

Together, these books outline more than a dozen new races including minotaurs and kobolds as well as new backgrounds and other info. Kobold Press is a third-party publisher that has its own campaign setting, Midgard. This will give you some crazy options, but check with your DM first to be sure she’s cool with an orc joining the party. But it does have some player content, too, including options to play as monster classes such as goblins, orcs and others. Volo’s Guide to Monsters. This is primarily book for Dungeon Masters. AND IF YOU REALLY WANT SOME EXTRA OPTIONS… There are loads of new character options in the form of new character class options, a host of tools for Dungeon Masters and a giant load of new spells. In the years since the game’s initial release, there have been new ideas and editions to the game, and they’re all collected here. If you want more class options, spells or DM ideas, you need this book. (It’s also free.) It has four extra races and a bunch more spells with an elemental flavor. Player’s Companion. If you’re not satisfied with the race options in the Player’s Handbook, go get this. It features the game’s races, classes, equipment, the entire basic spell list, gods, creatures and the game’s rules for adventuring and combat.

Even DM’s need this because the book lays out the game’s core mechanics. This is the game’s core rulebook, even if it says “player” on it. Player’s Handbook. Decided to jump into the game? Then you need this. Even if you’ve played D&D before, this will give you a good taste of how the new edition works. It has a complete adventure that will take a few sessions to finish, complete character sheets for every player and a book detailing rules for both players and the Dungeon Master. The Starter Set. If the game has you interested and you just wanna try it out with some friends without going whole hog, get this box.
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Even if you’re playing in a friend’s game, you can create a character using just the free rules.
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START HERE…īasic Rules. Not sure you want to spend $50 just to try the game? D&D offers the basic rules (the game’s basic classes, races, equipment and combat/role-playing rules) for free online. It’s actually really easy to get into, and we created a guide to help you do just that.

Sometimes there’s conveniently a “core” book, but often there’s just a bunch of stuff and you don’t know where to start.īut don’t fret. When you head to your friendly local game shop, it can be intimidating to stare at that massive shelf of hardcovers, adventures, guides, pamphlets, DM screens and tons more. Welcome to Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition.
