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Volo's Guide to Monsters is a 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons sourcebook that describes monster lore and lairs, playing monster character races, and gives the stat blocks of many monsters old and new.

Research Has Never Been So Dangerous

The esteemed loremaster Volothamp Geddarm is back! He's written a fantastical dissertation, covering some of the most iconic monsters in the worlds of Dungeons & Dragons®. But the Sage of Shadowdale himself, Elminster, doesn't believe Volo gets some of the details quite right. Don't miss out as Volo and Elminster team up to illuminate the uninitiated on creatures both common and obscure.

Sure to inspire any Dungeon Master, this book explores the stories and lairs of various monsters. Including giants, mind flayers, orcs, and goblinoids. Players can also find rules for playing a variety of new races, including the angelic aasimar and the feline tabaxi. Also included are game statistics for scores of monsters—some new to the game, and some that hail from the game's past—which are ready to appear in D&D adventures as mighty friends or fearsome foes.

For use with the fifth edition Player's Handbook®, Monster Manual®, and Dungeon Master's Guide®.

Contents[]

  • Preface
  • Ch. 1: Monster Lore
  • Ch. 2: Character Races
  • Ch. 3: Bestiary
  • App. A: Assorted Beasts
  • App. B: Nonplayer Characters
  • App. C: Monster Lists

Index[]

Characters[]

Elminster Aumar

Creatures[]

AlhoonAnnis hagAurochsBabauBanderhobbBarghestBheur hagBodakBoggleBrontosaurusCatoblepasCave fisherChitineCholdrithCloud giant smiling oneCowCranium ratDarklingDarkling elderDeath kissDeep scionDeinonychusDevourerDimetrodonDolphinDraeglothElder brainFire giant dreadnoughtFirenewtFirenewt warlock of ImixFlail snailFlindFroghemothFrost giant everlasting oneGauthGazerGiant striderGirallonGnoll flesh gnawerGnoll hunterGnoll witherlingGrungGrung elite warriorGrung wildlingGuard drakeHadrosaurusHobgoblin devastatorHobgoblin Iron ShadowKi-rinKobold dragonshieldKobold inventorKobold scale sorcererKorredLeucrottaMaw demonMeenlockMind flayer lichMindwitnessMorkothMouth of GrolantorNeogiNeogi hatchlingNeogi masterNeothelidNilbogOrc Blade of IlnevalOrc Claw of LuthicOrc Hand of YurtrusOrc Nurtured One of YurtrusOrc Red Fang of ShargaasoxQuetzalcoatlusQuicklingRedcapRothéSea spawnShadow mastiffShoosuvaSlithering trackerSpawn of KyussStegosaurusStench kowStone giant dreamwalkerStorm giant quintessentSwarm of cranium ratsSwarm of rot grubsTanarukkThornyTlincalliTransmuterTrapperUlitharidVargouilleVegepygmyVegepygmy chiefVelociraptor • • Wood woadXvartXvart warlock of RaxivortYeth houndYuan-ti anathemaYuan-ti broodguardYuan-ti mind whispererYuan-ti nightmare speakerYuan-ti pit master

Referenced only
giff
Nonplayer Characters
abjurerapprentice wizardarchdruidarcherbardblackguardchampionconjurerdivinerenchanterevokerillusionistkraken priestmartial arts adeptmaster thiefnecromancerswashbucklertransmuterwar priestwarlock of the archfeywarlock of the fiendwarlock of the Great Old Onewarlord

Religions[]

BargrivyekGrankhulHruggekKhurgorbaeyagMaglubiyetNomog-GeayaSkiggaretKurtulmak

Miscellaneous[]

Referenced only
anvilopiumsaddle

Appendix[]

Connections[]

5th Edition Sourcebooks
Core Rulebooks Dungeon Master's GuideMonster ManualPlayer's Handbook
Sourcebooks Acquisitions IncorporatedBigby Presents: Glory of the GiantsThe Book of Many ThingsFizban's Treasury of DragonsMordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the MultiverseMordenkainen's Tome of FoesSword Coast Adventurer's GuideTasha's Cauldron of EverythingVan Richten's Guide to RavenloftVolo's Guide to MonstersXanathar's Guide to Everything
Adventures Baldur's Gate: Descent into AvernusCurse of StrahdHoard of the Dragon QueenIcewind Dale: Rime of the FrostmaidenOut of the AbyssPhandelver and Below: The Shattered ObeliskPlanescape: Adventures in the MultiversePrinces of the ApocalypseSpelljammer: Adventures in SpaceStorm King's ThunderThe Rise of TiamatTomb of AnnihilationWaterdeep: Dragon HeistWaterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad MageThe Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Starter Sets Dungeons & Dragons Starter SetDungeons & Dragons Essentials KitDungeons & Dragons Starter Set (2022)
Anthologies Tales from the Yawning PortalGhosts of SaltmarshCandlekeep MysteriesJourneys Through the Radiant CitadelKeys from the Golden Vault
Supplements Elemental Evil Player's Companion
Playtest Confrontation at CandlekeepDead in ThayGhosts of Dragonspear CastleLegacy of the Crystal ShardMurder in Baldur's GateReclaiming BlingdenstoneScourge of the Sword CoastStorm over NeverwinterVault of the Dracolich
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