Volo's Guide to Monsters
Core Rulebooks
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Volo's Guide to Monsters - core
Table of Contents
Monster Lore
- Beholders: Bad Dreams Come True
- Inhuman Intellect
- Despotic Perspective
- Birth of a Beholder
- Solitary Beholders
- Eye Tyrants
- Beholder Hives
- Death Tyrants
- Beholder-kin
- Physical Characteristics
- Roleplaying a Beholder
- Beholder Names
- Battle Tactics
- Stay out of Range and Sight
- Use Antimagic Freely
- Use Eye Rays to Best Effect
- Use Legendary Actions
- Use Traps and Minions
- Outside Combat
- Antimagic Cone
- Negative Energy Cone
- Charm Ray
- Paralyzing Ray
- Fear Ray
- Slowing Ray
- Death Ray and Enervation Ray
- Telekinetic Ray
- Sleep Ray
- Petrification Ray
- Disintegration Ray
- Variant Abilities
- Beholder Lairs
- Central Gallery
- Escape Tunnels
- Eyes in the Sky
- Minion Chambers
- Prison
- Sanctum
- Vestibule
- Traps
- Covered Pit
- Door Trap
- Ceiling Trap
- Gas Spores
- Obstacle Course
- Oil Sprayer
- Trophy Gallery
- Leaving the Lair
- Treasure
- Minions and Pets
- Lesser Minions
- Greater Minions
- Pets
- The Xanathar Guild
- Paranoid Megalomania
- Division of Labor
- What Others Know
- Giants: World Shakers
- First Impressions
- Children of the All-Father
- Ostoria and Other Worlds
- Beginning of the End
- Voninheim, the Lost Capital
- Annam's Offspring: The Giant Pantheon
- The Giant Tongue
- Maat and Maug
- Representative Giant Phrases
- Runes and Tale Carvings
- A Glossary of Giant Words
- Giants and Magic
- A Giant's Bag
- Champions of Rock Throwing
- How to Lay a Giant Low
- Living the Giant Life
- Roleplaying a Giant
- Cloud Giants
- Family First
- Benevolent Overlords
- Two Faces of Memnor
- Ordning of Extravagance
- Masks of Nobility
- Fire Giants
- Ordning of Craftwork
- Mighty Fighters, Poor Planners
- Surtur's Cleansing Fire
- Slaves: Labor-saving Devices
- Frost Giants
- Ordning of Might
- Ruthless Raiders
- Thrym's Frigid Might
- Masters of Beasts
- Hill Giants
- Ordning of Gluttony
- Dens of Squalor and Stench
- Grolantor: Always Hungry, Never Full
- Stuff-Stuff
- Stone Giants
- Ordning of Artistry
- Skoraeus Stonebones, the Great Creator
- Speaking Stones
- Gentle Giants?
- Life in the Dark
- The Linjenstein
- Storm Giants
- Ordning of Omens
- Moods of Stronmaus
- Out for Themselves
- Living on the Edge
- Gnolls: The Insatiable Hunger
- Yeenoghu
- The Gift of Yeenoghu
- Inside the Mind of a Gnoll
- Omens from Beyond
- Non-gnoll Cultists
- Gnoll Tactics
- Butcher the Weak
- Overwhelm the Strong
- Spread Far and Wide
- Kill from a Distance
- Leave No Survivors
- On Defeating Gnolls
- Treasure
- Language
- Roleplaying Gnolls and Cultists of Yeenoghu
- Roleplaying Gnolls and Cultists of Yeenoghu
- Gnoll Names
- Anatomy of a War Band
- Gnoll Pack Lord
- Gnoll Fangs of Yeenoghu
- Gnoll Warriors
- Gnoll Hunters
- Gnoll Flesh Gnawers
- Gnoll Witherlings
- Flinds
- Cultists
- Gnoll Allies
- Demons
- Ghouls
- The Hunter's Chant
- Hyenas
- Leucrottas
- Trolls
- Creating a Gnoll War Band
- Goblinoids: The Conquering Host
- Goblins
- Beast Masters and Slave Drivers
- Family Matters
- Lashers
- Hunters
- Gatherers
- Pariahs
- Khurgorbaeyag: The Overseer of All
- Status Symbols
- Booyahgs
- Booyahg Caster
- Booyahg Wielder
- Booyahg Whip
- Booyahg Slave
- Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg
- Who's the Boss?
