Volo's Guide to Monsters

Preface (p. 4)

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Chapter 1: Monster Lore (p. 5)

p. 51, Goblinoid Quarters: The second sentence of Goblin Hovels is incomplete; add "are held" (or the equivalent) after "slaves and beasts".

p. 53, Making a Deal Out of Desire: In the last sentence of the second paragraph, delete the first "never".

p. 75, Mind Flayer Flaws: In result 4, "obsess" should be "obsessed".

pp. 88-89, Tanarukks: The text says that tanarrukks use demon-forged mauls, but the stat block (p. 186) gives them greatswords.

pp. 100, 102, Abomination Level: In the first sentence, "insulted" should be "insulated".

p. 101, Yuan-ti temple [map]: The arrows on the stairs do not indicate which way is up; they only show which way the stairs exit that level. The arrows should be changed to indicate which way is up on all stairs.

Chapter 2: Character Races (p. 103)

p. 103, [introduction]: In the Firbolg paragraph, insert "when" before "they must".

p. 111, Kenku Traits: Kenku can presumably understand spoken Common and Auran.

Chapter 3: Bestiary (p. 121)

The following monster entries have connections to the nine sections of Chapter 1: Monster Lore:

Beholders: Beholders (Death Kiss, Gauth, Gazer), Mindwitness.

Giants: Giants (Cloud Giant Smiling One, Fire Giant Dreadnought, Frost Giant Everlasting One, Mouth of Grolantor, Stone Giant Dreamwalker, Storm Giant Quintessent.

Gnolls: Demon (Maw Demon, Shoosuva), Gnolls (Flind, Gnoll Flesh Gnawer, Gnoll Hunter, Gnoll Witherling), Leucrotta.

Goblinoids: Barghest, Cave Fisher, Hobgoblin (Hobgoblin Devastator, Hobgoblin Iron Shadow), Nilbog.

Hags: Banderhobb, Boggle, Catoblepas, Hags (Annis Hag, Bheur Hag), Sea Spawn.

Kobolds: Kobolds (Kobold Dragonshield, Kobold Inventor, Kobold Scale Sorcerer).

Mind Flayers: Cranium Rats (Cranium Rat, Swarm of Cranium Rats), Mind Flayers (Alhoon, Elder Brain, Ulitharid), Mindwitness, Neothelid.

Orcs: Orcs (Orc Blade of Ilneval, Orc Claw of Luthic, Orc Hand of Yurtrus, Orc Nurtured One of Yurtrus, Orc Red Fang of Shargaas, Tanarukk), Aurochs.

Yuan-ti: Girallon; Yuan-ti (Yuan-ti Anathema, Yuan-ti Broodguard, Yuan-ti Mind Whisperer, Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker, Yuan-ti Pit Master).

pp. 137-138, Demons: Other demons in this book include the Draegloth (p. 141) and Tanarukk (p. 186).

p. 163, Ki-Rin [stat block]: Under the Move Legendary Action, Change "up to its half speed" to "up to half its speed".

p. 186, Tanarukks: See the notes to pp. 88-89, Tanarukks.

p. 194, Trapper: Under Beware of Leftovers, insert "its" after "cover these remains with". 

    This version of the trapper also serves to update the lurker above from previous editions.

p. 196, Vegepygmies: In the first paragraph of Under Mold Begets Mold, delete the second "result" from the second sentence.

Appendix A: Assorted Beasts (p. 207)

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Appendix B: Nonplayer Characters (p. 209)

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Appendix C: Monster Lists (p. 221)

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