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CREDITS I
Additional Co~tri'Butors: Bruce R. Cordell, Kim 'Mohan, Chris
D&D Lead Designers: Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford
Dup1:1is, Tom La Pille, Miranda Horner, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes,
Steve Winter, Chris Youngs, Ben Petrisor, Tom Olsen,
Monster Manual Lead: C.hristopher Perkins
Stat Block Development: Chris Sims, Rodney Thompson, R.A. Salvatore
'• Peter Lee
Project Management: Neil Shinkle, Kim Graham, John Hay
Story Development: Robert J. Schwalb, Matt Sernett,
Production Services: Cynda Callaway, Brian Dumas, ·
Steve Townshend, James Wyatt
Jefferson Dunlap, David Gershman, Matt Knannlein,
Editing: Scott Fitzgerald Gray
Managing Editor: Jeremy Crawford Anita Williams
Producer: Greg Bilsland
Brand and Marketing: Nathan Stewart, Liz Schuh,
Chris Lindsay, Shelly Mazzanoble, Hilary Ross,
Art Directors: Kate Irwin, Dan Gelon, Jon Schindehette,
Laura Tommervik, Kim Lundstrom, Trevor Kidd
Mari Kolkowsky, Melissa Rapier, Shauna Narciso
Graphic Designers: Bree Heiss, Emi Tanji, Barry Craig
Based on the original game created by
Cover Illustrator: Raymond Swanland
Interior Illustrators: Tom Babbey, Daren Bader, John-Paul E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson,
with Brian Blume, Rob Kuntz, James Ward, and Don Kaye
Balmet, Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Michael Berube, Zoltan
Boros, Christopher Bradley, Aleksi Briclot, Filip Burburan, Drawing from further development by
J. Eric Holmes, Tom Moldvay, Frank Mentzer, Aaron Allston,
Christopher Burdett, Sam B-urley, Mike Burns, Wesley Burt,
Harold Johnson, David "Zeb" Cook, Ed Greenwood,
Milivoj Ceran, Jedd Chevrier, Conceptopolis, Adam Danger
Keith Baker, Tracy Hickman, Margaret We is, Douglas Niles,
Cook, Julie Dillon, Dave Dorman, Jesper Ejsing, Emrah
Jeff Grubb, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams,
Elmasli, Wayne England, Mike Faille, Toma Feizo Gas,
Richard Baker, Peter Adkison, Bill Slavicsek, Andy Collins,
Emily Fiegenschuh, Tomas Giorello, E.M. Gist, Lars Grant-
West, E.W. Hekaton, jD, Jo·n Hodgson, Ralph Horsley, Kurt and Rob Heinsoo
Huggins and Zelda Devon, Lake Hurwitz, Tyler Jacobson,
Vance Kovacs, Daniel Landerman, Lindsey Look, Daniel Playtesting provided by
Ljunggren, Raphael Lubke, Titus Lunter, Slawomir Maniak, over 175,000 fans of D&D. Thank you!
Andrew Mar, Brynn Metheney, Christopher Moeller, Mark Additional feedback provided by
Robert Alaniz, Anthony Caroselli, Josh Dillard, Curt Duval,
Molnar, Marco Nelor, Jim Nelson, Mark A. Nelson, Hector
Sam E. Simpson Jr., Adam Hennebeck, Sterling Hershey,
Ortiz, Ryan Pancoast, Adam Paquette, Jim Pavelec, Kate
Paul Hughes, Doug Irwin, Ken J. Breese, Yan Lacharite, Tom
Pfeilschiefter, Steve Prescott, Vincent Proce, Darrell Riche,
Lommel, Jonathan Longstaff, Rory Madden, Matt Maranda,
Ned Rogers, Scott Roller, Jasper Sandner, Mike Sass, Marc
Paul Melamed, Mike Mihalas, David Milman, Daren Mitchell,
Sasso, llya Shkipin, Carmen Sinek, Craig J Spearing, Annie
Claudio Pozas, John Proudfoot, Karl Resch, M. Sean Molley,
Stegg, Zack Stella, Matt Stewart, Raymond Swan land,
Sam Sherry, Pieter Sleijpen, David "Oak" Stark, Vincent
Justin Sweet, Anne Stokes, Matias Tapia, Cory Trego-
Erdner, Autumn Rain Turkel, Cyril Van Der Haegen, David Venturella, Fredrick Wheeler, Arthur Wright
Vargo, Franz Vohwinkel, Richard Whitters, Sam Wood, Ben
Wootten, Kieran Yanner, Min Yum, Mark Zug
ON THE COVER
Raymond Swan land illustrates the Xanathar
ambushing explorers in the darkest depths
of Undermountain, proving that the beholder
crime lord's interests run deep beneath the
city ofWaterdeep.

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