Advanced Dungeons & Dragons® 2nd Edition

Monstrous Manual™

Game Accessory

The updated Monstrous Manual™ for the AD&D® 2nd Edition Game

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Monstrous Manual Index

Credits

How To Use This Book

Contents

Other Worlds

The Monsters

A

Aarakocra

Abishai (Baatezu)

Aboleth

Aerial Servant (Elemental, Air-kin)

African Elephant (Elephant)

Air Elemental (Elemental, Air/Earth)

Algorn (Titan)

Amethyst Dragon

Amphisbaena (Snake)

Androsphinx (Sphinx)

Ankheg

Ankylosaurus (Dinosaur)

Ant (Insect)

Ant Lion (Insect)

Antelope (Mammal, Herd)

Antherion--Jackalwere

Antherion--Wolfwere

Ape, Carnivorous (Mammal)

Aratha (Insect)

Arcane

Arctic Tempest (Elemental, Composite)

Argos

Ascomoid (Fungus)

Aspis (Insect)

Cow

Drone

Larva

Assassin Bug (Insect)

Astereater

Aurumvorax

Azmyth (Bat)

B

Baatezu

Abishai, Black

Abishai, Green

Pit Fiend

Red Abishai

Baboon, Wild (Mammal)

Bagder (Mammal)

Balor (Tanar'ri)

Banderlog (Mammal)

Banshee

Barracuda (Fish)

Basilisk

Dracolisk

Greater

Lesser

Bat

Azmyth

Common

Huge

Large

Night Hunter

Sinister

Bear

Black

Brown

Cave

Polar

Beaver (Mammal, Small)

Bee (Insect)

Worker

Soldier

Bumblebee

Beetle, Giant

Bombardier

Boring

Fire

Rhinoceros

Stag

Water

Behir

Beholder and Beholder-kin

Astereater

Beholder

Beholder Mage

Casharin

Death Kiss (Bleeder)

Director

Doomsphere

Elder Orb

Examiner

Eye of the Deep (Water)

Gauth

Gorbel

Hive Mother

Lensman

Orbus

Overseer

Spectator

Undead (Death Tyrant)

Watcher

Bhaergala (Mammal)

Bird

Boobrie

Eagle

Eblis

Emre

Flightless

Hawk

Kingfisher

Owl

Raven

Skyfisher

Swan

Vulture

'Wari

Bird Maiden

Black Dragon

Black Cloud (Elemental, Composite)

Black Abishai

Bleeder

Blink Dog

Blue Dragon

Boalisk (Snake)

Boar, Wild (Mammal)

Boobrie

Brain, Flying (Grell)

Brain Mole

Brass Dragon

Broken One

Bronze Dragon

Brown Dragon

Brownie

Killmoulis

Buffalo (Mammal, Herd)

Bugbear

Bulette

Bullywug

C

Camel (Mammal, Herd)

Carnivorous Ape (Mammal)

Carp, Giant (Fish)

Carrion Crawler

Casharin (Beholder)

Cat, Great

Cheetah

Giant Lynx

Leopard

Lion

Lion, Spotted

Lion, Mountain

Jaguar

Smilodon

Tiger, Wild

Cat, Small

Domestic

Elven

Wild

Catfish, Giant (Fish)

Catoblepas

Cattle (Mammal, Herd)

Cave Cricket (Insect)

Cave Fisher

Centaur

Centipede

Chattur (Mammal)

Cheetah (Cat, Great)

Chimera

Chipmunk (Mammal, Small)

Choke Creeper (Plant, Dangerous)

Clay Golem (Golem, Lesser)

Cloaker

Cloud Dragon

Cloud Giant

Cockatrice

Constrictor (Snake)

Cooshee (Mammal)

Copper Dragon

Couatl

Crabman

Crawling Claw

Creeper Zombie (Plant, Dangerous)

Crimson Death (Mist, Crimson Death)

Criosphinx (Sphinx)

Crocodile

Crustacean, Giant

Cryohydra (Hydra)

Crypt Thing

Crystal Dragon

Cyclcops, (Giant)

