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{{Infobox book
|title          = Monster Manual II
|image          = MMII1e.jpg
|publisher      = [[TSR]]
|release_date   = August{{cn}} 1983
|product_type   = Monster sourcebook
|media_type     = 
|edition        = [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition|AD&D 1e]]
|pages          = 160
|ISBN           = {{ISBN|0-88038-031-4}}
|product_code   = TSR 2016
|price          = 
|dtrpg_code     = 17005
|dmsguild_code  = 17005
|dtrpg_price    = $5.99
|dmsguild_price = $5.99
}}
{{Infobox wiki
|wikipedia       = Monster Manual
|forgottenrealms = Monster Manual II 1st edition
}}

'''Monster Manual II''' is a 160-page monster sourcebook for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition]] released in August 1983.

==Official synopsis==

<blockquote style="font-style: italic;">"the most complete alphabetical listing and description of the latest AD&D&trade; game creatures"

A must for the serious AD&D&trade; game player. This manual contains all the new members, from Abishai to Zygom, including new creatures like the Deadly Pudding, Devas, and Valley Elves. And you'll also have the advantage of the expanded lists of lycanthropes, giants, and other beasts.</blockquote>

==Content==
===List of monsters===
The book provides game statistics for over 250 monsters: 

[[aboleth]],
[[afanc]],
[[agathion]],
[[annis]],
[[ant lion]],
[[ascomoid]],
[[aspis]] (drone, larva, cow),
[[atomie]],
[[aurumvorax]],
[[azer]],
[[baku]],
[[banderlog]],
[[barghest]],
[[barkburr]],
[[basidirond]],
[[basilisk]] (greater basilisk),
[[bat]] ([[mobat]], ordinary bat, [[fire bat]]),
[[bear]] (northern bear ([[polar bear]]),
[[giant bee]] ([[giant honeybee|worker honeybee]], soldier honeybee, [[giant bumblebee|bumblebee]]),
[[giant beetle]] ([[death watch beetle]], [[slicer beetle]]),
[[behemoth]],
[[behir]],
[[bloodthorn]],
[[boalisk]],
[[bodak]],
[[boggart]],
[[boggle]],
[[boobrie]],
[[bookworm]],
[[bowler]],
[[buckawn]],
[[cat]] (domestic cat, [[wild cat]]),
[[Cat Lord|cat lord]],
[[giant catfish]],
[[cave cricket]],
[[cave fisher]],
[[cave moray]],
[[centipede]] ([[huge centipede]], [[megalocentipede]]),
[[cheetah]],
[[choke creeper]],
[[cloaker]],
[[cooshee]] (elven dog),
[[giant crane]],
[[crysmal]],
[[crystal ooze]],
[[cyclopskin]],
[[daemon]] ([[arcanadaemon]] (greater daemon), [[Charon]] (the Boatman of the Lower Planes), [[charonadaemon]] (lesser daemon), [[derghodaemon]] (lesser daemon), [[hydrodaemon]] (lesser daemon), [[Oinodaemon]] ([[Anthraxus]]), [[piscodaemon]] (lesser daemon), [[ultrodaemon]] (greater daemon), [[yagnodaemon]] (lesser daemon)),
[[dao]],
[[crimson death]],
[[demilich]],
[[demodand]] ([[farastu]] (tarry) demodand, [[kelubar]] (slime) demodand, [[shator]] (shaggy) demodand),
[[demon]] ([[alu-demon]] (semi-demon), [[babau]] (minor demon), [[Baphomet]] ([[demon lord]]), [[bar-lgura]] (minor demon), [[cambion]] (semi-demon) (major, baron/marquis), [[chasme]] (minor demon), [[dretch]] (minor demon), [[Fraz-Urb'luu]] (Prince of Deception), [[Graz'zt]] (demon prince), [[Kostchtchie]] (demon lord), [[nabassu]] (major demon), [[Pazuzu]] (Prince of the Lower Aerial Kingdoms), [[rutterkin]] (minor demon)),
[[derro]],
[[deva]] ([[astral deva]], [[monadic deva]], [[movanic deva]]),
[[devil]] ([[abishai]] (lesser devil) (black, blue, green, red, white), [[Amon]] (Duke of [[Hell]]), [[Bael]] (Duke of Hell), [[bearded devil]] (lesser devil), [[Belial]] ([[archdevil|arch-devil]]), [[Glasya]] (Princess of Hell), [[Hutijin]] (Duke of Hell), [[Mammon]] (arch-devil), [[Mephistopheles]] (arch-devil)), [[Moloch]] (arch-devil), [[nupperibo]] (least devil), [[Titivilus]] (Duke of Hell), [[spined devil]] (least devil)),
[[diakk]],
[[dinosaur]] ([[ankisaurus]], [[camptosaurus]], [[compsognathus]], [[dacentrurus]], [[deinonychus]], [[dilophosaurus]], [[dimetrodon]], [[euparkeria]], [[kentrosaurus]], [[mamechisaurus]], [[massopondylus]], [[nothosaurus]], [[ornitholestes]], [[phororhacos]], [[podokesaurus]], [[giant pterosaur]], [[struthiomimus]], [[tanystropheus]], [[tennodontosaurus]]),
[[dracolisk]],
[[dragon]] ([[cloud dragon]] (draco cumulus welkin), [[faerie dragon]], [[mist dragon]] (draco nebulus obscura), [[shadow dragon]]),
