''Monstrous Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn'' is a supplement for the
3rd edition of ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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''.
Contents
''Monsters of Faerûn'' features 96 pages of monsters unique to the
Forgotten Realms
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campaign setting
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. It was the first 3rd edition book to feature the now-common "in the Realms" section for each monster, offering helpful and concise hints to the
Dungeon Master as to how and where to incorporate the creature into the campaign setting.
Publication history
The book was released in 2001. The book was co-authored by
James Wyatt
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and
Rob Heinsoo
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.
Cover art is by
Brom and
Henry Higginbotham
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Education
Higginbotham has a master's degree in fine arts from the University of Iowa.
Works
Henry G. Higginbotham has produced interior a ...
, with interior art by
Daren Bader,
Ed Beard,
Theodor Black
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,
Carl Critchlow
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,
Brian Despain
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Career
Despain has worked as a graphic designer, 3D modeler, photo retoucher, and illustrator. He worked for ten years in ...
,
Scott Fischer
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,
Michael Kaluta
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,
Todd Lockwood
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,
David Martin,
Monte Moore
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,
Allan Pollack,
Adam Rex
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Career
Adam Rex received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona. He has contributed illu ...
,
Wayne Reynolds
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Early life and education
Wayne Reynolds was born in Leeds, UK. He attended art college in Dewsbury and Middlesbrough.
Gam ...
,
Richard Sardinha
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Works
Richard Sardinha has been illustrating books since the 1980s. He provided the art work for ''At Lovecraft's Grave'' (ref ...
,
Brian Snoddy
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Career
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, and
Sam Wood
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.
Reception
The reviewer from ''
Pyramid
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'' stated that "''Dungeons and Dragons'' has long had a tradition of making a lot of ''Monster Compendiums'', a showcase of new and exotic monsters to add to the creatures in the ''Monster Manual'', for settings from the ''Forgotten Realms'' to ''Dark Sun''. The first ''Monster Compendium'' made for the Third Edition of ''Dungeons and Dragons'' continues this old tradition, and does it well."
Reviews
*''Coleção Dragão Brasil''
*''
Backstab'' #29
References
Forgotten Realms sourcebooks
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2001
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