# Monstrous Manual

Monstrous Manual is a board game.

- **Complexity:** 3.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1993
- **Categories:** Core Rules (min needed to play)
- **Mechanics:** Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc), Random Attribute Generation (during Character Creation), Race Based (Player Race/Species affects gameplay), Dice (Various)
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** David "Zeb" Cook, Tim Beach, David Wise, Gaye Goldsberry, Steve Winter, Jeff Grubb, Doug Stewart, Wolfgang Baur, Dale "Slade" Henson, Thomas M. Reid, Jon Pickens, John D. Rateliff

**Artists:** Mark A. Nelson, Tony DiTerlizzi, Tim Beach, Tom Baxa, Jeff Butler, Peggy Cooper, Dave Simons, Les Dorscheid, Doug Stewart, Jeff Easley

**Publishers:** Tactical Studies Rules (TSR)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/monstrous-manual)
- [Monstrous Manual in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/monstrous-manual)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/46138)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-10-31. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._