Monster Manual 3

Dungeons & Dragons

by Wizards of the Coast, Mike Mearls, Greg Bilsland

Iconic monsters for your Dungeons & Dragons ® campaign

This core rulebook packs in over 200 new monsters to menace D&D ® player characters. Classic monsters such as the derro, the mimic, and Lolth, Demon Queen of Spiders, make their first appearance here. In addition, this book includes scores of new monsters to challenge characters of heroic, paragon, and epic level, including deadly catastrophic dragons!
 
Monster Manual ® 3 introduces a new monster format that offers more background and story material to inspire Dungeon Masters.

Genres: Role Playing Games, Dungeons and Dragons, Reference, Fantasy, Gaming

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC /ˈwɒtˌsiː/ or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, the company popularized the collectible card game genre with Magic: The Gathering in the mid-1990s, acquired the popular Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game by purchasing the failing company TSR, and experienced tremendous success by publishing the licensed Pokémon Trading Card Game. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Renton, Washington in the United States.[1]

Wizards of the Coast publishes role-playing games, board games, and collectible card games. They have received numerous awards, including several Origins Awards. The company has been a subsidiary of Hasbro since 1999. All Wizards of the Coast stores were closed in 2004.

Reviews

[Garrett Henke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is probably the best Monster Manual for any edition of D&D. Altering the format of the stat blocks, there is plenty of room for interesting lore and adventure hooks. And stats for the Spider Queen herself, Lloth is here in all her glory. Great book.