# Dungeons & Dragons/Monsters

This is a field guide to the types of flora and fauna that an adventurer may encounter while traveling through these fantasy realms. Here, the term "monster" is used when these creatures are encountered within the game of Dungeons & Dragons.

## Bestiary

The tables below show basic details gathered by indigenous experts. It categorizes them by general type and gives an overview of their dimensions, general behavior, and range of habitats. The table columns are as follows:
| Column | Description |
| Name | The most common name used for this type of creature. It is linked to a more detailed description page. |
| Adult size | The overall dimensions of the adult creature based on a 5-foot square unit. Medium means the creature is roughly the size of an adult human, and occupies a single 5′ × 5′ square during combat. |
| Threat level | This is based upon the game's challenge rating: Low means a base Challenge Rating (CR) below 1, Moderate is a CR between 1 and 4, High is a CR of 5 to 8, Very High is a CR of 9 to 12, and Extreme is a CR of 13 or higher. |
| Behavior | The most common alignment, or ethical behavior, of the creature. |
| Typical groups | The typical size of the largest groups that have been spotted. Smaller groups are possible. |
| Range | The surface habitat where this creature is most likely to be encountered. |
| First published description | the name and year of the first published details of the creature. Many of the creatures described herein have appeared in multiple publications, with some of the details changing over time. Some are based upon mythology or creatures that appeared in fictional works, while others are the product of gamer's imagination. |
For more detailed information, consult the individual descriptions. Monster statistics are available from the published sources.
Aberrations • Animals • Constructs • Dragons • Fey • Humanoids • Magical Beasts • Monstrous Humanoids • Oozes • Outsiders • Plants • Undead • Vermin :
| Aberrations ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Adherer | Medium | Moderate (3) | LE | Gang (2–4) | Any | Any | White Dwarf #7 (1978) |
| Athach | Huge | High (8) | CE | Tribe (7–12) | Temperate | Hills | Dungeons & Dragons Master Rules (1985) |
| Dolgaunt | Medium | Low (½) | LE | Pack (3–6) | Warm | Plains | Eberron Campaign Setting book (2005) |
| Dolgrim | Small | Moderate (1) | CE | Company (20–50) | None | Underground | Eberron Campaign Setting book (2005) |
| Animals and Beasts ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Axe beak | Large | Moderate (2) | N | Flock (3–6) | Temperate | Plains | Monster Manual (1977) |
| Banderlog | Medium | Moderate (3) | N | Pack (7–28) | Warm | Forest | Monster Manual II (1983) |
| Bonesnapper | Medium | Moderate (3) | N | Pack (2–4) | Temperate or warm | Forest or marsh | White Dwarf #6 (1978) |
| Constructs ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Animated object | Any | Varies (½–10) | N | Solitary | Any | Any | Monster Manual (2000) |
| Bogun | Tiny | Moderate (1) | N | Solitary | Any | Any | Masters of the Wild (2002) |
| Bronze serpent | Huge | Very High (10) | N | Team (3–5) | Any | Any | Monster Manual II (2002) |
| Caryatid column | Medium | Moderate (3) | N | Solitary | Any | Any | Fiend Folio (1981) |
| Dragons ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Ambush drake | Medium | High (5) | NE | Pack (3–12) | Temperate | Plains | Monster Manual III (2004) |
| Fey ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Atomie | Tiny | Moderate (1) | CN | Tribe (20–80) | Forest | Temperate | Monster Manual II (1983) |
| Brownie | Tiny | Moderate (1) | LG | Band (5–12) | Forest | Temperate and warm | Monster Manual (1977) |
| Buckawn | Small | Moderate (2) | N | Tribe (12–20) | Temperate | Forests | Monster Manual II (1983) |
| Humanoids ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Avariel | Medium | Low (½) | CG | Squad (14–23) | Temperate | Mountains | Dragon #51 (1981) |
| Giff | Large | Moderate (2) | LN | Platoon (2–20) | Any | Any | Lorebook of the Void (1989) |
| Loxo | Large | Moderate (3) | N | Herd (12-67) | Temperate or warm | Plains | MC: Forgotten Realms Appendix II (1991) |
| Orog | Medium | Low (½) | LE | Warband (5-20) | Any | Wilderness | MC: Volume One (1989) |
| Magical Beasts ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Abrian | Medium | Moderate (1) | CE | Flocks (11–40) | Any | Hills or plains | Monstrous Compendium (1995) |
| Ahuizotl | Huge | Very High (9) | CN | Colony (2–5) | Warm | Wetlands | Fires of Zatal (1991) |
| Al-mi'raj | Small | Moderate (1) | N | Warren (2-20) | Temperate | Any | Fiend Folio (1981) |
