--- product_id: 35702027 title: "Volo's Guide to Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons)" price: "₩8822" currency: KRW in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.kr/products/35702027-volos-guide-to-monsters-dungeons-and-dragons store_origin: KR region: South Korea --- # 90 pages of deep monster lore Detailed lair maps & encounter tables 7 new unique player races Volo's Guide to Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons) **Price:** ₩8822 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🧙‍♂️ Level up your D&D world with Volo’s ultimate monster compendium! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Volo's Guide to Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons) - **How much does it cost?** ₩8822 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kr](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/35702027-volos-guide-to-monsters-dungeons-and-dragons) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Unlock Legendary Lore:** Dive into nearly 90 pages of rich, immersive monster histories and psychology that bring your campaigns to life. - • **Masterful Monster Manual:** Access 99 pages of new monsters and NPC stats, perfect for crafting diverse and challenging encounters. - • **Expand Your Player Roster:** Introduce 7 fresh, role-play-friendly races like Aasimar and Tabaxi to keep your group’s adventures endlessly exciting. - • **Strategic Dungeon Master Tools:** Utilize detailed lair maps, variant tables, and appendices for quick reference and seamless game flow. - • **Elevate Your Campaign’s Depth:** Benefit from lore-driven storytelling with minimal fluff, designed to inspire both DMs and players alike. ## Overview Volo's Guide to Monsters is a comprehensive Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition supplement featuring nearly 90 pages of in-depth monster lore, 7 new player character races, 99 pages of new monsters and NPC stats, detailed lair maps, and appendices for quick reference. Designed primarily for Dungeon Masters, it enriches gameplay with fresh content and immersive storytelling tools, making it an essential addition for any serious D&D campaign. ## Description Immerse yourself in monster lore in this supplement for the world’s greatest roleplaying game This is NOT just another Monster Manual ! Volo’s Guide to Monsters provides something exciting for players and Dungeon Masters everywhere. · A deep dive into the lore behind some of D&D’s most popular and iconic monsters · Dozens of monsters new to the fifth edition to include in your epic adventures · New playable races to allow you to build characters to fit nearly any type of story in your D&D game. The esteemed loremaster Volothamp Geddarm is back and he’s written a fantastical dissertation, covering some of the most iconic monsters in the Forgotten Realms. Unfortunately, the Sage of Shadowdale himself, Elminster, doesn’t believe Volo gets some of the important details quite right. Don’t miss out as Volo and Elminster square off (academically speaking of course) to illuminate the uninitiated on creatures both common and obscure. Uncover the machinations of the mysterious Kraken Society, what is the origin of the bizarre froghemoth, or how to avoid participating in the ghastly reproductive cycle of the grotesque vargouille. Dungeon Masters and players will get some much-needed guidance as you plan your next venture, traipsing about some dusty old ruin in search of treasure, lore, and let’s not forget ... dangerous creatures whose horns, claws, fangs, heads, or even hides might comfortably adorn the walls of your trophy room. If you survive. Research has never been so dangerous! Review: A must-buy book for DM's. A treasure trove of inspiration with new races, monsters, and in-depth monster lore - This is a great addition to 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. The cutesy banter between Volo and Elminster is kept to a minimum, leaving some really great, meaty content. While I just received my print copy today, I've been using the online version through Roll20 for two weeks. My review is based on two weeks of experience with the content, plus sitting with the physical book today. What exactly are you getting in this book? - Nearly 90 pages of in depth monster lore, focusing on Beholders, Giants, Gnolls, Goblinoids, Hags, Kobolds, Mind Flayers, Orcs, and Yuan-ti. This is very in depth work, with multiple pages providing variants, tables, lairs (including maps), historical background, and even some of the psychology of the creatures that can really help you flesh out these types of creatures in your games. - 7 new Player Character races, including Aasimar, Firbolg, Goliath, Kenku, Lizardfolk, Tabaxi, and Triton. These are a nice edition, and I especially like how the details for these new races includes tips on how to role-play as these slightly more unique creature types. Overall, these new races feel like they can breathe a lot of new life into campaigns for players who might be starting to get tired of the standard set from the Player's Handbook. - 6 new Monstrous Player Character races, which feature groups that were represented in the first 90 pages. These are more limited/specialized builds that a DM would really need to weigh before including in a game, but absolutely could provide some fantastic adventures for the right group of players. The 6 Monstrous races represented are Bugbear, Goblin, Hobgoblin, Kobold, Orc, and Yuan-ti Pureblood. - An expanded Bestiary.The next 99 pages of the book are dedicated to new monsters for your games. There are an excellent variety of new creatures, including some favorites that didn't make the original Monster Manual. Personally, I was glad to see a nice balance between creature types, and that these new creatures help round out some of the groups, such as Fey. It also is nice to see a book like this deepen the bench; this section of the book provides an especially large amount of new monsters of the type covered in the first 90 pages (Beholders, Giants, Gnolls, Goblinoids, Hags, Kobolds, Mind Flayers, Orcs, and Yuan-ti). A full 10 pages of this is also used to create new NPC stats, which is a great boon to be able to build encounters that stretch across a wider CR level in more civilized locations. - The book wraps up with 4 pages of Appendixes which provide a quick reference no matter how you are looking for a creature: you can find them by CR level, by Creature Type, or by the typical environment that you would find the monster in. All in all, the content is incredibly useful for any dungeon master who wants more content. The new monsters alone are worth the price of admission. The new character races are also an excellent new addition, although their uniqueness may make them more useful for some groups over others; that said, options are always nice to have. The first 90 pages of lore will be most useful to DM's who are planning on using the types of creatures listed in their campaigns. Especially if you are using those creature types, I highly recommend this as an addition to your collection, as the amount of material provided on these creatures is sure to spark your imagination and spin new adventures for your table. Review: The loremaster lives up to his title - This is a supplement for the core 5E books, providing lore within the frame narrative that Loremaster Volothamp Geddarm is the one who collected it and made it available to the reader. The Literary Agent Hypothesis is fun when it is done well, and it is done well here. Volo's comments provide extra insight, humor and a greater degree of immersion into the lore itself. The lore is for certain monsters, such as mind flayers and orcs. It also has a list of new races for players but that is by far the shortest section. Third it has more monster-manual style monster entries, and finally an appendix for NPC humanoids with class levels, such as an abjuration wizard or an arch-druid, or some other non-class NPCs like apprentice wizard. So this is definitely something that is more useful to the Dungeon Master than the players, but players can also benefit (and not in a meta-gaming way either). For those that want to play a paladin but don't like the "honor and justice" mold then Tritons provide an excellent template. They are typically lawful good but in a good-is-not-nice sort of way and gain racial bonuses to their STR, CON and CHA (+1 each) in addition to useful abilities, which set them apart from the paladins of other humanoid races. Additionally, the communication methods and non-combat skills of the kenku sound like they would be fun to role-play. The curiosity of the tabaxi as well; there's a random table to simulate their mercurial curiosity. For DMs, this is an extremely useful aid. The first chapter provides lore on cultures, history, social structure etc. for monsters, which can help with role-playing them, devising encounters that can lead into future events, and what their lairs can look like. Each section has maps, many of which are a full page, detailing a typical lair. As a DM myself, these sections have already proven useful for me. I used the section on goblins to describe a war camp that was the centerpiece of a prior campaign, and the section on hags to devise and plan a future campaign. The artwork looks great too. The focus monsters get several pictures showing them in action, like this one of an orc hunting party chasing down an elf, who is trying to hide, or a dissection of a mind flayer (Volov's own work, maybe? Or some researcher he interviewed?) Each monster and player race has their own depiction (warning: the spider-themed ones are creepy). Trickster Eric Novels gives "Volvo's Guide to Monsters" an A+ ## Features - Gameplay: GM & Dice - Player Count: 3 to 6 - Genre: Fantasy - Mood: Diverse - Themes: Exploration, Adventure, Companionship ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #143,307 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #134 in Dungeons & Dragons Game #8,974 in Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 15,692 Reviews | ## Images ![Volo's Guide to Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81KCP1mGlSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must-buy book for DM's. A treasure trove of inspiration with new races, monsters, and in-depth monster lore *by S***T on November 16, 2016* This is a great addition to 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. The cutesy banter between Volo and Elminster is kept to a minimum, leaving some really great, meaty content. While I just received my print copy today, I've been using the online version through Roll20 for two weeks. My review is based on two weeks of experience with the content, plus sitting with the physical book today. What exactly are you getting in this book? - Nearly 90 pages of in depth monster lore, focusing on Beholders, Giants, Gnolls, Goblinoids, Hags, Kobolds, Mind Flayers, Orcs, and Yuan-ti. This is very in depth work, with multiple pages providing variants, tables, lairs (including maps), historical background, and even some of the psychology of the creatures that can really help you flesh out these types of creatures in your games. - 7 new Player Character races, including Aasimar, Firbolg, Goliath, Kenku, Lizardfolk, Tabaxi, and Triton. These are a nice edition, and I especially like how the details for these new races includes tips on how to role-play as these slightly more unique creature types. Overall, these new races feel like they can breathe a lot of new life into campaigns for players who might be starting to get tired of the standard set from the Player's Handbook. - 6 new Monstrous Player Character races, which feature groups that were represented in the first 90 pages. These are more limited/specialized builds that a DM would really need to weigh before including in a game, but absolutely could provide some fantastic adventures for the right group of players. The 6 Monstrous races represented are Bugbear, Goblin, Hobgoblin, Kobold, Orc, and Yuan-ti Pureblood. - An expanded Bestiary.The next 99 pages of the book are dedicated to new monsters for your games. There are an excellent variety of new creatures, including some favorites that didn't make the original Monster Manual. Personally, I was glad to see a nice balance between creature types, and that these new creatures help round out some of the groups, such as Fey. It also is nice to see a book like this deepen the bench; this section of the book provides an especially large amount of new monsters of the type covered in