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In the original Monster Manual it is described as a reptilian monster whose gaze can turn creatures to stone. [107] AD&D's basilisk was also adapted into the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, with a depiction taken from the Monster Manual being used in a prototype version. [5]: 247 Beetle: Bombardier, Boring, Fire, Rhinoceros, Stag and Water
Monster Manual II was a 160-page hardcover book published in 1983, credited solely to Gary Gygax, which featured cover art by Jeff Easley. [1] The book was a supplement describing over 250 monsters, most with illustrations.
Monster Manual II and the rest of the series followed the same format. By the end of its first decade, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons line had expanded to a library of 14 hardcover rulebooks, including three books of monsters, and two books governing character skills in wilderness and underground settings.
The Monstrous Compendium superseded the Monster Manual with the release of AD&D 2nd edition. [2] The Compendium was a binder of looseleaf sheets, rather than a hardback book. The first two volumes contained the core monsters of the game. These were followed by many appendices that contained extra monsters for particular campaign settings.
The release of AD&D 2nd Edition corresponded with important policy changes at TSR. An effort was made to remove aspects of the game which had attracted negative publicity, most notably the removal of all mention of demons and devils , although these fiendish monsters were renamed tanar'ri and baatezu, respectively.
"I use AD&D-type fascination with teratology in a lot of my books, and I have the original Monster Manual, and the Monster Manual 2, and the Fiend Folio. I still collect role-playing game bestiaries, because I find that kind of fascination with the creation of the monstrous tremendously inspiring." [8]
The AD&D 2nd Edition Dungeon Master Guide was released in 1989. [7] This 192-page hardcover book was designed by David "Zeb" Cook , with cover art by Jeff Easley . [ 6 ] The book featured interior illustrations by Easley, Clyde Caldwell , John and Laura Lakey , David Dorman , Douglas Chaffee , and Jean E. Martin.
The original The Book of Lairs presents detailed lairs of various monsters taken from the AD&D Monster Manual, Fiend Folio, Monster Manual II, and Oriental Adventures books. Each mini-scenario includes a brief encounter with the creatures, which is designed to be used as a short adventure or as part of a campaign, at the Dungeon Master 's (DM's ...