A "tiny, dirty, unorganized folk", but having heart; Dragon Magic (1989), Monstrous Manual (1993), A "diminutive and highly playful race that resembles, Ice Folk, Knights of Solamnia, Plainsmen and Rebels, Whisper Spider and Giant Trap Door Spider, Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (1995), Small, intelligent, chaotic and speedy, it appeared on, Monstrous Manual (1993) (as Gnome, Spriggan), Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix (1991) (as Soldier/Worker), Monstrous Manual (1993) (as Soldier/Worker), "terrifying beaked, tentacled monsters that populate the realm of, Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994), Monstrous Manual (1993) (as Golem, Necrophidius), Monstrous Manual (1993) (as Bird; Raven variants only), Monstrous Manual (1993) (as Golem, Scarecrow), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (1995) (as Turtle, Giant), Jiki-ketsu-gaki, Jiki-niku-gaki, Shikki-gaki and Shinen-gaki, Reptilian, Humanoid and Insectoid Gargantua. (25) is where the tale ends for our adventurers, because a PC, still under the effects of idiot gas perhaps, made a wish with the monekey's paw diamond it turned the party into a bunch of atomic bees doing a plank-length vigil over the tomb's true treasure. 126 "The Ecology of the Shade" (1987), Dragon No. No module has left more characters cowering in terror, unable to open the next door out of sheer fear of the doom that surely awaits them, than the Tomb of Horrors. in the year 1994. 139 (1988), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Lost Empires of Faerûn (2005), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Monster Manual II (2002), Serpent Kingdoms (2004), D&D Miniatures: Unhallowed set #34, Monster Manual (2008), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Monster Manual II (2002), Dragon No. Nope, this is, One of the most dreaded powers of Acererak. 261 "The Ecology of the Dark Naga: Fool Me Twice" (1999), Monster Manual (2000, 2003), D&D Miniatures: Underdark set #33 (2005), Monster Manual (2008), Halls of the High King (1990), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Monsters of Faerûn (2001), Lost Empires of Faerûn (2005), Fiend Folio (1981), Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (1992), Monstrous Manual (1993), Dragon No. "Chitine" redirects here. At Gencon 2014 James Grummell and I hosted a pickup game of Dungeons of Fate based in the Tomb of Horrors and designed as a multi-table event. Spoiler alert! The Maztica Campaign Set boxed set contained 4 new creatures in the standard Monstrous Compendium format, on pages 59–62 of the Maztica Alive booklet. An especially powerful version of a werewolf. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989) (Beholder), Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures In Space (1989) (Beholder, Hive Mother and Orbus), Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix (1990) (Astereater, Director, Examiner, Overseer, Lensman and Watcher), Beholder, Death Kiss, Eye of the deep, Gauth, Spectator, Undead Beholder, Hive Mother, director, Examiner, Lensman, Overseer and Watcher; also Beholder Mage, Elder Orb, Orbus, Doomsphere, Kasharin, Astereater and Gorbel by reference only, Monstrous Compendium – Greyhawk Appendix (1990) (Normal, Huge and Giant Raven), Dragonlance Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1990) (Emre, Kingfisher, Skyfisher and 'Wari), Forgotten Realms Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1991) (Flightless, Boobrie, Eblis), Blood Hawk, Boobrie, Condor, Giant Eagle, Wild Eagle, Eblis, Emre, Falcon, Flightless Bird, Large Hawk, Kingfisher, Owl, Giant Owl, Talking Owl, Raven, Huge Raven, Giant Raven, Skyfisher, Swan, Vulture, Giant Vulture and 'Wari, Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix, Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989) (Brownie), Cheetah, Jaguar, Leopard, Common Lion, Mountain Lion, Spotted Lion, Giant Lynx, Wild Tiger, Smilodon, Forgotten Realms Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1991) (Domestic, Wild, Elven), Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989) (Giant, Huge and Megalocentipede), Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989) (Tunnel Worm), Giant Centipede, Huge Centipede, Megalocentipede, and Tunnel Worm, Monstrous Compendium – Greyhawk Appendix (1990), Monstrous Compendium – Dragonlance Appendix (1990), Ankylosaurus, Deinonychus, Diplodocus, Elasmosaurus, Lambeosaurus, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus, Dungeons & Dragons set (1974), D&D Basic Set (1977, 1981, 1983), Monster Manual (1977), D&D Companion Rules (1984), Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991), Monster Manual (2000), Monster Manual v.3.5 (2003), D&D Miniatures: Dragoneye set #44 (2004), D&D Icons: Gargantuan Black Dragon (2006), D&D Miniatures: Unhallowed set #55 (2007), Dungeons & Dragons set (1974), Monster Manual (1977), D&D Basic Set (1981, 1983), D&D Companion