List of Dungeons & Dragons monsters (1974–76)
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This is the list of Dungeons & Dragons monsters from products published in 1974–1976, an important element of that role-playing game.[1] This list only includes monsters from official Dungeons & Dragons supplements published by TSR, Inc., not those licensed or unlicensed third party products such as video games or unlicensed Dungeons & Dragons manuals. This list only includes the content from the original 1974 Dungeons & Dragons boxed set, the Greyhawk supplement (1974), the Blackmoor supplement (1975), and Eldritch Wizardry (1976).
TSR 2002 - Dungeons & Dragons Box Set (1974)
The 1974 Dungeons & Dragons boxed set by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson contained three booklets, including a list of monsters in the booklet "Monsters & Treasure". This booklet contained an index on pages 3–4 featuring statistics about how many creatures of each type of creature appeared per encounter, armor class, how many inches the creature could move on its turn, hit dice, % in lair, and treasure. Pages 5–20 followed with descriptions of each of the monsters, typically consisting of one or more paragraphs. Most of the monsters on this book did not feature an illustration. Also featured are descriptions of humans (bandits, brigands, berserkers, dervishes, nomads, buccaneers, cavemen, and mermen), horses, insects, and other small and large animals.
| Creature | Page | Other Appearances | Versions Included | Description | Image |
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| Basilisks | 10 | Original: Eldritch Wizardry; Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Companion Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #81; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Basilisk | Has the power of turning to stone by touch and glance | 
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| Black Pudding | 19 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, Dragon #219; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual | Black pudding | Black (or Gray) puddings dissolve wood, and corrode metal | 
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| Centaurs | 15 | Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, The Complete Book of Humanoids, Player's Option: Skills & Powers; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual | Centaur | Can attack twice, once as a man and once as a horse | 
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| Chimera | 11 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set, Companion Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #94; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Chimera | Can gore with goat's head, tear with lion fangs, and dragon's head can bite or breathe fire | 
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| Cockatrices | 10 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #95; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual | Cockatrice | A less powerful but more mobile basilisk, turns opponents to stone by touch | 
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| Djinn | 19 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set, Companion Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual | Djinn | Aerial creatures with magical powers | 
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| Dragons | 11-14 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set, Companion Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, Draconomicon; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Draconomicon; 4th Edition: Monster Manual, Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons | White dragon, black dragon, green dragon, blue dragon, red dragon, golden dragon | Powerful and intelligent winged reptiles with magical abilities and breath weapon. | 
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| Dryads | 16 | Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #87; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Dryad | Beautiful tree sprites, each a part of their own respective tree | 
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| Dwarves | 16 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Player's Handbook; 2nd Edition: Player's Handbook, Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, The Complete Book of Dwarves, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Player's Handbook, Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Player's Handbook, Monster Manual, Races of Stone; 4th Edition: Player's Handbook, Monster Manual | Dwarf | Described in the "Chainmail" set; clumsy monsters like ogres and giants have a hard time hitting them | 
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| Efreeti | 19 | Similar to djinn, but creatures of fire that tend to be Chaotic | |||
| Elves | 16 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Player's Handbook; 2nd Edition: Player's Handbook, Monstrous Compendium Volume One, The Complete Book of Elves, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Player's Handbook, Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Player's Handbook, Monster Manual, Races of the Wild; 4th Edition: Player's Handbook, Monster Manual | Elf | Elves make their homes in woodlands and remote meadowlands | |
