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Monsters, released in
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Publication November 2016

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ISBN 978-0-7869-6601-1
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Contents
1. Content
1.1. Cover
1.2. Preface
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1.3. Monster Lore
1.4. Character Races
1.5. Bestiary
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1.7. Appendix B: Nonplayer Characters
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1.8. Appendix C: Monster Lists
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Content
Cover
The cover, by Tyler Jacobson, depicts a meeting between an unnamed
adventurer with a copy of Volo's Guide to Monsters, and a frost giant.
Preface
This section features an introduction from Volothamp Geddarm,

explaining that the book is his latest work; this is immediately followed
by commentary on that introduction from Elminster. The remainder of
the book includes commentary from both characters on various
sections.
Monster Lore X

The first chapter of the book provides expanded lore and options for a
number of monsters introduced in the Monster Manual (5e) (2014).
These include beholders, giants, gnolls, goblinoids, hags, kobolds, mind
flayers, orcs, and yuan-ti.
Character Races
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The second chapter of the book features profiles of seven playable
character races: aasimar, firbolg, goliath, kenku, lizardfolk, tabaxi, and
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triton. A smaller, less detailed section on "monstrous adventurers"
includes rules for playing bugbears, goblins, hobgoblins, kobolds, orcs,
and yuan-ti purebloods.
Bestiary
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The third chapter of the book provides game statistics for nearly 100
monsters:
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dinosaurs (brontosaurus, deinonychus, dimetrodon, hadrosaurus,
quetzalcoatlus, stegosaurus, velociraptor), draegloth, firenewts
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(firenewt warrior, giant strider, firenewt warlock of Imix), flail snail,
froghemoth, giants (cloud giant smiling one, fire giant dreadnought,
frost giant everlasting one, mouth of Grolantor, stone giant
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dreamwalker, storm giant quintessent), girallon, gnolls (flind, gnoll
flesh gnawer, gnoll hunter, gnoll witherling), grungs (grung, grung elite
warrior, grung wildling), guard drake, hags (annis hag, bheur hag),
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hobgoblins (hobgoblin devastator, hobgoblin Iron Shadow), ki-rin,
kobolds (kobold dragonshield, kobold inventor, kobold scale sorcerer),
korred, leucrotta, meenlock, mind flayers (alhoon, elder brain,
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master), neothelid, nilbog, orcs (orc blade of Ilneval, orc claw of Luthic,
orc hand of Yurtrus, orc nurtured one of Yurtrus, orc red fang of
Shargaas, tanarukk), quickling, redcap, sea spawn, shadow mastiff,
slithering tracker, spawn of Kyuss, tlincalli, trapper, vargouille,
vegepygmies (vegepygmy, vegepygmy chief, thorny), wood woad,
xvarts (xvart, xvart warlock of Raxivort), yeth hound, yuan-ti (yuan-ti
anathema, yuan-ti broodguard, yuan-ti mind whisperer, yuan-ti
nightmare speaker, yuan-ti pit master).
Appendix A: Assorted Beasts
The first appendix contains several beasts, expanding on Appendix A

of the Monster Manual:
aurochs, cattle (cow, ox, rothé, stench kow), dolphin, swarm of rot
grubs.
Appendix B: Nonplayer Characters

The second appendix contains a number of NPCs, expanding on
Appendix B of the Monster Manual:
abjurer, apprentice wizard, archdruid, archer, bard, blackguard,

champion, conjurer, diviner, enchanter, evoker, illusionist, kraken
priest, martial arts adept, master thief, necromancer, swashbuckler,
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transmuter, war priest, warlock of the Archfey, warlock of the Fiend,
warlock of the Great Old One, warlord.
Appendix C: Monster Lists

The final appendix includes lists of the book's monsters organized by
creature type, challenge rating, and environment.

