MONSTER MANUAL
(1st Edition)


 
 

by Gary Gygax
Compiled by Prespos




Foreword +
Preface +
Explanatory Notes +

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 (Japanese Ogre) +
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 +


 

Appendix : Treasure Types +

<annotation might not be 100% complete: might  be missing some monsters from MoTP>
<also, intentional placements in the FF & MM2>

<bulette image: Lonely Moor?>
<bulette image: near border with Forgotten Forest>

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 (43.17)
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)


 
 

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


 

Monsters listed by Climate/Terrain (Unfinished project).

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