Monstrous Compendium Annual - Volume III is a 130-page softcover monster collection for [missing data] released in November 1996..
Official synopsis[]
Welcome to the third installment of the Monstrous Compendium annual. Drawn from our best adventures of 1995?not to mention the award-winning Dragon, Dungeon, and Polyhedron magazines?this annual also marks the return of many old classics and introduces some nifty new critters!
More than 100 denizens of the land, sky, sea, and Outer Planes are ready to sneak, storm, or wheedle their way out of these pages and into the nearest adventure. These creatures, many of them from the Forgotten Realms, Birthright, Ravenloft, Dark Sun, Al-Qadim, and Greyhawk settings, are looking for new worlds to conquer.
This collection features a full combined index to the Monstrous Manual tome and all three annuals.
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Development and release[]
Development[]
The book was written by Jon Pikens and Steve Winter. Art was provided by Matt Adelsperger, William O'Connor, Arnie Swekel, Andrew Goldhawk. Tony Szczudlo, Tony Diterlizzi, Jeff Easley and Keith Parkinson.
Release[]
Monstrous Compendium Annual - Volume III was released by in November 1996 for $[missing data] US or $[missing data] Canadian.
On January 01, 2001, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $4.95.
Reception and influence[]
Critical reception[]
As of 2023, Monstrous Compendium Annual - Volume III reached the rank of Electrum seller on DriveThruRPG.
Influence on other works[]
External links[]
- Monstrous Compendium Annual - Volume III on DriveThruRPG
- Monstrous Compendium Annual - Volume III on Dungeon Masters Guild