (1985)
The Savage Coast was published in 1985 and included a New Monsters section on pages 27–29, containing 13 new or previously published creatures, with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-197-3

TSR 9160 – D&D Expert Module X10 Red Arrow, Black Shield (1985)
Red Arrow, Black Shield was published in 1985 and included a New Monsters section on page 40, containing 2 previously published creatures with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-245-7

TSR 9165 – D&D Expert Module X11 Saga of the Shadow Lord (1986)
Saga of the Shadow Lord was published in 1986 and included a New Monsters section on page 61, containing 3 previously unpublished creatures.

ISBN 0-88038-311-9

TSR 9188 – D&D Expert Module X12 Skarda's Mirror (1987)
Skarda's Mirror was published in 1987 and included a single previously unpublished creature on page 44.

ISBN 0-88038-385-2

TSR 9218 – D&D Expert Module X13 Crown of Ancient Glory (1987)
Crown of Ancient Glory was published in 1986 and included a New Monsters section on page 62–63, containing 5 new or previously published creatures.

ISBN 978-0-88038-495-7

TSR 9114 – D&D Expert Module XL1 Quest for the Heartstone (1984)
Quest for the Heartstone was published in 1984 and included a New Monsters section on pages 31–32, containing 4 previously unpublished creatures, with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-311-9

TSR 9157 – D&D Expert Module XS2 Thunderdelve Mountain (1985)
Thunderdelve Mountain was a solo adventure published in 1985; it included a New Monsters section on page 38, containing 3 previously unpublished creatures.

ISBN 0-88038-242-2

TSR 9067 – D&D Module MSolo1 Blizzard Pass (1983)
Blizzard Pass was a Basic Set solo D&D module published in 1983 which included a New Monsters section on page 31, containing two previously unpublished creatures with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-004-7

TSR 9060 – D&D Module MSolo2 Maze of the Riddling Minotaur (1983)
Maze of the Riddling Minotaur was an Expert Set solo D&D module published in 1983 which included a New Monsters section on the interior cover, containing 5 previously unpublished creatures with illustrations.

ISBN 0935696-73-3

TSR 9157 – D&D Expert Module O2 Blade of Vengeance (1985)
Blade of Vengeance was a one-on-one adventure published in 1984; it included a New Monsters section on pages 27 and 28, containing 4 previously unpublished creatures.

ISBN 0-88038-190-6

DA Series Modules
The DA series was composed of four expert-level modules set in Dave Arneson's Blackmoor campaign setting. Two of these modules incorporated additional or previously unpublished creatures.

TSR 9191 – D&D Module DA3 City of the Gods (1987)
ISBN 0-88038-389-5

TSR 9205 – D&D Module DA4 The Duchy of Ten (1987)
ISBN 0-88038-412-3

TSR 9118 – D&D Companion Module CM2 Death's Ride (1984)
Death's Ride was published in 1984 and included a New Monsters section on page 26-27, containing one previously unpublished creature with illustration.

ISBN 0-88038-117-5

TSR 9119 – D&D Companion Module CM3 Sabre River (1984)
Sabre River was published in 1984 and included a New Monsters section on page 32, containing one previously unpublished creature.

ISBN 0-88038-118-3

TSR 9154 – D&D Companion Module CM5 Mystery of the Snow Pearls (1985)
Mystery of the Snow Pearls was published in 1985 and included a New Monsters section on page 32, containing two previously unpublished creatures with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-239-2

TSR 9158 – D&D Companion Module CM6 Where Chaos Reigns (1985)
Where Chaos Reigns was published in 1985 and included a New Monsters section on a removable sheet, containing 3 previously unpublished creatures with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-243-0

TSR 9192 – D&D Companion Module CM8 The Endless Stair (1987)
The Endless Stair was published in 1987 and included a New Monsters section on pages 28–30, containing 4 previously unpublished creatures with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-390-9

TSR 9210 – D&D Companion Module CM9 Legacy of Blood (1987)
Legacy of Blood was published in 1987 and included a New Monsters section on pages 27–28 containing 5 previously unpublished creatures with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-487-5

TSR 9159 – D&D Master's Module M1 Into the Maelstrom (1985)
Into the Maelstrom was published in 1985 and included a New Monsters section on page 29, containing one previously unpublished creature.

ISBN 0-88038-244-9

TSR 9148 – D&D Master's Module M2 Vengeance of Alphaks (1986)
Vengeance of Alphaks was published in 1986 and included a New Monsters section on page 30, containing two previously unpublished creatures.

