Fiend Folio: Tome of Creatures Malevolent & Benign: Dungeons & Dragons, TSR 1981
A Guidebook of Creatures Malevolent and BenignThis tome contains alphabetical listings of monsters designed for use with the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game system. Each creature is describes and remarkably are illustrated for hassle-free identification. Using the new encounter tables contained herein, this work is sure to add new excitement to any AD&D game.Fiend Folio (1981) was the fifth hardcover book for AD&D, and the first book that wasn't part of Gary Gygax's original plan when he announced the new game in The Dragon #8 (July 1977). When it was released at Games Fair 1981 (July 1981), it marked the beginning of AD&D rulebooks as a once-a-year enterprise.