| Elementals | 18-19 | Four types described: Air, earth, fire, and water | |||
| Gargoyles | 14 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Gargoyle | Reptilian bipedal beast, Chaotic in alignment | |
| Ghouls | 9 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, Dragon #252; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Savage Species; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Ghoul | Paralyze anyone they touch | |
| Giants | 8-9 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, Giantcraft; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Savage Species; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Hill giant, stone giant, frost giant, fire giant, cloud giant | ||
| Gnolls | 8 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set, Gazetteer: The Orcs of Thar; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #63; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, The Complete Book of Humanoids, Player's Option: Skills & Powers; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #367 | Gnoll | A cross between gnomes and trolls, otherwise similar to hobgoblins | |
| Gnomes | 16 | Slightly smaller than dwarves, with longer beards, inhabits hills and lowland burrows | |||
| Goblins | 7 | Small monsters first described in the original "Chainmail" set | |||
| Gorgons | 10 | Original: Eldritch Wizardry; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set, Companion Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #97; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual,; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Gorgon | Bull-like monsters with a breath capable of turning creatures to stone | |
| Gray Ooze | 20 | Seeping horror that resembles wet stone and corrodes metal like a black pudding | |||
| Green slime | 20 | Non-mobile hazard that turns flesh into more green slime | |||
| Griffons | 18 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Dragon #161, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Savage Species; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Griffon | The most prized of steeds, fond of horse flesh | |
| Hippogriffs | 17 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Hippogriff | Fierce fighters that attack with both hooves and sharp beaks | |
| Hobgoblins | 8 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set, Gazetteer: The Orcs of Thar; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #63; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, The Complete Book of Humanoids, Player's Option: Skills & Powers; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Races of Faerûn; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #309, Monster Manual V; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Hobgoblin | Large and fearless goblins | |
| Hydras | 10 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #272; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Hydra | Large dinosaurs with multiple heads | |
| Invisible Stalkers | 18 | Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Companion Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual | Invisible stalker | Monsters created by spells, faultless trackers | |
| Kobolds | 7 | Original: Blackmoor; Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set, Gazetteer: The Orcs of Thar; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #63, Dragon #141; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, The Complete Book of Humanoids, Player's Option: Skills & Powers; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #332, Races of the Dragon; 4th Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #364 | Kobold | Similar to goblins but weaker | |
| Lycanthropes | 14-15 | Werewolf, wereboar, weretiger, werebear | |||
| Manticoras | 10 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Dragon #153, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Manticore | Huge, lion-bodied monstrosities with a tail full of spikes that can be fired | |
| Medusae | 10 | Original: Eldritch Wizardry; Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set, Companion Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Savage Species; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Medusa | Human-type monster with the lower body of a snake, turns those who look at it to stone | |
| Minotaurs | 15 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #116, Dragon #141; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, The Complete Book of Humanoids, Player's Option: Skills & Powers; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Savage Species; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #369 | Minotaur | Bull-headed men, who are man-eaters | |
| Mummies | 9 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, , Dragon #300, Savage Species; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Mummy | Touch causes a rotting disease | |
| Nixies | 15-16 | Water sprites are Neutral in nature but will enslave humans for one year | |||
| Ochre Jelly | 19 | Giant amoeba which can be killed by fire or cold, but divides when hit by weapons | |||
