Volo's Guide to Monsters and other Malevolent Creatures

A book covering anatomy, taxonomy and behaviours of common monsters found in the wilderness.

A player that has studied this book for at least 16 hours can roll an Intelligence based ability check to recall Information about a creature they see. The player gains advantage on their roll if they have refreshed their knowledge within the last 3 Days. A refresh session lasts for about 1 hour.If the player hasn't had a refresh session in a tenday, they roll with disadvantage. The book does not cover creatures above CR10 or that are rare or barely seen.

Item type

Book / Document