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[Chapter 5: Maleing Monsters. ‘Chapter 6: Monster Skills and Fe (Chapter 7: Glossary... 290 303 305 ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF MONSTERS ‘Aasimarlanetouchel) 209 ‘sbolet 8 ‘Aboleth mage 8 Abomination (yuan)... 266 Abyesl gremerbaeik....24 Achalerat ° Airelemental 9s Aiemephit st Alp 10 Androsphina m2 Angel 10 Animated abject a Antes 4 Annis hag) 3 ‘Ape 268 Apes dire a ‘Aquatic ef 103 Ares 1s Archon. 6 Aroha 9 ‘Asean vine 20 ‘Asal dva angel) u Athach 2 Avoral (guard. iat ‘Auer 2 Babau (demon) .-....0..-.-40 Baboon 268 Badger. 268 Badger. dire Thee Baleen whale 282 Balor Gemon) -.-..-. Barbed devil (hamatul) Barghest Barghest, greater ‘Baslisk : Bat 268 Bat, dive 62 ‘Bese, black 269 Bea, brown 269 Bea, dice. 63 Beat, pol 269 ‘Bearded devil (barbaa}. Bebilita (lemon) Behir Beholder Belker Bison. slack dragon Black pudding Blink dog Blue dragon Slue sled ose Boar, lie Boda Bore dev (esyluh). raat (laden) 23 Bass dragon eneen--79 Firenze degen 80 Bughear Ruler. CCachalathale Carion crawler Cauchemar (nightmare) Celestial charger (unicorn Celestial crete, Centar Chaindedil (ey) Chios beast Cheeth, Chimera (Choker. Chromatic dragons chun! Chay golem, leaker (Cloud giant 23 5 tot Darkmanae. 38 Deithslaad..... 21 Deep dvarf. Deep halfling 150 Deinonyehus (inesaut)...60 Dever 38 Demon. 40 Dex 48 Destrachan ..... +” Devil. Devourer Digester Dinoseur Dige animal. Displacerbeas. Djinn Dog. Dog. riding Donkey Doppelganger Dragon, tue Dragon rate Drigoane Dread wraith Dretch (demon) Drder Drow (ll). Dryad Diwrgar dar) Dose mephit Doatf Eagle Eagle giant Earth elemental Earth mephit feet! Elsdin -Elsmosaurus (lino) lderblack pudding. Bement. Elephant Bl Erinyes (dev). Ethereal flcher Ethereal marauder Everap.. Erin, Fiendish creature ire elemental Fire gant Fire mephit. Flesh golem Forest nome. Formign, Frost giant. rest gant al Erest worm, Fungus Gargoyle Gauth (behelder Gelatinous cube Genie ‘Ghaele (laden). hast, Ghost Ghoul Giant Giantant. Giant bee Guntbombardier becie Giant constrictor snake. Giant crocodile Gianteage. . Giant fire beetle = Giant octoptss.c2 ne Gisncowi GGtantprayeg mantis Guanesquld.. Giant stag beetle Guantwasp, being mouther. Giralon Githyanki Githaera (Glabeezs lemon Gall - Gny tender Gay saad Greater barghost Green dragon Green he. Groen shad, (Geardian niga. Goardinal Gynosphin Hug Hualfcelestil Hulfdragon Hale Hilfliend Haleore. Hultblood (yuan) Halfling Harpy. Hawk, Hall hound. Hellat (dvi) Hezrou (lemon) Hieracosphins. Hippogri Hill gan. Hill giant dre wereboar (lyeantheope) Hobgoblin Homunculus Horned devil (corangon) Horse, Hound archon Hound achon hero Howler Hyd, Hyent ‘ce devil (gelugon| ce mephit Imp (dew) Inevitable 4 13 1a a 7 104 13 231 2 74 wn 230 Be a 235 440 Sag 141 233 145 14 146 102 wr 204 264 198 154 si 234 ist 138Invisible stale: 160 Nessisn yathound (hell Iron golem s13¢ hound) colt Janmeesen 116 Nighthag 191 Kobold. wssesscsrsss-A6t —Nighteraler. 195 Kolyacut(ineviable).....-159 Nightmare Kren Nighishide 195 Keenshar Nighrwalle. 