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All the Monsters You Need for a Valiant Adventure!
The Monster Vault contains over 400 monsters for the Tales of the Valiant roleplaying game and all the guidance you need as a Game Master to run encounters with those monsters!
In this book, you’ll find:
- Classic fantasy monsters, such as ogres, dragons, water elementals, and giants.
- New monsters suitable for any fantasy or science fantasy world, such as ambush hags, virtuoso liches, fey guardians, mechadrons, and robots.
- New terrors from the ever-corrupting Void, such as voidlings, star crows, crimson jellies, and the mighty void dragon.
The Monster Vault also contains all the information a Game Master needs to create encounters with monsters, including monster roles and tactics, and it includes optional rules for Game Master Doom points and for characters wanting to harvest monsters for unique crafting and spell components.
Purchasing this digital title unlocks the content in the digital reader on 5e NEXUS, as well as in additional tools as they become available during Early Access.
Introduction
- What Are Monsters?
- Using This Book
- What’s in the Book?
Chapter 1: Using Monsters
- Building Monster-Centric Encounters
- Understanding Challenge Rating
- Building Combat Encounters
- Determining Encounter Difficulty
- Combat Encounter Models
- Monster Roles and Tactics
- Customizing Combat
- Optional Rule: Doom
- Modifying Monsters
Chapter 2: Understanding Monster Statistics
Elements of a Stat Block
- Name
- Challenge Rating (CR)
- Size
- Type
- Armor Class (AC)
- Hit Points (HP)
- Speed
- Perception
- Stealth
- Vulnerable, Resistant, and Immune
- Senses
- Languages
- Ability Modifiers
- Traits
- Actions
- Bonus Actions
- Reactions
- Limited Usage
- Equipment
Legendary Creatures
- Legendary Actions
- Lairs
Understanding Terrain & Creature Types
Terrain
- Arctic
- Badlands
- Coastal
- Desert
- Farmland
- Forest
- Grassland
- Hills
- Mountain
- Planar
- Swamp
- Underground
- Underwater
- Urban
Creature Types
- Aberrations
- Beasts
- Celestials
- Constructs
- Dragons
- Elementals
- Fey
- Fiends
- Giants
- Humanoids
- Monstrosities
- Oozes
- Plants
- Undead
Monsters A-C
- Aboleth
- Angel, Deva
- Angel, Planetar
- Angel, Solar
- Animated Objects
- Ankheg
- Astral Destroyer
- Azer
- Balara
- Basilisk
- Behir
- Black Pudding
- Blink Dog
- Bulette
- Centaur
- Chimera
- Chol
- Chuul
- Cloaker
- Cockatrice
- Couatl
- Crimson Jelly
Monsters Da-Do
- Darkmantle
- Death Dog
- Death Knight
- Deathless
- Demon, Balor
- Demon, Dretch
- Demon, Glabrezu
- Demon, Golmana
- Demon, Hezrou
- Demon, Husk
- Demon, Marilith
- Demon, Mire Fiend
- Demon, Nalfeshnee
- Demon, Quasit
- Demon, Unska
- Demon, Vrock
- Demon, Wrack
- Derro
- Devil, Barbed
- Devil, Bearded
- Devil, Bone
- Devil, Chain
- Devil, Erinyes
- Devil, Horned
- Devil, Ice
- Devil, Imp
- Devil, Lemure
- Devil, Pit Fiend
- Dinosaurs
- Doppelganger
Monsters Dr-Dw
- Dragon Turtle
- Dragon, Black
- Dragon, Blue
- Dragon, Brass
- Dragon, Bronze
- Dragon, Copper
- Dragon, Gold
- Dragon, Green
- Dragon, Red
- Dragon, Silver
- Dragon, Void
- Dragon, White
- Dragon, Yellow
- Dragonette, Pseudodragon
- Drake, Scorch
- Drider
- Dryad
- Dwarf, Duergar
Monsters E-G
- Elemental, Air
- Elemental, Earth
- Elemental, Fire
- Elemental, Water
- Elf, Drow
- Ettercap
- Ettin
- Feral Hunter
- Fey Guardian
- Flinderbeast
- Fungi
- Gargoyle
- Gelatinous Cube
- Genie, Djinni
- Genie, Efreeti
- Genie, Hinn
- Genie, Sila
- Ghost
- Ghoul
- Giant, Cloud
- Giant, Dirgesinger
- Giant, Fire
- Giant, Frost
- Giant, Hill
- Giant, Stone
- Giant, Storm
- Gibbering Mouther
- Gnoll
- Gnome, Deep
- Goblins
- Golem, Clay
- Golem, Flesh
- Golem, Iron
- Golem, Stone
- Gorgon
- Gray Ooze
- Grick
- Griffon
- Grimlock
Monsters H-K
- Hag, Ambush
- Hag, Green
- Hag, Night
- Hag, Sea
- Harpy
- Hell Hound
- Hippocampus
- Hippogriff
- Hivebound
- Homunculus
- Hydra
- Infernal Champion
- Insatiable Brood
- Invisible Stalker
- Kobolds
- Kraken
Monsters L-N
- Lamia
- Lantern Hagfish
- Lich
- Lich, Virtuoso
- Living Colossus
- Lizardfolk
- Lycanthropes
- Magmin
- Manticore
- Mechadrons
- Medusa
- Mephits
- Merfolk
- Mimic
- Minotaur
- Moon Knight
- Mordovermis
- Mummy
- Mycolids
- Nagas
- Nightmare
- Nimbostratus Spirit
Monsters O-R
- Ochre Jelly
- Ogre
- Oni
- Orc
- Otyugh
- Owlbear
- Pegasus
- Phase Spider
- Purple Worm
- Rakshasa
- Remorhaz
- Robots
- Roc
- Roper
- Rust Monster
Monsters S-T
- Sahuagins
- Salamander
- Satarre
- Satyr
- Selangs
- Selkie
- Shadow
- Shambling Mound
- Shield Guardian
- Skeletons
- Specter
- Sphinxes
- Sporeborn
- Sprite
- Star Crow
- Stirge
- Succubus
- Tarrasque
- Treant
- Troll
Monsters U-Z
- Unicorn
- Vampires
- Voidling
- Wickerbeast
- Wight
- Will-o’-Wisp
- Winter Wolf
- Wood Herald
- Worg
- Wraith
- Wyrdling
- Wyvern
- Xorn
- Zombies
Appendices
- Appendix: Animals
- Appendix: NPCs
- Appendix: Creatures by Challenge
- Appendix: Creatures by Tag
- Appendix: Creatures by Terrain