The Player’s Handbook is the essential reference for every Dungeons & Dragons roleplayer. It contains rules for character creation and advancement, backgrounds and skills, exploration and combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Use this book to create exciting characters from among the most iconic D&D races and classes.
Dungeons & Dragons immerses you in a world of adventure. Explore ancient ruins and deadly dungeons. Battle monsters while searching for legendary treasures. Gain experience and power as you trek across uncharted lands with your companions.
The world needs heroes. Will you answer the call?
- Build your character: This rule book gives you all you need to build your D&D characters, outlines the rules for roleplaying and combat as well as giving a directory of over 350 spells with descriptions and illustrations.
- Create infinite characters: Whether you’re creating an elvish cleric, driven from society for trespassing on tradition, a dwarven paladin, atoning for an dubious past, the Player’s Handbook provides the skeleton for your characters.
- Essential Tools: The Player’s Handbook is one of the three main Dungeons & Dragons books, along with the Monster Manual and the Dungeon Master’s Guide. The Player’s Handbook is the cornerstone. It’s the foundational text of D&D’s Fifth edition—for beginners and for veterans alike.
- Unleash your imagination: Dungeons & Dragons is a cooperative storytelling game that harnesses your imagination and invites you to explore a fantastic world of adventure, where heroes battle monsters, find treasures, and overcome quests.