Oh, first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. You were pioneering, delightful, horrifying, and oh so bizarre—and the original, 1977 Monster Manual is a perfect example. A compendium of all the creatures that player-characters might encounter (and fight) during their game, the original book contains the earliest forms of monsters that D&D players are still encountering today… and some they’re not. Like the early Dungeon Master’s Guide, there’s a lot of weirdness in the Monster Manual, whether it be info, an illustration, or the monsters themselves—which you can see for yourself.
Games
23 Strange Creatures From the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons First Edition Monster Manual
How many brain-eating foes does a single role-playing game need?
By
Rob Bricken
Reading time 1 minute