| Ogres | 8 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set, Gazetteer: The Orcs of Thar; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, The Complete Book of Humanoids, Player's Option: Skills & Powers; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #304, Savage Species; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Monster Manual IV; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Ogre | Large and fearsome monsters | |
| Orcs | 7-8 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set, Gazetteer: The Orcs of Thar; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #62, Dragon #141; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, The Complete Book of Humanoids, Player's Option: Skills & Powers; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Monster Manual IV; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Orc | Tribal creatures that live in caves or villages | |
| Pegasi | 17 | Winged horses that will serve only Lawful characters | |||
| Pixies | 16 | Air sprites originally described in the "Chainmail" set, naturally invisible to human eyes | |||
| Purple Worms | 15 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #282; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Purple worm | Huge and hungry monsters lurk beneath the surface | |
| Rocs | 17 | Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Roc | Large and fierce birds that nest in mountains; hostile to creatures of Chaos and Neutrality | |
| Skeletons | 9 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Skeleton | Acts under the instructions of their motivator, be it Magic-User or Cleric (Chaos) | |
| Spectres | 9 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Spectre | Have no corporeal body and drain life energy levels | |
| Treants | 16 | Tree-like creatures able to command trees, Lawful in nature | |||
| Trolls | 8 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set, Gazetteer: The Orcs of Thar; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #301, Savage Species; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Troll | Thin and rubbery, loathsome creatures able to regenerate | |
| Unicorns | 15 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia, Thunder Rift; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #77; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual, Dragon #190; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Unicorn | Can be ridden by maiden-warriors and will obey them | |
| Vampires | 9-10 | Original: Greyhawk; Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Vampire | Powerful undead | |
| Wights | 9 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead, Dragon #348; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Wight | Drain away energy levels on a hit | |
| Wraiths | 9 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Wraith | High-class wights with more mobility | |
| Wyverns | 11 | Basic 1981: Expert Set; Basic 1983: Expert Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume Two, Monstrous Manual, Dragon Annual #1; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Wyvern | Smaller relatives of dragons with poisonous sting in tail | |
| Yellow Mold | 20 | Deadly underground fungus that attacks wood and flesh | |||
| Zombies | 9 | Basic 1977: Basic Set; Basic 1981: Basic Set; Basic 1983: Basic Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Zombie | Acts under the instructions of their motivator, be it Magic-User or Cleric (Chaos) |
TSR 2003 - Dungeons & Dragons Supplement I: Greyhawk (1974)
This first supplement to the Gygax/Arneson boxed set is by Gary Gygax and Rob Kuntz and was printed in 1974. Information is presented in a similar manner as that in the boxed set booklet. Page 33 contains an index of the monsters presented in the book, and pages 34–40 contain descriptions of each monster. Additions and corrections to Vampires and Elementals from the boxed set are included in this book on page 34.
| Creature | Page | Other Appearances | Versions Included | Description | Image |
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| Beholders | 37-38 | Basic 1983: Companion Set; Basic 1991: Rules Cyclopedia; 1st Edition: Monster Manual, Dragon #76; 2nd Edition: Monstrous Compendium Volume One, Monstrous Manual; 3rd Edition: Monster Manual; 3.5 Edition: Monster Manual, Lords of Madness: The Book of Aberrations; 4th Edition: Monster Manual | Beholder | "Spheres of Many Eyes" or "Eye Tyrants", a levitating globe with ten magical eye stalks | |
| Blink Dogs | 38 | Resemble African wild dogs, with high intelligence and an ability of limited teleportation | |||
| Bugbears | 34 | Great hairy goblin-giants | |||
| Carrion Crawlers | 39 | Worm-shaped scavengers whose touch causes paralyzation | |||
| Displacer Beasts | 38 | Puma-like creature with six legs and two tentacles growing from its shoulders | |||
| Dopplegangers | 37 | Creatures with mutable form, able to shape themselves into doubles of any person they observe | |||
| Dragons | 35-37 | Brass, copper, bronze, and silver dragons, the Platinum Dragon (The King of Lawful (and Neutral) Dragons) and the Chromatic Dragon (The Queen of the Chaotic Dragons) | Powerful and intelligent winged reptiles with magical abilities and breath weapon. | ||
| Druids | 34 | Priests of a neutral-type religion | |||
| Gelatinous Cubes | 39-40 | Cubic creatures that sweep clean the floor and walls of dungeon passages | |||
