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Friday, October 1, 2021

The origins of D&D monsters?

The monsters (and planes) of D&D are often drawn from myth, folklore, or literature. I keep finding myself trying to refer back to such sources, so I've decided to keep a list of them. If anyone is reading this, then you might also find this useful.

  • https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=60560
  • http://www.hahnlibrary.net/rpgs/sources.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20180810053344/http://rpg.crg4.com/origins.html
  • https://www.scrollforinitiative.com/2021/02/01/where-do-dd-monsters-come-from/
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/969gcc/the_mythological_folkloric_or_literary_source_of/
  • http://www.superdan.net/gaming/dnd3/dndmisc/outer_planes.html

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