Cyclcops

Cyclcopskin

 

D

Dakon (Mammal)

Dao

Daemon, Guardian (Yugoloth, Guardian)

Dark Elf (Elf, Drow)

Dark Naga (Naga, Dark)

Death Kiss (Beholder)

Death Knight

Death Worm (Necrophidius)

Debbi (Mammal)

Deep Dragon

Deep Gnome (Svirfneblin)

Deepspawn

Deinonychus (Dinosaur)

Derro (Dwarf)

Desert Giant

Dinosaur

Ankylosaurus

Deinonychus

Diplodocus

Elasmosaurus

Lambeosaurus

Pteranodon

Stegosaurus

Triceratops

Tyranosaurus

Diplodocus (Dinosaur)

Director (Beholder)

Displacer Beast

Djinn (Genie)

Dog

Blink

Death

War

Wild

Dog, Moon

Dolphin

Domestic Pig (Mammal, Small)

Doomsphere (Beholder)

Doppleganger

Dracolich

Dracolisk (Basilisk)

Dragon, General

Amethyst

Black

Blue

Brass

Bronze

Brown Dragon

Cloud Dragon

Copper

Crystal

Deep

Emerald

Gold

Green

Mercury

Mist

Red

Sapphire

Shadow

Silver

Steel

Topaz

White

Yellow

Dragon Turtle

Dragonet

Faerie Dragon

Firedrake

Pseudodragon

Dragonfish

Dragonfly (Insect)

Giant

Larva

Dragonne

Drider (Elf, Drow)

Drow (Elf, Drow)

Dryad

Duergar

Dwarf

Derro

Duergar

Hill

Mountain

E

Eagle

Ear Seeker (Insect)

Earth Elemental (Elemental, Air/Earth)

Eblis (Bird)

Eel (Fish)

Electric

Giant

Marine

Weed

Efreeti (Genie)

Elasmosaurus (Dinosaur)

Elder Orb (Beholder)

Electric Eel (Fish)

Elemental

Air/Earth

Fire/Water

General

Elemental, Air-Kin

Aerial Servant

Slyph

Elemental, Composite

Arctic Tempest

Black Cloud

Skriaxit

Elemental, Fire-Kin

Fire Snake

Salamander

Elemental, Water-Kin

Nereid

Water Wierd

Elephant

Elf

Aquatic

Drider

Drow (Dark)

Grey (Faerie)

Half-Elf

Malenti

Wood (Slyvan)

Elven Cat (Cat, Small)

Emerald Dragon

Emre (Bird)

Ermine (Mammal, Small)

Ettercap

Ettin

Examiner (Beholder)

Eye of the Deep (Beholder)

Eyewing

F

Faerie Dragon (Dragonet)

Faerie (Elf, Grey)

Faun (Satyr)

Ferret (Mammal, Small)

Feyr

Firbolg

Fire Giant

Fire Elemental (Elemental Fire/Water)

Fire Snake (Elemental, Fire-Kin)

Firedrake (Dragonet)

Firefriend (Insect)

Fish

Barracuda

Carp, Giant

Catfish, Giant

Dragonfish

Eel, Electric

Lamprey

Lamprey, Giant

Lamprey, Land

Manta Ray

Pike, Giant

Piranha

Piranha, Giant

Pungi Ray

Quipper

Seahorse, Giant

Shark

Shark, Giant

Stingray

Flesh Golem (Golem, Lesser)

Flind (Gnoll)

Fly (Insect)

Bluebottle

Horsefly

Flying Brain

Flying Squirrel (Mammal, Small)

Fog Giant

Formorian

Foxwoman (Lycanthrope, Werefox)

Fox (Mammal, Small)

Frog

Giant

Killer

Poisonous

Frost Giant

Fungus

Fungus Man (Myconid)

Fyrefly (Insect)

G

Galeb Duhr

Gargantua

Gargoyle

Gargoyle

Margoyle

Gargoyle (Golem)

Gas Spore (Fungus)

Gauth (Beholder)

