Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: 2nd Edition Player's Handbook

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Kunzelman, Cameron (July 3, 2019). "Dungeons & Dragons Expands Its Line with Three New Releases". Paste Magazine . Retrieved July 8, 2019. Robert J. Schwalb, Eytan Bernstein, Creighton Broadhurst, Steve Kenson, Kolja Raven Liquette, Allen Rausch Many have speculated, without evidence, that it will be the full-fledged 6th edition of the game. But there's a downside to breaking ties with nearly a decade's worth of products [...] and starting fresh. Just look to the various 'edition wars' that have cropped up over the years when the franchise transitioned from 3rd edition, to 3.5, to 4th edition. Instead, it appears that Wizards will be taking a far more incremental approach this time, weaving in changes both large and small while still maintaining a connection to what came before". [47] Profiles: Monte Cook". Dragon. Renton, Washington: Wizards of the Coast (#275): 10, 12, 14. September 2000. a b Peters, Jayson (2021-09-26). "Dungeons & Dragons new edition announced, with new rulebooks for 2024". Nerdvana . Retrieved 2021-09-27.

Hoffer, Christian (August 18, 2022). "Dungeons & Dragons Releases First Playtest for Revised Rules". ComicBook.com . Retrieved August 18, 2022.Ryan, Jon (August 24, 2020). "Dungeons & Dragons Announces New Book and Fall Event". IGN . Retrieved August 24, 2020. Williams, S.; Cook, M. & Tweet, J. (July 2003). Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III v.3.5. Revised by R. Baker. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-2893-4. In 1989, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition was published. Initially, the second edition would consolidate the game, with two essential hardcovers and a 3-ring monster document binder that Dungeon Masters can sort contents as they wish. Periodically, TSR published 3 lines of optional rulebooks (PHBR/DMGR/HR) and additional monster compendium to enhance game play. a b c Nelson, Samantha (2022-08-18). "D&D is reviving Planescape with a three-volume boxed set, coming in 2023". Polygon . Retrieved 2022-08-18. Hall, Charlie (2021-06-07). "The next Dungeons & Dragons book will be a whimsical romp through the feywild". Polygon . Retrieved 2021-06-07.

Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Arthur Collins, Nigel Findley, Timothy B. Brown and William W. Connors andrew (2023-08-02). "Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Many Things — Wizards of the Coast". PHD Games . Retrieved 2023-10-03. A major revision of the AD&D rules was released in 2000. As the Basic game had been discontinued some years earlier, and the more straightforward title was more marketable, the word "Advanced" was dropped and the new edition was called just Dungeons & Dragons, but was still officially referred to as 3rd edition (or 3E for short). This edition was the first to be released by Wizards of the Coast after their acquisition of the company, as well as the first to allow third-party companies to make supplemental materials by use of the Open Game License. A series of Map Folios were also produced. Spangler, Todd (2021-10-12). "Critical Role Official D&D Book 'Call of the Netherdeep' Due Out in Early 2022". Variety . Retrieved 2021-10-12.Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast, 2004, ISBN 0-7869-3498-0 pp.171-175

The State of D&D: Present". The Escapist. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018 . Retrieved November 14, 2018. Pulsipher, Lewis (February–March 1981). "An Introduction to Dungeons & Dragons". White Dwarf. No.23. London, England: Games Workshop. pp.8–9. Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes was the fourth supplement for the original D&D game and adapted a variety of real-world and fictional pantheons for use in the D&D game. [3] a b Johnson, Xavier (August 18, 2022). "Dungeons and Dragons brings huge changes to fifth edition rules under One D&D initiative". Dot Esports . Retrieved August 18, 2022. Basic rulebook, Hunt for the Thessalhydra adventure module, painted and plain Demogorgon miniature, and 5 pre-generated character sheets.

The release of AD&D 2nd Edition corresponded with important policy changes at TSR. An effort was made to remove aspects of the game which had attracted negative publicity, most notably the removal of all mention of demons and devils, although equivalent fiendish monsters are included, renamed tanar'ri and baatezu, respectively. Moving away from the moral ambiguity of the 1st edition AD&D, the TSR staff eliminated character classes and races like the assassin and the half-orc, and stressed heroic roleplaying and player teamwork. The target age of the game was also lowered, with most 2ndedition products being aimed primarily at teenagers. [14] Turnbull, Don (December 1978 – January 1979). "Open Box: Player's Handbook". White Dwarf. Games Workshop (10): 17. Cook, D. (June 1989). Spector, W.; Rabe, J.; Schend, S (eds.). Dungeon Master's Guide. AD&D2E. TSR. ISBN 978-0-88038-729-3. If an item appears in this list you should be able to make a link to a book with the year of publication automatically attached using the {{ book}} template like so: