MONSTER MANUAL

SPECIAL REFERENCE WORK

by Gary Gygax
Compiled by Prespos
Illustrations by DCS3
Tramp
Tom Wham
Jean Wells
Front Cover by DCS3


Foreword +
Preface +
Explanatory Notes +
Treasure Types +

ALPHABETICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
-
Aerial Servant +
Anhkheg +
Ant, Giant +
Ape +
Apep (king of serpents) +
Assassinator of the Gods +
Axebeak +

Baboon +
Badger +
Baluchitherium +
Barracuda +
Basilisk +
Bear +
Beaver, Giant +
Beetle, Giant +
Beholder +
Black Pudding +
Blink Dog +
Boar +
Brain Mole +
Brownie +
Buffalo +
Bugbear +
Bulette +
Bull +
Byakhee (servants of Hastur) +

Camel, Wild +
Carrion Crawler +
Catoblepas +
Cattle, Wild +
Centaur +
Centipede, Giant +
Cerberus (guardian of Hades) +
Cerebral Parasite +
Chimera +
Clakar +
Cockatrice +
Couatl +
Crab, Giant +
Crayfish, Giant +
Crocodile +
Cthuga's Flame Creature +
Cyclops (greater) (lesser) +

Dahak (three headed dragon spirit of death) +
Demon +
Deep Ones (followers of Cthulhu) +
Devil +
Dinosaur +
Displacer Beast +
Djinni +

Dog +
Dolphin +
Doppleganger +
Dragon +
Dragonne +
Dragon Turtle +
Dryad +
Dwarf +

Eagle, Giant +
Ear Seekers +
Eel +
Efreeti +
Elemental+
Elenoin +
Elephant +
Elf +
Ettin +
Eye, Floating +
Eye of the Deep +

Flame Snake +
Flightless Bird +
Fossergrim +
Frog, Giant +
Fungi, Violet +
Furies (Alecto, Tisiphone, Megarea) +

Gar, Giant +
Gargoyle +
Gas Spore +
Gelatinous Cube +
Ghast +
Ghost +
Ghoul +
Giant +
Gnoll +
Gnome +
Goat, Giant+
Goblin +
Golem +
Gorgon +
Grahluk +
Gray Ooze +
Green Slime +
Griffon +
Great Race +
Groaning Spirit (Banshee) +

Hecatoncheire (hundred handed one) +
Hobbit +
Harpy +
Hell Hound +
Herd Animal +
Hippocampus +
Hippogriff +
Hippopotamus +
Hobgoblin +
Homonculous +
Horse +
Hydra +
Hyena +

Imp +
Intellect Devourer +
Invisible Stalker +
Irish Deer +
Ixitxachitl +

Jackal +
Jackalwere +
Jaguar +

Kelmain +
Ki-Rin +
Kobold +

Lamia +
Lammasu +
Lamprey +
Larva +
Leech, Giant +
Leopard +
Leprechaun +
Leviathan +
Leucrotta +
Lich +
Lion +
Lizard +
Lizard Man +
Locathah +
Lurker Above +
Lycanthrope +
Lynx, Giant +

Mammoth +
Manticore+
Marut (DDG: wind spirit) (MP) + <>
Masher +
Mastodon +
Ma Yuan (killer of the gods) +
Medusa +
Men +
Merman +
Mi-Go (the fungi from Yuggoth) +
Mimic +
Mind Flayer +
Minions of Set +
Minotaur +
Mold +
Mordagz +
Morkoth +
Mule +
Mummy +
Myyrrhn +

Naga +
Neo-Otyugh +
Night Hag +
Nightmare +
Nixie +
Nymph +

Ochre Jelly +
Octopus, Giant +
Ogre +
Ogre Mage +
Oonai +
Orc +
Otter, Giant +
Otyugh +
Owl, Giant +
Owlbear +

The Pack of the Wild Hunt +
Peacock of Karttikeya +
Pegasus +
Peryton +
Piercer +
Pike, Giant +
Pixie +
Porcupine, Giant +
Portuguese Man-o-War, Giant +
Primordial One +
Pseudo-Dragon +
Purple Worm+

Quasit +

Rakshasa +
Ram, Giant +
Rat, Giant (Sumatran) +
Ray +
Remorhaz +
Rhinoceros +
Roc +
Roper +
Rot Grub +
Rust Monster +

Sahuagin +
Salamander +
Satyr +
Scorpion, Giant +
Sea Hag +
Sea Horse, Giant +
Sea Lion +
Shadow +
Shambling Mound +
Shark +
Shedu +
Shoggoth +
Shrieker +
Skeleton +
Skunk, Giant +
Slithering Tracker +
Slug, Giant +
Snake, Giant +
Spectre +
Sphinx +
Spider +
Spirits of the Air +
Sprite +
Squid, Giant +
Stag +
Stirge +
Strangle Weed +
Su-Monster +
Sylph +

Thought Eater +
Thunder Bird +
Tick, Giant +
Tiger +
Titan +
Titanothere +
Toad, Giant +
Trapper +
Treant +
Triton +
Troglodyte +
Troll +
Turtle +

Umber Hulk +
Unicorn +

Vampire +
Vampire Trees +
Vulture Lion +

Wasp, Giant +
Water Weird +
Weasel, Giant +
Whale +
Wight +
Will-O-(The)-Wisp +
Wind Walker +
Wolf +
Wolverine +
Wraith +
Wyvern +

Xorn +

Yeti +

Zombie +
 


 
 


 


 
 
 

SPECIAL REFERENCE WORK (52.62)

MONSTER MANUAL
4th Edition, August 1979 (d35.9)

AN ALPHABETICAL COMPENDIUM OF ALL OF THE MONSTERS FOUND IN
ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, INCLUDING ATTACKS, DAMAGE,
SPECIAL ATTACKS, AND DESCRIPTIONS.

By Gary Gygax
(c) 1977, 1978 -- TSR Games

all rights reserved
illustrations by David C. Sutherland III
D. A. Trampier
Tom Wham
Jean Wells
Cover by David C. Sutherland III


MONSTERS, LISTED BY ALIGNMENT

LAWFUL GOOD [Heaven]
Blink dog - r
Brownie - r
Dolphin - u
Bronze Dragon (Draco Gerus Bronzo) - r
Gold Dragon (Draco Orientalus Sino Dux) - vr
Platinum Dragon (Bahamut) - vr
Silver Dragon (Draco Nobilis Argentum) - vr
Dwarf - c
Gnome - r
Halfling - r
Ki-rin - vr
Lammasu - r
Dervish - r
Pilgrim - u
Guardian naga - vr


 

LAWFUL EVIL (Hell) (Acheron, Gehenna)
Beholder - vr
Asmodeus (Arch-devil) - vr
Baalzebul (Arch-devil) - vr
Barbed (Lesser devil) - u
Bone (Lesser devil) - u
Dispater (Arch-devil) - vr
Erinyes (Lesser devil) - u
Geryon (Arch-devil) - vr
Horned (Malebranche) (Greater devil) - u
Ice (Greater devil) - u
Lemure - c
Pit Fiend (Greater devil) - r
Chromatic Dragon (Tiamat) - vr
Blue Dragon (Draco Electricus) - r
Green Dragon - r
Eye of the Deep - vr
Ghost - vr
Fire giant - u
Goblin - u
Hell Hound - vr
Hobgoblin - u
Imp - vr
Kobold - u
Wererat - u
Manticore - u
Medusa - r
Pilgrim - u
Mind Flayer - r
Mummy - r
Ogre mage (Japanese ogre) - vr
Orc - c
Rakshasa - vr to r


 

NEUTRAL GOOD +
Cloud giant - r
Nymph - vr  : Neutral (evil)
Aarakocra (Bird-Man) - vr