Gelatinous Cube (Ooze/Slime/Jelly)

Genie

Dao

Djinni

Efreeti

Jann

Marid

Ghast (Ghoul)

Ghost

Ghoul

Giant

Cloud

Cyclops

Desert

Ettin

Firbolg

Fire

Fog

Formorian

Frost

Hill

Jungle

Mountain

Reef

Stone

Storm

Verbeeg

Wood (Voadkyn)

Giant Black Squirrel (Mammal, Small)

Giant, Eel (Fish)

Giant Crab (Crustacean, Giant)

Giant Crayfish (Crustacean, Giant)

Giant Pike (Fish)

Giant Pig (Mammal)

Giant Piranha (Fish)

Giant Seahorse (Fish)

Giant Shark (Fish)

Giant Skeleton (Skeleton, Giant)

Gibberling

Giff

Girzon (Titan)

Gith

Gith, Pirate

Githyanki

Githzerai

Glass Golem (Golem, Glass)

Gloomwing

Gloomwing Moth

Tenebrous Worm

Glyptar (Medusa)

Gnoll

Gnome

Forest

Gnome (Rock)

Svirfneblin (Deep)

Tinker

Gnome, Spriggan

Goat (Mammal)

Goblin

Gold Dragon

Golem

Bone

Doll

Gargoyle

Glass

Necrophidius (Death Worm)

Scarecrow

Golem, General

Golem, Greater

Iron

Stone

Golem, Lesser

Flesh

Clay

Golem, Stone Variants

Gopher (Mammal, Small)

Gorbel (Beholder)

Gorgimera

Gorgon

Gorilla (Mammal)

Green Abishai (Baatezu)

Green Dragon

Grell

Gremlin

Gremlin, Jermalaine

Griffon

Grig (Sprite)

Grimlock

Grippli

Groaning Spirit (Banshee)

Guardian Daemon (Yugoloth, Guardian)

Gulgurthra (Otyugh)

Gynosphinx (Sphinx)

H

Hag

Halfling

Hairfoot

Stout

Tallfellow

Hangman Tree (Plant, Intelligent)

Harpy

Hatori

Haunt

Hawk (Bird)

Hedgehog (Mammal, Small)

Hell Hound

Heucuva

Heway (Snake)

Heriacosphinx

Hill Giant

Hippocampus

Hippogriff

Histachii (Yuan-ti, Histachii)

Hive Mother (Beholder)

Hobgoblin

Homonculus

Hook Horror

Horax (Insect)

Hornet, Giant (Insect)

Horse

Draft

Heavy

Light

Medium

Mule

Pony

Riding

Steppe Pony

Wild

Hsing-sing (Mammal)

Human

Hydra

Cyrohydra

Hydra

Lernaean

Pyrohydra

I

Illithid (Mind Flayer)

Imp

Imp

Quasit

Imp, Mephit

Fire

Ice

Lava

Mist

Smoke

Steam

Insect

Ant, Giant

Ant Lion, Giant

Aratha

Aspis, Cow

Aspis, Drone

Aspis, Worker

Assassin Bug

Bee, Soldier

Bee, Worker

Bumblebee

Cave Cricket

Dragonfly, Giant

Dragonfly, Larva

Ear Seeker

Firefriend

Fly, Bluebottle

Fly, Horsefly

Fyrefly

Horax

Hornet, Giant

Pernicon

Praying Mantis

Termite, Giant Harvester

King

Queen

Soldier

Worker

Tick, Giant

Wasp, Giant

Insect Swarm

Velvet Ants

Grasshoppers

Locusts

Intellect Devourer

Adult

Larva

Invisible Stalker

Iron Golem (Golem, Greater)

Ixitxachitl

Ixitxachitl

Vampiric

Vampiric, Greater

J

Jackal (Mammal)

Jackalwere

Jaguar (Cat, Great)

Jann (Genie)

Jelly (Ooze, Slime, Jelly)

Jermalaine (Gremlin, Jermalaine)

Jungle Giant

K

Kelpie (Plant, Intelligent)

Kenku

Ki-rin

Kirre

Killmoulis (Brownie)

Kingfisher (Bird)

Kobold

Kobold

Urd

Korred (Satyr)

Kraken (Squid, Giant)

Kuo-Toa

L

Lacedon (Ghoul)

Lambeosaurus (Dinosaur)

Lamia

Lammasu

Lamprey (Fish)

Lamprey, Land (Fish)

Land Shark (Bulette)

Leech

Giant

Swarm

Throat

Lensman (Beholder)

Lernaean (Hydra)

Leopard (Cat, Great)

Leprechaun

Leucrotta

Leviathan (Whale)

Lich

Lion (Cat, Great)

Living Wall

Lizard

Fire

Minotaur

Subterranean

Giant

Lizard Man

Locathah

Losel (Mammal)

Lurker

Lycanthrope, General

Seawolf

Werebat

Werebear

Wereboar

Werefox (Foxwoman)

Wererat

Wereraven

Weretiger

Werewolf

Lynx (Cat, Great)

M

Medusa, Maedar

Making Monsters

Malenti (Elf, Aquatic)

Malephus (Titan)

Mammal

Ape, Carnivorous

Baboon, Wild

Badger

Banderlog

Bhaergala

Boar, Wild

Chattur

Cooshee

Dakon

Debbi

Goat

Gorilla

Hsing-sing

Hyena

Jackal

Losel

Monkey Spider

Porcupine, Black

Porcupine, Brown

Rothe

Skunk

Sleek

Stag, Wild

Stench Kow

Taer

Tyrg

Warthog

Weasel

Wolverine

Mammal, Herd

Antelope

Buffalo

Camel

Cattle

Sheep

Mammal, Small

Beaver

Chipmunk

Ermine

Ferret

Fox

Gopher

Hedgehog

Mink

Mole

Monkey

Mouse

Muskrat

Opposum

Otter

Otter, Sea

Pig, Domestic

Pig, Giant

Pig, Wild

Rabbit

Racoon

Squirrel

Squirrel, Flying

Woodchuck

Mammoth (Elephant)

Mane (Titan)

Manta Ray (Fish)

Margoyle (Gargoyle)

Marid (Genie)

Marilith (Tanar'ri)

Marine Eel (Fish)

Manscorpion

Manticore

Medusa

Medusa, Maedar

Maedar

Glyptar

Mephit (Imp)

Mercury Dragon

Merman

Merrow (Ogre)

Mimic

Mimic

Killer

Mind Flayer (Illithid)

Mink

Minotaur

Mist, Crimson Death

Mist Dragon

Mist, Vampiric

Mold

Brown

Russet

Yellow

Mold Man

Mole (Mammal, Small)

Mongrelman

Monkey Spider (Mammal)

Monkey (Mammal, Small)

Monsoon (Elemental, Composite)

Monster Summoning

Morkoth

Mountain Giant

Mountain Lion (Cat, Great)

Mouse (Mammal, Small)

Muckdweller

Mudman

Mule (Horse)

Mummy

Mummy, Greater

Musk Creeper, Yelllow (Plant, Dangerous)

Musk Zombie, Yellow (Plant, Dangerous)

Muskrat (Mammal, Small)

Myconid

N

Naga

Guardian

Spirit

Water

Naga, Dark

Narwhal (Whale)

Necrophidius (Golem, Necrophidius)

Neogi

Neo-Otyugh

Nereid (Elemental, Water-Kin)

Night Hunter (Bat)

Nightmare

Nixie (Sprite)

NPCs

Nymph

O

Obliviax (Plant, Intelligent)

Octopus, Giant

Ogre

Ogre

Ogre, Half-

Ogre Mage

Oliphant (Elephant)

Ooze/Slime/Jelly

Crystal Ooze

Gelatinous Cube

Green Slime

Grey Ooze

Mustard Jelly

Ochre Jelly

Olive Slime

Olive Slime Creature

Slithering Tracker

Stun Jelly

Opposum (Mammal, Small)

Orbus (Beholder)

