Monstrous Compendium
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The Monstrous Compendium is a series of accessories for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
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, and interior illustrations by Jim Holloway
, and came boxed with a 144-page book and eight color cardstock dividers (each with a color painting on it) in a three-ring binder. This supplement was the basic monster book containing all the adversaries needed for a typical campaign using 2nd edition AD&D rules. Each monster has a description and illustration on its own page, and each page is perforated for easy removal, allowing for easy removal and retention of alphabetical order when monsters created by the DM
of monsters from later additions are added in.
MC2 Monstrous Compendium, Volume Two was published by TSR in 1989. It was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley and interior illustrations by Jim Holloway and Daniel Horne
, and was published as 144 loose-leaf pages of more monsters, with eight color cardstock dividers.
MC3 Monstrous Compendium, Volume Three, Forgotten Realms Appendix was published by TSR in 1989. It was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published as 64 loose-leaf pages and four color cardstock dividers. This was a supplement of monsters for the 2nd edition rules, concentrating on creatures of the Forgotten Realms
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MC4 Monstrous Compendium Dragonlance
Appendix (1989)—96 pages, 4 dividers and 3-ring D-binder
MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk
Adventures Appendix (1990)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC6 Monstrous Compendium, Kara-Tur Appendix was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1990 as 64 loose-leaf pages with four cardstock dividers. This was a supplement of Forgotten Realms Kara-Tur
monsters for the 2nd edition rules.
MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1990 as 64 loose-leaf pages with four color cardstock dividers. This was a supplement of monsters for use with Spelljammer
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MC8 Monstrous Compendium Outer Plane
s Appendix (1991)—96 pages, 4 dividers
MC9 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer
Appendix II (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC10 Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft
Appendix (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC11 Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms
Appendix II (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC12 Monstrous Compendium Dark Sun
Appendix: Terrors of the Desert (1992)—96 pages
MC13 Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim
Appendix (1992)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC14 Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio
Appendix (1992)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC15 Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft
Appendix II: Children of the Night (1993)—64 pages, 4 dividers
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Fantasy
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Volumes
MC1 Monstrous Compendium, Volume One was published by TSR in 1989. It was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff EasleyJeff Easley
Jeff Easley is an oil painter who creates fantasy artwork in the tradition of Frank Frazetta.-Early life:...
, and interior illustrations by Jim Holloway
Jim Holloway (artist)
-Background:Jim Holloway was self taught in illustration, although he was able to study some oil paintings by his father.-Works:Jim Holloway has continued to produce interior illustrations for many Dungeons & Dragons books and Dragon magazine since 1981, as well as cover art for The Land Beyond the...
, and came boxed with a 144-page book and eight color cardstock dividers (each with a color painting on it) in a three-ring binder. This supplement was the basic monster book containing all the adversaries needed for a typical campaign using 2nd edition AD&D rules. Each monster has a description and illustration on its own page, and each page is perforated for easy removal, allowing for easy removal and retention of alphabetical order when monsters created by the DM
Dungeon Master
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Dungeon Master is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events...
of monsters from later additions are added in.
MC2 Monstrous Compendium, Volume Two was published by TSR in 1989. It was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley and interior illustrations by Jim Holloway and Daniel Horne
Daniel Horne
-Works:Daniel Horne has produced interior and cover illustrations for role-playing game books since 1986. In addition to several covers for Dragon and Dungeon magazine, Horne illustrated the covers of several Dungeons & Dragons books including Talons of Night , The Shattered Statue , Fate of Istus...
, and was published as 144 loose-leaf pages of more monsters, with eight color cardstock dividers.
MC3 Monstrous Compendium, Volume Three, Forgotten Realms Appendix was published by TSR in 1989. It was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published as 64 loose-leaf pages and four color cardstock dividers. This was a supplement of monsters for the 2nd edition rules, concentrating on creatures of the Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
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MC4 Monstrous Compendium Dragonlance
Dragonlance
Dragonlance is a shared universe created by Laura and Tracy Hickman, and expanded by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weis under the direction of TSR, Inc. into a series of popular fantasy novels. The Hickmans conceived Dragonlance while driving in their car on the way to TSR for a job application...
