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Welcome to the World of Dungeons & Dragons
The Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game is about collaborative storytelling in worlds of swords and sorcery. Like games of make-believe, D&D is driven by imagination. It’s about picturing a crumbling castle in a darkening forest and imagining how a fantasy adventurer might react to the challenges that scene presents.

This book will be your guide to character creation and advancement, your reference for spells and equipment, and a constant companion at your table for looking up just how many beams of eldritch blast you can shoot this time.

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?

Learn How to Play
Dungeons & Dragons immerses you in a world of stories. The rules give structure to those stories, determining the consequences of an adventurers’ actions. Will your fireball finish off that vicious troll? Will you see the trap door before falling to your doom? Roll the dice and see.

The Player's Handbook is the essential D&D rulebook for both players and Dungeon Masters. Whether you're pulling off a thrilling heist or trying to charm a surly troll, this book will teach you everything you need to know for a lifetime of playing and running D&D games.

Create a Character
The Player's Handbook will guide you through the process of creating a character. Choose from the most iconic D&D races and classes. Give your adventurer a personality and background. Equip them with armor, weapons, and all the adventuring gear they'll need to succeed. And dive into a game of magic and monsters, brave warriors and spectacular adventures.

As your character's experience and power grows, this book will also be your guide for leveling up, with handy reference charts and a variety of customization options.

Fill in Your Spellbook
Learn to resurrect your allies with the touch of your hand or punish enemies with blazing orbs of fire. The Player's Handbook will teach you the rules for spellcasting, the nature of magic in the D&D multiverse, and serve as your personal spellbook—who needs to go to wizard school?

Choose your spells from a huge A–Z directory, with full descriptions of over 350 of D&D's most beloved spells.

==Credits==
'''D&D Lead Designers:''' [[Mike Mearls]], [[Jeremy Crawford]]

'''Player’s Handbook Lead:''' [[Jeremy Crawford]]

'''Rules Development:''' [[Rodney Thompson]], [[Peter Lee]]

'''Writing:''' [[James Wyatt]], [[Robert J. Schwalb]], [[Bruce R. Cordell]]

'''Editing:''' [[Michele Carter]], [[Chris Sims]], [[Scott Fitzgerald Gray]], [[Christopher Perkins]]

'''Producer:''' [[Greg Bilsland]]

'''Art Directors:''' [[Kate Irwin]], [[Dan Gelon]], [[Jon Schindehette]], [[Mari Kolkowsky]], [[Melissa Rapier]], [[Shauna Narciso]]

'''Graphic Designers:''' [[Bree Heiss]], [[Emi Tanji]], [[Barry Craig]]

'''Cover Illustrator:''' [[Tyler Jacobson]]

'''Interior Illustrators:''' [[Steve Argyle]], [[Tom Babbey]], [[Daren Bader]], [[Drew Baker]], [[Mark Behm]], [[Eric Belisle]], [[Christopher Bradley]], [[Noah Bradley]], [[Sam Burley]], [[Clint Cearley]], [[Milivoj ´Ceran]], [[Sidharth Chaturvedi]], [[Jedd Chevrier]], [[jD]], [[Allen Douglas]], [[Jesper Ejsing]], [[Craig Elliott]], [[Wayne England]], [[Scott M. Fischer]], [[Randy Gallegos]], [[Justin Gerard]], [[Florian De Gesincourt]], [[Lars Grant-West]], [[Jon Hodgson]], [[Ralph Horsley]], [[Lake Hurwitz]], [[Tyler Jacobson]], [[Kekai Kotaki]], [[Olly Lawson]], [[Raphael Lübke]], [[Titus Lunter]], [[Slawomir Maniak]], [[Brynn Metheney]], [[Aaron Miller]], [[Christopher Moeller]], [[Mark Molnar]], [[Scott Murphy]], [[William O’Connor]], [[Hector Ortiz]], [[David Palumbo]], [[Alessandra Pisano]], [[Claudio Pozas]], [[Rob Rey]], [[Wayne Reynolds]], [[Aaron J. Riley]], [[Chris Seaman]], [[Cynthia Sheppard]], [[Craig J Spearing]], [[John Stanko]], [[Matt Stawicki]], [[Alex Stone]], [[Thom Tenery]], [[Cory Trego-Erdner]], [[Beth Trott]], [[Autumn Rain Turkel]], [[Jose Vega]], [[Tyler Walpole]], [[Julian Kok Joon Wen]], [[Richard Whitters]], [[Eva Widermann]], [[Ben Wootten]], [[Kieran Yanner]]

'''Additional Contributors:''' [[Kim Mohan]], [[Matt Sernett]], [[Chris Dupuis]], [[Tom LaPille]], [[Richard Baker]], [[Miranda Horner]], [[Jennifer Clarke Wilkes]], [[Steve Winter]], [[Nina Hess]], [[Steve Townshend]], [[Chris Youngs]], [[Ben Petrisor]], [[Tom Olsen]]

'''Project Management:''' [[Neil Shinkle]], [[Kim Graham]], [[John Hay]]

'''Production Services:''' [[Cynda Callaway]], [[Brian Dumas]], [[Jefferson Dunlap]], [[David Gershman]], [[Anita Williams]]

'''Brand and Marketing:''' [[Nathan Stewart]], [[Liz Schuh]], [[Chris Lindsay]], [[Shelly Mazzanoble]], [[Hilary Ross]], [[Laura Tommervik]], [[Kim Lundstrom]], [[Trevor Kidd]]

Based on the original game created by [[Gary Gygax|E. Gary Gygax]] and [[Dave Arneson]], with [[Brian Blume]], [[Rob Kuntz]], [[James Ward]], and [[Don Kaye]]

Drawing from further development by [[J. Eric Holmes]], [[Tom Moldvay]], [[Frank Mentzer]], [[Aaron Allston]], [[Harold Johnson]], [[Roger E. Moore]], [[David “Zeb” Cook]], [[Ed Greenwood]], [[Tracy Hickman]], [[Margaret Weis]], [[Douglas Niles]], [[Jeff Grubb]], [[Jonathan Tweet]], [[Monte Cook]], [[Skip Williams]], [[Richard Baker]], [[Peter Adkison]], [[Keith Baker]], [[Bill Slavicsek]], [[Andy Collins]], and [[Rob Heinsoo]]

Playtesting provided by over 175,000 fans of D&D. Thank you!

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