Orc

Orc

Orog

Osquip (Rat)

Otter (Mammal, Small)

Otyugh

Otyugh

Neo-Otyugh

Owl (Bird)

Owlbear

P

Pech (Elemental, Earth-Kin)

Pegasus

Pericon (Insect)

Peryton

Phantom

Phoenix

Phycomid (Fungus)

Piercer

Pig, Domestic (Mammal, Small)

Pig, Wild (Mammal, Small)

Pike, Giant (Fish)

Piranha (Fish)

Piranha, Giant (Fish)

Pit Fiend (Baatezu)

Pixie (Sprite)

Plant, Dangerous

Choke Creeper

Mantrap

Retch Plant

Snapper-Saw

Thorn-Slinger

Tri-Flower Frond

Yellow Musk

Zombie Creeper

Plant, Intelligent

Hangman Tree

Kelpie

Obliviax

Quickwood

Shambling Mound

Strangleweed

Sundew, Giant

Thorny

Poisonous Frog (Frog)

Poltergeist

Pony (Horse)

Porcupine (Mammal)

Porphyl (Titan)

Praying Mantis (Insect)

Pseudodragon (Dragonet)

Pteranodon (Dinosaur)

Pudding, Deadly

Black

Brown

Dun

White

Pungi Ray (Fish)

Pyrohydra

Q

Quaggoth

Quasit (Imp)

Quickwood (Plant, Intelligent)

Quipper (Fish)

R

Rabbit (Mammal, Small)

Racoon (Mammal, Small)

Rakshasa

Rat

Osquip

Rat

Raven (Bird)

Red Abishai (Baatezu)

Red Dragon

Reef Giant

Remorhaz

Retch Plant (Plant, Dangerous)

Revenant

Riding Horse (Horse)

Roc

Roper

Rothe (Mammal)

Rust Monster

S

Sahuagin

Salamander (Elemental, Fire-Kin)

Sandling (Elemental, Earth-Kin)

Sapphire Dragon

Satyr

Scarecrow (Golem, Scarecrow)

Scorpion

Giant

Huge

Large

Sea Otter (Mammal, Small)

Sea Elf (Elf, Aquatic)

Sea Lion

Seahorse, Giant (Fish)

Seawolf (Lycanthrope)

Selkie

Serpent, Winged (Snake, Winged)

Shadow

Shadow Dragon

Shambling Mound (Plant, Intelligent)

Shark (Fish)

Shark, Giant (Fish)

Shedu

Shedu

Shedu, Greater

Sheep (Mammal, Herd)

Shrieker (Fungus)

Silver Dragon

Sinster (Bat)

Sirine

Skeleton

Skeleton

Animal

Monster

Skeleton, Giant

Skeleton, Warrior

Skriaxit (Elemental, Composite)

Skunk (Mammal)

Skyfisher (Bird)

Slaad

Sleek (Mammal)

Slime, Green (Ooze, Slime, Jelly)

Slime, Olive (Ooze/Slime/Jelly)

Slithering Tracker (Ooze/Slime/Jelly)

Slug, Giant

Smilodon (Cat, Great)

Snake

Amphisbaena

Boalisk

Constrictor

Constrictor, Giant

Giant, Sea

Giant Spitting

Heway

Poisonous

Snake, Winged

Snapper-Saw (Plant, Dangerous)

Spectator (Beholder)

Spectre

Sphinx

Androsphinx

Criosphinx

Gynosphinx

Hieracosphinx

Spider

Gargantuan

Giant

Hairy

Huge

Large

Phase

Sword

Spider Monkey (Mammal)

Spore, Gas (Fungus)

Spotted Lion (Cat, Great)

Spriggan, Gnome

Sprite

Atomie

Grig

Nixie

Pixie

Sea Sprite

Sprite

Squid, Giant

Squirrel (Mammal, Small)

Squirrel, Flying (Mammal, Small)

Squirrel, Giant Black (Mammal, Small)

Stag, Wild (Mammal)

Steel Dragon

Stegosaurus (Dinosaur)