| Giants, Storm | 34 | Intelligent giants found only in out-of-the-way places | |||
| Giant Tick | 39 | Overgrown insects which live on the blood of other living things | |||
| Giant Slugs | 40 | Giant beasts that spit a highly acid saliva with considerable accuracy at great distances | |||
| Golems | 39 | Flesh, stone, and iron golems are described | |||
| Harpies | 35 | Have the lower bodies of eagles and the upper bodies of human females | |||
| Hell Hounds | 38 | Reddish-brown evil hounds that can breathe fire | |||
| Lammasu | 37 | Human-headed, winged lions which are very lawful and very magical. The lammasu was introduced to the game in its first supplement, Greyhawk (1975).[2] They are also lawful, although they have little interest in the conflict between law and chaos. Their innate magical powers let them cast spells as a 7th-level cleric. | |||
| Liches | 35 | Skeletal monsters that were formerly Magic-Users or Magic-User/Clerics in life | |||
| Lizard Men | 37 | Aquatic monsters with a rude intelligence, fond of human flesh | |||
| Lycanthropes (Wererat or Rat Man) | 37 | Extremely intelligent lycanthropes that will capture humans and hold them for ransom | |||
| Ogre magi | 34 | Japanese Ogres, far more powerful than their Western cousins | |||
| Owl Bears | 39 | Horrid creatures which "hug" like a bear and deal damage with a beak | |||
| Phase Spiders | 39 | Giant spiders that can shift out of phase with its surroundings | |||
| Rust Monsters | 39 | Creatures are the bane of metal with a ferrous content, which they rust instantaneously | |||
| Salamanders | 37 | Free-willed, highly intelligent Fire Elementals | |||
| Shadows | 34-35 | Non-corporeal intelligent creatures that hunger after the life energy of living things | |||
| Stirges | 39 | Large, bird-like monsters with long probuscuses which suck blood from living creatures | |||
| Titans | 35 | Similar to giants, but far more handsome and intelligent, even more so than humans | |||
| Tritons | 34 | Similar to Mermen in appearance, and can use spells | |||
| Umber Hulks | 38 | Human-shaped creatures with gaping maws flanked by pairs of exceedingly sharp mandibles | |||
| Will O'Wisp | 35 | Highly clever creatures that lure foes to feed upon their life force |
TSR 2004 - Dungeons & Dragons Supplement II: Blackmoor (1975)
This second supplement to the Gygax/Arneson boxed set is by Dave Arneson and was printed in 1975. Information is presented in a similar manner as that in the boxed set booklet. Page 14 contains an index of the monsters presented in the book, and pages 15–24 contain descriptions of each monster.
| Creature | Page | Other Appearances | Versions Included | Description | Image |
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| Dolphins | 20 | ||||
| Aquatic Elves | 20 | Also called sea elves, they are akin to mermen as land elves are to humans | |||
| Elasmosaurus | 19 | ||||
| Fire Lizard | 19 | ||||
| Floating Eyes | 23 | Small fish with a huge central eye that can hypnotize a victim | |||
| Giant Beaver | 16 | ||||
| Giant Crabs | 15 | ||||
| Giant Crocodile | 16 | ||||
| Giant Eels | 19 | ||||
| Giant frog | 16 | Blackmoor (1975); Monster Manual (1977); Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989); Dungeon #82 (September 2000); Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil (2001) | Dark green, covered in warts and boils and a foul-smelling ooze; 3 feet long and 2 feet tall. Attack by whipping poison at their prey with their tongues. | ||
| Giant Leech | 16 | ||||
| Giant Octopi | 16 | ||||
| Giant Otter | 17 | ||||
| Giant Sea Spider | 21 | ||||
| Giant Shark | 19 | ||||
| Giant Squid | 16 | ||||
| Giant Toads | 16 | ||||
| Giant Wasps | 18 | ||||
| Giant Beetle | 18 | Five types are described: giant stag beetle, rhinoceros beetle, bombardier beetle, fire beetle, and boring beetle | |||
| Ixitxachith | 23 | A race of Chaotic Clerical Philosophers that resemble manta rays | |||
| Lamprey | 19 | ||||
| Locathah | 23 | Nomadic people that ride eels and roam the ocean depths | |||
| Manta Ray | 21 | ||||
| Masher | 23 | Coral eaters, similar to large Purple Worms | |||
| Mermen | 15 | More intelligent than lizardmen, these aquatic creatures use weapons as humans do | |||
| Minotaur Lizard | 19 | ||||
| Morkoth or Morlock | 23 | This shrouded wraith of the deep makes its home in spiraling tunnels | |||
| Mososaurus | 19 | ||||
| Plesiosaurus | 19 | ||||
| Portuguese Man-Of-War | 19 | ||||
| Pungi Ray | 20 | ||||
| Sahuagin | 21-23 | "Devil-Men of the Deep", these voracious creatures are a constant threat to humans | |||
| Sea Horse | 19 | ||||
| Strangle Weed | 23 | Looks like ordinary seaweed but crushes its victims like a tentacle (Note: stats are not given on page 14) | |||
| Weed Eels | 21 | ||||
| Whale | 19 |
TSR 2005 - Dungeons & Dragons Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry (1976)
This third supplement to the Gygax/Arneson boxed set is by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume and was printed in 1976. Information is presented in a similar manner as that in the boxed set booklet. Page 27 contains an index of the monsters presented in the book, and pages 27–40 contain descriptions of each monster. Additions and corrections to several monsters from previous books in the series are included in this book from pages 27–29.
