''Monster Vault'' is a supplement to the
4th edition of the ''
Dungeons & Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TS ...
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role-playing game.
Contents
''Monster Vault'' collects the monsters of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' world in one box and presents all-new variants, including new spins on such monsters as
dragons
A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...
, orcs, and
vampires. In addition to combat statistics, each monster entry comes with story information to help DMs incorporate the monsters into their adventures and campaigns. This box also contains die-cut tokens for the monsters that appear within, as well as a 32-page adventure that showcases several of the monsters.
Publication history
''Monster Vault'' was written by
Logan Bonner,
Matthew Sernett
Matthew Lee Sernett is a game designer who has worked primarily on role-playing games.
Career
Matt Sernett was part of the SCRAMJET team, led by Richard Baker, with designers James Wyatt, Ed Stark, Michele Carter, Stacy Longstreet, and Chri ...
, and
Rodney Thompson, and published in 2010.
Shannon Appelcline commented on ''Essentials'', the final major expansion of 2010 for Fourth Edition ''Dungeons & Dragons'': "Trade paperbacks like ''
Heroes of the Fallen Lands'' (2010) offered rules for a variety of character classes in a trade paperback that was about half the price of one of fourth edition’s hardcover books; while other boxed sets like ''Monster Vault'' (2010) added to the board-game like components of 4e by including not just a book of monsters but also tokens to represent those monsters in-game. Besides making ''D&D'' cheaper and simpler for new players, ''Essentials'' also walked back some of the changes made by the 4e rules, such as getting rid of fighters' daily powers, to once more increase the differentiation between fighter and spellcaster classes."
Reception
''Monster Vault'' received the silver
ENnie Award
The ENNIE Awards (previously stylized as ENnie Awards) are awards for role-playing game (RPG) products (including game-related accessories, publications, and art) and their creators. The awards were created in 2001 by Russ Morrissey of EN World ...
for Best Monster/Adversary.
References
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Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks
ENnies winners
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2010