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	[[File:Fiend-folio.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Fiend Folio 1981]]		[[File:Fiend-folio.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Fiend Folio 1981]]
	The '''Fiend Folio''' was a 1981 [[Monster Manual]]-like book for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition. It served to gather up the various monsters that had been submitted to TSR works but not made the MM itself as of its 1978 edition - for instance, [[kuo-toa]], [[svirfneblin]] and of course the official full writeup of [[drow]]. Most ~~came out of~~ [[White Dwarf]]'s [[Fiend Factory]] as of ~~then~~.		The '''Fiend Folio''' was a 1981 [[Monster Manual]]-like book for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition. It served to gather up the various monsters that had been submitted to TSR works but not made the MM itself as of its 1978 edition - for instance, [[kuo-toa]], [[svirfneblin]] and of course the official full writeup of [[drow]]. Most had been submitted to ''[[White Dwarf]]'' in England as of then, which [[Fiend Factory]] had either accepted or (somehow) not yet accepted. Don Turnbull proudly(?) collected the best of these, for this book.

	Many of the latter monsters are laughable crap, like the [[Xvart]] which sounds like Fart, so have fallen into obscurity or - like the [[Flumph]] - notoriety. Hence why the "Monster Manual II" will - pointedly - not be "III" despite the Folio monsters being canon.		Many of the latter monsters are laughable crap, like the [[Xvart]] which sounds like Fart, so have fallen into obscurity or - like the [[Flumph]] - notoriety. Hence why the "Monster Manual II" will - pointedly - not be "III" despite the Folio monsters being canon. Hence also why TSR didn't request a second volume in this edition.

	But a few gems do appear amongst the dross: usually cited here, Charles Stross' badass [[Githyanki]] and [[Githzerai]]. We could also shout-out to the [[Dark One]]s, the Creepers and Stalkers. Who knows why later publishers didn't publish stuff featuring those guys, they were fucking sweet.		But a few gems do appear amongst the dross: usually cited here, Charles Stross' badass [[Githyanki]] and [[Githzerai]]. We could also shout-out to the [[Dark One]]s, the Creepers and Stalkers. Who knows why later publishers didn't publish stuff featuring those guys, they were fucking sweet.

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	==3rd Editon==		==3rd Editon==
	~~===Monsters===~~
	Fewer monsters from the two previous folios return. It has way fewer stupid monsters. A lot of the monsters here probably deserved to go in the monster manuals or other books instead and many of the monsters from the previous folios that didn't appear in this book did appear in other books. The Achaierai actually made it into the first [[Monster Manual]] and the artist managed to make it less dumb looking. This book probably could've been released as just another Monster Manual.		Fewer monsters from the two previous folios return. It has way fewer stupid monsters. A lot of the monsters here probably deserved to go in the monster manuals or other books instead and many of the monsters from the previous folios that didn't appear in this book did appear in other books. The Achaierai actually made it into the first [[Monster Manual]] and the artist managed to make it less dumb looking. This book probably could've been released as just another Monster Manual.

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			===Monsters===

	* [[Abrian]], an intelligent bird from the [[Abyss]] that looks like an ostrich with small arms instead of wings.		* [[Abrian]], an intelligent bird from the [[Abyss]] that looks like an ostrich with small arms instead of wings.
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	* [[Yurian]], a crab like creature that walks around on two legs like a humanoid.		* [[Yurian]], a crab like creature that walks around on two legs like a humanoid.
	* [[Zodar]], a strange construct that looks like a suit of metal armor but is actually made of ceramic and muscle tissue. They almost never speak, but when they do everyone can understand them, and they also have an ability that works like the ''wish'' spell they can, but usually don't, use once per year. Nobody knows where they came from, but they sometimes join parties of adventurers.		* [[Zodar]], a strange construct that looks like a suit of metal armor but is actually made of ceramic and muscle tissue. They almost never speak, but when they do everyone can understand them, and they also have an ability that works like the ''wish'' spell they can, but usually don't, use once per year. Nobody knows where they came from, but they sometimes join parties of adventurers.

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	===[[Prestige Class]]es:===		===[[Prestige Class]]es:===
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	** Soul tick, a blood drinking tick from [[Baator]]. It empowers death, evil, and negative energy spells cast by the host while impeding good, chaos, and positive energy spells and also can protect the host from chaos and good. It also drains the host's constitution by feeding and can feed faster than the host naturally heals if they choose too.		** Soul tick, a blood drinking tick from [[Baator]]. It empowers death, evil, and negative energy spells cast by the host while impeding good, chaos, and positive energy spells and also can protect the host from chaos and good. It also drains the host's constitution by feeding and can feed faster than the host naturally heals if they choose too.
	* Ghostly visage, a incorporeal spirit that can manifest as a face on its host's body, including over their own face, which can paralyze people that look at it with fear. It also protects the host form mind affecting effects.		* Ghostly visage, a incorporeal spirit that can manifest as a face on its host's body, including over their own face, which can paralyze people that look at it with fear. It also protects the host form mind affecting effects.

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	==5th Edition==		==5th Edition==

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	===Monsters===		===Monsters===
	Fewer monsters from the two previous folios return. It has way fewer stupid monsters. A lot of the monsters here probably deserved to go in the monster manuals or other books instead and many of the monsters from the previous folios that didn't appear in this book did appear in other books. The Achaierai actually made it into the first [[Monster Manual]] and the artist managed to make it less dumb looking. This book probably could've been released as just another Monster Manual.		Fewer monsters from the two previous folios return. It has way fewer stupid monsters. A lot of the monsters here probably deserved to go in the monster manuals or other books instead and many of the monsters from the previous folios that didn't appear in this book did appear in other books. The Achaierai actually made it into the first [[Monster Manual]] and the artist managed to make it less dumb looking. This book probably could've been released as just another Monster Manual.