ISBN 0-88038-271-6

TSR 9214 – D&D Master's Module M5 Talons of Night (1987)
Talons of Night was published in 1987 and included a New Monsters section on pages 42–44 containing 5 new or previously published creatures with illustrations.

ISBN 0-88038-491-3

TSR 9173 – AC9 – Creature Catalogue (1986)
Creature Catalogue was the first full book of monsters for the basic edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game, published in 1986 after the Basic, Expert, Companion, and Master sets. The book collected all the creatures first presented in the official Dungeons & Dragons adventure modules to that time, with additional previously unpublished creatures. Pages 3–7 contain an introduction, pages 8–10 contains a comprehensive index of all D&D monsters found in the book and in the Basic, Expert, Companion and Master rule sets, pages 11–89 contain the monster descriptions, pages 90–91 contain a creature "type" index, and pages 92–96 contain an index to creatures by habitat. The monsters are divided into six sections, arranged by creature type: Animals (pages 11–21), Conjurations (pages 22–31), Humanoids (pages 32–48), Lowlifes (pages 49–58), Monsters (pages 59–81), and Undead (pages 82–87).

ISBN 0-88038-315-1

TSR 1071 – Rules Cyclopedia 1991)
The Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia was published in 1991. It was intended as an encyclopedia of all the major rules for the basic Dungeons & Dragons game up to that point, including most of the information appearing in the previous boxed set. Chapter 14 of the book, pages 152–218, presents most of the monsters used in the basic D&D game once again. Several pages of that chapter describe how to use the statistics, as well as providing suggestions on how to use the monsters. The actual monster descriptions are found on pages 156–213 of the book.

ISBN 1-56076-085-0

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition
Introduced in 1977, the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game built upon the original edition of D&D. This edition also introduced the concept of a Monster Manual, a separate book to deal with just monsters. The original Monster Manual collected the monsters from the original D&D books, and other sources, and expanded on the monster format. The original Fiend Folio and Monster Manual II were also printed during the run of AD&D 1st edition, and numerous monsters appeared in other modules and game supplements at the time.

This list only includes monsters from official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition supplements published by TSR, Inc. or Wizards of the Coast, not licensed or unlicensed third party products such as video games or unlicensed Advanced Dungeons & Dragons manuals.

TSR 2009 – Monster Manual (1977)
This was the initial monster book for the first edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game, published in 1977. Gary Gygax wrote much of the work himself, having included and expanded most of the monsters from the previous D&D supplements. Also included are monsters originally printed in The Strategic Review, as well as some originally found in early issues of The Dragon (such as the anhkheg and remorhaz), and other early game materials. This book also expanded on the original monster format, such as including the stat lines on the same page as the monsters' descriptions and introducing more stats, expanding the length of most monster descriptions, and featuring illustrations for most of the monsters. The book features an alphabetical table of contents of all the monsters on pages 3–4, explanatory notes for the statistics lines on pages 5–6, descriptions of the monsters on pages 6–103, a treasure chart on page 105, and an index of major listings on pages 106–109.

ISBN 0-935696-00-8

TSR 2012 – Fiend Folio (1981)
The Fiend Folio: Tome of Creatures Malevolent and Benign was the second monster book for the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1981. While the Monster Manual consisted primarily of monsters previously published in D&D books edited by Gary Gygax, the Fiend Folio consisted mostly of monsters submitted to White Dwarf's "Fiend Factory" column. Don Turnbull, later Managing Director of TSR UK, was the editor for the "Fiend Factory" column, as well as the Fiend Folio, which was billed as "the first major British contribution to the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game system." The monsters in this book are presented in the same format as those in the previous Monster Manual work, and most featured illustrations of the monsters. Also, there are full-page black and white illustrations of various monsters throughout the book. The book contains a foreword on pages 3–4, an alphabetical table of contents on page 5, explanatory notes on pages 6–7, descriptions of the monsters on pages 8–97, a treasure chart on page 99, additional tables and charts for all the monsters in both the Monster Manual and Fiend Folio on pages 100–119, an index of major listings (including the contributor for each monster) on pages 120–124, with an epilogue on page 124.

