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.

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.

RICHARD BAKER is a senior game designer at Wizards of the Coast as well as a “New York Times” best-selling author of the Forgotten Realms® novel “Condemnation,” His previous design credits include the “Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords”TM supplement, “The Forge of Fury” adventure, and the “Red Hand of Doom”TM adventure.
MIKE MEARLS is the lead developer for the Dungeons & Dragons® game at Wizards of the Coast, Inc. In addition to his design and development work on 4th Edition, Mike has developed numerous 3rd-Edition game products including the "Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Sw