• The Monstrous Compendium is a series of accessories for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game released from 1989 to 1998. The title...
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  • game. The 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...
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  • order. In 1993, the Monstrous Manual was released, compiling all monsters from the first two volumes of the Monstrous Compendium plus many monsters from...
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  • Dungeon Master's Guide, while monsters would be published as the Monstrous Compendium, a 3-ring binder with monsters printed on loose-leaf sheets that...
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  • Guide to the Lich (1993), Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness (1994), Monstrous Compendium Annual One (1994), and Van Richten's...
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  • monsters of Spelljammer were detailed in two installments of the Monstrous Compendium series, Spelljammer Appendix in 1990 and Spelljammer Appendix II...
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    Geneva, WI: TSR Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (TSR, 1989) Doug Stewart, ed. (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. TSR, Inc. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0...
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  • The mind flayer appears first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The Complete Psionics Handbook...
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    Giants appear throughout the 2nd edition Monstrous Compendium series. Giants appear first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), including the cloud...
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  • edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in the second volume of the Monstrous Compendium series (1989). In this set, the creature is described as magically-created...
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    Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989) LaFountain, J. Paul. Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. (TSR, 1991) Stewart, Doug, ed. Monstrous...
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    and margoyle also appear first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989), and are reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993), along with the kapoacinth...
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  • were reprinted in Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II (1996). The Eastern vampire and Mayonaka appear in Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II (1993)...
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  • Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993) along with several troll variants. The Monstrous Compendium Fiend...
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    edition Player's Handbook (1989). The high elf also appeared in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989). Several elven races were detailed as player character...
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    (1999). The goblin appears first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The goblin is detailed...
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  • the red slaad appear first in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix (1991), and are reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The same set of slaadi...
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  • Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn is a supplement for the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Monsters of Faerûn features 96 pages of monsters unique...
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    gelatinous cube appeared in second edition in Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and the Monstrous Manual (1993) under the "ooze/slime/jelly" heading...
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  • Campaign Setting (1994) with more information in the first Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994) and The Planewalker's Handbook (1996). The tiefling...
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  • Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994). The kocrachon lesser baatezu and the kyton appear in the Planes of Law boxed set (1995). Monstrous Compendium Annual...
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  • the Coast released two new D&D Beyond exclusive supplements – the Monstrous Compendium Vol 1: Spelljammer Creatures (2022) and the Vecna Dossier (2022)...
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  • (1999). The owlbear appears first in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The owlbear appeared in...
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  • 2602 Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix 2613 Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II 2635 Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III The...
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  • booklet (1989). It also appeared in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The beholder was featured...
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  • (1999). The displacer beast appears in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), and is reprinted in the Monstrous Manual (1993). The displacer beast appears...
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    edition Player's Handbook (1989). The gnome also appeared in the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989). Four gnomish races – forest, rock, tinker, and...
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    the Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), which also features the orog, a relative of the orc. The orc and orog are reprinted in the Monstrous Manual...
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  • the Compendium as a core book was replaced by single-volume hardcover Monstrous Manual in 1993, collecting popular monsters from the Compendium. The...
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    Planes (1988), Monstrous Compendium, Volume 2 (1989), Monstrous Compendium, Volume 1 (1989), Hall of Heroes (1989), Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix...
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