ISBN 0-935696-21-0

TSR 2016 – Monster Manual II (1983)
Monster Manual II was the third and final monster book for the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1983, and has the largest page count of the three. As with the Monster Manual, this book was written primarily by Gary Gygax. While this book contains a number of monsters that previously appeared in limited circulation (such as in Dragon or in adventure modules), unlike the Monster Manual and Fiend Folio a large amount of its contents was entirely new at publication. The monsters in this book are presented in the same format as the Monster Manual and Fiend Folio. The book contains a preface on page 4, a section entitled "How To Use This Book" on pages 5–7, descriptions of the monsters on pages 8–132, random encounter tables on pages 133–155, and an index of all the monsters in the Monster Manual, Fiend Folio, and Monster Manual II on pages 156–160. Unlike the previous two books, this book does not contain an alphabetical listing of the monsters in the beginning of the book.

ISBN 0-88038-031-4

Monster Cards
Four sets of "monster cards" were released in 1982; each card contained the stats and description of a single monster. They were mostly reprints from the Monster Manual, but three monsters in each set were original, and were reprinted in the Monster Manual II the next year.

Other sources
This section lists fictional creatures for AD&D 1st edition from various sources not explicitly dedicated to presenting monsters.

TSR 2021 – Dragonlance Adventures (1987)
The campaign setting hard-cover book Dragonlance Adventures contains a monster section called Creatures of Krynn.

ISBN 0-88038-452-2

TSR 2023 – Greyhawk Adventures (1988)
The campaign setting hard-cover book Greyhawk Adventures contains a section called Monsters of Greyhawk.

ISBN 0-88038-649-5

Dragon magazine
The Dragon introduced many new monsters to the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition
Initially, the 2nd edition of AD&D replaced the idea of a hardbound Monster Manual with a loose-leaf Monstrous Compendium series that eventually numbered 14 volumes. These volumes greatly expanded the detail level on the previous edition's monsters, and returned most of the 1st edition monsters to the game. Due to popular demand (as the format was considered too fragile and unwieldy), the Monstrous Compendium series eventually ended and was replaced with the 384-page Monstrous Manual in 1993, which reprinted many of the creatures previously featured in the Monstrous Compendium series. This book was followed up by four Monstrous Compendium Annuals in the following years, and many new monsters were introduced in game modules and supplements throughout 2nd edition.

This list only includes monsters from official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition supplements published by TSR, Inc. or Wizards of the Coast, not licensed or unlicensed third party products such as video games or unlicensed Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition manuals.

Monsters in the 2nd edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
The second edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game featured both a higher number of books of monsters and more extensive monster descriptions than earlier and later editions, with usually one page in length. Next to a description, monster entries in this edition contained standardized sections covering combat, their habit and society, and their role in the eco-system.

2nd edition also used a unique format in the form of Monstrous Compendiums of loose sheets that could be collected in a folder, and allowed the combination of monster books together with individual monster pages from boxed sets. This format was abandoned again in 1993 in favor of bound books. In parallel with this change, 2nd edition introduced colored images for each monster, which became standard in later editions of the game.

Monsters created for the 2nd edition were based on mythologies of various cultures, fantasy literature, and original inventions. They were often updated from earlier editions. 2nd edition also introduced a great number of new creatures.

Some types, such as devils and demons, were initially removed by TSR in response to a moral panic promoted by Patricia Pulling's advocacy group Bothered About Dungeons and Dragons (BADD). These were later reintroduced, sometimes with different names, to avoid complaints.

Other sources
This section lists fictional creatures for AD&D 2nd edition from various sources not explicitly dedicated to presenting monsters. Primarily, these are the separate sourcebooks and expansions for the Forgotten Realms, Al-Qadim and other campaign settings produced by TSR.

TSR1060 – Ruins of Undermountain (1991)
The Forgotten Realms Ruins of Undermountain boxed set included 8 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages of creature descriptions in Monstrous Compendium format.

ISBN 1-56076-061-3

TSR1066 – Maztica Campaign Set (1991)
The Maztica Campaign Set boxed set contained 4 new creatures in the standard Monstrous Compendium format, on pages 59–62 of the Maztica Alive booklet.

ISBN 1-56076-084-2

TSR9326 – The Drow of the Underdark (1991)
This 128-page softbound book provided additional details on the history, culture and society of the dark elves, and included 9 additional creature descriptions in Monstrous Compendium format on pages 113–127.

