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Dungeons & Dragons: Volo’s Guide to Monsters

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Description

  • Get to know iconic monsters from the D&D world
  • Dozen of monsters for your epic adventures
  • New races you can play in your game

The Dungeons & Dragons: Volo’s Guide to Monsters sourcebook brings new monsters and playable races to the fifth edition of the world’s most famous roleplaying game.

The book is in English, features a hardcover binding, and contains 224 pages.


Immerse yourself in monster lore in this supplement for the world’s greatest roleplaying game! This is NOT just another Monster Manual! Volo’s Guide to Monsters provides something exciting for players and Dungeon Masters everywhere.

  • A deep dive into the lore behind some of D&D’s most popular and iconic monsters
  • Dozens of monsters new to the fifth edition to include in your epic adventures
  • New playable races to allow you to build characters to fit nearly any type of story in your D&D game.

The esteemed loremaster Volothamp Geddarm is back and he’s written a fantastical dissertation, covering some of the most iconic monsters in the Forgotten Realms. Unfortunately, the Sage of Shadowdale himself, Elminster, doesn’t believe Volo gets some of the important details quite right. Don’t miss out as Volo and Elminster square off (academically speaking of course) to illuminate the uninitiated on creatures both common and obscure. Uncover the machinations of the mysterious Kraken Society, what is the origin of the bizarre froghemoth, or how to avoid participating in the ghastly reproductive cycle of the grotesque vargouille. Dungeon Masters and players will get some much-needed guidance as you plan your next venture, traipsing about some dusty old ruin in search of treasure, lore, and let’s not forget … dangerous creatures whose horns, claws, fangs, heads, or even hides might comfortably adorn the walls of your trophy room. If you survive.

Research has never been so dangerous!

For use with the fifth edition Player’s Handbook®, Monster Manual®, and Dungeon Master’s Guide®, this book provides fans with a deep dive into the lore of some of D&D’s most iconic monsters, plus dozens of stats and details on creatures new to fifth edition, as well as a host of new playable races for the characters in your campaigns.

  • Explores the lore of some of D&D’s most iconic monsters such as beholders, mind flayers, and the yuan-ti, as well as popular classics like orcs, gnolls, and kobolds.
  • Provides rules detail on dozens of monsters new to fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons, such as the froghemoth, neogi, and vargouille.
  • Gives players the opportunity to play some new character races, such as a goblin, orc, or firbolg.
  • Fans of the DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® Roleplaying Game can get a sample of what this product has in store for them through the D&D Adventurers LeagueTM organized play program.
  • Design and development by the Wizards tabletop RPG team.

Books in the series D&D 5e

Product's details

Saga
D&D 5e
Manufacturer
Wizards of the Coast
Format
218 x 285 mm
Pages
224
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786966011
Language
Angličtina
Year of publication
2016
Parameters
Weight: 826 g
EAN
9780786966011
Product code
25439

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Radim H.  zlatý recenzent

Volo's Guide to Monsters is a bestiary divided into three parts that significantly expands upon the original Monster Manual.

The first part covers groups of monsters—gnolls, hags, kobolds, mind flayers, giants, orcs, goblins, yuan-ti, and beholders—with several pages of descriptive text for each. The second part introduces new playable races: aasimar, firbolg, bugbear, goblin, goliath, lizardfolk, kenku, kobold, hobgoblin, orc, tabaxi, triton, and yuan-ti pureblood. The third part contains monster statistics with brief descriptions for over a hundred creatures.

Finally, there are three appendices. Appendix A features several new beasts, Appendix B provides a host of new NPCs, generally at higher levels than those in the original Monster Manual, and Appendix C includes monster tables by environment. Overall, it's a fantastic book that nicely expands on the original Monster Manual.

Personally, I have the limited edition, which features a black, suede-like cover with an image of a Mind Flayer. It looks truly luxurious. Otherwise, the standard and limited editions are identical.

Volo's Guide to Monsters je bestiář rozdělený do tří částí a jeho texty zásadně rozšiřují původní Bestiář (Monster Manual).

V první jsou skupiny nestvůr, gnolové, ježibaby, koboldi, mozkožrouti, obři, orkové, skřeti, yuan-ti a zřící, přičemž ke každé skupině je několik stran popisných textů. V druhé části jsou nové hratelné rasy - ásimar, firbolg, gobr, goblin, goliáš, ještěrec, kenku, kobold, skurut, ork, tabaxa, triton a čistokrevný yuan-ti. Ve třetí části jsou pak statistiky nestvůr s krátkým popisem, kterých je tu víc než sto.

Závěrem jsou tři dodatky. V dodatku "A" je několik nových zvířat, v dodatku "B" je hromada nových cizích postav, zpravidla na vyšší úrovni než v původním Bestiáři. V dodatku "C" jsou pak tabulky s nestvůrami dle prostředí. Celkově je to velmi povedená kniha, která pěkně rozšiřuje původní Bestiář.