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	* [[Abrian]], an intelligent bird from the [[Abyss]] that looks like an ostrich with small arms instead of wings.		* [[Abrian]], an intelligent bird from the [[Abyss]] that looks like an ostrich with small arms instead of wings.
	* Abyssal [[ghoul]], an ghoul from the abyss. Possibly a creation of [[Doresain]]?		* Abyssal [[ghoul]], an ghoul from the abyss. Possibly a creation of [[Doresain]]?
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	* [[Yurian]], a crab like creature that walks around on two legs like a humanoid.		* [[Yurian]], a crab like creature that walks around on two legs like a humanoid.
	* [[Zodar]], a strange construct that looks like a suit of metal armor but is actually made of ceramic and muscle tissue. They almost never speak, but when they do everyone can understand them, and they also have an ability that works like the ''wish'' spell they can, but usually don't, use once per year. Nobody knows where they came from, but they sometimes join parties of adventurers.		* [[Zodar]], a strange construct that looks like a suit of metal armor but is actually made of ceramic and muscle tissue. They almost never speak, but when they do everyone can understand them, and they also have an ability that works like the ''wish'' spell they can, but usually don't, use once per year. Nobody knows where they came from, but they sometimes join parties of adventurers.

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	===[[Prestige Class]]es:===		===[[Prestige Class]]es:===

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	==2nd Edition==		==2nd Edition==
	2rd Edition's version of the Fiend Folio was the 14th volume of the [[Monstrous Compendium]] series. A lot of monsters from the previous Fiend Folio returned with expanded and revised fluff. The artwork in this book is also a lot better so a lot of (but certainly not all of) the dumb looking monsters are less so. For some reason, the artwork of several of the monsters are not consistent with their descriptions, such as the volt, which is described the same way as in the previous edition, but the picture looks completely different.		2rd Edition's version of the Fiend Folio was the 14th volume of the [[Monstrous Compendium]] series. A lot of monsters from the previous Fiend Folio returned with expanded and revised fluff. The artwork in this book is also a lot better so a lot of (but certainly not all of) the dumb looking monsters are less so. For some reason, the artwork of several of the monsters are not consistent with their descriptions, such as the volt, which is described the same way as in the previous edition, but the picture looks completely different.

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	* [[Slime\|Aballin]]		* [[Slime\|Aballin]]
	* [[Achaierai]], still stupid looking.		* [[Achaierai]], still stupid looking.
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	* [[Xvart]]		* [[Xvart]]
	* [[Zygraat]], yet another bird monster with extra legs. This one is actually part spider. It can make webs and has a venomous bite.		* [[Zygraat]], yet another bird monster with extra legs. This one is actually part spider. It can make webs and has a venomous bite.

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	==3rd Editon==		==3rd Editon==

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	* [[Aarakocra]] Big Bird, a Fiend Factory guy.		* [[Aarakocra]] Big Bird, a Fiend Factory guy.
	* [[Achaierai]] Another Big Bird, here infernal. Has a spherical body with no neck and tiny wings and four long metallic legs it attacks with. They can release poison smoke when badly injured. This should give you a good idea of the kinds of monsters that are to follow.		* [[Achaierai]] Another Big Bird, here infernal. Has a spherical body with no neck and tiny wings and four long metallic legs it attacks with. They can release poison smoke when badly injured. This should give you a good idea of the kinds of monsters that are to follow.
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	(As to where in the AD&D canon you'll ''meet'' any of these, where Gygax hadn't introduced them in the first place: that would be [[WG4: The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]. We figure that TSR in the mid 1980s were trying to clean out the warehouse.)		(As to where in the AD&D canon you'll ''meet'' any of these, where Gygax hadn't introduced them in the first place: that would be [[WG4: The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun]]. We figure that TSR in the mid 1980s were trying to clean out the warehouse.)

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	==2nd Edition==		==2nd Edition==

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	==3rd Editon==		==3rd Editon==
	===Monsters===		===Monsters===
	Fewer monsters from the two previous folios return. It has way fewer stupid monsters. A lot of the monsters here probably deserved to go in the monster manuals or other books instead and many of the monsters from the previous folios that didn't appear in this book did appear in other books. The Achaierai actually made it into the first [[Monster Manual]] and the artist managed to make it less dumb looking. ~~Especially considering how later 3.x edition Monster Manuals declined in quality, this~~ book probably could've been released as just another Monster Manual~~. It also contains stats for several obscure extinct animals that existed in real life~~.		Fewer monsters from the two previous folios return. It has way fewer stupid monsters. A lot of the monsters here probably deserved to go in the monster manuals or other books instead and many of the monsters from the previous folios that didn't appear in this book did appear in other books. The Achaierai actually made it into the first [[Monster Manual]] and the artist managed to make it less dumb looking. This book probably could've been released as just another Monster Manual.
	* [[Abrian]], an intelligent bird from the [[Abyss]] that looks like an ostrich with small arms instead of wings.		* [[Abrian]], an intelligent bird from the [[Abyss]] that looks like an ostrich with small arms instead of wings.
	* Abyssal [[ghoul]], an ghoul from the abyss. Possibly a creation of [[Doresain]]?		* Abyssal [[ghoul]], an ghoul from the abyss. Possibly a creation of [[Doresain]]?