In Dungeons & Dragons, monsters have long been defined by each new edition of the Monster Manual grouping certain beasts that share core traits. While the 2014 Monster Manual kept certain Monster ...

Here be Dragons! And cheap ones at that. In comes the 2024 D&D Monster Manual, finally, and it's currently available for pre-order. I imagine not for long, however, considering how quickly the new D&D ...

Multiple classic monsters got much-needed reworks in Dungeons and Dragons' new 2025 Monster Manual, but this new book also ...

As mentioned above, Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Monster Manual is part of the new D&D 2024 Edition Core Collection. This updated version of the game--also known as 5.5E--is designed as an enhanced and ...

They did the monster re-hash. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. D&D is about to finish its big 2024 overhaul—and while I've got my ...

The 2024/2025 Monster Manual was an exciting offering to fans of Dungeons & Dragons. After all, it had been 10 years since the Monster Manual had been revised and A LOT had happened in the world of ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Our first hint at how ...

Not quite the best(iary), not quite the worst. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. D&D has ...

The consideration of Orcs and other fantasy species as people (autonomous characters as opposed to rampaging monsters), has been a long fought-over concept. Opinions on whether Orcs in particular ...