NEUTRAL [CONCORDANT OPPOSITION]
Aerial servant - vr
Anhkheg - r
Ant, giant - r
Ape, (Gorilla) - vr
Ape, Carnivorous - r
Axe beak - u
Baboon - c
Badger - u
Baluchitherium - r
Barracuda - u
Basilisk - u
Bear, black - c
Bear, brown - u
Bear, cave - u
Beaver, giant - vr
Beetle, giant bombardier - c
Beetle, giant boring - c
Beetle, giant fire - c
Beetle, giant rhinoceros - u
Beetle, giant stag - c
Beetle, giant water - c
Black pudding - u
Boar, wild - c
Giant boar - u
Warthog - c
Brain mole - vr
Buffalo - u
Bulette - n
Bull - n
Anatosaurus (Trachodon) - c
Ankylosaurus - u
Antrodemus (Allosaurus) - u
Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) - c
Archelon Ischyras - u
Brachiosaurus - u
Camarasaurus - c
Ceratosaurus - u
Cetiosaurus - u
Dinichtys - c
Diplodocus - c
Elasmosaurus - u
Gorgosaurus - u
Iguanadon - c
Lambeosaurus - c
Megalosaurus - u
Monoclonius - c
Mosasaurus - u
Paleoscincus - u
Pentaceratops - c
Plateosaurus - c
Plesiosaurus - c
Pteranodon - c
Stegosaurus - c
Styracosaurus - c
Teratosaurus - u
Triceratops - c
Tyrannosaurus Rex - u
Displacer Beast - vr
War dog - u
Wild dog - c
Doppleganger - vr
Dragonne - vr
Dragon Turtle - vr
Dryad - vr
Eagle, giant - r
Ear seekers - vr
Eel, electric - r
Eel, giant - u
Eel, weed - vr
Efreeti - vr (tend towards lawful evil)
Elemental, air - vr
Elemental, earth - vr
Elemental, fire - vr
Elemental, water - vr
Elephant, (Asiatic) - c
Elephant, African (Loxodont) - c
Eye, floating - r
Flightless bird - c
Frog, giant - u
Killer frog - vr
Poisonous frog - r
Fungi, violet - r
Gar, giant - r
Gas spore - r
Gelatinous cube - u
Stone giant - u
Gnome - r
Goat, giant - r
Clay golem - vr
Flesh golem - vr
Iron golem - vr
Stone golem - vr
Gorgon - r
Gray ooze - r
Green slime - r
Griffon - u
Herd animal - c
Hippogriff - n
Hippopotamus - n
Horse, draft - c
Horse, heavy - u
Horse, light - u
Horse, medium - u
Horse, pony - u
Horse, wild - u
Hydra - u
Hyena - c
Hyena, giant (Hyaenodon) - vr
Invisible stalker - vr
Irish deer - r
Jackal - c
Jaguar - u
Lamprey, normal - u
Lamprey, giant - r
Leech, giant - u
Leopard - u
Leprechaun - u
Lich - vr : Neutral (evil)
Lion - u
Mountain lion - u
Spotted lion - r
Lizard, fire - vr
Lizard, giant - u
Lizard, minotaur - r
Lizard, subterranean - u
Lizard man - r
Locathah - r
Lurker above - u
Wereboar - r
Weretiger - vr
Lynx, giant - r
Mammoth - c
Masher - u
Mastodon - c
Bandit - c
Berserker - r
Buccaneer - u
Caveman - r
Tribesman - r
Nomad - u
Merchant - c
Pilgrim - u
Merman - u
Mimic - r
Brown Mold - vr
Yellow Mold - u
Mule - c
Water naga - u
Neo-otyugh - r
Nixie - r
Ochre jelly - u
Otter, giant - r
Otyugh - u
Owl, giant - r
Owlbear - r
Piercer - u
Pike, giant - r
Pixie - vr
Porcupine, giant - u
Portuguese man-o-war - u
Purple worm - r


 

Ram, giant - r
Ray, manta - u
Ray, pungi - r
Ray, sting - c
Remorhaz - vr
Rhinoceros - c
Rhinoceros, woolly - c
Roc - r
Rot grub - r
Rust monster - u


(Source: Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum)

NEUTRAL (EVIL)
Rat, giant (Sumatran) - c

NEUTRAL (GOOD)
Pseudo-dragon - vr

NEUTRAL EVIL
Cloud giant - r
Larva (E) - c
Lich - vr : Neutral (evil)
Night hag - vr : Neutral (evil)
Nightmare - vr : Neutral (evil)
Giant octopus - r : Neutral (evil)

CHAOTIC GOOD [OLYMPUS]
Djinni - vr
Copper Dragon (Draco Comes Stabuli) - u
Elf - u
Storm giant - r
Hippocampus - r
Pegasus - vr


 

CHAOTIC GOOD (NEUTRAL) [GLADSHEIM]
Brass Dragon (Draco Impudentus Gallus) - u
Werebear - r
Pilgrim - u


CHAOTIC EVIL
Bugbear - u
Demogorgon (Prince of Demons) - vr
Juiblex (The Faceless Lord) - vr
Manes (Sub-Demon) - r
Orcus (Prince of the Undead) - vr
Succubus - r
Type I (Vrock) - c
Type II (Hezrou) - c
Type III (Glabrezu) - u
Type IV (Nalfeshness, etc.) - u
Type V (Marilith, etc.) - r
Type VI (Balor, etc.) - r
Yeenoghu (Demon Lord of Gnolls) - vr
Black Dragon (Draco Causticus Sputem) - u
Red Dragon (Draco Conflagratio Horribilis) - r
Ettin - vr
Gargoyle - u
Ghast - r
Ghoul - u
Frost giant - r
Hill giant - c
Gnoll - u
Groaning spirit (Banshee) - vr
Harpy - r
Intellect devourer - vr
Ixitxachitl - vr
Jackalwere - r
Lamia - vr
Leucrotta - r
Werewolf - c
Brigand - c
Pirate - u
Pilgrim - u
Minotaur - r
Morkoth - vr
Spirit naga - r
Ogre - c
Peryton - r
Quasit - vr
Roper - r
Achaierai - vr

<Credit where Credit is due: Mary Gygax typed out the original 1977 MONSTER MANUAL, working from Gary's hand-written notes.>