- Nilbogs: Pranksters with Power
- Goblin Lairs
- Outskirts
- Lair Exterior
- Lair Interior
- Bugbears
- Shiftless, Savage Layabouts
- Gang Mentality
- Malevolent Worship of Malign Gods
- Blessings of the Bugbear Gods
- Hobgoblins
- Brutal Civility
- Implacable Gods
- Rank, Status, and Title
- Bloody Blue Noses
- Honor Bound, By Glory Crowned
- Follow Orders
- Honor the Gods
- Suffer nor Give Insult
- Reward Glorious Action
- Uphold the Legion
- Iron Shadows
- Academy of Devastation
- Hobgoblin Lairs
- Permanent Visitors
- Who Goes There
- Maglubiyet's Will Be Done
- No Other God Shall Stand
- Formation of the Host
- Leaders in Word and Deed
- Stealthy Shock Troops
- Reluctant Little Tyrants
- Auxiliary Units
- The Host on the March
- Bugbear Special Forces
- Thugs
- Bulwarks
- Murderers
- Conquest and Occupation
- The Warborn
- Life in a Slave State
- Maglubiyet's Army of Immortals
- Goblinoid War Camp
- Command Center
- Goblinoid Quarters
- Bugbear Dens
- Goblin Hovels
- Hobgoblin Barracks
- Library
- Pens and Pits
- Rookery
- Supply Wagons
- The Block
- Hags: Dark Sisterhood
- Ugly, Unpredictable, and Old
- Master Manipulators
- Making a Deal out of Desire
- Bargainer Beware
- Roleplaying a Hag
- Hag Names
- Weird Magic
- Mounts and Vehicles
- Types of Hags
- Hag Metamorphosis
- Solitary but Social
- Hag Covens
- Welcome to the Family
- Alternative Coven Spells
- Death
- Nature
- Prophecy
- The Rule of Three
- Hag Lairs
- Best of Both Worlds
- Treasure, Treasure Everywhere
- Exit Strategy
- Hag Lair Actions
- Lair Actions
- Regional Effects
- Regional Effects
- Minions and Pets
- Random Hag Minions
- Treasure
- One-of-a-Kind Objects
- Kobolds: Little Dragons
- Expert Tunnelers
- Able Scavengers
- Dragon Servitors
- Kurtulmak: God of Kobolds
- Arcane Magic Users
- Life and Outlook
- Grow Fast, Die Early
- Food and Cannibalism
- Hatred
- Environment
- Urds: Winged Kobolds
- Kobold Names
- Physical Variations
- Tactics
- Treasure
- Allies, Minions, and Pets
- Kobold Lairs
- Escape Tunnels
- Kiln and Crafting Areas
- Mines
- Mushroom Farms
- Root Cellars
- Sleeping Areas
- Throne Room
- Traps
- Survival Skills
- Mind Flayers: Scourge of Worlds
- A Culture of Fugitives
- Lost Colonies
- The Importance of Brains
- Food for Thought
- Ceremorphosis
- The Elder Brain
- Renegade Illithids
- Enemies everywhere
- The Gith Never Rest
- Rise of a Ulitharid
- The Grand Design
- Strategic Principles
- Control
- Destruction
- Subversion
- Special Goals
- Roleplaying a Mind Flayer
- Mind Flayer Names
- Speech
- Qualith
- Mind Flayer Thralls
- Duergar
- Grimlocks
- Kuo-toa
- Quaggoths
- Humanoids
- Mind Flayer Monsters
- Intellect Devourers
- Mindwitnesses
- Neothelids
- Mind Flayer Lairs
- Brain Chamber
- Brain Library
- Cleansing Chambers
- Funerary Brain Jars
- Common Room
- Elder Brain Resting Pool
- Guardrooms
- Illithid Quarters
- Library (and Dissection Chamber)
- Prison
- Tadpole Chambers
- Transformation Chamber
- Nautiloids
- Offensive and Defensive Uses
- Mobile Lairs
- Mind Flayer Magic
- Arcane Magic
- Divine Magic
- Maanzecorian
- Ilsensine
- Mind Flayer Magic Items
- Mind Blade
- Mind Carapace Armor
- Mind Lash
- Shield of Far Sight
- Mind Flayer Augmentations
- Flensing Claws
- Survival Mantle
- Treasure
- Orcs: The Godsworn
- Gods of the Orcs
- Life in the Tribe
- Booming Birth Rate
- Future Warriors
- Search, Destroy, Repeat
- War Wagons
- All Are Fighters
- Special Enemies
- Strength Respects Strength
- When Tribes Team Up
- Orc Culture and Beliefs
- Omens and Superstitions
- Symbolic Communication
- Colors of Conquest
- Roleplaying an Orc
- Orc Names
- Orogs
- Keeping the Balance
- Breaking the Mold
- Tanarukks
- Orc Lairs
- Main Chamber
- War Chief's Quarters
- Caves for Followers of Luthic
- Caves for Followers of Yurtrus
- Caves for Followers of Shargaas
- Treasure
- Yuan-ti: Snake People
- Humans Transformed
- One Race, Many Forms
- Undercover Empire
- Gods of the Yuan-ti
- Dendar
- Merrshaulk
- Sseth
- Gods of Other Worlds
- Greyhawk
- Dragonlance
- Eberron
- Celtic
- Greek
- Egyptian
- Norse
- Serpent Gods
- Structured Society
- Yuan-ti Anathemas
- Yuan-ti Abominations
- Yuan-ti Malisons
- Yuan-ti Pureblood
- Yuan-ti Broodguards
- Slaves
- Emotionless Evil
- Other Lives Are Cheap
- Survival First
- Capture, Not Kill
- Depend on Deceit
- Serpent Cults
- Physical Variations
- Unusual Abilities
- Traits
- Acid Slime (Abomination, Anathema, or Malison Only)
- Chameleon Skin
- Shapechanger (Pureblood Only)
- Shed Skin (1/Day)
- Action Options
- Bite (Pureblood Only)
- Polymorph into Snake (Abomination or Malison Only;
- Snake Antipathy (Abomination or Malison Only;
- Sticks to Snakes (Abomination or Malison Only;
- Roleplaying a Yuan-ti
- Yuan-ti Names
- Yuan-ti Cities
- Pyramid Temple
- Cultist Level
- Pureblood Level
- Abomination Level
- Malison Level
- Temple Mount
- Allies and Minions
- Random Yuan-ti Servants
Character Races
Bestiary
Assorted Beasts
Nonplayer Characters
Credits
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