In 1974, the world changed forever when Gary Gygax introduced the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The legacy of his innovative ideas and the extensive reach of his powerful influence can be seen in virtually every facet of gaming today.

To help honor his work and his memory, they created limited-edition reprints of the original 1st Edition core rulebooks: the Monster Manual, Player’s Handbook, and Dungeon Master’s Guide. These premium versions of the original AD&D rulebooks have been lovingly reprinted with the original art and content, but feature an attractive new cover design commemorating this re-release.

It’s the perfect player’s game-playing aid and the best companion to the referee’s Dungeon Masters Guide. As a player, this handbook will help you to determine your character’s abilities such as strength, wisdom and charisma. Character races including elves, halflings, dwarves, gnomes and others are explained in detail to make the adventure fast, fun and exciting. You’ll learn the rules for progressing in character levels and the most advantageous mapping and combat procedures. And they’re all in this easy to use book.

New hardcover book. Shrink wrap has been removed but not used. WOTC, 2012.