The Creature Catalogue (AC9), released in 1986, is a sourcebook for the Basic Dungeons & Dragons game.
Content
The Creature Catalogue collected all the creatures first presented in adventures for Basic D&D to that time, plus many new creatures.
The creatures in this book were listed in six categories, or creature types: Animals, Conjurations, Humanoids, Lowlife, Monsters, and Undead. Each creature is listed with appropriate tatistics, an illustration and a short description of the creature, its abilities and tactics.
Also included was a comprehensive index of all monsters found in the Basic Rules (BECMI) (1983), Expert Rules (BECMI) (1983), Companion Rules (BECMI) (1984) and Master Rules (BECMI) (1985), with the creatures sorted into the six types.
List of monsters
The book provides game statistics for over 200 monsters.
Animals: great cat (bekkah, cheetah, jaguar, lynx, spotted lion, wildcat), dinosaur (allosaurus, ankylosaurus, brontosaurus, titanothere, tylosaurus), dog (normal dog, war dog), eagle (normal eagle, great eagle), eel (electric eel, giant eel, weed eel), giant elk, giant fish (giant catfish, giant piranha), giant poisonous frog, gargantua, hawk (normal hawk, giant hawk), giant lizard (giant foot-pad lizard), magpie (normal magpie, giant magpie), megatherium, giant octopus, giant owl, giant oyster, piranha (cold-water), giant porcupine, raven & crow (normal raven & crow, giant raven & crow), rhinoceros (normal rhinoceros, woolly rhinoceros), shark (vamora shark), skunk (normal skunk, giant skunk), snake (giant and normal) (rock rattler (normal, giant)), giant squad.
Conjurations: desert ghost (immature, mature), faedorne, fundamental (air, earth, fire, water), iron gargoyle, golem (rock golem, silver golem), guardian warrior & horse, homunculus (ulzaq, gretch, fylgar), huptzeen, juggernaut (stone juggernaut, wood juggernaut), kal-muru (ship bane), living statue (silver living statue, rock/ooze living statue, jade living statue, steel living statue), magen (hypnos, demos, caldron, galvan), nightmare, reflecter, silver warrior, soul eater, winged warrior.
Humanoids: bhut, cay-man, chameleon man, crone of chaos, cryion, dark wing, aquatic elf, flitterling, garl, gator man, hephaeston, hutaakan (priest, warrior, other), kara-kara, kna, lupin, isolated man (Cynidiceans, Qauriks, Traldar (warrior, vocal, other)), primitive man (native, wild man, barbarian), oard, pachydermion, phanaton, rakasta, rock man, shark-kin, shargugh, sis'thik (desert scourge), snapper, sollux (sun brother), stalwart, tortle, triton, wood imp.
Lowlife: amber lotus flower, giant amoeba, archer bush, fyrsnaca, herex (larva, adult), giant jellyfish (marauder, man-o-war), killer tree, leviathan (desert leviathan, marine leviathan), masher, red worm, scorpion (normal scorpion), giant serpentweed, sirenflower, slime worm, giant spider (giant hunting spider, giant sand spider, giant shroud spider, huge wood spider), steam weevil, strangle vine, strangleweed, vampire rose, whipweed.
Monsters: aranea, ash crawler, baldandar, lesser banshee, bargda, earthquake beetle, aquatic beholder, brain collector, chevall, death demon, decapus (land, marine), sea dragon, dragonfly (white, black, green, blue, red), dragonne, dusanu, fungoid, gakarak, geonid, ghostly horde, grangeri, gyerian, the hivebrood (broodling, hivebrood, hiveleader, broodmother, hivemind), hook beast (hook horror, hulker), hypnosnake, ice wolf, kopru, kraken, lamara, lava lizard, leveller (bodendruker), nagpa, pegataur, lesser phantom, phororhacos (sword beak), piranha bird (lesser, greater), pocket dragon, polymar, randara, roper, sabreclaw, scamille, sea horse, sea serpent (lesser, greater), surtaki, tabi, thunderhead, water weird, white-fang, wychglow, xytar, yowler.
Undead: agarat, dark-hood (rorphyr), death leech, undead dragon, elder ghoul, grey philosopher (philosopher, malice), lesser haunt, mesmer, phygorax, possession, sacrol, topi, vapour ghoul, velya, wyrd (normal, greater).
Development
The Creature Catalogue was one of the last sourcebooks to be published by TSR's UK branch. The sourcebook was compiled by Jim Bambra, Phil Gallagher and Graeme Morrisby.
Reception and influence
The Creature Catalogue was revised and updated as the DMR2 Creature Catalog (1993).
External links
References
| Basic Dungeons & Dragons |
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| Core rules |
| Basic Set (1977) Basic Set (1979) • Expert Set Basic Rules • Expert Rules • Companion Rules • Master Rules • Immortals Rules Rules Cyclopedia • The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons Game The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game |
| Supplements |
| Creature Crucible • Gazetteer Bestiary of Dragons and Giants • The Book of Marvelous Magic • The Book of Wondrous Inventions • Champions of Mystara: Heroes of the Princess Ark • Creature Catalogue • Creature Catalog • Poor Wizard's Almanac & Book of Facts • Poor Wizard's Almanac II & Book of Facts • The Shady Dragon Inn • Thunder Rift • Wrath of the Immortals |
| Adventures |
| In Search of Adventure (In Search of the Unknown • The Keep on the Borderlands • Palace of the Silver Princess • The Lost City • Horror on the Hill • The Veiled Society • Rahasia • Journey to the Rock • Castle Caldwell and Beyond) • Adventures in Blackmoor • Temple of the Frog • City of the Gods • The Duchy of Ten • Arena of Thyatis • Legions of Thyatis • Eye of Traldar • The Dymrak Dread • King's Festival • Queen's Harvest • Assault on Raven's Ruin • The Best of Intentions • Blade of Vengeance • Blizzard Pass • Castle Amber • Crown of Ancient Glory • Curse of Xanathon • Death's Ride • The Dragon's Den • Drums on Fire Mountain • Earthshaker! • The Endless Stair • Five Coins For a Kingdom • The Gem and the Staff • Ghost of Lion Castle • The Goblin's Lair • The Immortal Storm • In the Phantom's Wake • Into the Maelstrom • The Isle of Dread • Maze of the Riddling Minotaur • The Knight of Newts • Lathan's Gold • Legacy of Blood • Master of the Desert Nomads • Mystery of the Snow Pearls • Night's Dark Terror • Quagmire! • Quest for the Heartstone • Quest for the Silver Sword • Rage of the Rakasta • Red Arrow, Black Shield • Sabre River • Saga of the Shadow Lord • The Savage Coast • Skarda's Mirror • Sword and Shield • Talons of Night • Temple of Death • Test of the Warlords • Thunderdelve Mountain • The Tree of Life • Twilight Calling • Vengeance of Alphaks • The War Rafts of Kron • Where Chaos Reigns • The Wrath of Olympus |