Stench Kow (Mammal)

Steppe Pony (Horse)

Sting Ray (Fish)

Strige

Stone Giant

Stone Golem (Golem, Greater)

Stone Constructs (Golem, Stone Variants)

Storm Giant

Stout (Halfling)

Strangleweed (Plant, Intelligent)

Su-Monster

Summoning Monsters

Sundew, Giant (Plant, Intelligent)

Svirfneblin (Gnome)

Swan (Bird)

Swanmay

Sylia (Titan)

Sylph (Elemental, Air-Kin)

T

Tabaxi

Taer (Mammal)

Tako

Tallfellow (Halfling)

Tanar'ri

Balor

Marilith

Tarrasque

Tasloi

Tempest (Elemental, Composite)

Tenebrous Worm (Gloomwing)

Termite, Giant (Insect)

Therianthrope (Lycanthrope)

Thorn-Slinger (Plant, Dangerous)

Thorny (Plant, Intelligent)

Thought-Eater

Thri-Keen

Tick, Giant (Insect)

Tiger, Wild (Cat, Great)

Tinker (Gnome)

Titan

Algorn

Girzon

Malephus

Mane

Porphyl

Syllia

Toad, Giant

Fire

Giant

Ice

Poisonous

Topaz Dragon

Treant

Tri-Flower Frond (Plant, Dangerous)

Triceratops (Dinosaur)

Triton

Troglodyte

Troll

Tunnel Worm (Centipede)

Tyrannosaurus Rex (Dinosaur)

Tyrg (Mammal)

U

Umber Hulk

Umber Hulk

Vodyanoi

Undead (Death Tyrant) (Beholder)

Unicorn

Urchin

Black

Green

Land

Red

Silver

Yellow

Urd (Kobold)

V

Vampire

Eastern

Western

Vampiric Mist (Mist, Vampiric)

Vegepygmy (Mold Man)

Verbeeg

Violet Fungus (Fungus)

Voadkyn (Giant, Wood)

Vodyanoi (Umber Hulk)

Vulture (Bird)

W

Wall, Living (Living Wall)

'Wari (Bird)

Warthog (Mammal)

Wasp, Giant (Insect)

Watcher (Beholder)

Water Beholder (Eye of the Deep)

Water Elemental (Elemental, Fire/Water)

Water Weird (Elemental, Water-Kin)

Weasel (Mammal)

Weed Eel (Fish)

Wemic

Werebat (Lycanthrope)

Werebear (Lycanthrope)

Wereboar (Lycanthrope)

Werefox (Lycanthrope)

Wererat (Lycanthrope)

Wereraven (Lycanthrope)

Weretiger (Lycanthrope)

Werewolf (Lycanthrope)

Whale

Common

Giant

Killer

Narwhal

Leviathan

White Dragon

Wight

Wild Pig (Mammal, Small)

Wild Baboon (Mammal, Small)

Wild Cat (Cat, Small)

Will o'wisp

Winged Sanke (Snake, Winged)

Wolf

Wolfwere

Wolverine (Mammal)

Wood Giant

Woodchuck (Mammal)

Worm

Worm, Death (Necrophidius)

Wraith

Wyvern

X

Xorn

Xorn

Xaren

Y

Yellow Dragon

Yellow Musk Creeper (Plant, Dangerous)

Yeti

Yuan-ti

Yaun-ti Histachii

Yugoloth (Guardian)

Z

Zaratan

Zombie

Appendix I: Instructions for the Blank Monster Form

Appendix II: Monster Summoning Tables

Monster Summoning I

Monster Summoning II

Monster Summoning III

Monster Summoning IV

Monster Summoning V

Monster Summoning VI

Monster Summoning VII

Conjured Animals

Terrain Guide

Monster Summoning

Aquatic Monster Summoning, Salt Water

Aquatic Monster Summoning, Fresh Water

Appendix III: NPCs

NPC Parties

Character Subtable

Race Subtable

Magical Items for NPC Parties

Magical Items for Character Encounters

Table I

Table II

Table III

Table IV

Index