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

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D&D XP 2010: Dungeons & Dragons Essentials — Critical Hits". Critical-hits.com. January 29, 2010 . Retrieved September 29, 2013. Character creation is modified in many ways. Demi-human races are given higher level maximums to increase their long-term playability, though they are still restricted in terms of character class flexibility. Character classes are organized into four groups: warrior (fighter, paladin, ranger), wizard (mage, specialist wizard), priest (cleric, druid), and rogue (thief, bard). Assassins and monks were removed from the game as character classes, "magic-users" are renamed "mages", illusionists are made into a subtype of the wizard class, along with new classes specializing in the other schools of magic. Proficiencies are officially supported in the Player's Handbook and many supplements, rather than being an optional add-on. Psionics are no longer included in the Player's Handbook, though they later appeared in their own supplement.

a b "Dungeons & Dragons Announces Rules Expansion Gift Set, Monsters of the Multiverse Reference Book". CBR. September 27, 2021 . Retrieved October 4, 2021. Brink, Kyle (January 27, 2023). "OGL 1.0a & Creative Commons". D&D Beyond ( Press release) . Retrieved January 27, 2023. revision of the game updated the core book to this new version. Credited revision work by Andy Collins.Gygax, G. & Arneson, D. (May 1983). Mentzer, F (ed.). D&D Set 1: Basic Rules. TSR. ISBN 978-0-88038-338-7. 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. Nelson, Samantha (June 24, 2019). "First Impressions of Pathfinder Second Edition". Escapist Magazine. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019 . Retrieved August 1, 2019. 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:

The "advantage/disadvantage" mechanic was introduced, streamlining conditional and situational modifiers to a simpler mechanic: rolling two d20s for a situation and taking the higher of the two for "advantage" and the lower of the two for "disadvantage" and canceling each other out when more than one apply. The power system of 4th edition was replaced with more traditional class features that are gained as characters level. [49] Clerics, druids, paladins, and wizards prepare known spells using a slightly modified version of the spell preparation system of previous editions. Healing Surges are replaced by Hit Dice, requiring a character to roll a hit die during a short rest instead of healing a flat rate of hit points. Mearls, Mike. "Dungeon Master's Guide | Dungeons & Dragons". Dnd.wizards.com . Retrieved November 13, 2015.

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Retro-clones" are variants created to even more closely simulate previous editions, part of a movement known as the Old School Renaissance. [69] Castles & Crusades, published in 2004 by Troll Lord Games, is an early example of the OGL and SRD being used to recreate the experience of older editions. [69] Prominent retro-clones include Labyrinth Lord, OSRIC, and Swords & Wizardry. [70] A major revision of the AD&D rules was released in 2000, the first edition published by Wizards of the Coast, which had acquired TSR in 1997. [18] 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 named just Dungeons & Dragons, but still officially referred to as 3rd edition (or 3E for short). It also served as the basis of a broader role-playing system designed around 20-sided dice, called the d20 System. The d20 System is presented under the Open Game License, which makes it an open source system for which authors can write new games and game supplements without the need to develop a unique rules system and, more importantly, without the need for direct approval from Wizards of the Coast. This makes it easier to market D&D-compatible content under a broadly recognizable commercial license. Pulsipher, Lewis (August–September 1977). "Open Box: Tunnels and Trolls". White Dwarf. No.2. London, England: Games Workshop. ISSN 0265-8712. Tabletop Review: 13th Age Bestiary". Diehard GameFAN. October 10, 2014 . Retrieved September 23, 2021.F. Wesley Schneider, Justice Arman, Brian Cortijo, Kelly Digges, Dan Dillon, Ari Levitch, Renee Knipe, Ben Petrisor, Mario Ortegon, Erin Roberts, James L. Sutter The fifth and final supplement for the original D&D game focused on providing a new diceless set of rules for large battles between armies. [3] Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes stated itself to be the "last supplement" [4] for D&D in its introduction, and Swords & Spells did not have the official "Supplement V" designation on the cover. Williams, S.; Cook, M. & Tweet, J. (October 2000). Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III. D&D 3rd edition. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 978-0-7869-1552-1. Special editions of Xanathar's Guide to Everything, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse, along with a new DM Screen [23] [24]

Cook, D. (June 1989). Spector, W.; Rabe, J.; Schend, S (eds.). Dungeon Master's Guide. AD&D2E. TSR. ISBN 978-0-88038-729-3. a b c Witwer, Michael; Newman, Kyle; Witwer, Sam (2018). Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 9780399580949.Hall, Charlie (2019-04-22). "Stranger Things D&D Starter Set is a surprisingly good introduction to the game". Polygon . Retrieved 2019-07-22. It's The Perfect Time To Play Dungeons & Dragons". Kotaku Australia. 2014-09-23 . Retrieved 2019-06-30.