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This is a list of rulebooks for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, sorted by the edition of the game that they appeared in. This list does not include books designed for use as premade adventures.

See also: List of Dungeons & Dragons modules and List of Dungeons & Dragons adventures
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Original Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons came into the public realm in 1974. The original D&D was limited in comparison to its modern day equivalent, and as such had only a few supplemental materials printed for it.

Basic Dungeons & Dragons

Basic Dungeons & Dragons or the Basic Set became the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons upon its release in 1977. The set was used primarily as an introduction to the game for new players, and as such was made to be as easily understandable as possible. The Basic Set collected together, organized, and cleaned up the presentation of the essential rules from the original 1974 Dungeons & Dragons boxed set, as well as the Greyhawk supplement, into a single booklet. The basic set was overhauled in a huge revision in 1981, and it is at this point that most players consider Basic to be an entirely separate edition than Advanced.[citation needed]

  • Basic Rules
  • Dungeon Master's Book
  • Rules Cyclopedia
  • AC1 The Shady Dragon Inn
  • AC2 Combat Shield and Mini-adventure
  • AC4 The Book of Marvelous Magic
  • AC5 Player Character Record Sheets
  • AC6 Player Character Record Sheets
  • AC7 Master Player Screen
  • AC9 Creature Catalogue
  • AC10 Bestiary Of Dragons And Giants
  • AC11 The Book of Wondrous Inventions
  • Champions of Mystara
  • Character and Monster Assortment Pack
  • Companion Rules
  • DDREF1 Character Record Sheets
  • DMR1 Dungeon Master Screen
  • DMR2 Creature Catalog
  • Dungeon Geomorphs Set One Basic Dungeon
  • Dungeon Geomorphs Set Two Caves & Caverns
  • Dungeon Geomorphs Set Three Lower Dungeons
  • Dungeon Geomorphs Sets 1-3
  • Expert Set
  • Gazetteer Dawn of the Emperors, Thyatis and Alphatia
  • GAZ1 The Grand Duchy of Karameikos
  • GAZ2 The Emirates of Ylaruam
  • GAZ3 The Principalities of Glantri
  • GAZ4 The Kingdom of Ierendi
  • GAZ5 The Elves Of Alfheim
  • GAZ6 The Dwarves Of Rockhome
  • GAZ7 The Northern Reaches
  • GAZ8 The Five Shires
  • GAZ9 The Minrothad Guilds
  • GAZ10 The Orcs Of Thar
  • GAZ11 The Republic of Darokin
  • GAZ12 The Golden Khan Of Ethengar
  • GAZ13 The Shadow Elves
  • GAZ14 The Atruaghin Clans
  • Hexagonal Mapping Booklet
  • Hollow World Campaign Set
  • HWR1 Sons of Azca
  • HWR2 Kingdom Of Nithia
  • HWR3 The Milenian Empire
  • Immortal Rules
  • Quadrille Graph Paper
  • Master Rules
  • Monster & Treasure Assortment Set 1 Levels 1-3
  • Monster & Treasure Assortment Set 2 Levels 4-6
  • Monster & Treasure Assortment Set 3 Levels 7-9
  • Monster & Treasure Assortment Set 1-3 - Level 1-9
  • PC1 Tall Tales Of The Wee Folk
  • PC2 Top Ballista
  • PC3 The Sea People
  • PC4 Night Howlers
  • Poor Wizard's Almanac
  • Poor Wizard's Almanac II
  • Thunder Rift
  • TM1 The Western Countries Trail Map
  • TM2 The Eastern Countries Trail Map
  • Wrath of the Immortals

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, or AD&D, greatly expanded upon the rules and settings of the original D&D game when it was released in 1977. As such, this edition saw the publication of numerous books to assist players. The naming of the core books in this edition became the standard for all later editions.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition

In 1989, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition was published. By the end of its first decade, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons had expanded to several rulebooks, including three Monster Manuals, and two books governing character skills in wilderness and underground settings. Initially, the second edition would consolidate the game, with three essential books to govern Dungeon Masters and players alike. Periodically, TSR published optional rulebooks for character classes and races to enhance game play.