the first 90 pages (Beholders, Giants, Gnolls, Goblinoids, Hags, Kobolds, Mind Flayers, Orcs, and Yuan-ti). A full 10 pages of this is also used to create new NPC stats, which is a great boon to be able to build encounters that stretch across a wider CR level in more civilized locations. - The book wraps up with 4 pages of Appendixes which provide a quick reference no matter how you are looking for a creature: you can find them by CR level, by Creature Type, or by the typical environment that you would find the monster in. All in all, the content is incredibly useful for any dungeon master who wants more content. The new monsters alone are worth the price of admission. The new character races are also an excellent new addition, although their uniqueness may make them more useful for some groups over others; that said, options are always nice to have. The first 90 pages of lore will be most useful to DM's who are planning on using the types of creatures listed in their campaigns. Especially if you are using those creature types, I highly recommend this as an addition to your collection, as the amount of material provided on these creatures is sure to spark your imagination and spin new adventures for your table. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The loremaster lives up to his title *by B***W on December 29, 2019* This is a supplement for the core 5E books, providing lore within the frame narrative that Loremaster Volothamp Geddarm is the one who collected it and made it available to the reader. The Literary Agent Hypothesis is fun when it is done well, and it is done well here. Volo's comments provide extra insight, humor and a greater degree of immersion into the lore itself. The lore is for certain monsters, such as mind flayers and orcs. It also has a list of new races for players but that is by far the shortest section. Third it has more monster-manual style monster entries, and finally an appendix for NPC humanoids with class levels, such as an abjuration wizard or an arch-druid, or some other non-class NPCs like apprentice wizard. So this is definitely something that is more useful to the Dungeon Master than the players, but players can also benefit (and not in a meta-gaming way either). For those that want to play a paladin but don't like the "honor and justice" mold then Tritons provide an excellent template. They are typically lawful good but in a good-is-not-nice sort of way and gain racial bonuses to their STR, CON and CHA (+1 each) in addition to useful abilities, which set them apart from the paladins of other humanoid races. Additionally, the communication methods and non-combat skills of the kenku sound like they would be fun to role-play. The curiosity of the tabaxi as well; there's a random table to simulate their mercurial curiosity. For DMs, this is an extremely useful aid. The first chapter provides lore on cultures, history, social structure etc. for monsters, which can help with role-playing them, devising encounters that can lead into future events, and what their lairs can look like. Each section has maps, many of which are a full page, detailing a typical lair. As a DM myself, these sections have already proven useful for me. I used the section on goblins to describe a war camp that was the centerpiece of a prior campaign, and the section on hags to devise and plan a future campaign. The artwork looks great too. The focus monsters get several pictures showing them in action, like this one of an orc hunting party chasing down an elf, who is trying to hide, or a dissection of a mind flayer (Volov's own work, maybe? Or some researcher he interviewed?) Each monster and player race has their own depiction (warning: the spider-themed ones are creepy). Trickster Eric Novels gives "Volvo's Guide to Monsters" an A+ ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ New Monsters, New Playable Races, and Lore *by F***C on March 2, 2017* This guide has a lot of good stuff for the DM and a few new things for players. It seems to focus on 3 things: Monster Lore including lairs and new variants, new Monsters, and new playable character races. The Monster Lore covers a lot of interesting background lore for DMs on some of the iconic monsters in the game. The section gets into what motivates some of these monsters including societal backgrounds. There are also stat blocks on variants and lair maps. All of this is very nice and helpful if you are trying to flesh out a custom campaign. There's quite a few pages of new monsters (sorry didn't count) including stat blocks and brief descriptions. New monsters with stats are always welcome to a DM especially when we've gone through the Monster Manual and are running out of new monsters to keep players engaged. It seems like a lot of Fiends to me but that's not really a complaint. There are a few other monster types as well including NPC and beast stat blocks. The new playable character races are all very interesting and many have already been introduced in previous 5E publications. The intent of these new races is that they are very rare races as they all bring unique abilities. As such you probably don't want to have to build a campaign around an entire party of these races without proper planning. Potential issues may arise if you have a session for character creation prior to a campaign and you throw this book on the table. One player sees all the cool new player races then the rest see what he/she is doing and want a cool new player race too. So be prepared for that potential can-of-worms as it could throw a few monkey wrenches into your already prepared campaign. This isn't to say that it won't all turn out OK but it is definitely something to consider. ## Frequently Bought Together - Dungeons & Dragons Volo's Guide to Monsters - Dungeons & Dragons: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (D&D Rules Expansion book): 1 (Dungeons & Dragons ) - Dungeons & Dragons: Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse: 1 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kr/products/35702027-volos-guide-to-monsters-dungeons-and-dragons](https://www.desertcart.kr/products/35702027-volos-guide-to-monsters-dungeons-and-dragons) --- *Product available on Desertcart South Korea* *Store origin: KR* *Last updated: 2026-05-12*