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 \nArt Director:Kate Irwin  \nAdditional Art Direction:Shauna Narciso,Richard Whitters  \nGraphic Designer:Emi Tanji  \nCover llustrator:Tyler jacobson  \nInterior llustrators:Tom Babbey,John-Paul Balmet,Thomas  \nM.Baxa,Mark Behm,Eric Belisle,Christopher Bradley,FilipBurburan,Christopher Burdett,Sam Burley,Conceptopolis,Stephen Crowe,Daarken,Eric Deschamps,Dave Dorman,MikeFaille,Scott M.Fischer,Lars Grant-West,Rebecca Guay,LakeHurwitz,Tyler Jacobson,Jeremy Jarvis,Jorge Lacera,DanielLjunggren,Howard Lyon,Warren Mahy,Brynn Metheney,ScottMurphy,Marco Nelor,Jim Nelson,Marc Sasso,Chris Seaman,CraigJ Spearing,Cory Trego-Erdner,Franz Vohwinkel,RichardWhitters,Eva Widermann,Shawn Wood,Ben WoottenCartographer:Jared Blando  \nOther D&D Team Members:Greg Bilsland,Bart Carroll,John Feil,Trevor Kidd,Christopher Lindsay,Shelly Mazzanoble,HilaryRoss,Liz Schuh,Nathan Stewart,Greg Tito  \nProject Manager:Heather Fleming  \nProduct Engineer:Cynda Callaway  \nImaging Technicians:Sven Bolen,Carmen Cheung,Kevin Yee  \nArt Administration:David Gershman  \nPrepress Specialist:Jefferson Dunlap  \n620B8682000001 ENISBN:978-0-7869-6601-1First Printing:November 2016  \n987654321  \nPrinted in the USA.O2016 Wizards ofthe Coast LC,PO Box707.Renton,WA 98057-0707,USA.Manufaxtured by Hasbro SA,Rue Emile-Bochat 31,280 Delemont,CHBgpresented by Hasbro Europe,4The Square Stockley Park Uxbridge Middlesex UB1l1ET LK.  \nABOUT THIS BoOK  \nMonsters are the heart of this book-where they live,how they think,how they might befriend you,and howthey might harm you.Chapter 1 delves into the stories ofsome of the monstrous groups presented in the MonsterManual.Chapter 2 supplements the race options in thePlayer's Handbook,and chapter 3 introduces a host ofmonsters and their stat blocks.Appendix A provides afew new beasts,and appendix B is stocked with non-player characters to populate your D&D adventures.AppendixClets you look up stat blocks in this book bychallenge rating,creature type,and environment.  \nSprinkled throughout the book are observations andmusings from two denizens of the Forgotten Realms:the legendary explorer Volothamp Geddarm(Volo tohis friends)and the Archmage of Shadowdale himself,Elminster Aumar.For the benefit of DMs and players ev-erywhere,Volo and Elminster share their insights withregard to some of the monsters found herein,and theirwords hold a measure of truth regardless of the D&Dworld in which these monsters are met.  \nPlaytesters:Robert Alaniz,Jay Anderson,Kevin Baumann,JerryBehrendt,Bill Benham,Stacy Bermes,Matthew Budde,MikCalow,Anthony Carosell,Chris Eadie,Frank Foulis,JasonFransella,Jason Fuller,Jeffrey Fuller,Nick Graves,Richard Green,Gregory Harris,Ken HartSterling Hershey,Eric Hufstetler,PaulHughes,Mark Knapik,Yan Lacharité,Shane Leahy,Tom Lommel,Jonathan Longstaff,Matt Maranda,Chris “Kong”McDaniel,LouMichelli,Mike Mihalas,Daren Mitchell,William Myers,KevinNef,Robert QuillenII,David “Oak”Rice,Sam Robertson,ArthurSeverance,Pieter Sleijpen,Phil Tobin,Steve Townshend,KyleTurner,William Vaughan,Arthur Wright  \nON THE COVER  \nTyler Jacobson ilustrates a fateful meeting between a suspiciousfrost giant and a lone adventurer armed with Volo's Guide toMonsters.Will the giant cleave our learned hero in two,or willdiplomacy win the day?  \nDisclaimer:Wizards of the Coost does not wouch for,guarantee,or provide any promiseregarding the validity of the information provided in this volume by Volothamp Geddarm.Donot trust Vola.Donot go on quests oferedby Volo.Do not listen","cbCaij03Nzzt8WQk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij03Nzzt8WQk","pdf",57083836,226,"English","# Preface\n# Chapter 1: Monster Lore\n## Beholders: Bad Dreams Come True\n## Giants: World Shakers\n## Monstrous Adventurers\n# Chapter 2: Character Races\n## Aasimar\n## Firbolg\n## Kenku\n## Gnolls: The Insatiable Hunger\n# Chapter 3: Bestiary\n# Index of Monster Stat Blocks","[{\"question\":\"What topics does the book cover about monsters?\",\"answer\":\"It explains where monsters live, how they think, how they might befriend you, and how they might harm you.\"},{\"question\":\"What do Chapters 1, 2, and 3 focus on?\",\"answer\":\"Chapter 1 delves into monster groups, Chapter 2 supplements race options and Chapter 3 introduces monsters and their stat blocks.\"},{\"question\":\"What tools are provided for finding monster stats?\",\"answer\":\"Appendix C lets readers look up stat blocks by challenge rating, creature type, and environment.\"}]","Volos Guide to Monsters | PDF",1791233644,348]