"Go to the sign of Marvel's Axe, a dubious inn on the edge of the Thieves Quarter, in the City of Greyhawk, and look to your own wrist. If you perceive a bracelet and dangling dice, watch for the next throw in the war between Law and Chaos and be prepared to follow the compelling geas." -Signal

Monday, November 7, 2022

Monster Manual (AD&D 1e)

From the web:

From the front cover:
"An illustrated compendium of monsters: Aerial Servant to Zombie"

From the back cover:
"OVER 350 MONSTERS
This book provides a complete alphabetical listing of all 'monsters' encountered in the various works which comprise the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game system. It is an invaluable aid to players and dungeon masters alike!

For example:

QUASIT

FREQUENCY: Very rare
DAMAGE/ATTACK: See below
NUMBER APPEARING: 1
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
ARMOR CLASS: 2
SPECIAL DEFENSES: See below
MOVE: 15"
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
HIT DICE: 5
INTELLIGENCE: Low
% IN LAIR: 0%
ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Evil
TREASURE TYPE: Q (X3)
SIZE: S (2' tall)
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1

The quasit is the unchanged form of the familiar of a chaotic evil magic-user or cleric. As such it is very rarely encountered except in the planes of the abyss or upon the death of its master or ..."

Ninth Printing - August 1987
Tenth Printing - November 1987
Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth Printing - November 1988
Fifteen Printing - July 1989

These all have updated cover art, "angled" TSR Logo, orange spines, and the printing number and date are noted on the copyright page.

 

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