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!THIN THIS BESTIARY, YOU WILL FIND The creatures in this bestiary are organized alphabet-
game statistics and lore for nearly ically. A few are grouped under a banner heading; for
one hundred monsters suitable for example, the "Ores" section contains stat blocks for var-
any D&D campaign. Many of these ious kinds of ores, including tanarukks (demonic ores).
monsters, such as the froghemoth Immediately following this chapter are two appendices
and the morkoth, have been around that contain additional stat blocks. Appendix A gathers
since the earliest editions of the a handful of beasts that don't warrant longer entries. Ap-
game. Others, such as the bander- pendix B provides generic NPCs whose statistics can be
hobb and the vargouille, came later but are equally customized to serve your campaign.
beloved. Some of the new creatures found herein are This chapter and appendices A and B are meant to be
variants of the monsters discussed in chapter 1. used in conjunction with the rest of this book. Appendix
This chapter is a continuation of the Monster Manual C contains lists of creatures by type, challenge rating,
and adopts a similar presentation. If you are unfamiliar and environment. These lists can help you find monsters
with the monster stat block format, read the introduc- that are appropriate for your adventure or campaign.
tion of the Monster Manual before proceeding further. It If you're looking for ways to use the variant beholders,
explains stat block terminology and gives rules for vari- giants, gnolls, goblinoids, hags, kobolds, mind flayers,
ous monster traits-information that isn't repeated here. ores, and yuan-ti described in this chapter, the lore and
As with the monsters in the Monster Manual, we've maps in chapter 1 might inspire you. Similarly, the ra-
tried to capture the essence of each creature and focus cial traits in chapter 2 can be applied to the stat blocks
on those traits that make it unique or that encourage in appendix B to create such memorable NPCs as goli-
DMs to use it. You can do what you will with these mon- ath champions, kenku master thieves, and tabaxi bards.
sters and change their lore to suit your game. Nothing
we say here is meant to curtail your creativity.