Let’s Convert the Monster Manual: Baboon, Badger, Baluchitherium, Barracuda, Basilisk, Bear, Giant Beaver, and Giant Beetle

 I’ve been asked to convert the original Monster Manual in a manner similar to my conversion of the Fiend Folio. I am going to do this a bit differently, though, and just try to stick to the essence of creatures without referring to the text of the original work. This is, in part, because of my plans to create a monster book in the upcoming year.

My plan is to give statistics for roughly three monsters per post. Obviously, merely referring you to another source, such as the core rulebook or a blog post, doesn’t count…which is why there are so many entries per post so far!

However, in this case all of the animals mentioned (and more) are fully covered in the Cyclopedia of Common Animals. In addition, mandrills, normal-sized beavers, and both normal and giant barracudas are covered. Bears are pretty comprehensively covered in the Cyclopedia, with a dozen different types of bear and 14 statblocks.

Nothing to see here. Move along.