[[giant dragonfly]],
[[dragon horse]],
[[dragonnel]],
[[drelb]] (haunting custodian),
[[drider]],
[[duergar]],
[[dustdigger]],
[[eagle]],
[[eblis]],
[[eel]] ([[marine electric eel]]),
[[elf]] ([[grugach]], [[valley elf]]),
[[elfin cat]],
[[executioner's hood]],
[[falcon]] ([[hawk]]) (small falcon, [[large falcon]]),
[[firefriend]] (giant firefly),
[[giant fly]] ([[giant bluebottle fly]], [[giant horsefly]]),
[[foo creature]]s ([[foo dog]], [[foo lion]]),
forester's bane ([[snapper-saw]]),
[[formian]] (centaur-ant) (myrmarch, warrior, worker),
[[froghemoth]],
[[galeb duhr]],
[[giant]] ([[fomorian]], [[firbolg]], [[verbeeg]]),
[[gibbering mouther]],
[[gloomwing]],
[[goat]],
[[gorgimera]],
[[green hag|greenhag]],
[[grippli]],
[[grig]],
[[grim]],
[[elemental grue]] ([[chaggrin]], [[harginn]], [[ildriss]], [[varrdig]]),
[[hangman tree]],
[[haunt]],
[[hollyphant]],
[[hordling]] (hordes of [[Hades]]),
[[hybsil]],
[[jann]],
[[mustard jelly]],
[[kampfult]],
[[kech]],
[[korred]],
[[kraken]],
[[lammasu]] (greater lammasu),
[[lamprey]] ([[land lamprey]]),
[[luck eater]],
[[lycanthrope]] ([[werefox|foxwoman]], [[seawolf]] (greater, lesser), [[wereshark]]),
[[magman]],
[[mandragora]],
[[giant mantis]],
[[mantrap]],
[[margoyle]],
[[marid]],
[[shadow mastiff]],
[[mihstu]],
[[miner]],
[[minimal]],
[[modron]] ([[monodrone]]]] ([[base modron]]), [[duodrone]] (base modron), [[tridrone]] (base modron), [[quadrone]] (base modron), [[pentadrone]] (base modron), [[decaton]] ([[hierarch modron]]), [[nonaton]] (hierarch modron), [[octon]] (hierarch modron), [[septon]] (hierarch modron), [[hexton]] (hierarch modron), [[quinton]] (hierarch modron), [[quarton]] (hierarch modron), [[tertian]] (hierarch modron), [[secundus]] (hierarch modron), [[Primus]] (the One and the Prime)),
[[mold]] ([[russet mold]]),
[[mongrelman]],
[[moon dog]],
[[muckdweller]],
[[mudman|mud-man]],
[[myconid]] (fungus man),
[[nereid]],
[[narwhale]],
[[obliviax]] (memory moss),
[[ogre]] (aquatic ogre ([[merrow]]),
[[oliphant]],
[[ophidian]],
[[opinicus]],
[[otter]],
[[owl]],
[[paraelemental|para-elemental]] ([[ice paraelemental|ice para-elemental]], [[smoke paraelemental|smoke para-elemental]], [[magma paraelemental|magma para-elemental]], [[ooze para-elemental|ooze paraelemental]]),
[[pech]],
[[pedipalp]] (large (schizomida), huge (amblypygus), giant (uropygus)),
[[phantom]],
[[phoenix]],
[[phycomid]],
[[planetar]],
[[pseudo-undead]],
[[deadly pudding]] ([[brown pudding]], [[dun pudding]], [[white pudding]]),
[[pyrolisk]],
[[lightning quasielemental|quasi-elemental lightning]],
[[quickling]],
[[quickwood]] (spy tree),
[[ram]],
[[rat]] (Described are the ordinary rat and vapor rat),
[[raven]] ([[crow]]) (ordinary raven, [[huge raven]], [[giant raven]]),
[[retch plant]],
[[rock reptile]],
[[sandling]],
[[scorpion]] ([[large scorpion]], [[huge scorpion]]),
[[scum creeper]],
[[selkie]],
[[shade]],
[[shedu]] (greater shedu),
[[sirine]],
[[skeleton]] (animal skeleton),
[[skunk]],
[[slime creature]],
[[olive slime]],
[[snake]] ([[constrictor snake]], [[poisonous snake]]),
[[solar]],
[[solifugid]] (large, huge, giant),
[[spectator]],
[[spider]] ([[giant marine spider]]),
[[spriggan]],
[[squealer]],
[[squirrel]] ([[giant black squirrel]], ordinary squirrel, [[carnivorous flying squirrel]]),
[[stegocentipede]],
[[stench kow]],
[[stone guardian]],
[[storoper]],
[[giant sundew]],
[[swan]],
[[swanmay]],
[[swordfish]],
[[taer]],
[[tarrasque]],
[[tasloi]],
[[giant harvester termite]] (worker, soldier),
[[thessalhydra]],
[[thri-kreen]] (mantis warrior),
[[thunder beast]],
[[thunderherder]],
[[time elemental]],
[[transposer]],
[[tri-flower frond]],
[[troll]] (marine troll ([[scrag]] (freshwater troll, saltwater troll)),
[[twilight bloom]],
[[urchin]] ([[land urchin]]),
[[ustilagor]],
[[vagabond]],
[[vargouille]],
[[vegepygmy]],
[[verme]],
[[vilstrak]],
[[vulchling]],
[[vulture]] ([[giant vulture]], ordinary vulture),
[[weasel]],
[[webbird]],
[[wemic]],
[[black willow]],
[[wolf-in-sheep's-clothing]],
[[wolfwere]],
[[worm]] ([[tenebrous worm]], [[tunnel worm]]),
[[xag-ya]] and [[xeg-yi]],
[[xaren]],
[[yeth hound]],
[[yochlol]] (handmaiden of [[Lolth]]),
[[yuan-ti|yuan ti]],
[[zombie]] ([[juju zombie]], monster zombie),
[[zorbo]],
[[zygom]].