Osobně mám limitovanou edici, která černý, jakoby semišový obal s vyobrazením Mozkožrouta. Vypadá to vážně luxusně. Ale jinak se klasická a limitovaná edice nijak neliší.

9 years ago
2
Michal S. 

A great addition for DMs looking to expand their monster repertoire or seeking inspiration for their next adventure through monster lore and habits. The book also includes additional player races, but otherwise, the content is exclusively for DMs.

Zaujímavý doplnok pre DM, ktorý chcú širší repertoár monštier alebo hľadajú inšpiráciu pre ich ďalšie dobrodružstvá v podobe lore o monštrách a ich zvykoch. V knihe sa nachádzajú aj dodatočné rasy pre hráčov ale inak je obsah výlučne len pre DM.

2 years ago
0
Ján Š. 

Volo's Guide is a great addition to the monster book series. The book's main advantage is that it focuses on powerful monsters.

Volo guid je fajn prídavok do série kníh s príšerami. Výhoda knihy je v tom že obsahuje hlavne silné monštrá.

3 years ago
0
Jana Š. 

An essential guide for DnD fans. The perfect follow-up to the core rulebook trio. It includes race expansions that I personally can't imagine playing DnD without.

Důležitá příručka pro fanoušky DnD. Ideální navázání po zakoupení základní příručkové trojice. Obsahuje rozšíření o rasy, bez kterých si například já už nedovedu DnD hry představit.

4 years ago
0
Martin V. 

An amazing book describing the roles of the most popular D&D monsters and races. It also includes a bestiary full of terrifying and intriguing creatures that are sure to catch your players off guard.

Úžasná kniha opisujúce role najpopulárnejších príšer a rás z dnd. Obsahuje taktiež beštiár s množstvom strasidelnych a zaujímavých bytosti, ktoré určite zaskočia vašich hráčov.

4 years ago
0
Pavel M. 

Volo's Guide to Monsters is a fantastic addition to the core D&D books. I mainly wanted the book for the new monsters and playable races. However, what really makes this book stand out are the detailed descriptions of the behavior of certain races like Gnolls, Goblins, Beholders, etc. In these descriptions, you'll learn how they live, what their social hierarchy is like, how they build their lairs, and more. I would just point out that these behavioral descriptions are tied to the Forgotten Realms setting, so if you primarily play in a different world (e.g., Eberron), the descriptions might not be as useful for all the races.

Volo's Guide to Monsters je skvělým doplňkem k základním knihám DnD. Knihu jsem chtěl převážně kvůli novým monstrům a hratelným rasám. Každopádně nejvíce knihu vyzdvihují detailní popisy chování některých ras jako Gnollů, Goblinů, Beholderů atd. V těchto popisech se dozvíte jak žijí, jaká je v jejich skupinách hierarchie, jak budují své doupě atd. Upozornil bych jen na to, že se popisy chování vztahují pro svět Forgotten Realms, takže pokud převážně hrajete v jiném světě (např. Eberron), tak pro vás popisy nebudou až tak využitelné u všech ras.

4 years ago
0
Tomáš K. 

If you're just starting out, you don't need this manual. But if you've already exhausted every enemy in the Monster Manual, this book is a great way to torment your players in new, cruel ways. And so the players don't miss out, the second chapter brings several new playable subraces.

Pokud hrát teprve začínáte, není nutné tuto příručku vlastnit. Ale pokud jste již vyčerpali všechny nepřátele z Monster manuálu, je tato příručka skvělý prostředek, jak vaše hráče trápit zase novým, krutým způsobem. Ale, aby ani hráči nepřišli zkrátka, druhá kapitola s sebou přináší několik nových hratelných podras.

5 years ago
0
vladimíra š. 

a perfect birthday gift

krásný dárek k narozeninám

5 years ago
0
Matej O. 

Quality you expect from any D&D book by Wizards. Packed with lore on both high- and low-level monsters. A great addition for both DMs and players.

Kvalita ako u každej DnD knihy od Wizardov. Množstvo lóru o známych high- a low-level príšerách. Skvelý doplnok pre DM aj hráčov.

5 years ago
0
Vojtěch B. 

Volo's Guide to Monsters introduces new races and monsters, but its real value lies in expanding the lore, which reinforces the 5th edition D&D trend of encouraging Dungeon Masters and players to focus on narrative gameplay.
On the other hand, it's a bit disappointing that the print and binding quality don't quite match the high price tag, which is a recurring issue with other manuals as well.

Volo je příručka k monstrům a novým rasám, přičemž cenné je hlavně rozšířování loru o nestvůrách, což potvrzuje trend páte edice dnd navádět dungeon mastera a hráče k příběhovému hraní.
Na druhou stranu mě trochu mrzí, že na vysokou cenu není ani tisk ani vazba příliš kvalitní, což platí i pro jiné příručky.

5 years ago
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