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Creature Catalog VI

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	* Giant Dragonfly: ...You really need this explained?		* Giant Dragonfly: ...You really need this explained?
	* Dungeon Phantom: A unique strain of ghost created when a thrill-seeking veteran adventurer gets careless and dies in a dungeon.		* Dungeon Phantom: A unique strain of ghost created when a thrill-seeking veteran adventurer gets careless and dies in a dungeon.
	* Rot Giant: A strain of giants afflicted with a horrible disfiguring plague by [[Incabulos]].		* [[Rot Giant]]: A strain of giants afflicted with a horrible disfiguring plague by [[Incabulos]].
	* Cannon Golem: A golem with an integrated cannon. What more do you want?		* Cannon Golem: A [[golem]] with an integrated cannon. What more do you want?
	* Maedar: The rare male counterpart to the [[Medusa]], another classic monster.		* [[Maedar]]: The rare male counterpart to the [[Medusa]], another classic monster.
	* [[Obliviax]]: A strange species of moss that steals memories. Another classic monster.		* [[Obliviax]]: A strange species of moss that steals memories. Another classic monster.
	* [[Golem#Specialized_Golems\|Scarecrow]]: A variant [[golem]] based on an animated scarecrow. Actually goes back quite a ways in D&D, and is particularly associated with [[Ravenloft]].		* [[Golem#Specialized_Golems\|Scarecrow]]: A variant [[golem]] based on an animated scarecrow. Actually goes back quite a ways in D&D, and is particularly associated with [[Ravenloft]].

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	Only six Creature Catalogs were ever published: the first three for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition (comprising that edition's "[[Monster Manual]] III", but - given the quality - more like a "[[Fiend Folio]] For Yankees"), and a short-lived revival trinity for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] (3.5). Sadly the D&D community didn't care about most of these critters either. Only a tiny handful of the monsters from the original trinity went on to become official monsters in subsequent editions, whilst the "revival" articles tended to feature fan updates of forgotten monsters from AD&D mainline.		Only six Creature Catalogs were ever published: the first three for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition (comprising that edition's "[[Monster Manual]] III", but - given the quality - more like a "[[Fiend Folio]] For Yankees"), and a short-lived revival trinity for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] (3.5). Sadly the D&D community didn't care about most of these critters either. Only a tiny handful of the monsters from the original trinity went on to become official monsters in subsequent editions, whilst the "revival" articles tended to feature fan updates of forgotten monsters from AD&D mainline.

	''DMR2: Creature Catalog'' also ~~exists~~. ~~This~~ trade-paperback is the grab-bag for most BXCM stuff, mostly from the modules, which didn't make the Sets; so [[Basic Dungeons & Dragons]] stats.		[[AC9: Creature Catalogue]] and [[DMR2: Creature Catalog]] also exist. AC9's 1986 trade-paperback is the grab-bag for most BXCM stuff, mostly from the modules, which didn't make the Sets; so [[Basic Dungeons & Dragons]] stats. DMR2 expanded and updated this in 1993.

	==Creature Catalog I==		==Creature Catalog I==

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Creature Catalog II

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	* Belabra: A strange land-dwelling octopus-like hunting creature, vaguely akin to a wickedly-jawed, feral-minded [[flumph]].		* Belabra: A strange land-dwelling octopus-like hunting creature, vaguely akin to a wickedly-jawed, feral-minded [[flumph]].
	* Giant Betta: A giant version of the betta fish, more famously called the Siamese Fighting Fish.		* Giant Betta: A giant version of the betta fish, more famously called the Siamese Fighting Fish.
	* [[Bhaergala]]: Also known as the "Gunniwolf", a vaguely lupine-yet-feline predator that specializes in hunting humanoid prey with its power of speech and its ability to reflect enemy magic.		* [[Bhaergala]]: Also known as the "Gunniwolf", a vaguely lupine-yet-feline predator that specializes in hunting humanoid prey with its power of speech and its ability to reflect enemy magic. They find their niche in [[Forgotten Realms]].
	* Phase Dragon: A forgotten [[dragonet]] species that is able to partially shift into the [[Ethereal Plane]], similar to the more famous Phase Spider.		* Phase Dragon: A forgotten [[dragonet]] species that is able to partially shift into the [[Ethereal Plane]], similar to the more famous Phase Spider.
	* Ekrat: An annoying species of wingless [[fairy]] that feeds on paper and ink - especially those used to create magical grimoires, enchanted books, and spell scrolls.		* Ekrat: An annoying species of wingless [[fairy]] that feeds on paper and ink - especially those used to create magical grimoires, enchanted books, and spell scrolls.