==Development and release==
===Development===

The book was written by [[Gary Gygax]]. Art was provided by [[Jeff Easley]], [[Jim Holloway]], [[Harry Quinn]], [[Dave Sutherland]] and [[Larry Elmore]].

Gygax wrote the foreword to the book in October 1982. He credited [[Frank Mentzer]] and [[Francois Marcela-Froideval]] in particular for their assistance.

===Release===

''Monster Manual II'' was released by [[TSR]] in August 1983 for ${{mismeta}} US or ${{mismeta}} Canadian.

On February 5, 2013, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $5.99.

==Reception and influence==
===Sales===

''Monster Manual II'' sold 541,568 copies between 1983 and 1991. Annual sales were comparable to the original {{book|Monster Manual (1e)}}.<ref>https://twitter.com/BenRiggs_/status/1550504496056467457/photo/1</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Sales
|-
| 1983 || 290,649
|-
| 1984 || 106,437
|-
| 1985 || 58,852
|-
| 1986 || 24,682
|-
| 1987 || 29,534
|-
| 1988 || 21,371
|-
| 1989 || 3,564
|-
| 1990 || 4,406
|-
| 1991 || 2,073
|}

===Critical reception===

As of 2023, ''Monster Manual II'' reached the rank of Mithral seller on DriveThruRPG.

===Influence on other works===

==External links==

* [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17005/ Monster Manual II (1e)] on [[DriveThruRPG]]
* [https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17005/ Monster Manual II (1e)] on [[Dungeon Masters Guild]]

==References==
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