D&D Monster Manual (5e)

MONSTER MANDA[

CREDITS Additional Contributors: B ruce R. Cord e l l , Kim Mohan, C h ri s
D u p u i s , Tom LaP i l l e , M i randa Horner, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes,
D&D Lead Designers: M ike M ea rls, Jeremy Crawford Steve Wi nter, Chris You ngs, Ben Petrisor, Tom Olsen,
R.A. Salvatore
Monster Manual Lead: Ch ristopher Perkins
Stat Block Development: Chris Sims, Rod ney Thompson, Project Management: Neil S h i n k le, Kim Graham, Joh n H ay
Production Services: Cynda Callaway, Brian Dumas,
Peter Lee
Story Development: Robert J. Schwalb, M att Sernett, Jefferson D u n lap, David Gershman, M att Kna n n l e i n ,
Anita Williams
Steve Townshend, James Wyatt
Managing Editor: Jeremy Crawford Brand and Marketing: Nathan Stewart, Liz Sch u h ,
Editing: Scott Fitzgera ld G ray Chris Lindsay, Shelly Mazzanoble, H i lary Ross,
Producer: G reg Bilsland Laura Tommervik, Kim Lundstro m , Trevor Kidd

Art Directors: Kate I rwin, Dan Gelon, Jon Schindehette, Based on the original game created by
M ari Kolkowsky, Melissa Rapier, Shauna N a rciso E. G a ry Gygax and Dave Arneson ,
with Brian Blume, Rob Kuntz, James Ward, and Don Kaye
Graphic Designers: Bree Heiss, Emi Tanj i , Barry Craig
Cover Illustrator: Raymond Swan land Drawing from further development by
Interior Illustrators: Tom Babbey, Daren Bader, Joh n-Paul J. Eric Holmes, Tom Moldvay, Frank Mentzer, Aaron Allston,
H a rold Johnson, David "Zeb" Cook, Ed G reenwood ,
Balmet, Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Michael Berube, Zoltan Keith Bake r, Tracy Hickman, M a rgaret Weis, Douglas N i les,
Boros, C hristopher B radley, Aleksi Briclot, F i l i p Burburan, Jeff G rubb, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams,
C h ristopher B u rd ett, Sam Burley, M ike Burns, Wesley B u rt, Richard Baker, Peter Adkison, Bill Slavicsek, Andy Collins,
M i livoj <'.:era n , Jedd Chevrier, Conceptopolis, Adam Da nger and Rob Heinsoo
Cook, Julie Dillon, Dave Dorman, Jesper Ejsing, Emrah
Elmas l i , Wayne England, M i ke Faille, Toma Feizo Gas, Playtesting provided by
Emily Fiegensch u h , Tomas G iorello, E . M . G ist, Lars G rant­ over 1 75,000 fans of D&D. Thank you!
West, E.W. Hekaton , j D, Jon Hodgson, Ralph Horsley, K u rt
H uggi ns and Zelda Devon, Lake H u rwitz, Tyler Jacobson, Additional feedback provided by
Vance Kovacs, Daniel Landerman, Lindsey Look, Daniel Robert Alaniz, Anthony Caroselli, Josh Dillard, Curt Duval,
Lj unggre n , Raphael Lubke, Titus Lunter, Slawomir Man iak, Sam E . Si m pson Jr., Adam H e n nebeck, Sterling H ershey,
And rew M a r, B rynn M etheney, Ch ristopher Moeller, M ark Paul H ughes, Doug I rwin, Ken J. Breese, Yan Lacharite, Tom
Molnar, M a rco Nelor, Jim Nelson, M a rk A. N elson, H ector Lommel, Jonathan Longstaff, Rory Madden, M att Maranda,
Ortiz, Ryan Pancoast, Adam Paquette, Jim Pavelec, Kate Paul Melamed, M i ke M i halas, David M i lman, Daren M itch e l l ,
Pfeilschiefter, Steve Prescott, Vi ncent Proce, Darrell Riche, C l a u d i o Pozas, J o h n Proudfoot, K a r l Resch, M . S e a n Molley,
Ned Rogers, Scott Roller, Jasper Sandner, M ike Sass, M a rc Sam Sherry, Pieter Sleijpen, David "Oak" Stark, Vincent
Sasso, llya Shkipin, Carmen Sinek, Craig J Spearing, Annie Ventu rel la, Fred rick Wheeler, Arth u r Wright
Stegg, Zack Stella, M att Stewart, Raymond Swanland,
Justin Sweet, Anne Stokes, M atias Tapia, Cory Trego­ ON THE COVER
Erdner, Autu m n Rain Turkel, Cyril Van Der H aegen , David
Vargo, Franz Vohwin kel, Richard Whitters, Sam Wood, Ben Raymond Swan land illustrates the Xanathar
Wootten, Kiera n Yanner, Min Yu m , Mark Zug ambushing explorers i n the darkest depths
of U ndermou ntain, proving that the beholder
crime lord's interests run deep beneath the
city ofWaterdeep.

Disclaimer: Any similarities between monsters depicted in this
book and monsters that actually exist ore purely coincidental.
That goes double for mindflayers, which absolutely, utterfy, and
completely do not exist, nor do they secretly run the Dal.D team.
Do we really need a disclaimer to tell you that? You shouldn't use
your brain to consider such irrational thoughts. They only make
the mind cluttered, confused, and unpleasantly chewy. A good
brain is nice, tender, and barely used. Go ahead, put down this
book and watch some reality TV or Internet cat videos. They're
really funny these days. You won't regret it. We say this only
because we love you and yourjuicy, succulent gamer brain.

620A9218000001 EN (This printing includes corrections.) CE
ISBN: 978-0-7869-6561-8

First Printing: September 2014

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