Rules (1984), Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991), Monster Manual (2000), Monster Manual v.3.5 (2003), D&D Miniatures: Deathknell set #38 (2005), D&D Icons: Gargantuan Blue Dragon (2007), Dungeons & Dragons set (1974), Monster Manual (1977), D&D Basic Set (1981, 1983), D&D Companion Rules (1984), Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989), Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991), Monster Manual (2000), Monster Manual v.3.5 (2003). In the Fifth Edition, it is reprinted in the Tales from the Yawning Portal. Overlarge powerful humanoids with a self-involved social focus. [5][6], 2nd edition also used a unique format in the form of Monstrous Compendiums of loose sheets that could be collected in a folder, and allowed the combination of monster books together with individual monster pages from boxed sets. You have Greater Zombie and Siren, for example, meant for parties of levels 5 and 3 respectively... they take some thought to beat, but they don't even compare to The Dragonlance adventure Flint's Axe by Tim Beach contained a new creature. Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix (1990), The Gates of Firestorm Peak (1996), Speaker in Dreams (2001), Monster Manual II (2002), This 128-page soft-bound book is the second appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series designed for use with the, Ex-slaves, Herdsmen, Dune Traders, Ex-gladiators, Nobles and Templars, Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III, J'ez, J'hol, T'keech and Tondi Tohr-kreen, 9-foot-long (2.7 m) moderately intelligent insectoid creatures with four legs and two clawed arms, primitive relatives to, This was the second appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series designed for use with the, Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures In Space (1989), Monstrous Manual (1993). 112 (2004), Kakkuu, Spithriku, Phisarazu, Lycosidilith and Raklupis, Marco Volo: Departure (1994), Manual of the Planes (2001). Talk to her and the bags vanish. ). Beyond rules summaries and handy charts, several unique monsters were presented. Based on the creature from classical sources. My players just beat tomb of horrors after like 6 hours over 2 sessions. Skeleton of a deceased creature animated as an undead. The pack consisted of 144 pages, unnumbered, and included a 2-page alphabetical index to Volume One and Volume Two, 10 pages of monster summoning and random encounter charts, and a blank monster sheet to be photocopied with a sheet of instructions for the blank monster form, with the remainder consisting of the monster descriptions. Snake-like reptiles that inhabit mudflats, ten feet long and two to three feet in diameter. Dragon No. It was supposed to be deadly but some of that relied on traps. 10 (1978), Fiend Folio (1981), Assassin Mountain (1993), Tome of Horrors (2002), Strategic Review No. Belgoi appear human, but with long claws, toothless mouths, and webbed feet. Barton and Stacks described this draconian as the "ever-popular bozak whose bones explode upon death". This appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series was designed for use with the Spelljammer campaign setting for the second edition of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game. The sirine first appeared in first edition in the Tomb of Horrors (1978) adventure module (originally spelled "siren"). Also known as the Neh-Thallgu in later sources. (I ran a game with 1-2 PCs per session at 7th level and they ended up with 4 deaths total. Undead created from divine or oathbound creatures who have failed in their vows. Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, their respective logos, and all Wizards titles and characters are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. Communal organism that looks like an ovoid blob of gelatinous matter. An original creation for the game's artificial underground environment, this monster was designed as a trap for unwary player characters; it looks like a living cloak with teeth. For the polymer compound, see, "Couatl" redirects here. Based on the stock character of the primitive, Black, Green, Red, Silver, Yellow and Land. They can swallow a grown man whole. On the entrance level Gary taught the players how to explore the Tomb with little danger. Polyp colony with a mass mind, forming vaguely humanoid bodies from coral pieces. The skeleton was ranked second among the ten best low-level monsters by the authors of. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bruce R. Cordell (1998-07-13). But the ones that are vary wildly in difficulty. Hopefully the PCs didn't lose more than 1 or 2 more people this segment to slime, fire or poisoned spikes (save or die! I’m sure an internet search will uncover the D&D faithful who … The Al-Qadim City of Delights boxed set contained 8 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages in Monstrous Compendium format. Cavern Accessory Mold #85. All of the fictional creatures described in this set are included in either the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One or the Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix, above, and are not reproduced here. 62 (1996), Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1996), Dragon No. They left the table haunted and demoralized. 