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Creature Catalog II

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	* Belabra: A strange land-dwelling octopus-like hunting creature, vaguely akin to a wickedly-jawed, feral-minded [[flumph]].		* Belabra: A strange land-dwelling octopus-like hunting creature, vaguely akin to a wickedly-jawed, feral-minded [[flumph]].
	* Giant Betta: A giant version of the betta fish, more famously called the Siamese Fighting Fish.		* Giant Betta: A giant version of the betta fish, more famously called the Siamese Fighting Fish.
	* Bhaergala: Also known as the "Gunniwolf", a vaguely lupine-yet-feline predator that specializes in hunting humanoid prey with its power of speech and its ability to reflect enemy magic.		* [[Bhaergala]]: Also known as the "Gunniwolf", a vaguely lupine-yet-feline predator that specializes in hunting humanoid prey with its power of speech and its ability to reflect enemy magic.
	* Phase Dragon: A forgotten [[dragonet]] species that is able to partially shift into the [[Ethereal Plane]], similar to the more famous Phase Spider.		* Phase Dragon: A forgotten [[dragonet]] species that is able to partially shift into the [[Ethereal Plane]], similar to the more famous Phase Spider.
	* Ekrat: An annoying species of wingless [[fairy]] that feeds on paper and ink - especially those used to create magical grimoires, enchanted books, and spell scrolls.		* Ekrat: An annoying species of wingless [[fairy]] that feeds on paper and ink - especially those used to create magical grimoires, enchanted books, and spell scrolls.

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	'''Creature Catalog''' was an article series in [[Dragon Magazine]] that served as its alternative to the [[Fiend Factory]] from ''[[White Dwarf]]'' - which started earlier and was still running as of 1984 although nobody outside London gave a shit by then. As its name implies, Creature Catalog ~~was an article series that~~ featured fan-submitted monsters, presenting them for the enjoyment of the D&D community.		'''Creature Catalog''' was an article series in [[Dragon Magazine]] that served as its alternative to the [[Fiend Factory]] from ''[[White Dwarf]]'' - which started earlier and was still running as of 1984 although nobody outside London gave a shit by then. As its name implies, Creature Catalog featured fan-submitted monsters, presenting them for the enjoyment of the D&D community.

	Only six Creature Catalogs were ever published: the first three for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition (comprising that edition's "[[Monster Manual]] III", but - given the quality - more like a "[[Fiend Folio]] For Yankees"), and a short-lived revival trinity for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] (3.5). Sadly the D&D community didn't care about most of these critters either. Only a tiny handful of the monsters from the original trinity went on to become official monsters in subsequent editions, whilst the "revival" articles tended to feature fan updates of forgotten monsters from AD&D mainline.		Only six Creature Catalogs were ever published: the first three for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition (comprising that edition's "[[Monster Manual]] III", but - given the quality - more like a "[[Fiend Folio]] For Yankees"), and a short-lived revival trinity for [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] (3.5). Sadly the D&D community didn't care about most of these critters either. Only a tiny handful of the monsters from the original trinity went on to become official monsters in subsequent editions, whilst the "revival" articles tended to feature fan updates of forgotten monsters from AD&D mainline.

			''DMR2: Creature Catalog'' also exists. This trade-paperback is the grab-bag for most BXCM stuff, mostly from the modules, which didn't make the Sets; so [[Basic Dungeons & Dragons]] stats.

	==Creature Catalog I==		==Creature Catalog I==

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Creature Catalog IV

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	* [[Carrionette]]: A murderously self-aware marionette puppet that wants to become a real person - and is willing to swap bodies with a living victim to get it. Native to [[Ravenloft]].		* [[Carrionette]]: A murderously self-aware marionette puppet that wants to become a real person - and is willing to swap bodies with a living victim to get it. Native to [[Ravenloft]].
	* Death's Head Tree: A blood-drinking tree that bears "fruit" in the shape of severed humanoid heads that wail, groan, and bite. Native to [[Ravenloft]].		* Death's Head Tree: A blood-drinking tree that bears "fruit" in the shape of severed humanoid heads that wail, groan, and bite. Native to [[Ravenloft]].
	* [[Greyhawk]] [[Dragon]]: A unique species of steel-colored, shapeshifting [[dragon]] native to [[Greyhawk]] with a particular fascination for the humanoid life.		* [[Greyhawk]] [[Dragon]]: A unique species of steel-colored, shapeshifting [[dragon]] native to [[derp\|Greyhawk]] with a particular fascination for the humanoid life.
	* [[Dusanu]]: David Cook's necrotic fungus that colonizes corpses and animates them to spread, causing it to be mistaken for a [[skeleton]]. Seen first in [[Desert Nomads series\|X5: Temple of Death]]. So marked as a Mystara native.		* [[Dusanu]]: David Cook's necrotic fungus that colonizes corpses and animates them to spread, causing it to be mistaken for a [[skeleton]]. Seen first in [[Desert Nomads series\|X5: Temple of Death]]. So marked as a Mystara native.
	* [[Goblyn]]: Monstrous, [[goblin]]-like warped humans best known for their love of chewing faces off. Native to [[Ravenloft]].		* [[Goblyn]]: Monstrous, [[goblin]]-like warped humans best known for their love of chewing faces off. Native to [[Ravenloft]].

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Creature Catalog IV

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	* [[Nagpa]]: More Cook, here a fallen [[wizard]] cursed to spend eternity in the form of a hideous, foul-smelling, flightless humanoid vulture. This started in X5's predecessor ''Master of the Desert Nomads'' as a probable end-run around the BXCM-before-I No-Demon policy (the vrock, here); later gaining cult classic status as its own thing. Anyway, Mystara now.		* [[Nagpa]]: More Cook, here a fallen [[wizard]] cursed to spend eternity in the form of a hideous, foul-smelling, flightless humanoid vulture. This started in X5's predecessor ''Master of the Desert Nomads'' as a probable end-run around the BXCM-before-I No-Demon policy (the vrock, here); later gaining cult classic status as its own thing. Anyway, Mystara now.
	* [[Phanaton]]: [[Tom Moldvay]]'s pet flying lemurs. Weirdly adorable, became a [[Mystara]] mainstay.		* [[Phanaton]]: [[Tom Moldvay]]'s pet flying lemurs. Weirdly adorable, became a [[Mystara]] mainstay.
	* [[Xvart]]: Blue-skinned, pathetic little humanoids too wimpy even to be accepted as [[goblinoids]]. ''White Dwarf'' readers loved them, most Americans thought they were smurfs done wrong. ~~Americans not named "~~Gary Gygax~~" who~~ kept plugging them for Greyhawk, so here they are.		* [[Xvart]]: Blue-skinned, pathetic little humanoids too wimpy even to be accepted as [[goblinoids]]. ''White Dwarf'' readers loved them, most Americans thought they were smurfs done wrong. Gary Gygax sided with the Brits and kept plugging them for Greyhawk, so here they are.

	==Creature Catalog V==		==Creature Catalog V==

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	* Viltch: A [[fiend]]ish race from [[Pandemonium]] that exists only to destroy things, looking a dirty baboon with two arms and one leg.		* Viltch: A [[fiend]]ish race from [[Pandemonium]] that exists only to destroy things, looking a dirty baboon with two arms and one leg.
	* Great Wyrm: A flightless, six-legged but intelligent branch of the [[dragon]] family tree.		* Great Wyrm: A flightless, six-legged but intelligent branch of the [[dragon]] family tree.
	* Xaver: A [[Gotcha Monster]] that disguises ~~itselef~~ as a sword so it can eat all your metal.		* Xaver: A [[Gotcha Monster]] that disguises itself as a sword so it can eat all your metal.

