"Many adventurers earn their reputations and their wealth by defeating horrible monsters in combat. Opportunities for battle abound for those who are not held back by fear or good sense. Undead creatures lurk in ancient crypts, displacer beasts hole up in haunted ruins, and hordes of scaly troglodytes make their homes deep in dark caverns. While more mundane villains, such as goblin bandits, use spears and swords, the more exotic creatures wield an array of extraordinary weapons against adventurers, from the troglodytes' stench to the dragon's deady breath."