ISBN 1-56076-132-6

TSR1083 – Menzoberranzan (1992)
The Forgotten Realms Menzoberranzan boxed set included 7 pages of creature descriptions in Monstrous Compendium format, bound into the first book of the set (The City) on pages 88–94.

ISBN 1-56076-460-0

TSR1084 – Ruins of Myth Drannor (1993)
The Forgotten Realms The Ruins of Myth Drannor boxed set included 8 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages of creature descriptions in Monstrous Compendium format.

ISBN 1-56076-569-0

TSR1085 – Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (1993)
The Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (2nd edition) boxed set included 8 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages of creature descriptions in Monstrous Compendium format.

ISBN 1560766174

TSR1109 – City of Splendors (1994)
The Forgotten Realms City of Splendors boxed set included unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages of creature descriptions in Monstrous Compendium format.

ISBN 1-56076-868-1

TSR9563 – Powers & Pantheons (1997)
The Forgotten Realms campaign expansion Powers & Pantheons by Eric L. Boyd contained next to the description of many deities also new creatures.

ISBN 0-7869-0657-X

TSR9294 – Dragon's Rest (1990)
The Dragonlance adventure Dragon's Rest by Rick Swan contained three new fictional creatures.

ISBN 0-88038-869-2

TSR9334 – Wild Elves (1991)
The Dragonlance adventure Wild Elves by Scott Bennie contained six new fictional creatures.

ISBN 1-56076-140-7

TSR9344 – Taladas: The Minotaurs (1991)
The Dragonlance game accessory Taladas: The Minotaurs by Colin McComb contained several new creatures.

ISBN 1-56076-150-4

TSR9382 – Flint's Axe (1992)
The Dragonlance adventure Flint's Axe by Tim Beach contained a new creature.

ISBN 1-56076-422-8

TSR1077 – Land of Fate (1992)
The Al-Qadim Land of Fate boxed set contained 8 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages in Monstrous Compendium format.

ISBN 1-56076-329-9

TSR9366 – Golden Voyages (1992)
The Al-Qadim Golden Voyages boxed set, by David "Zeb" Cook, contained 4 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages in Monstrous Compendium format, each with a full-page image of the creature described on the back.

ISBN 1-56076-331-0

TSR1091 – City of Delights (1993)
The Al-Qadim City of Delights boxed set contained 8 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages in Monstrous Compendium format.

ISBN 1-56076-589-5

TSR9431 – Assassin Mountain (1993)
The Al-Qadim Assassin Mountain boxed set contained 4 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages in Monstrous Compendium format. ISBN 1-56076-564-X All of the fictional creatures described in this accessory are included in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One, above, and are not reproduced here.

TSR9433 – Secrets of the Lamp (1993)
The Al-Qadim Secrets of the Lamp boxed set contained 4 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages in Monstrous Compendium format. ISBN 1-56076-647-6 All of the fictional creatures described in this set are included in either the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One or the Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix, above, and are not reproduced here.

TSR9440 – Ruined Kingdoms (1994)
The Al-Qadim Ruined Kingdoms boxed set, by Steven Kurtz, contained an 8-page booklet with non-player characters and monsters.

ISBN 1-56076-815-0

TSR9449 – Corsairs of the Great Sea (1994)
The Al-Qadim Corsairs of the Great Sea boxed set, by Nicky Rea, contained an 8-page booklet with monsters. ISBN 1-56076-867-3 All of the fictional creatures described in this set are included in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two, above, and are not reproduced here.

TSR2600 – Planescape Campaign Setting (1994)
The Planescape Campaign Setting boxed set contained a 32-page Monstrous Supplement booklet.

ISBN 1-56076-834-7

TSR2603 – Planes of Chaos (1994)
The Planescape Planes of Chaos boxed set contained a 32-page Monstrous Supplement booklet.

ISBN 1-56076-874-6

TSR2607 – Planes of Law (1995)
The Planescape Planes of Law boxed set contained a 32-page Monstrous Supplement booklet.

ISBN 0-7869-0093-8

TSR2615 – Planes of Conflict (1995)
The Planescape Planes of Conflict boxed set contained a 32-page Monstrous Supplement booklet.

ISBN 0-7869-0309-0

TSR2400 – Dark Sun Campaign Setting (1991)
The original Dark Sun Boxed Set for the Dark Sun campaign setting contains several pages of monster description in The Wanderer's Journal book, as well as in the A Little Knowledge adventure booklet.

