Bard's Tale Online
MONSTER MANUAL
for Bard's Tale I.

How I (Tom) Did This:
To compile this list, I created a nearly invincible party of six archmages, then I went and hunted each monster down and used the Spell Bind spell (SPBI) to bind them to my party, thus letting me see their AC and Hits.

If a monster has a range of hit points, it is the lowest and the highest which I have encountered. If it has only one number, I have only encountered one of that monster, or all I found had the same hit points.

I've found that all monsters in one group will have the same hitpoints.

Update: Drawing from other sources, I (thebruce) combined data to fill in blank in this list. Soon it may continue to grow or morph with more additional data.

Update: Thanks to the help from Clay Cummins, I (thebruce) have updated the images to include the Apple IIGS versions he captured!


 
A
Ancient Enemy
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3584
 
Archmage
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3840
 
Assassin
AC: 4 HP: 11 EXP: 1024
 
Azure Monk
AC: 0 HP: 9-25 EXP: 2560
 
 
B
Balrog
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3584
 
Bandersnatch
AC: -4 HP: 74 EXP: 3328
 
Barbarian
AC: 6 HP: 10-14 EXP: 200
 
Basilisk
AC: -1 HP: 16 EXP: 3072
 
Beholder
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3584
 
Berserker
AC: 0 HP: 17 EXP: 2560
 
Black Dragon
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3584
 
Black Widow
AC: 5 HP: 15 EXP: 1024
 
Bladesman
AC: 4 HP: 14-20 EXP: 1280
 
Blue Dragon
AC: 1 HP: 21-31 EXP: 2048
 
Body Snatcher
AC: 0 HP: 11 EXP: 2816
 
Bone Crusher
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3072
 
 
C
Cloud Giant
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3584
 
Conjurer
AC: 1-8 HP: 2-34 EXP: ranges
 
Copper Dragon
AC: -2 HP: 21-31 EXP: 2560
 
Crystal Golem
AC: -9 HP: 20 EXP: 3584
 
 
D
Death Denizen
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: ?
 
Demon
AC: -4 HP: 29 EXP: 3072
 
Demon Lord
AC: LO HP: 50-255 EXP: 3840
 
Doppleganger
AC: 3 HP: 8-14 EXP: 1792
 
Dwarf
AC: 9 HP: 8-12 EXP: 80
 
Dwarf King
AC: 0 HP: 21-35 EXP: 2304
 
 
E
Evil Eye
AC: -1 HP: 65 EXP: 3072
 
Eye Spy
AC: 0 HP: 23 EXP: 2816
 
 
F
Fire Giant
AC: -2 HP: 36-37 EXP: 2560
 
Fred
AC: 0 HP: 21 EXP: 2816
 
 
G
Ghost
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3072
 
Ghoul
AC: 1 HP: 6-16 EXP: 2304
 
Gimp
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3328
 
Gnome
AC: 9 HP: 7 EXP: 80
 
Goblin Lord
AC: 3 HP: 17-22 EXP: 1280
 
Golem
AC: -3 HP: 13-58 EXP: 3072
 
Greater Demon
AC: -9 HP: 16-103 EXP: 3584
 
Green Dragon
AC: 1 HP: 29 EXP: 2560
 
Grey Dragon
AC: -2 HP: 19-57 EXP: 3072
 
 
H
Half Orc
AC: 5 HP: 14-18 EXP: 256
 
Hobbit
AC: 10 HP: 8 EXP: 70
 
Hobgoblin
AC: 8 HP: 4-8 EXP: 90
 
Hydra
AC: -1 HP: 4 EXP: 2560
 
 
I
Ice Giant
AC: -1 HP: 6-48 EXP: 2816
 
Ivory Monk
AC: 0 HP: 16 EXP: 2560
 
 
J
Jabberwock
AC: -7 HP: 101-106 EXP: 3584
 
Jackalwere
AC: 0 HP: 29 EXP: 2048
 
Jade Monk
AC: 7 HP: 2-9 EXP: 256
 
 
K
Kobold
AC: 10 HP: 4-6 EXP: 60
 
 
L
Lesser Demon
AC: -2 HP: 44-58 EXP: 2816
 
Lich
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: ?
 
