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  <title><![CDATA[Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons 2nd Edition, Core Rulebook)]]></title>
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  <default_description>This is the indispensable encyclopedia of fantasy role-playing and also the perfect companion to the referee's 2nd Edition Dungeon Master's Guide. Everything players need is here: how to determine a character's Strength, Wisdom, Charisma, and other abilities; the difference among the various fantasy races, from elves and halflings to dwarves, gnomes, and others; complete rules for character improvement; the most advantageous mapping and combat procedures; and much more, all in this easy-to-use, revised version of the classic role-playing rulebook. With this 2nd Edition, the best-selling role-playing game in history gets even better!
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">3</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1989</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons 2nd Edition, Core Rulebook)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Zeb Cook]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 29 00:52:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Certainly a more balanced, logical work than the First edition. Equally ot it's pluses are its lack in charm, whimsy, and, frankly, fun. The first edition handbook was a strangely enjoyable read for a compilation of  rules for a game. This is much more effective at accomplishing the purpose, but doe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72861112">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="615757">
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    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sat Apr 07 07:01:51 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I miss THAC0.  It may have made no sense (you want high stats.  High is good.  Except for THAC0.  That you want low, because you have to roll OVER it), but its old-school.  TSR fixed a number of the problems from 1E, and, more importantly, published this when I was 10, so its shadow has hung over my...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/615757">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77184142">
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    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great stuff. It's not meant to be read cover-to-cover, but I did... twice. It was <em>that</em> captivating for my imagination. Sure, it was more &quot;formal&quot; than the 1st edition but it was much clearer. Loved the hours of fun it gave me and the fantasy dreams I've had. Yea, I'm a nerd for this.]]></body>
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    <review id="12498249">
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    <name><![CDATA[St-Michel]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Jan 17 18:21:18 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, so yes, to the average worldly citizen and reader, I am a nerd.  I have actually read this thing cover to cover, but hey, so what.  I'm an RPG/Fantasy fan, and seriously, the world of Dungeons &amp; Dragons opened up a whole new depth of fantasy to me that Tolkien didn't even dare breathe.  And so f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12498249">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="62470968">
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 07 08:41:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 07 08:43:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Honestly, not having played the game a lot when I was younger, this was still one of the most influential books I've ever read. From the artwork to the ideas, it was pretty freaking amazing. I used to flip through it some days, just for a little inspiration.]]></body>
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    <review id="79504390">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mark]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Dec 01 03:44:27 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons, 2nd Edition, Core Rulebook/2101) by David &quot;Zeb&quot; Cook (1989)]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79504390]]></url>
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    <review id="2562531">
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    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Minneapolis, MN]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[dungeons &amp; dragons fans]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 30 09:07:18 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jun 30 09:07:18 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I actually thought this book was very interesting, just to read front to back. lol, I know it's not that kind of book, but it means that it was written very well if that's how I read it. Perhaps I just like the idea of such an imaginative, fantasy-like game, but still. If you think you're completely...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2562531">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21261173">
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    <name><![CDATA[Gabe]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Apr 29 12:09:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 29 12:11:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Yes. I have read the Dungeons and Dragons &quot;Players Handbook&quot;. What you gonna do about it? Nothing! You know why? Because I have a +5 cloak of protection against people who are too cool for D&amp;D.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21261173]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1566379">
    <user id="108288">
    <name><![CDATA[Nika]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu May 31 13:21:00 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu May 31 13:21:30 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can tell which book Ive used by the front cover pictures! More like a refference book but a must have for roleplayers.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1566379]]></url>
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    <review id="3120405">
    <user id="190297">
    <name><![CDATA[Some Small Silence]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Baltimore, MD]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, so it was bad.  Really really bad.  However, it was the first RPG I ever owned, and I utterly adored it.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3120405]]></url>
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    <review id="18432351">
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    <name><![CDATA[D_Davis]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 23 06:59:11 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 16 16:11:40 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[For pure value, hour/dollar, no other book has given me more enjoyment.]]></body>
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    <review id="19699466">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dylan]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Rating based on usefulness.]]></body>
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    <review id="18612375">
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    <name><![CDATA[Paul]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 25 13:30:13 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Learn it. Love it. Live it.]]></body>
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    <review id="7576603">
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 11 07:39:08 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good place to start.]]></body>
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    <review id="79484527">
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    <review id="78833616">
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    <review id="78046933">
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    <review id="74656735">
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