| Creature | Page | Other Appearances | Versions Included | Description | Image | ||||||||||||
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| Brain moles | 39 | Small rodent-like creatures that are attracted by psionic activity | |||||||||||||||
| Cerebral Parasites | 39 | Tiny creatures that attack psionically endowed creatures | |||||||||||||||
| Couatl | 38 | Winged, feathered serpents found in jungles, with exceptional intelligence and powers | |||||||||||||||
| Demons -- | 29-38 | Demons are chaotic and evil | |||||||||||||||
| -- Demogorgon | 37 | This gigantic reptilian demon prince is powerful, has body and legs of a giant lizard, twin snake-like necks and two heads which bear the visages of evil baboons | |||||||||||||||
| -- Orcus | 35 | Grossly fat demon lord with goat-like head and legs, holds the wand of death (Orcus' Wand) | |||||||||||||||
| -- Type I | 30 | Among the weakest of their kind, they resemble a cross between human and vulture | |||||||||||||||
| -- Type II | 30 | Looks like a gross toad with human arms in place of forelegs | |||||||||||||||
| -- Type III | 32 | Has a ghastly appearance, broad and strong-looking, with a head like a goat-horned dog, pincers instead of hands, and human arms protruding from its chest | |||||||||||||||
| -- Type IV | 32 | Combines the worst features of ape and boar, with small wings for their ponderous bodies | |||||||||||||||
| -- Succubus | 33 | Appears like a tall and very beautiful human woman, and drains energy by a kiss | |||||||||||||||
| -- Type V | 33 | Female demon with a multiarmed torso atop the body of a great snake | |||||||||||||||
| -- Type VI | 33 | Highly intelligent demons with great magical power | |||||||||||||||
| Intellect Devourers | 38-39 | Chaotic and evil monsters, highly malign with regard to sentient life | |||||||||||||||
| Ki-rin | 38 |
Aerial creatures that dwell amongst the clouds, of the highest intelligence and completely lawful (and good) |
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| Mind Flayers | 39 | Super-intelligent, man-shaped creatures of great (and lawful) evil, tentacles penetrate to the brain and draw it forth for food | |||||||||||||||
| Shedu | 38 |
Similar in appearance to lammasu, human-headed winged creatures with bull-like bodies |
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| Su-Monsters | 39 | Evil and chaotic beings resembling wasp-wasted, great chested hounds | |||||||||||||||
| Thought Eaters | 39-40 | Unintelligent ether dwellers attracted by psionic-related energy use | |||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Wienecke-Janz, Detlef, ed. (2002). Lexikon der Zauberwelten - Gandalf & Co. Wissen Media Verlag. p. 12. ISBN 3-577-13505-0.
- ↑ Gygax, Gary and Robert Kuntz. Supplement I: Greyhawk (TSR, 1975)
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