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D&D: Volo’s Guide for Monsters Preview

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Oct 13 2016

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This new volume focuses on the thing all of us love about D&D: the Monsters!

DMs and players will appreciate this extensive volume the focuses on the monsters of D&D. Its 224 pages are filled with beautiful art and detailed lore on all of your favorite dangerous and deadly creatures.  A great addition to any Dungeons and Dragons library that will help you create interesting and action packed encounters in your campaigns.

Volo’s Guide to Monsters$49.95

The esteemed loremaster Volothamp Geddarm is back and he’s written a fantastical dissertation, covering some of the most iconic monsters in the Forgotten Realms. Unfortunately, the Sage of Shadowdale himself, Elminster, doesn’t believe Volo gets some of the important details quite right. Don’t miss out as Volo and Elminster square off (academically speaking of course) to illuminate the uninitiated on creatures both common and obscure. Uncover the machinations of the mysterious Kraken Society, what is the origin of the bizarre froghemoth, or how to avoid participating in the ghastly reproductive cycle of the grotesque vargouille.

 

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The book includes:

  • Chapter 1: Monster Lore takes several iconic D&D monsters and provides additional information about their origins, their dispositions and behaviors, and their lairs—above and beyond what is written in the Monster Manual. Dive deep into the story behind D&D’s most popular and iconic monsters, including beholders, mind flayers, and the yuan-ti, as well as classics like orcs, gnolls, and kobolds.
  • Chapter 2: Character Races presents character races that are some of the more distinctive race options in the D&D multiverse, including the goblin, the orc, and the firbolg.
  • Chapter 3: Bestiary provides game statistics and lore for nearly one hundred monsters suitable for any D&D campaign. Gain access to rules and story for dozens of monsters new to fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons, such as the froghemoth, the neogi, and the vargouille.

You can check out a preview of the books introduction here, and a look at the first chapter here.

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That’s not all – you can pick this sweet limited edition up at core hobby stores. It has an alternative cover with bold, monochromatic art by Hydro74. This edition is only getting one printing, so be sure you get your hands on one! Find a store!

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Author: Mars Garrett
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