Development
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The lead designer for Volo's Guide to Monsters was Mike Mearls.
Jeremy Crawford was credited as lead rules designer, and further
credited designers included Adam Lee, Kim Mohan, Christopher
Perkins, Sean K Reynolds, Matt Sernett, Chris Sims, and Steve Winter.
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Ed Greenwood was credited with "additional design".
Crawford was the managing editor for the work, with Mohan, Perkins,
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Interior illustrations for the work were provided by Tom Babbey, John-
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Bradley, Filip Burburan, Christopher Burdett, Sam Burley,
Conceptopolis, Stephen Crowe, Daarken, Eric Deschamps, Dave
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Dorman, Mike Faille, Scott M. Fischer, Lars Grant-West, Rebecca Guay,
Lake Hurwitz, Tyler Jacobson, Jeremy Jarvis, Jorge Lacera, Daniel
Ljunggren, Howard Lyon, Warren Mahy, Brynn Metheney, Scott
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Murphy, Marco Nelor, Jim Nelson, Marc Sasso, Chris Seaman, Craig J
Spearing, Cory Trego-Erdner, Franz Vohwinkel, Richard Whitters, Eva
Widermann, Shawn Wood, and Ben Wootten.
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Others credited for the work include "D&D team members" Greg
Bilsland, Bart Carroll, John Feil, Trevor Kidd, Christopher Lindsay,
Shelly Mazzanoble, Hilary Ross, Liz Schuh, Nathan Stewart, and Greg
Tito; project manager Heather Fleming; product engineer Cynda
Callaway; imaging technicians Sven Bolen, Carmen Cheung, and Kevin
Yee; David Gershman, for art administration; and prepress specialist
Jefferson Dunlap.
A few inclusions had appeared in previous 5th edition works. The

aasimar race had previously appeared in the Dungeon Master's Guide
(5e) (2014) as an example of how to build a character race; however,
the depiction in Volo's Guide to Monsters changed them
substantially.[1] The goliath race was reprinted from the Elemental Evil
Player's Companion (2015).[2] The guard drake had previously appeared
in Hoard of the Dragon Queen (2014) and The Rise of Tiamat (2014),
but gained additional detail in Volo's, as well as a chromatic guard
drake variant.[3]
Christopher Lindsay, a longtime fan of the grung, entered them into

selection for Volo's Guide to Monsters. While it was not a favored
choice, workers each received a "golden ticket" for one creature;
Lindsay used his on the grung, and it was included in the final
product.[4]
Release X

According to the book's inside cover, Volo's Guide to Monsters was
released in November 2016. The store release date was Nov 4 for
Wizards Play Network stores, and Nov 15 for all other retailers. Wizards
Play Network stores also received a limited-edition alternate cover, by
Hydro74; this cover depicts a mind flayer.[5]

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References
1. How does the Aasimar differ from Volo's and the DM's Guide? (https://w
ww.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/5eiymk/how_does_the_aasimar
_differ_from_volos_and_the/) (r/dndnext, Reddit). Retrieved 2020-
10-22.
2. Why did the designers choose to include the Goliath as a PC race in
Volo's Guide to Monsters? (https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/9
7932/why-did-the-designers-choose-to-include-the-goliath-as-a-pc-r
ace-in-volos-guide) (Role-playing Games Stack Exchange). Retrieved
2020-10-22.
3. Let's Read: Volo's Monsters (https://www.enworld.org/threads/lets-rea
d-volos-monsters.506715/page-11#post-6987267) (ENWorld). Retrieved
2020-10-22.
4. One Grung Above (2017), p.2.
5. Volo's Guide to Monsters (https://wpn.wizards.com/en/products/volos-
guide-monsters) (Wizards Play Network). Retrieved 2020-10-22.
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5/3/22, 8:29 AM Volo's Guide to Monsters | Dungeons & Dragons Lore Wiki | Fandom

Publisher Wizards of the Coast

Publication November 2016

Media type Print

Wikipedia Volo's Guide to Monsters (ht

1.7. Appendix B: Nonplayer Characters

This section features an introduction from Volothamp Geddarm,

ANIME banderhobb, barghest, beholders (death kiss, gauth, gazer), bodak,

Appendix A: Assorted Beasts

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Appendix B: Nonplayer Characters

abjurer, apprentice wizard, archdruid, archer, bard, blackguard,

Appendix C: Monster Lists

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A few inclusions had appeared in previous 5th edition works. The

Christopher Lindsay, a longtime fan of the grung, entered them into

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Reception and influence

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Acquisitions Incorporated • Eberron: Rising from the Last War • Explorer's

Adventure with Muk • Domains of Delight • Elemental Evil Player's

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Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus • Candlekeep Mysteries • Critical Role:

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