Dungeons & Dragons Second (Revised) Edition Player's Handbook

This is a book no player can do without. At least, if you really want to play the game and get fully involved. This is one of those books that I find it’s best to keep a pencil attached to. Then, whenever I find myself cross referencing things, you can scribble page numbers and notes around the printed text. It never really has all the things you need to know in one place. This isn’t the books fault, so much as a comment on the complexity of the game. There are still a few places where it contradicts the DMG, but they can be forgiven. All in all this book is a must have. ...  Read the complete review

The players Handbook for the DnD second edition is everythign that a player needs to play in this gaming system. From creating a character to a large spell list for both Mages and Priests. if you want to play ADnD then you will need this book. If you are new to the game, i would suggest that you wait until end of August for the Third Edition the rules. These books will be cheaper than the current books, and all the new gaming products will use these sets of rules. If you have been playing DnD for sometime and want to keep using this set of rules, then get the book. It is an essential tool to a great game. ...  Read the complete review

This book provides all a new player needs to start to get to grips with the D&D world. It is an easy to understand guide through of the game, covering simple actions to fighting in an easily understandable manner. It also gives an excitement and love of the game which covers an entire world of magical fantasy, straight from the world of JRR Tolkien. Whether your preference be Elves, Orcs or just humans, this book caters for them all. Highly recommended. ...  Read the complete review

This is the indispensable encyclopedia of fantasy role-playing. Everything the player’s need is in it: how to create a mighty hero or crafty wizard; unique aspects of the elves, dwarves, halfings, and other fantasy races; all the weapons, armour, magical spells, and rules for thrilling battles against supernatural monsters. The new layout for the player’s handbook, which is complete and fully illustrated, is super and makes you want to start a new adventure as soon as possible! ...  Read the complete review

This book is the heart of the AD&D system. From this comes the races, character classes, items and magic of AD&D, all well laid out and organised. The presentation in this revised edition is excellent. The art work, something of a weakness, has improved massively. The AD&D system itself is essentially simple. Each character has a race, such as Human, Elf or Dwarf, and a class or class, such as Fighter, Mage or Thief. While this does limit the players choices, it results in more coherent characters and parties than some of the free form RPGs, and is the system that most people will be familiar with. This volume has more content than the majority of RPG ...  Read the complete review