ISBN 0-7869-0162-4

TSR2432 – City by the Silt Sea (1994)
The City by the Silt Sea campaign expansion box for the Dark Sun campaign setting by Shane Lacy Hensley contains a 32-page Monstrous Supplement.

ISBN 1-56076-882-7

TSR2437 – Thri-Kreen of Athas (1995)
The Dark Sun campaign setting accessory Thri-Kreen of Athas by Tim Beach and Dori Hein contained three monster descriptions.

ISBN 0-7869-0125-X

TSR2438 – Dark Sun Campaign Setting (1995)
The expanded and revised Campaign setting boxed set for Dark Sun contained several pages of monster description in The Wanderer's Chronicle booklet.

ISBN 0-7869-0162-4

TSR2444 – The Wanderer's Chronicle: Mind Lords of the Last Sea (1996)
The Wanderer's Chronicle: Mind Lords of the Last Sea by Matt Forbeck contained ten pages of descriptions of NPCs and monsters.

ISBN 0-7869-0367-8

TSR3100 – Birthright Campaign Setting (1995)
Within the Birthright Campaign Setting box were a set of cardsheets, separate from the books. Beyond rules summaries and handy charts, several unique monsters were presented.

TSR11374 – The Scarlet Brotherhood (1999)
The Greyhawk campaign setting accessory The Scarlet Brotherhood, by Sean Reynolds, contained the descriptions of seven monsters.

TSR9506 – Chronomancer (1995)
The Chronomancer game accessory, by Loren Coleman, contained 7 pages of monsters living on Temporal Prime, a fictitious dimension that allows time travel.

ISBN 0-7869-0325-2

All of the fictional creatures described in this accessory were included in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three, above, and are not reproduced here.

TSR9569 – The Illithiad (1998)
The Illithiad game accessory by Bruce R. Cordell, in the Monstrous Arcana series, contained 7 pages of monsters linked to the illithids.

ISBN 0-7869-1206-5

Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition
A new Monster Manual was published in 2000 as part of the core rulebooks for D&D 3rd edition. The monster format was greatly altered to match the new edition. Just like with 1st edition, this edition included a Fiend Folio and Monster Manual II, and debuted many new monsters in various game supplements.

Wizards of the Coast officially discontinued the 3rd Edition line upon the release of a revision, known as version 3.5, in 2003, with the Monster Manual reprinted for the revised edition.

Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition
The version 3.5 rules included a revision of the 3rd edition Monster Manual, and continued the Monster Manual series with books III-V. As with previous versions of the game, a number of new monsters debuted in a variety of game supplements in this era.

WTC 17755 – Monster Manual (2003)
This was the initial monster book for the Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 edition, published in 2003. It includes all of the monsters from the previous third edition Monster Manual, revising them for the version 3.5 rules, as well as including a small number of monsters not in the previous Monster Manual. This book features an alphabetical listing of monsters on pages 3–4, an introduction on pages 5–7, the monster descriptions on pages 8–289, instructions for improving the monsters in the book on pages 290–294 and making monsters on pages 295–302, skills and feats for monsters on pages 303–304, a glossary on pages 305–317, and a list of the monsters in the book ranked by challenge rating on pages 318–319.

ISBN 0-7869-2893-X

WTC 17668 – Draconomicon (2003)
ISBN 0-7869-2884-0

WTC 17738 – Forgotten Realms – Lost Empires of Faerun (2005)
(p160-192) – ISBN 0-7869-3654-1

WTC 17739 – Sandstorm (2005)
Sandstorm: Mastering the Perils of Fire and Sand was published in 2005, and written by Bruce R. Cordell, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, and JD Wiker. Sandstorm is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of Dungeons and Dragons, and includes new content for desert based climate campaigns. The book contains both new playable races and monsters in addition to expanded rules and campaign ideas regarding wastelands and desert environments.

ISBN 0-7869-3655-X

WTC 17741 – Lords of Madness (2005)
Lords of Madness: The Book of Aberrations was published in 2005, and written by Richard Baker, James Jacobs, and Steve Winter. Lords of Madness is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of Dungeons and Dragons, and includes new content for aberrations. The book contains a chapter on each of six types of monsters, some of which also feature statistics for that particular monster and/or its variants. In Chapter 8, statistics are given for new monsters, on pages 135–172.

