Looking for: Monsters manual Click here to DOWNLOAD ❿ Monster Manual | Dungeons & Dragons In , the Monstrous Manual was released, [3] compiling all monsters from the first two volumes of the Monstrous Compendium plus many monsters from other sources into a page hardcover book edited by Doug Stewart. More Monstrous Compendium appendices were released as a supplements to the Monstrous Manual in the form of paperback books. They included updated reprints of loose leaf Monstrous Compendium Appendices and new volumes. The updates were not intended to make major changes, only to update older monsters to third edition rules. According to Williams, "the first item on the agenda was combing through the game's twenty year collection of monsters, and deciding which ones were going into the book The design team decided to focus on creatures that fit well into classic dungeon style adventures, with extra emphasis on creatures we felt the game needed. They contain most