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Dungeon master's guide

Mearls, Mike, (lead designer.). Crawford, Jeremy, (lead designer,, handbook lead.). Perkins, Christopher, 1968- (handbook lead.). Wyatt, James, 1968- (handbook lead.). Schwalb, Robert J., (designer.). Thompson, Rodney, (designer.). Lee, Peter, (designer.). Gray, Scott Fitzgerald, (editor.). Carter, Michele, (editor.). Sims, Chris, (editor.). Wilkes, Jennifer Clarke, (editor.). Bilsland, Greg, (producer.). Wizards of the Coast, Inc. (Added Author).

This book contains tools a Dungeon Master needs to provide stories and game play. A resource for new and existing Dungeon Masters to engage in both adventure and world creation, with rules, guidelines, and advice from the game's experts. Created as part of a massive public playtest involving more than 170,000 fans of the game.

Book  - 2014
  • ISBN: 9780786965625
  • ISBN: 0786965622
  • Physical Description print
    320 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
  • Edition Fifth edition.
  • Publisher Renton, WA : Wizards of the Coast, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Everything a Dungeon Master needs to weave legendary stories for the world's greatest roleplaying game"--Cover.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: A world of your own -- Creating a multiverse -- Creating adventures -- Creating nonplayer characters -- Adventure environments -- Between adventures -- Treasure -- Running the game -- Dungeon master's workshop -- Appendix A: Random dungeons -- Appendix B: Monster lists -- Appendix C: Maps -- Appendix D: Dungeon Master inspiration.
Creation/Production Credits Note: D & D lead designers, Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford ; Dungeon master's guide leads, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt ; designers, Robert J. Schwalb, Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee ; editors, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Michele Carter, Chris Sims, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes ; producer, Greg Bilsland.