89 (1984), Anauroch (1991), Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix (1991), Dragon No. But it wasn’t the illustrations which made the Tomb a classic: It was the deathtraps. [12][13][14] These were later reintroduced, sometimes with different names, to avoid complaints.[15]. 302 (2002), Lost Empires of Faerûn (2005), D&D Miniatures: Underdark set #37 (2005), Monster Manual (2008), Shining South (1993), Shining South (2004), Dragon No. Large, usually non-aggressive sea serpent with sleep gas as a breath weapon. The Mystara campaign setting began as the "Known World" in the D&D Basic and Expert rules, and as a result many of the entries below originated in the D&D Basic, Expert, Companion or Masters rulebooks, and the modules associated with them. A characteristic monster for the horror-setting of Ravenloft. The different subraces, distinguished by their colouring, vary in power. 352 (2007), Elves of Evermeet (1994), Monsters of Faerûn (2001), Requiem: The Grim Harvest (1996), Dragon #238 (1997), Dragon #300 (2002), Dragon Compendium, Volume 1 (2005), Cultivated relatives of the nymph associated with farmland, Monster Manual II (1983), Dragon No. Immortal wicked and ugly powerful females with magical abilities for deception. This Tomb is meant to be played prior to the real one. I decided to take a quick break from designing the full encounters and take a moment to identify all the monsters in the Tomb and get them designed in the Monster Builder. Like Vault of the Dracolich we wanted this multi-table event to have a single cohesive story and provide some opportunities for each table to work with one another in some … The format follows that of the Monster Manual (p. 4). This version has elicited strong controversy due to heavy reduction in the lethality, partly due to the differences in edition rules, primarily due to general Adaptation Decay; rather than a perfect replication under the 3.5 ruleset of the original super-lethal module, the official update is actually a standard, mostly-balanced dungeon crawl, aimed for level 9 characters. [5][6][7][8][9]:106–107 Next to a description, monster entries in this edition contained standardized sections covering combat, their habit and society, and their role in the eco-system. Monsters from the Tomb of Horrors As many of my readers know, I've been working on a 4e revision of the Tomb of Horrors (not the WotC version due out later this year). Can't intentionally fail all my secret door checks so I don't have to play Tomb of Horrors again. Reviewer Mark Theurer remarked about Linnorm dragons that these giant "dragon-like beings that might best be described as feral dragons" really peaked his interest, and characterized the Corpse Tearer as "old, smart, and vicious". All The Tropes Wiki is a FANDOM Anime Community. Fiend Folio (1981), Pages from the Mages (1995), Intelligent dogs with the ability to slip between, Polyhedron No. Cavern Floor Mold #281. Tomb of Horrors is an adventure module written by Gary Gygax for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D) role-playing game. If the party runs out, ask them if they thought it was too hard a dungeon. And the lack of the handouts that the original had blows. ISBN 1-56076-564-X Dragon No. Tall gaunt humanoids with powerful regenerative ability. Based on the dryad from classical sources. The expanded and revised Campaign setting boxed set for Dark Sun contained several pages of monster description in The Wanderer's Chronicle booklet. These "floating goat-men" are common within the fictional city of, Powers & Pantheons (1997) (Divine Minion), Monodrone, Duodrone, Tridrone, Quadron, Pentadrone, Decaton, Nonaton, Octon, Septon, Hexton, Quinton, Quarton, Tertian, Secundus, Primus and Rogue Unit, Male, female and young Fensir, Fensir Mage and Rakka, Lesser (types I-IV) and Greater Varrangoin (types V-VI), Monstrous Compendium – Outer Planes Appendix (1991) (Lantern, Hound, Warden, Sword and Tome), Lantern, Hound, Warden, Sword, Trumpet, Throne, Tome and Fallen, Erdlu: large flightless scaled bird kept for meat and eggs; inix: 16-feet carnivorous lizard used for riding and transport; kank: 8-feet-long black insects kept as mounts and for honey; mekillot: 30-feet-long moundshaped foul-tempered lizards used as caravan beasts. Golden-scaled flying equine exemplar of good with one horn. All of the fictional creatures described in this set are included in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two, above, and are not reproduced here. Appears to be an oriental female human with long fox tail. This section lists fictional creatures for AD&D 2nd Edition from various sources not explicitly dedicated to presenting monsters. 