Dolmenwood monster book

by Gavin Norman, Kyle Hettinger, Amelia Luke

The complete Referee’s guide to the weird, wondrous, and terrifying denizens of Dolmenwood.

Dolmenwood is a weird fairy tale adventure game, conjuring the wonder, horror, whimsy, and strangeness of British folklore. Included in this book:

A bestiary of 87 fully detailed monsters dripping with flavour, including encounter seeds and beautiful illustrations.
53 mundane animals, including unique Dolmenwood fauna such as gobbles and gelatinous apes.
9 types of everyday folk: anglers, criers, fortune-tellers, lost souls, merchants, pedlars, pilgrims, priests, and villagers.
27 NPC stat blocks for common adventuring Classes.
Adventuring party generator for rolling up NPC adventurers on quests of their own.
Over 300 rumours describing monsters as featured in the fireside tales of local folk.
Monster creation guidelines to keep players on their toes.
Easy-to-read stat blocks for quick reference.
Core book 3 of 3. Referees also need the Dolmenwood Player’s Book and the Dolmenwood Campaign Book.

Contains adult themes and elements of horror. May not be suitable for children.

Genres: Fantasy, Role Playing Games

128 pages, Hardcover

Published June 1, 2025

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a monster book. I wrote a general review of Dolmenwood for the Player's Handbook. If you're new to TTRPGs or the OSR scene, this is smaller component of Dolmenwood and you'd be better served getting the Player's Handbook if you want to play or the Campaign Setting book if you want to run a game or read about the setting in-depth.

My 5 star rating comes from my love of the setting and game of Dolmenwood as a whole. In addition, if you weren't interested in Dolmenwood, this monster book can easily be used for other OSR games and should give you plenty of inspiration.

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the better new monster books I have to say. A mixture of new and original with new interpretations of general staples.