''Monster Manual V'' is an optional supplemental source book for the
3.5 edition of the ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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role-playing game
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Contents
As with other ''
Monster Manual'' supplements, ''MM5'' contains a variety of new creatures as well as expanded variants on staple ''D&D'' monsters.
The ''MM5'' was released in July 2007, published in the same format as the ''Monster Manual IV'', featuring lairs and tactics and like III and IV how these new monsters fit into
Eberron
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Forgotten Realms
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. According to previews of the Night Below ''Dungeons & Dragons'' miniatures set, some of the new monsters that feature in it include the Greenspawn Zealot, the Arcadian Avenger, the Verdant Reaver, and the Carnage Demon.
Publication history
''Monster Manual V'' was released in July 2007, with
David Noonan as lead designer, and additional design by
Creighton Broadhurst,
Jason Bulmahn,
David Chart,
B. Matthew Conklin III,
Jesse Decker,
James "Grim" Desborough,
Rob Heinsoo,
Sterling Hershey,
Tim Hitchcock,
Luke Johnson,
Nicholas Logue,
Mike McArtor,
Aaron Rosenberg,
Robert J. Schwalb,
Rodney Thompson, and
Wil Upchurch. Cover art was by
Henry Higginbotham, with interior art by
David Allsop,
Jason Chan,
Miguel Coimbra,
Carl Critchlow,
Daarken,
Wayne England,
Tomás Giorello,
Ralph Horsley,
Warren Mahy,
Izzy Medrano,
Steve Prescott,
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 ...
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Skan Srisuwan,
Ron Spears,
Anne Stokes,
Arnie Swekel,
Franz Vohwinkel,
Anthony Waters,
Eva Widermann, and
James Zhang.
Reception
References
Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2007
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