ISBN 0-7869-3657-6

WTC 17758 – Frostburn (2004)
Frostburn: Mastering the Perils of Ice and Snow was published in 2004, and written by Wolfgang Baur, James Jacobs, and George Strayton. Frostburn is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of Dungeons and Dragons, and includes new content for cold based climate campaigns. The book contains both new playable races and monsters in addition to expanded rules and campaign ideas regarding; High altitude, arctic, and Cold environments in general.

ISBN 0-7869-3657-6

(p113-166) – ISBN 0-7869-2896-4

WTC 17867 – Stormwrack (2005)
(p135-170)

WTC 17920 – Planar Handbook (2004)
(p107-134) – ISBN 0-7869-3429-8

WTC 17921 – Monster Manual III (2004)
ISBN 0-7869-3430-1

WTC 17924 – Libris Mortis – The Book of Undead (2004)
(p81-132) – ISBN 0-7869-3433-6

WTC 86400 – Eberron Campaign Setting
(p275-303) – ISBN 0-7869-3274-0

WTC 88026 – Book of Exalted Deeds (2003)
(p157-191)

WTC 17925 – Complete Arcane (2004)
(pages unknown) – ISBN 0-7869-3435-2

WTC 88268 – Expanded Psionics Handbook (2004)
(p185-218) – ISBN 0-7869-3301-1

WTC 88578 – Races of Faerun (2003)
ISBN 0-7869-2875-1

WTC 88581 – Forgotten Realms – Underdark (2003)
(p78-99) – ISBN 0-7869-3053-5

WTC 96566 – Forgotten Realms – Serpent Kingdoms (2004)
(p62-91) – ISBN 0-7869-3277-5

WTC 96582 – Miniatures Handbook (2003)
(p45-72) – ISBN 0-7869-3281-3

WTC 8857972 – Magic of Incarnum (2005)
(pages unknown) – ISBN 0-7869-3701-7

WTC 9536500 – Tome of Magic (2006)
(pages unknown) – ISBN 0-7869-3909-5

WTC 9537572 – Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss (2006)
Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss was published in 2006, and was written by Ed Stark, James Jacobs, and Erik Mona. Fiendish Codex I is an official supplement for the 3.5 edition of Dungeons and Dragons, and includes new content for demons and inhabitants of the Abyss. Chapter 2 contains statistics for new monsters, on pages 27–56, while Chapter 3 contains statistics for 14 demon lords, on pages 57–80.

ISBN 0-7869-3919-2

WTC 9537672 – Monster Manual IV (2006)
ISBN 0-7869-3920-6
 * Bloodhulk

WTC 9537872 – Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords (2006)
ISBN 0-7869-3922-2

WTC 9538772 – Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells (2006)
(p107-140) – ISBN 0-7869-3940-0

WTC 9568172 – Monster Manual V (2007)
ISBN 978-0-7869-4115-5

WTC 9568472 – Dungeonscape (2007)
(pages unknown) – ISBN 978-0-7869-4118-6

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition
Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (see editions of Dungeons & Dragons) was released in 2008. The first book containing monsters to be published was the Heroic Tier adventure Keep on the Shadowfell, followed closely with the release of the first set of "core" rulebooks.

WTC 21718 – Keep on the Shadowfell (2008)
Keep on the Shadowfell is the first official product from the 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It is part one of a three part series of adventures. The monsters appear in the 80-page adventure book booklet and are organized as they appear in the adventure encounters.

ISBN 978-0-7869-4850-5

WTC 21720 – Monster Manual (2008)
This is the first monster book for the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, published in 2008. This book features an alphabetical listing of monsters on page 3, an introduction on pages 4–7, the monster descriptions on pages 8–275, instructions for converting some monsters into NPCs and PCs on pages 276–279, a glossary on pages 280–283, and a list of the monsters in the book ranked by level on pages 284–287.

ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9

WTC 21828 – Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide (2008)
Released in August 2008, this book details the Forgotten Realms campaign setting. It includes unique creatures, such as the zairtail, as well as a number of servants of the various groups and cults across the Realms. The table below is organized by the order the creatures first appear.

ISBN 978-0-7869-4924-3

WTC 21783 – Adventurer's Vault (2008)
This book, published in September 2008, details various weapons, armor, vehicles, mounts, and other magical items. All of the monsters found in this book are mounts and/or creatures summoned through the use of magic items. The table below is organized by the order the creatures first appear.