Appendix (1989)—96 pages, 4 dividers and 3-ring D-binder
MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk
Greyhawk
Greyhawk, also known as the World of Greyhawk, is a fictional world designed as a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game...
Adventures Appendix (1990)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC6 Monstrous Compendium, Kara-Tur Appendix was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1990 as 64 loose-leaf pages with four cardstock dividers. This was a supplement of Forgotten Realms Kara-Tur
Kara-Tur
Kara-Tur is a fantasy world created by David Cook in the Oriental Adventures rulebook for the First Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game in 1986. Kara-Tur's cultures and peoples are fantasy analogues of medieval China, Korea, Japan, the Ryukyu Islands, Tibet, and other regions of...
monsters for the 2nd edition rules.
MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix was written by the TSR staff, with a cover by Jeff Easley, and was published by TSR in 1990 as 64 loose-leaf pages with four color cardstock dividers. This was a supplement of monsters for use with Spelljammer
Spelljammer
Spelljammer is a campaign setting for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, which features a fantastical outer space environment....
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MC8 Monstrous Compendium Outer Plane
Outer Plane
In the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, an Outer Plane is one of a number of general types of planes of existence. They can also be referred to as godly planes, spiritual planes or divine planes. The Outer Planes are home to beings such as deities and otherworldly creatures such as...
s Appendix (1991)—96 pages, 4 dividers
MC9 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer
Spelljammer
Spelljammer is a campaign setting for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, which features a fantastical outer space environment....
Appendix II (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC10 Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft
Ravenloft
Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a pocket dimension called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces called domains brought together by a mysterious force known only as "The Dark...
Appendix (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC11 Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms
Forgotten Realms
The Forgotten Realms is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a setting for his childhood stories...
Appendix II (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC12 Monstrous Compendium Dark Sun
Dark Sun
Dark Sun is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting featuring the fictional desert world of Athas. The original Dark Sun Boxed Set campaign setting was released in 1991....
Appendix: Terrors of the Desert (1992)—96 pages
MC13 Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim
Al-Qadim
Al-Qadim is an Arabian Nights-themed campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The setting was developed by Jeff Grubb for TSR, Inc., and was first released in 1992. Al-Qadim is set in the land of Zakhara, called the Land of Fate...
Appendix (1992)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC14 Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio
Fiend Folio
Fiend Folio is the title shared by three products published for successive editions of the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons...
Appendix (1992)—64 pages, 4 dividers
MC15 Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft
Ravenloft
Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a pocket dimension called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces called domains brought together by a mysterious force known only as "The Dark...
Appendix II: Children of the Night (1993)—64 pages, 4 dividers
Annuals
- Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994)—reprints from modules and magazines of 1993
- Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (1995)—reprints from modules and magazines of 1994
- Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996)—reprints from modules and magazines of 1995
- Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (1998)—96 pages; reprints from modules and magazines of 1996–7
Campaign settings
- MystaraMystaraMystara is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role playing game. Although it has officially been dropped from production by its creators, many fans continue to develop and evolve this fantasy setting jointly, continuing its original theme of group development.-Development:It...
Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994) - PlanescapePlanescapePlanescape is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by Zeb Cook. The Planescape setting was published in 1994...
Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994) - PlanescapePlanescapePlanescape is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by Zeb Cook. The Planescape setting was published in 1994...
Monstrous Compendium Appendix II (1995) - PlanescapePlanescapePlanescape is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, originally designed by Zeb Cook. The Planescape setting was published in 1994...
Monstrous Compendium Appendix III (1998) - RavenloftRavenloftRavenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a pocket dimension called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces called domains brought together by a mysterious force known only as "The Dark...
Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness (1994) - RavenloftRavenloftRavenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. It is an alternate time-space existence known as a pocket dimension called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces called domains brought together by a mysterious force known only as "The Dark...
Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II (1996)—reprinting MC10 & MC15 - Dark SunDark SunDark Sun is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting featuring the fictional desert world of Athas. The original Dark Sun Boxed Set campaign setting was released in 1991....
Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr (1995) - Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1996) (download-only)