| Aranea | Medium | Moderate (4) | N | Colony (3-6) | Temperate | Forests | Isle of Dread (1981) |
| Aurumvorax | Small | High (7) | N | Solitary | Temperate | Hills or mountains | Expedition to the Barrier Peaks (1980) |
| Avalancher | Large | High (5) | N | Burial (3-12) | Cold | Mountains | Monster Manual III (2004) |
| Bhaergala | Large | Moderate (4) | N | Temperate or warm | Forest | Dragon #94 (1985) |
| Bloodsilk spider | Small | Moderate (2) | N | Nest (8-16) | Temperate or warm | Forest or marsh | Monster Manual IV (2006) |
| Bunyip | Medium | Moderate (3) | N | Solitary | Temperate or warm | Aquatic or marsh | Fiend Folio (1981) |
| Caterwaul | Medium | Moderate (3) | CE | Solitary | Temperate | Forest or mountains | Fiend Folio (1981) |
| Chimera | Large | High (7) | CE | Flight (6-13) | Temperate | Hills | Monsters & Treasure (1974) |
| Cooshee | Medium | Moderate (2) | N | Pack (4-9) | Any | Any | Dragon (1982) |
| Digester | Medium | High (6) | N | Warm | Forests | Monster Manual (2000) |
| Fyrefly | Fine | Low (1/8) | CN | Solitary | Warm or temperate | Forest | MC: Fiend Folio Appendix (1992) |
| Ki-rin | Huge | Extreme (13) | LG | Solitary | Any | Any | Eldritch Wizardry (1976) |
| Lamia | Large | High (6) | CE | Gang (3-4) | Temperate | Deserts | Monster Manual (1977) |
| Monstrous Humanoids ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Abeil | Medium | Varies (1-12) | L | Crew (10-40) | Temperate or warm | Desert, hills or plains | Monster Manual II (2001) |
| Blindheim | Small | Moderate (2) | CE | Gang (2-4) | None | Underground | Dragon #68 (1982) |
| Crabman | Large | Moderate (2) | N | Gang (2-12) | Temperate or warm | Forest or marsh | Fiend Folio (1981) |
| Oozes ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Aballin | Medium | Moderate (4) | N | Solitary | Temperate | Any land | Fiend Folio (1992) |
| Stunjelly | Large | Moderate (4) | N | Solitary | None | Underground | Fiend Folio (1981) |
| Outsiders ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Alkilith | Large | Extreme (14) | CE | Gang (2-4) | Any | Abyss | Fiend Folio (2003) |
| Astral dreadnought | Gargantuan | Extreme (17) | CN | Solitary | Any | Any | Planescape Monstrous Compendium II (1994) |
| Bariaur | Large | Low (½) | CG | Flock (26-92) | Any | Ysgard | MC: Outer Planes Appendix (1991) |
| Plants ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Algoid | Medium | Moderate (4) | N | Cluster (3-6) | Temperate or warm | Forest or marsh | Fiend Folio (1981) |
| Ascomoid | Large | High (6) | N | Solitary | None | Underground | Dragon #68 (1982) |
| Assassin vine | Large | Moderate (3) | N | Patch (2-4) | Temperate | Forest | Monster Manual (2000) |
| Basidirond | Medium | High (5) | N | Pair | None | Underground | Monster Manual II (1982) |
| Violet fungus | Medium | Moderate (3) | N | Patch (2-4) | None | Underground | Monster Manual (1977) |
| Volodni | Medium | Moderate (1) | CN | Band (3-8) | Cold | Forest | Unapproachable East (2003) |
| Undead ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Alhoon | Medium | Extreme (18) | LE | Solitary | None | Underground | Menzoberranzan (1992) |
| Allip | Medium | Moderate (3) | NE | Solitary | Any | Any | Monster Manual (2000) |
| Ashen husk | Medium | Moderate (3) | NE | Caravan (3-18) | Warm | Any | Sandstorm (2005) |
| Baelnorn | Medium | Extreme (18) | NG | Solitary | Temperate | Any | Ruins of Myth Drannor (1993) |
| Bodak | Medium | High (8) | CE | Gang (2-4) | Any | CE-aligned plane | Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982) |
| Boneclaw | Large | High (5) | CE | Marrow (6-11) | Any | Any | Monster Manual III (2004) |
| Brain in a jar | Tiny | Moderate (4) | NE | Solitary | Any | Any | Libris Mortis (2004) |
| Coffer corpse | Medium | Moderate (3) | CE | Solitary | Any | Any | Fiend Folio (1978) |
| Crypt thing | Medium | High (5) | N | Solitary | None | Underground | Fiend Folio (1981) |
| Vermin ||||||||
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Range | Range | First published description |
| Name | Adult Size | Threat Level | Behavior | Typical Groups | Favored Climate | Surface Terrain | First published description |
| Cave cricket | Small | Low (½) | N | Cluster (2-5) | None | Underground | The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth (1982) |
| Cave fisher | Medium | Moderate (2) | N | Gang (1-4) | None | Underground | Slave Pits of the Undercity (1981) |
| Death watch beetle | Medium | High (6) | N | Solitary | Temperate or warm | Forest | Monster Manual II (1983) |
| Slicer beetle | Large | Moderate (4) | N | Cluster (2-5) | Temperate or warm | Forest | Monster Manual II (1983) |

