Publication:Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix
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This article is about the first Monstrous Compendium appendix for Spelljammer. For the second one, see: Publication:Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix II
MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix is a collection of monsters for the Spelljammer Campaign Setting. The product consists of 32 loose sheets and four dividers designed to be put into the existing Monstrous Compendium binders. It was published by TSR Inc. in 1990.
Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer AppendixEdit
Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix is the first collection of monsters for the Spelljammer Campaign Setting. The monsters in Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix are the work of twenty one different designers.
ContentsEdit
- About this Product - This informal introduction (which was probably written by Jeff Grubb) explains how this Monstrous Compendium expands the monsters created for the original boxed set. It also gives some behind the scenes information about the creation of the product. A product like MC7 would normally have been made by freelancers, but TSR designers worked on it, so that they could use the budget as part of their Party Fund.[1]
- The monsters: the rest of the produce is devoted to the monsters of the Spelljammer Campaign Setting.
- Aartuk - These two pages cover the warrior aartuk, aartuk aristocrat and aartuk elder. It also covers the three strains of aartuk (grey aartuk, stone-like aartuk and plant-covered aartuk) as well as the beverage called aartukia.
- Albari - This page covers the albari.
- Ancient mariner - This page covers the ancient mariner and the ancient mariner captian.
- Argos - This page covers the argos.
- Astereater - This page covers the astereater.
- Beholder-kin - These two pages cover the director, examiner, lensman, overseer and watcher. It also covers the hoppers, crawlers and crushers that the directors train to serve as mounts.
- Blazozoid - This page covers the blazozoid. It also covers the living sun called I.
- Chattur - This page covers the chattur.
- Clockwork horror - These two pages cover the copper horror, silver horror, electrum horror, gold horror, platinum horror and adamantite horror. It also covers the Lost Ones.
- Colossus - This page covers the colossus. It also covers the planet Arhoad.
- Delphinid - This page covers the delphinid.
- Dizantar - This page covers the dizantar.
- Esthetic - This page covers the esthetic.
- Focoid - This page covers the focoid.
- Fractine - This page covers the fractine.
- Giant, spacesea - This page covers the spacesea giant and the spacesea giant elder. It also covers the spacesea giant galleon.
- Golem, furnace - This page covers the furnace golem.
- Golem, radiant - This page covers the radiant golem.
- Gravislayer - This page covers the gravislayer. It also covers the cult of nebulords.
- Grommam - This page covers the grommam and the grommam director females. It also covers the grommam gods.
- Hadozee - This page covers the hadozee.
- Hamster, giant space - These two pages cover the giant space hamster, wooly giant space hamster, mottled giant space hamster, ochre giant space hamster, oriental giant space hamster, occidental giant space hamster, chartreuse giant space hamster, spotted giant space hamster, not-quite-so-spotted giant space hamster, only-a-little-spotted giant space hamster, plaid giant space hamster, cave-dwelling giant space hamster, three-toed giant space hamster, lesser giant space hamster, greater giant space hamster, greater lesser giant space hamster, lesser greater giant space hamster, albino giant space hamster, flightless giant space hamster, subterranean giant space hamster, sabre-toothed giant space hamster, rather wild giant space hamster, invisible giant space hamster, sylvan giant space hamster, miniature giant space hamster, armor plated giant space hamster, yellow musk giant space hamster, ethereal giant space hamster, carnivorous flying giant space hamster, two-headed lernaean bombardier giant space hamster, fire-breathing phase doppleganger giant space hamster, great horned giant space hamster, abominable giant space hamster, tyrannohamsterus rex and giant space hamster of ill omen. It also covers spaham and hamster hunters.
- Jammer leech - This page covers the jammer leech.
- Lakshu - This page covers the lakshu. It also covers the helots that lakshu can summon in battle.
- Lumineaux - This page covers the lumineaux.
- Lutum (mud-woman) - This page covers the lutum.
- Mimic, space - This page covers the space mimic.
- Misi - This page covers the misi.
- moon, rogue - This page covers the rogue moon, moonspawn and the rogue moon mother.
- Mortiss - This page covers the mortiss and mortiss egg cases.
- Murderoid - This page covers the murderoid and juvenile murderoid.
- Nay-churr - This page covers the nay-churr.
