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}}'''Fiend Folio''' is the title of three difference sourcebooks containing new monsters for various editions.


==Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st edition==
== Publishing history ==
'''''Fiend Folio''''' was the third monster compendium consisting of monsters developed by [[Games Workshop]] from creatures largely portrayed in [[White Dwarf]] magazines.  It was published in 1981 and consisted of 128 pages as part of TSR UK product launch.<ref>[[Lawrence Schick]]-''Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games''. (Prometheus Books), p.99</ref>
=== First edition ===
''Fiend Folio'' was the second monster sourcebook,  consisting of monsters developed by Games Workshop from creatures largely submitted for the "Fiend Factory" column in ''White Dwarf'' magazine.{{csb|FF1e|3}} It was published in 1981 and consisted of 128 pages as part of TSR UK product launch.


==Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition==
=== Second edition ===
The Fiend Folio Monstrous Compendium (ISBN 1-56076-428-7) was published by TSR, Inc. in April 1992, for use with the 2nd edition AD&D rules. It consisted of a cardboard cover, sixty four loose-leaf pages, and four divider pages. It consisted of over 60 monsters and was also known as the Fiend Folio Appendix.
The ''Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix'' (ISBN 1-56076-428-7) was published by TSR, Inc. in April 1992, for use with the 2nd edition AD&D rules. It consisted of a cardstock cover, sixty four loose-leaf pages, and four divider inserts. More than sixty monsters compose this ''Fiend Folio''.


==Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition==
=== Third edition ===
The third Fiend Folio (ISBN 0-7869-2780-1) was designed by [[Eric Cagle]], [[Jesse Decker]], [[James Jacobs]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Matt Sernett]], [[Chris Thomasson]], and [[James Wyatt]], and published in April 2003. Cover art was by [[Brom Higginbotham]] and [[Henry Higginbotham]]. The 224-page hardcover manual includes only a few monsters from the original, emphasizing on monsters with extraplanar origins.
The third ''Fiend Folio'' (ISBN 0-7869-2780-1) was designed by [[Eric Cagle]], [[Jesse Decker]], [[James Jacobs]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Matt Sernett]], [[Chris Thomasson]], and [[James Wyatt]], and published in April 2003. Cover art was by [[Brom Higginbotham]] and [[Henry Higginbotham]]. The 224-page hardcover manual includes only a few monsters from the original, emphasizing on monsters with extraplanar origins.


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{External link disclaimer}}
{{External link disclaimer}}
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiend_Folio ''Fiend Folio''] at Wiki.com for a far more in depth history of the book.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiend_Folio ''Fiend Folio''] at Wikipedia.org for a more in-depth background and information about the sourcebook.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:MonsterousCompendiumFiendFolio.jpg|Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio 2e (1992)
File:FiendFolio3rdEdition.jpg|Fiend Folio 3e (2003)
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
=== Bibliography ===
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 8 February 2025

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Fiend Folio
Cover to Fiend Folio
Type: Source Book
Edition: AD&D first edition
Editor(s): Don Turnbull
Cover Artist(s): Emmanuel
Interior Artist(s): Chris Baker, Jeff Dee, Emmanuel, Albie Fiore, Alan Hunter, Russ Nicholson, Erol Otus, Jim Roslof, David C. Sutherland III , Bill Willingham, Polly Wilson, Tony Yates
Publisher: TSR
First Published: 1981
Pages: 128
ISBN: 0-935696-21-0
Class: Officially published content

Fiend Folio is the title of three difference sourcebooks containing new monsters for various editions.

Publishing history

First edition

Fiend Folio was the second monster sourcebook, consisting of monsters developed by Games Workshop from creatures largely submitted for the "Fiend Factory" column in White Dwarf magazine.[1] It was published in 1981 and consisted of 128 pages as part of TSR UK product launch.

Second edition

The Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (ISBN 1-56076-428-7) was published by TSR, Inc. in April 1992, for use with the 2nd edition AD&D rules. It consisted of a cardstock cover, sixty four loose-leaf pages, and four divider inserts. More than sixty monsters compose this Fiend Folio.

Third edition

The third Fiend Folio (ISBN 0-7869-2780-1) was designed by Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, and James Wyatt, and published in April 2003. Cover art was by Brom Higginbotham and Henry Higginbotham. The 224-page hardcover manual includes only a few monsters from the original, emphasizing on monsters with extraplanar origins.

Disclaimer:Any lore presented through the following links does not necessarily adhere to established officially published content, and the views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki.

  • Fiend Folio at Wikipedia.org for a more in-depth background and information about the sourcebook.

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ↑ Fiend Folio (1981), p.3.

Bibliography

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Topic Type Description Product Page/Card/Image

Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e Publication Rulebook, Deities & Demigods (1st & 2nd printing), AD&D 1e 105
Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e Publication Rulebook, Deities & Demigods (3rd+ printing), AD&D 1e 90
Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e Publication Rulebook, Dragon magazine #347 33
Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e Publication Rulebook, Manual of the Planes, AD&D 1e 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 34, 35, 39, 44, 53, 54, 70, 72, 77, 84, 99, 120
Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e Publication Rulebook, U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh 2, 4
Fiend Folio, AD&D 1e Publication Rulebook, World of Greyhawk boxed set (1983) 4, 6
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