196 Kuo-to8 Nightwing 197 Lamia 265 Nie none 235 Tammasi 16s Normph_ 197 ante archon 16 Ochrejelly 202 ‘Lenuee dei) 57 Octopus, wan Leona Oz. 198 Leopard Ogre baroanan, 198 ich Ore mage 200 Lillend 16 Onze 201 Lion 274 _Ocsemephie 183 Lion, dire @ Or 203 Lint, w4 Ora 283 Laarfollc 169 Onyugh 208 Loeathah 169 Owl a7 Iycamhrope 170 Owl. giant 208 Magma mephit 183 Owlbear 206 Magmin, 179 Pack lord (displacer beas) 6. ‘Manta ray... 275 esas. 206, Manticore 178 Phantom funges 20 Marilith demon) 44 Phase spider 200 ‘Maru inevitable), 159 Phasm 208 Media 180 Pit fiend (dev) o.oo enon 7 Mesarapror(dinosur)......60 Pie 236 Mephit. Planetar (angel ut Mefalk.. Planerouched 209 Metalic drazors Pony. acnaannnsdl Mimic Poxpaise 278 Mind layer. Pseudodsagon 210 Mind ayer sorcerer Pureblood (naan). ..268 Minow Purple worm, 2 Mobte. Byrohydaa, 156 ‘Monitor iar. ‘Quasi demon). 46 Monkey. Raksbass. a Monstrous cemtipede. 23 Monstrous scorpion... 28 Monstrous spider Cy ‘Mountain dae. 278 Mule. 23 Mummy. 25 ‘Mumaty oni 228, Naga ‘Remothar 244 ‘Nafeshnse demon) Retriever (demon) 46 MONSTERS BY TYPE (AND SUBTYPE) ‘Aberration: aboleth athach, beholder, cation crawler, choker, chu, cloaker delver destachan, crier, ethereal filcner, eiercap, gauth, hau, pbbering mauther, grck, oimic, mind fayer, nagas, otyugh, pphasm, rust monster shure, umber hult, willo-wisp. (Ai): air meghit, arrowhaw, cloud giant, dust mephit, green dragon, ce mephit, wil-o-wisp, ‘Animal: animale, bat swarm, dinosaurs, dive animals, rat swarm, (Aquatic) aboleth, aquatic ef, chu, die shark, dragon tut, giant octopus, Kraken, euoto, locathan, merfole, merrov, octopus, sahua i, 4a cat sea hag, shat, skum, squids, water naga [Calg ryohyar, Fost giant, frost worm, ice mephit, sver dragon, white dragen, winter wot Rhinoceros. = 228___“Thiceratops. a Rec cas “Tien, das Roper 215 Troglodyte 246 ust monster 216 Troll 27 Schoagin 217 Trollhunter aus Solamander..ossossconus348 Tray horrid umber bulk. ..249 Salt mephit 184 Trumpetarchon. 18 Saye 219 ‘Tyrannesnurus (inoue). 6t Seeit 229 Umber hale 248 Sealag 144 Unicorn 23) ‘Shadow 221 Virpire 28 Shadow marif 222__Vampire spawn 28 Shambling mound 20 Virgouille 244 shark 279 Viole fungus 13) Shark, dire 6t Viper snake 281 Shield guardian 228 Vimek (demon 4 Shockerlined 20 Mater elemental sa Shricker 113 Water mephit 4 Silver dragon 8 Watermga..- 155, Skeleton 25 Wea! 22 Shum 223 Weasel, dire Ss shad 228 Werebear(ycanthrope) 170 Stake 279 Wereborr(veamthrope) --. 471 Solar (ange!) 12 Wererat(lycamthrope) .....171 Specie. 232° Weretger(iyeamthrope).. 172 ‘Sphinx 232 Werewolf yeanthrope) 173, Spider exter 234 Werewolf lord (lycan- Spiritmaga 192 thrope) Sprite 235 While Suid 28 White dragon, Steam mephit. ast Wight SOB cascsesnes 235 Wildelf Stone gifs Wills-wisp Stone golem. 137 Winer woll Storm gant Wolf Soceubus (demon) Wolf dise Svirfneblin(gnome).......132_ Wolverine. Swarm Wolverine dire Tllfelow (baling) ..°°-149 Wood ef. Tarrasque... 240 Worg Tendriculos 241 Wraith Thogyua 20-0 242 Wyvern 29 Tieng (plmnetouched).-.-209 Xi 299 Tiger. 28. Xorn. 20, Tiger dire 6s Yeh hound 260, Tian, 242 Yaak 220) Tead. 282 Yani 202 ‘Tojanida 243,_Zelek (inevitable)... 160) Trea 24 Zombie 265 Construct: animated cbjects, golems, homunculis, ineveables, retriever, shield guardian. ‘Dragon: dragons, dragon turtle, pseudodragon, wyvern. (arth): bive dragon. copper dragon, earth meahit, gargoye, salt rephit stone giant, Elemental: beer, elemental, visite stalker, magmin thoqgua. ‘Elemental (Af belker, air elementals, invisible stalker, Elemental (Earth): earth elementals, thoggua Elemental (Fire: fre elementals, magma, thoqgua Elemental (Water wate elementals. Fey: dyad, grig, rine, nymph, pis, saty (Frey azer, brass dragor, fire gla, Fre mephit, golddragon, magma mephit prohyera, red dragon, stexm mph Gane ecin, glans, ogre, ogre mage, tel