Review- D&D player's handbook

Player's Handbook by James Wyatt

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I'm going to start playing D&D for the first time soon, and have been reading about the rules and lore in preparation. This book focuses on the mechanics of gameplay and character creation.

The system is mostly intuitive, particularly for anyone who has played RPGs before. Not having played the game previously, I couldn't say whether it counts as an improvement on previous iterations. I thought more imagination could have been applied to the races that populate the world. Too many of them seemed to be either 'solid community' types, or 'wild tribesman'. I often think that not enough thought is given to social setups in fantasy settings, where a great variety of ways of living should be possible. I'd imagine this is why many players create their worlds.

Overall, the book provided a good manual for new players.



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