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	* Burbur: An inoffensive wormlike critter that eats all manner of deadly species of [[slime]], mold and moss, including the legendarily deadly Green Slime.		* Burbur: An inoffensive wormlike critter that eats all manner of deadly species of [[slime]], mold and moss, including the legendarily deadly Green Slime.
	* Creeping Pit: An [[Astral Plane]] monster that manifests in the [[Material Plane]] as a cartoon-style hole that moves about, trying to suck creatures into the Astral Plane.		* Creeping Pit: An [[Astral Plane]] monster that manifests in the [[Material Plane]] as a cartoon-style hole that moves about, trying to suck creatures into the Astral Plane.
	* Dracones: A giant snake that has become the host for a spirit of a dead master warrior by inhabiting its ~~toom~~.		* Dracones: A giant snake that has become the host for a spirit of a dead master warrior by inhabiting its tomb.
	* Forchoreae: A celestial deer native to the Happy Hunting Grounds, which later became the [[Beastlands]].		* Forchoreae: A celestial deer native to the Happy Hunting Grounds, which later became the [[Beastlands]].
	* Gargorian: A four-armed [[gargoyle]] with a flailing tail.		* Gargorian: A four-armed [[gargoyle]] with a flailing tail.
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	* [[Hamadryad]]: A more powerful version of the [[dryad]].		* [[Hamadryad]]: A more powerful version of the [[dryad]].
	* Hawkdragon: A [[dragonet]] with hawk-like features and a stinking breath weapon.		* Hawkdragon: A [[dragonet]] with hawk-like features and a stinking breath weapon.
	* Lhiannan Shee: A female [[vampire]] [[fey]] with a ~~pechant~~ for preying on [[bard]]s. Actually a real mythical monsters.		* Lhiannan Shee: A female [[vampire]] [[fey]] with a penchant for preying on [[bard]]s. Actually a real mythical monsters.
	* Mantimere: A crossbreed between a [[manticore]] and a [[chimera]].		* Mantimere: A crossbreed between a [[manticore]] and a [[chimera]].
	* Metal Mimic: A more powerful [[mimic]] that can mimic metal.		* Metal Mimic: A more powerful [[mimic]] that can mimic metal.
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	* Tener: A giant, bipedal, humanoid spider native to [[Pandemonium]], [[Limbo]] and the [[Abyss]].		* Tener: A giant, bipedal, humanoid spider native to [[Pandemonium]], [[Limbo]] and the [[Abyss]].
	* Thendar: Strange humanoid sages of great magical power who inhabit the [[Astral Plane]].		* Thendar: Strange humanoid sages of great magical power who inhabit the [[Astral Plane]].
	* Tundra Beast: ~~Essentialy~~ a polar bear that inhabits subarctic and northern temperate plains, disguising itself as part of the vegetation.		* Tundra Beast: Essentially a polar bear that inhabits subarctic and northern temperate plains, disguising itself as part of the vegetation.
	* Wind Thrower: A strange [[dwarf]] subrace with the ability to manipulate the wind to their defense.		* Wind Thrower: A strange [[dwarf]] subrace with the ability to manipulate the wind to their defense.
	* Yale: A stag-sized boar with long, curling, cow-like horns.		* Yale: A stag-sized boar with long, curling, cow-like horns.
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	* Hellchain Weaver: A [[fiend]] of uncertain connection to both [[Kyton]]s and [[Lolth]] that resembles a giant spider made from woven chains, with metal spikes for toes and fangs.		* Hellchain Weaver: A [[fiend]] of uncertain connection to both [[Kyton]]s and [[Lolth]] that resembles a giant spider made from woven chains, with metal spikes for toes and fangs.
	* [[Living Wall]]: A nightmarish undead comprised of a mass of undead corpses mashed together into a solid wall. A classic monster from the [[Ravenloft]] setting.		* [[Living Wall]]: A nightmarish undead comprised of a mass of undead corpses mashed together into a solid wall. A classic monster from the [[Ravenloft]] setting.
	* [[Malfera]]: A hideous fiend from the [[Demiplane of Nightmares]]. From X5 like the Dusanu which, unlike the Dusanu, Mentzer raised to the [[Companion Set]].		* [[Malfera]]: A hideous fiend from the [[Demiplane of Nightmares]]. From X5 like the [[Dusanu]] which, unlike the Dusanu, Mentzer raised to the [[Companion Set]].
	* [[Norker]]: A tough-skinned, savage [[goblinoid]] subspecies. Can't exactly call this boring redundant asshole a "classic" although [[Greyhawk]] material did off-and-on try to make this thing happen.		* [[Norker]]: A tough-skinned, savage [[goblinoid]] subspecies. Can't exactly call this boring redundant asshole a "classic" although [[Greyhawk]] material did off-and-on try to make this thing happen.
	* Nuckalavee: A repulsive monster from Irish folklore that resembles a mutated, aquatic [[centaur]] whose translucent skin makes it look like it's been flayed.		* [[Nuckalavee]]: A repulsive monster from Irish folklore that resembles a mutated, aquatic [[centaur]] whose translucent skin makes it look like it's been flayed.
	* Warturtle: A giant and aggressive turtle often trained as a beast of war by amphibious or aquatic races, such as [[lizardfolk]] and [[sahuagin]].		* Warturtle: A giant and aggressive turtle often trained as a beast of war by amphibious or aquatic races, such as [[lizardfolk]] and [[sahuagin]].
	* White Hart: A magical white-furred deer native to [[fey]]-touched forests that is capable of traveling between planes.		* White Hart: A magical white-furred deer native to [[fey]]-touched forests that is capable of traveling between planes.
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	* Maedar: The rare male counterpart to the [[Medusa]], another classic monster.		* Maedar: The rare male counterpart to the [[Medusa]], another classic monster.
	* [[Obliviax]]: A strange species of moss that steals memories. Another classic monster.		* [[Obliviax]]: A strange species of moss that steals memories. Another classic monster.
	* Scarecrow: A variant [[golem]] based on an animated scarecrow. Actually goes back quite a ways in D&D, and is particularly associated with [[Ravenloft]].		* [[Golem#Specialized_Golems\|Scarecrow]]: A variant [[golem]] based on an animated scarecrow. Actually goes back quite a ways in D&D, and is particularly associated with [[Ravenloft]].
	* Seedroach: A magically engineered plant that produces mobile seeds that look vaguely like cockroaches; these bite humanoids and turn them into adult seedroach trees. Kill them with fire.		* Seedroach: A magically engineered plant that produces mobile seeds that look vaguely like cockroaches; these bite humanoids and turn them into adult seedroach trees. Kill them with fire.
	* Giant Slug: A classic D&D monster stemming from pulp fantasy; an enormous slug that spits acid.		* Giant Slug: A classic D&D monster stemming from pulp fantasy; an enormous slug that spits acid.