ISBN 978-0-7869-4978-6

239667200 – Monster Manual 2 (2009)
ISBN 978-0-7869-5101-7

253840000 – Monster Manual 3 (2010)
ISBN 978-0-7869-5490-2

253840000 – Dark Sun Creature Catalog (2010)
ISBN 978-0-7869-5494-0

244650000 – Monster Vault (2010)
A boxed set that includes a book with a revised and streamlined core listing of monsters for the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition game, published in 2010 as part of the Essentials line. The book features an introduction on pages 4–11, the monster descriptions on pages 12–295, an appendix of animals on pages 296–304, a glossary on pages 305–312, and a list of the monsters in the book ranked by level on pages 313–319.

ISBN 978-0-7869-5631-9

283640000 – Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale (2011)
A sourcebook for monsters and NPCs from the Nentir Vale setting for the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition game, published in 2011 as part of the Essentials line. The book features an introduction (including details on the Nentir Vale) on pages 4–13, the monster descriptions on pages 14–121, a glossary on pages 122–125, and a list of the monsters in the book ranked by level on pages 126–127.

ISBN 978-0-7869-5838-2

Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition
Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (see editions of Dungeons & Dragons) was released in 2014. The first product containing monsters was the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set. The Monster Manual for this edition was scheduled for release in September 2014.

A92160000 – Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (2014)
The Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set is the first official product from the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It includes the introductory adventure module Lost Mine of Phandelver, which contains rules and descriptions for monsters in Appendix B.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6559-5

A92170000 – Player's Handbook (2014)
The Player's Handbook is one of the core rulebooks for the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, published in 2014. An assortment of monsters, associated with class traits and spells, are described in Appendix D.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1

A96060000 – Hoard of the Dragon Queen (2014)
Hoard of the Dragon Queen is the first adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for some of the monsters described in the module in Appendix B; the rest are in an online supplement.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6564-9

A92180000 – Monster Manual (2014)
The Monster Manual is one of the core rulebooks for the Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, published in 2014. The book features an introduction on pages 4–11, the monster descriptions on pages 12–316, an appendix of Miscellaneous Creatures on pages 317–341, and a second appendix of Nonplayer Characters on pages 342–350.

A list of the monsters by Challenge Rating was not included in the book, and was instead posted on Wizards of the Coast's web site. The list was also provided in the 5th edition Dungeon Master's Guide.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6561-8

A96070000 – The Rise of Tiamat (2014)
The Rise of Tiamat is the second adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line, following Hoard of the Dragon Queen. It contains statistics for some of the monsters described in the module in Appendix A; the rest are in an online supplement.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6565-6

B24360000 – Princes of the Apocalypse (2015)
Princes of the Apocalypse is the third adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for some of the monsters described in the module in Chapter 7; the rest are in an online supplement.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6578-6

B24390000 – Out of the Abyss (2015)
Out of the Abyss is the fourth adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix C, and statistics for Demon Lords in Appendix D.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6581-6

B65170000 – Curse of Strahd (2016)
Curse of Strahd is the fifth adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix D.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4

B86690000 – Storm King's Thunder (2016)
Storm King's Thunder is the sixth adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix C.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6600-4

B86820000 – Volo's Guide to Monsters (2016)
Volo's Guide to Monsters introduces nearly 100 monsters to the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. The book features a preface on page 4, a chapter on monster lore on pages 5–102, a chapter on character races on pages 103–120, new monster descriptions on pages 121–206, an appendix of Assorted Beasts on pages 207–208, a second appendix of Nonplayer Characters on pages 209–220, and a third appendix of Monster Lists on pages 221–224.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6601-1

C22070000 – Tales from the Yawning Portal (2017)
Tales from the Yawning Portal is the seventh adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix B.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6609-7

C22080000 – Tomb of Annihilation (2017)
Tomb of Annihilation is the eighth adventure module for the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. It contains statistics for the new monsters described in the module in Appendix D.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3

C45940000 – Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018)
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes introduces over 100 monsters to the 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons line. The book features a preface on page 4, a chapter on the Blood War on pages 5–34, a chapter on Elves on pages 35–63, a chapter on Dwarves and Duergar on pages 65–83, a chapter on Gith on pages 85–97, a chapter on Halflings and Gnomes on pages 99–114, new monster descriptions on pages 115–252, and an appendix of Monster Lists on pages 253–256. One contribution to the book, the Oblex, was created by Make-A-Wish Foundation recipient Nolan Whale.

ISBN 978-0-7869-6624-0