Monster & Treasure Assortment
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Monster & Treasure Assortment is an accessory for the Dungeons & Dragons
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; Monster & Treasure Assortment Book Two: Dungeon Levels Four to Six was published by TSR in 1977 and featured a cover by Dave Trampier; Monster & Treasure Assortment Book Three: Dungeon Levels Seven to Nine was published by TSR in 1978 and also featured a cover by Dave Trampier; all three of these sets contained 12 sheets.
These three sets were compiled in 1980, and published as the 32-page Monster & Treasure Assortment. This set contained 900 monsters, pre-rolled guardians of almost any type from stirges to type V demons, and 900 treasures of magic and money and their containers. The lists are arranged in groups of 100s, according to level, and allow for random generation to determine a room's contents.
#36 in 1981. While she felt that the lists would be of great use to the Dungeon Master
for impromptu or random encounters, she went on to say, "Thirty-four pages of lists? And a lot of details are obscure - the DM has to create spells to go with magic items, and describe some monsters that aren't in the manual." Barrington could only recommend this product "to DMs who suffer from occasional or temporary mental blocks."
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Contents
The Monster & Treasure Assortment supplements listed pre-generated monsters and treasures for dungeon levels, with 100 sets for each level: Book One was for dungeon levels one through three, Book Two was for dungeon levels four through six, and Book Three was for dungeon levels seven through nine.Publication history
Monster & Treasure Assortment Book One: Dungeon Levels One to Three was published by TSR in 1977 and featured a cover by David C. Sutherland IIIDavid C. Sutherland III
David C. Sutherland III was an early Dungeons & Dragons artist. Sutherland was a prolific artist and his work heavily influenced the early development of Dungeons & Dragons.-Early life and inspiration:...
; Monster & Treasure Assortment Book Two: Dungeon Levels Four to Six was published by TSR in 1977 and featured a cover by Dave Trampier; Monster & Treasure Assortment Book Three: Dungeon Levels Seven to Nine was published by TSR in 1978 and also featured a cover by Dave Trampier; all three of these sets contained 12 sheets.
These three sets were compiled in 1980, and published as the 32-page Monster & Treasure Assortment. This set contained 900 monsters, pre-rolled guardians of almost any type from stirges to type V demons, and 900 treasures of magic and money and their containers. The lists are arranged in groups of 100s, according to level, and allow for random generation to determine a room's contents.
Reception
Elisabeth Barrington reviewed the 1980 compilation of Monster and Treasure Assortment in The Space GamerThe Space Gamer
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#36 in 1981. While she felt that the lists would be of great use to the Dungeon Master
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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Dungeon Master is the game organizer and participant in charge of creating the details and challenges of a given adventure, while maintaining a realistic continuity of events...
for impromptu or random encounters, she went on to say, "Thirty-four pages of lists? And a lot of details are obscure - the DM has to create spells to go with magic items, and describe some monsters that aren't in the manual." Barrington could only recommend this product "to DMs who suffer from occasional or temporary mental blocks."