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Fiend Folio is the name of three separate products published for successive editions of the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). All three are collections of monsters. The bulk of the material in the first edition came from the British gaming magazine White Dwarf, rather than being authored by Gary Gygax, the game's co-creator ...
Fiend Folio (1981) [11]: 247 The Fiend Folio's illustration of the eye of fear and flame was used by Richard Garfield for the prototype of the Lich card during the development of his Magic: The Gathering card game. [11]: 247 Kython: Described are the Broodling, Juvenile Kython, Adult Kython, Impaler, Slaymaster, and Slaughterking. Vaath: Vilewight
The giant bat in the Fiend Folio is exactly what its name would suggest—a giant form of bat with a 6' wingspan. White Dwarf reviewer Jamie Thomson commented on the giant bat, noting that it "seems an obvious choice for D&D ". [55] Death dog: 23: White Dwarf reviewer Jamie Thomson commented on the death dog, which is "rumored to be a ...
Fiend Folio was published by TSR, Inc. Fiend Folio was primarily made up of monsters described in the "Fiend Factory" feature of White Dwarf and from various D&D modules, while some were original creations. It introduced several popular monsters to the D&D game including drow, githyanki, githzerai, slaad, and death knights. It also featured ...
Like the Fiend Folio before it, the monsters in Monster Manual II listed the experience point value for each monster within the entry. The Monster Manual II along with the First Edition Unearthed Arcana book featured quite a number of monsters, races, and places from Gary Gygax's Greyhawk Campaign world.
When TSR had a presence on AOL back in the early 90s, I got in touch with Planescape author Colin McComb and served as a research assistant on Faces of Evil, the 2nd edition fiend sourcebook, and the credit for that help is my first credit in a D&D book. [...] I don't remember where I first heard that Wizards was planning to do this book, but ...
An essential rulebook for any players and Dungeon Masters alike of the D&D game. 304: 0-7869-1550-1: Dungeon Master's Guide: Core Rulebook II: Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams: September 1, 2000: An essential rulebook for Dungeon Masters of the D&D game. 224: 0-7869-1551-X: Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III: Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet ...
The slaadi were created by Charles Stross and published in the TSR UK book, Fiend Folio Tome of Creatures Malevolent and Benign (1981). Stross said of their creation: Well, the fact that I was running a fever when I came up with the Slaadi is probably not going to surprise anyone—think of 'em as my independent exploration of Lovecraftiana.