## Templates or multiple types

* Animus
* Bloodhulk
* Linnorm
* Mist dragon

## Other

* Porting project

## See also

* Monster Manual
* Fiend Folio
* Lists of Dungeons & Dragons monsters

## References

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Greene, Scott; Balsley, Erica; Boz; Shade, "The Creature Catalogue", EnWorld, retrieved 2012-07-29
* ↑ "SRD:Creature Types", Dungeons & Dragons Wiki, retrieved 2012-08-01
* ↑ Smith, Mat (May 11, 2004), Monsters of Eberron, Wizards of the Coast, retrieved 2012-08-12
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Carton, Jans, "Monster Index", The Hypertext d20 SDR, retrieved 2012-07-29
* 1 2 "Monster Manual III: More monsters -- what else is there to say?", Excerpts, Wizards of the Coast, retrieved 2012-07-30
* ↑ 3.5 D&D Archives, Wizards of the Coast, retrieved 2012-07-29
* ↑ Monster Index, Wizards of the Coast, retrieved 2012-07-30
* ↑ "In Like a Beholder, Out Like a Beholder", Previews, Wizards of the Coast, retrieved 2012-07-31
* ↑ Smith, Mat, "Previews for October and Beyond: See What's "In the Works"", Previews, Wizards of the Coast, retrieved 2012-08-02

## Further reading

For further information on these creatures, consult the following works:
* Baker, Keith; Slavicsek, Bill; Wyatt, James (April 1, 2004), Eberron Campaign Setting Sourcebook, Wizards of the Coast, ISBN 0786932740.
* Collins, Andy; Noonan, David; Wyatt, James (2003), Kestrel, Gwendolyn F.M. (ed.), D&D v.3.5 Accessory Update Booklet, Wizards of the Coast, retrieved 2012-08-05.
* Cook, Monte; Williams, Skip; Tweet, Jonathan (July 1, 2003), "Monster Manual", Core Rulebook v. 3.5, Wizards of the Coast, ISBN 078692893X, retrieved 2012-08-05.
* Wyatt, James (April 1, 2003), "Fiend Folio", Dungeons & Dragons 3.0, Wizards of the Coast, ISBN 0786927801.