- Phlog-crawler - This page covers the phlog-crawler.
- Pirate of Gith - This page covers the pirate of Gith. It also covers githyanki and Gith.
- Plasman - This page covers the plasman.
- Plasmoid - These four pages cover the three sizes of deGleesh plasmoid, the three sizes of delNoric plasmoid and the ontalak plasmoid. They also cover the burbur.
- Puffer - This page cover the puffer.
- Q'nidar - This page covers the q'nidar. It also covers the crystalline form left behind when they die.
- Rastipede - This page covers the rastipede and rastipede eggs and the rastipede queen.
- Reigar - This page covers the reigar. It also covers the glory that surrounds the reigar, the helots that reigar employ in battle, the shakti they use to protect themselves in combat (including panther shakti, phoenix shakti, dragon shakti and other types) and the reigar homeworld.
- Rock hopper - This page covers the rock hopper. It also covers the rock hopper skiff.
- Slinker - This page covers the slinker.
- Spider, asteroid - This page covers the asteroid spider the asteroid spider eggs and asteroid spider hatchlings.
- Spiritjam - This page covers the spiritjam.
- Survivor - This page covers the survivor.
- Syllix - This page covers the syllix and the mage-star. It also covers the Erruption that occurs when the mage-stars reach maturity.
- Symbiont - This page covers the symbiont.
- Vine, infinity - This page covers infinity vine.
- Wiggle (hurwaet) - This page covers the hurwaet, swamp wiggle and salt wiggle. It also covers the hurwaet elder, hurwaet tribal chief and hurwaet eggs.
- Wizshade - This page covers the wizshade.
- Wryback - This page covers the wryback.
- Zard - This page covers the zard.
- Zodar - This page covers the zodar.
ExtrasEdit
DividersEdit
All four divider have recycled artwork from other Spelljammer products:
- Cover artwork from Lorebook of the Void
- Cover artwork from SJA1 Wildspace
- Cover artwork from Concordance of Arcane Space
- Cover artwork from SJA2 Skull & Crossbows
CreditsEdit
- Design Coordinator and Noodger: Jeff Grubb
- Designers: Karen Boomgarden (esthetic, lakshu, reigar), Tim Brown (focoid, gravislayer, plasman), William W. Connors (clockwork horror, radiant golem), Troy Denning (blazozid, misi), Dale Donovan (pirate of gith, spacesea giant), Newton Ewell (esthetic, lakshu, reigar), Andria Hayday (lumineaux), Bruce Heard (aartuk, rogue moon, space mimic), Dale "Slade" Henson (symbiont), Harold Johnson (argos, beholder-kin, fractine, mortiss), J. Paul LaFountain (astereater, phlog-crawler), Jim Lowder (albari, jammer leech, zard), Blake Mobley (plasmoid, wizshade, zodar), Kim Mohan (nay-churr), Roger Moore (furnace golem, giant space hamster, grommann, infinity vine), Bruce Nesmith (ancient mariner, asteroid spider, colossus, delphinid, dizantar), Doug Niles (chattur, hadozee, puffer, rastipede, syllix), Jean Rabe (lutum, murderoid, spiritjam), Steven Schend (q'nidar), Skip Williams (wiggle, wryback) and Steve Winter (rock hopper, slinker, survivor)
- Original Design Concept for Monstrous Compendium: David "Zeb" Cook, Steve Winter and Jon Pickens
- Editor: Mike Breault
- Typesetting: Tracey Zamagne
- Artistic Coordinator: Peggy Cooper
- Cover Art: Jeff Easley
- Interior Art: Thomas Baxa and Mark Nelson
Uncredited artworkEdit
- Divider one and three: Jim Holloway
- Divider two and four: Brom
See alsoEdit
- Category:MC7 (the MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix category)
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Mike Breault (1990). Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix. (2e) TSR. ISBN 0-88038-871-4.
- Spelljammer reference: MC7
- TSR reference: TSR 2109
- ISBN: 0-88038-871-4
External linksEdit
- The Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix at the TSR Archive
- Paul Westermeyer's review of 'MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix' at Beyond the Moons (the official Spelljammer website)
- Purchase 'MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix' PDF from DriveThruRPG
- Purchase 'MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix' PDF from Paizo
- Purchase 'MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix' PDF from RPGNow
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