67 (1992), Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (1993), Monster Manual (2000, 2003), Dragon No. Intangible undead spirit of a person that died traumatically. Gabe: I ran the Tomb of Horrors last night. Note that this is not the same dragon as the Mystaran Jade Dragon. The curse prevents her from saying how to lift it; she can only hope the … Inspired from but not resembling the, Player character race "often stereotyped as buffoons, illusionists, mad inventors, and many characters play them as intentionally "wacky" or anachronistic"; often conforms to the. Reviewer Mark Theurer remarked that "They have some interesting breath weapons". 352 (2007), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Monster Manual II (2002), Savage Species (2003), Shining South (2004), Dragon No. To be fair, Gygax himself developed this module for his own players, for the purpose of seeing how they'd do against a, Truth is that the original module of Tomb of Horrors isn't particularly rewarding in GP, Magic items, or (since there are very few combats) XP. Players won’t simply be making a roll to solve a … The original module is, of course, long since out of print, but an updated version for use with the D&D 3.5 ruleset is available as a free download from the Wizards of the Coast Web site. 339 (2006), Dragon Annual No. But the end was a thing of beauty. 70 (1983), Imagine No. Tomb of Horrors is an adventure module written by Gary Gygax for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game.It was originally written for and used at the 1975 Origins 1 convention. All of those double as Acererak's, For instance, the misty doorways are portals, and do exactly what you'd expect them to do; in hindsight, a player might realize that it wasn't a good idea to enter a portal without knowing where it led. The Al-Qadim Secrets of the Lamp boxed set contained 4 unnumbered 5-hole punched loose-leaf pages in Monstrous Compendium format. The Planescape Planes of Law boxed set contained a 32-page Monstrous Supplement booklet. I relocated her to the room of despair. Kalin riders: Elite, 40-foot water creature resembling a crossbreed between a giant shark and a, Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr, 9-foot-long (2.7 m) moderately intelligent insectoid creatures with four legs and two clawed arms, primitive relatives to thri-kreen, Thri-kreen warrior caste enhanced for combat from normal members of their species, Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (as Fish, Athasian). All of the fictional creatures described in this accessory are included in the Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One, above, and are not reproduced here. Unlike the previous annuals, the included monsters are not primarily drawn from the previous year's publications, but span a wide variety of years, possibly because TSR's financial woes resulted in very few products being produced in 1997. The entrance is very deadly but is designed to be so. Choke Creeper, Mantrap, Retch Plant, Snapper-Saw, Thornslinger, Tri-Flower Frond. 79 (2000), Dragon No. Large evil humanoid resulting from breeding of an ogre and ogre mage. 134 (1988), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Monsters of Faerûn (2001), Draconomicon (2003), D&D Miniatures: War of the Dragon Queen set #48 (2006), Draconomicon (2008) (as "Gray Dragon"), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Lost Empires of Faerûn (2005), Dragon No. The book is 384 pages. The Planescape Planes of Chaos boxed set contained a 32-page Monstrous Supplement booklet. ISBN 1-56076-647-6 2. For one thing, Tomb of Horrors is not a hack 'n slash, it's more of an experience dungeon, so there aren't that many creatures to fight. They are type vampire capable of shapeshifting. 94 (2002), Dragon No. The PCs can only have one. The Dragonlance adventure Dragon's Rest by Rick Swan contained three new fictional creatures. 40 (1980), Wizard's Spell Compendium, Volume Four (1998), Secrets of the Magister (2000), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Cormanthyr: Empire of Elves (1998), Monsters of Faerûn (2001), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994), Monstrous Manual (1993), Black Spine (1994), I, Tyrant (1996), Monsters of Faerûn (2001), Dragon No. 84 (2001), Monsters of Faerûn (2001), Fiendish Codex I (2006), Demon Queen's Enclave (2008), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996), The Illithiad (1998), Monsters of Faerûn (2001), Lords of Madness (2005), D&D Miniatures: Night Below #38 (2007), Dragon No. The only problem? Inspired by, Monstrous Compendium – Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night (1993), This monstrous compendium was released as a fully online product as part of the revised, Not to be confused with similar creature defined in Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix (1994), D&D Expert Module X1, Aelder (lesser), Glassine Horror (lesser), Red (greater) and Hulean Juggernaut (greater), Aurochs, Bear, Bee, Dolphin, Dragon, Eagle, Griffon, Horse, Lion, Phoenix, Ram, Rooster, Sea Horse, Sea Lion, Stag, Black Swan, Talbot, Tyger, Unicorn and Wyvern, Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix (1994), D&D Expert Module X2, Monstrous Compendium – Fiend Folio Appendix (1992) (Stwinger), Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994) (as Faerie, Petty), Inheritor Lice, Powder Moth, Jibarœ Pest, Lupin Plague, Cardinal Tick and Vermilia, Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix (1994) (Amber Lotus), D&D Expert Module X2, Amber Lotus, Eyeweed, Vermeil Fungus, Scarlet Pimpernel and Gargo—an Rose, Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix (1994), D&D Expert Module X1, Monstrous Compendium – Mystara Appendix (1994), The third appendix to the Monstrous Compendium series designed for use with the, Imix, Ogremoch, Olhydra, Yan-C-Bin and Cryonax, Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr (1995), This bestiary was planned for use with the, Farie, Adult human and Child human changeling, Seelie Faerie, Faerie Queen, Deceiver, Innocent, Helper, Protector and Trickster, Dark Queen, Living Evil Faerie and Undead Faerie, Halfling Spawn, Masetian Spawn and Orog Spawn, Monstrous Manual (1993) (as Arcane), Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II (1995) (as Arcane), Monstrous Manual (1993) (Beholder and Hive Mother; Orbus by reference only). Tomb of Horrors 2 LEGEND OF THE TOMB The legend of the tomb is an old story with many parts, some of which may be lost or obscured. Also. Common Kappa, Kappa-ti and Vampiric Kappa, Reviewer Michael Mullen described the krakentua as "a really nasty new monster" in its first appearance in, Monstrous Manual (1993) (under Beholder; reference only), Director, Examiner, Overseer, Lensman and Watcher, 1993 Trading Card No. 190 (1993), Tome of Horrors (2002), Giant Clam (Oyster) and Carnivorous Scallop, Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix (1990), 1993 Trading Card No. 116 (1986) (Brain Coral), Nehwon (1990) (Death Coral and Giant Coral), The Gates of Firestorm Peak (1996), A Guide to the Ethereal Plane (1998), Planar Handbook (2004). A dragon variant unique to this setting, with a breath weapon of a stream of burning venom. Based on the, Giant centipede, Huge centipede and Megalocentipede, Dungeons & Dragons set (1974), Monster Manual (1977), Monster Manual (2000), Monster Manual (2003), Monster Manual (2008), Monster Manual (2014), Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry (1976), Monster Manual (1977), Monster Manual (2000), Monster Manual (2003), A 12-foot-long (3.7 m) feathered serpent native to jungle regions, of lawful good, A magical creature resembling a puma with a tentacle growing from each shoulder, it hates all forms of life, and always appears 3 feet from its actual position. Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures In Space (1989), Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix (1990), Pit Fiend and Black, Green and Red Abishai, Lesser and Greater Basilisk and Dracolisk, Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989) (Common, Large and Huge), Drow of the Underdark (1991) (Azmyth, Night Hunter, Sinister), Forgotten Realms Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1991) (Azmyth, Night Hunter, Sinister), Common, Large, Huge (Mobat), Azmyth, Night Hunter and Sinister, Bombardier, Boring, Fire, Rhinoceros, Stag and Water Beetle. He has a twisted sense of humor, and so does Gary. This was the second volume in the Monstrous Compendium series, for the second edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, published in 1989. 36 (1992), Copper, Tin, Bronze, Iron, Steel, Silver, Electrum, Gold and Platinum Metagolem, Dragon No. The Woobie: The Siren in the original version of the Tomb of Horrors. Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989) (Weasel, Wolverine), Monstrous Compendium – Spelljammer Appendix (1990) (Chattur), Carnivorous Ape, Wild Baboon, Badger, Banderlog, Bhaergala, Wild Boar, Chattur, Cooshee, Dakon, Debbi, Goat, Gorilla, Hsing-sing, Hyena, Jackal, Losel, Monkey Spider, Osquip, Black Porcupine, Brown Porcupine, Rothe, Skunk, Sleek, Wild Stag, Stench Kow, Taer, Tyrg, Warthog, Weasel, Wolverine, Minimal mammals and Giant mammals, Camel, Cattle, Buffalo, Antelope and Sheep, Beaver, Chipmunk, Ermine, Ferret, Fox, Gopher, Hedgehog, Mink, Mole, Monkey, Mouse, Muskrat, Opossum, Otter, Otter (sea), Otter (giant), Pig (domestic), Pig (wild), Rabbit, Raccoon, Squirrel (flying), Squirrel (giant black) and Woodchuck, Forgotten Realms Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1991) (as Tlincalli), Dragon No. Predator that can shift between dimensions and bite with fangs of deadly poison Rest Rick. 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