Lurker
AC: 1 HP: 6-34 EXP: 2560
 
 
M
Mad Dog
AC: 5 HP: 4-11 EXP: 180
 
Mad God
AC: -6 HP: 83 EXP: 3584
 
Magician
AC: 3-9 HP: 4-14 EXP: ranges
 
Mangar
AC: LO HP: 58 EXP: 3584
 
Mangar Guard
AC: -6 HP: 69-74 EXP: 3328
 
Master Conjuror
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3328
 
Master Magician
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3328
 
Master Ninja
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3072
 
Master Sorcerer
AC: -3 HP: 19 EXP: 3328
 
Master Thief
AC: 5 HP: 10-18 EXP: 1280
 
Master Wizard
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3584
 
Maze Dweller
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3328
 
Maze Master
AC: -8 HP: 11 EXP: 3584
 
Mercenary
AC: 5 HP: 11-14 EXP: 220
 
Mimic
AC: -2 HP: 23 EXP: 3072
 
Mind Shadow
AC: -5 HP: 67 EXP: 3328
 
Mongo
AC: -5 HP: 33 EXP: 3328
 
 
N
Ninja
AC: 4 HP: 9-22 EXP: 1536
 
Nomad
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 120
 
 
O
Ogre
AC: 4 HP: 14-23 EXP: 1024
 
Ogre Lord
AC: 0 HP: 10-55 EXP: 2816
 
Ogre Magician
AC: 3 HP: 16-19 EXP: 2048
 
Old Man
AC: LO HP: 175 EXP: 3840
 
Orc
AC: 7 HP: 9-13 EXP: 100
 
 
P
Phantom
AC: -1 HP: 27 EXP: 2816
 
 
R
Red Dragon
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3328
 
 
S
Samurai
AC: 4 HP: 5-17 EXP: 1024
 
Samurai Lord
AC: -1 HP: 19 EXP: 2304
 
Scarlet Monk
AC: 4 HP: 13-17 EXP: 1792
 
Seeker
AC: 0 HP: 16-22 EXP: 2304
 
Shadow
AC: -1 HP: 19 EXP: 2560
 
Skeleton
AC: 6 HP: 8-10 EXP: 110
 
Sorcerer
AC: 5 HP: 3-17 EXP: ranges
 
Soul Sucker
AC: -8 HP: 109 EXP: 3584
 
Spectre
AC: -6 HP: 87 EXP: 3328
 
Spider
AC: 6 HP: 6-10 EXP: 150
 
Spinner
AC: 4 HP: 20-26 EXP: 1792
 
Statue
AC: 4 HP: 15-23 EXP: 1024
 
Stone Elemental
AC: 2 HP: 22-32 EXP: 2048
 
Stone Giant
AC: 3 HP: 2-32 EXP: 1792
 
Storm Giant
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3584
 
Swordsman
AC: 4 HP: 13-17 EXP: 512
 
 
T
Thief
AC: 8 HP: 3-7 EXP: 90
 
Titan
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3328
 
 
V
Vampire
AC: -3 HP: 68 EXP: 3072
 
Vampire Lord
AC: ? HP: ? EXP: 3584
 
 
W
War Giant
AC: -3 HP: 67 EXP: 3072
 
Warrior Elite
AC: -3 HP: 23 EXP: 3072
 
Weretiger
AC: -1 HP: 11 EXP: 2560
 
Werewolf
AC: 5 HP: 7 EXP: 1024
 
White Dragon
AC: -1 HP: 33 EXP: 2560
 
Wight
AC: 4 HP: 6-21 EXP: 1024
 
Wizard
AC: 7 HP: 2-14 EXP: ranges
 
Wolf
AC: 6 HP: 10-16 EXP: 256
 
Wraith
AC: 0 HP: 16-34 EXP: 2560
 
 
X
Xorn
AC: -1 HP: 47 EXP: 2816
 
 
Z
Zombie
AC: 5 HP: 13 EXP: 512