  • Dungeon Master's Guide
  • Dungeon Master's Guide
  • Monstrous Compendium Volume One
  • Monstrous Manual
  • Player's Handbook
  • Player's Handbook
  • Legends & Lore
  • Tome of Magic
  • Book of Artifacts
  • Player's Option: Combat & Tactics
  • Player's Option: Skills & Powers
  • Player's Option: Spells & Magic
  • DM Option: High-Level Campaigns
  • The Complete Fighter's Handbook
  • The Complete Thief's Handbook
  • The Complete Priest's Handbook
  • The Complete Wizard's Handbook
  • The Complete Psionics Handbook
  • The Complete Ranger's Handbook
  • The Complete Paladin's Handbook
  • The Complete Druid's Handbook
  • The Complete Barbarian's Handbook
  • The Complete Bard's Handbook
  • The Complete Ninja's Handbook
  • The Complete Book of Dwarves
  • The Complete Book of Elves
  • The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings
  • The Complete Book of Humanoids
  • Creative Campaigning
  • Arms and Equipment Guide
  • Monster Mythology
  • The Complete Book of Villains
  • The Complete Book of Necromancers
  • The Castle Guide
  • Of Ships and the Sea
  • Sages and Specialists
  • Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide
  • HR1 Vikings Campaign Sourcebook
  • HR2 Charlemagne's Paladins Campaign Sourcebook
  • HR3 Celts Campaign Sourcebook
  • HR4 A Mighty Fortress Campaign Sourcebook
  • HR5 The Glory of Rome Campaign Sourcebook
  • HR6 Age of Heroes Campaign Sourcebook
  • HR7 The Crusades Campaign Sourcebook
  • MC1 Monstrous Compendium Volume One (1989)[1]—144 pages, 12 dividers and 3-ring D-binder
  • MC2 Monstrous Compendium Volume Two (1989)[1]—144 pages
  • MC3 Monstrous Compendium Volume Three Forgotten Realms Appendix (1989)[1]—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC4 Monstrous Compendium Dragonlance Appendix (1989)—96 pages, 4 dividers and 3-ring D-binder
  • MC5 Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix (1990)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC6 Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix (1990)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC7 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix (1990)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC8 Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix (1991)—96 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC9 Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix II (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC10 Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC11 Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix II (1991)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC12 Monstrous Compendium Dark Sun Appendix: Terrors of the Desert (1992)—96 pages
  • MC13 Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix (1992)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC14 Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix (1992)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • MC15 Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night (1993)—64 pages, 4 dividers
  • Monstrous Manual (1993)—384 page hardcover reprinting MC1 & MC2 plus others
  • Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr (1995)
  • Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II (1996)—reprinting MC10 & MC15
  • Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness (1994)
  • Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994)
  • Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II (1995)
  • Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III (1998)
  • Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994)
  • Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (1994)—reprints from modules and magazines of 1993
  • Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (1995)—reprints from modules and magazines of 1994
  • Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (1996)—reprints from modules and magazines of 1995
  • Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (1998)—96 pages; reprints from modules and magazines of 1996–7
  • Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1996) (download-only)

Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition and v3.5

A major revision of the AD&D rules was released in 2000. 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 called just Dungeons & Dragons, but was still officially referred to as 3rd edition (or 3E for short).

This edition was the first to be released by Wizards of the Coast after their acquisition of the company, as well as the first to allow third-party companies to make supplemental materials by use of the Open Game License.

In July 2003, a revised version of the 3rd edition D&D rules (termed version 3.5) was released that incorporated numerous rule changes, as well as expanding the Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual.

Title Authors Date Pages ISBN
Arms and Equipment Guide Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, Rich Redman, James Wyatt March 2003 160 ISBN 978-0-7869-2649-7
 
Book of Challenges Daniel Kaufman, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Mike Selinker, Skip Williams June 2002 128 ISBN 0-7869-2657-0
Book of Challenges presents a number of ready-made dungeon encounters that a Dungeon Master can insert into a scenario. The encounters range from straightforward traps (such as a domed room with a hinged floor that serves as the hidden lair for a beholder), to challenging logic puzzles, riddles and even roleplaying encounters where combat or skill mechanics take a secondary role to the players' own wits and intelligence. All are categorized by challenge rating and run from CR 1 to CR 22. The book also includes advice for DMs on constructing similar traps to the ones presented, including tutorials on basic logic puzzles. 
Book of Exalted Deeds James Wyatt, Darrin Drader, Christopher Perkins October 2003 196 ISBN 0-7869-3136-1
The Book of Exalted Deeds contains rules for good occurrences, acts, and characters in the game, and thus is only useful for campaigns including good forces. It is one of two manuals for the game to carry a "For Mature Audiences Only" warning label on the cover (the other is Book of Vile Darkness, devoted to evil). 
Book of Vile Darkness Monte Cook May 2007 224 ISBN 978-0-7869-4151-3
 
Cityscape Ari Marmell, C.A. Suleiman November 2006 160 ISBN 0-7869-3939-7
Written specifically for Dungeon Masters, Cityscape details how to create and effectively run campaigns centered around cities (and less often, towns). 
Complete Adventurer Jesse Decker January 2005 192 ISBN 0-7869-3651-7
Complete Adventurer focuses on the skill-based character classes of Dungeons & Dragons, replacing and expanding upon an earlier soft-cover rulebook Song and Silence. It also introduces three new character classes: ninja, scout and spellthief, and numerous prestige classes. 
Complete Arcane Richard Baker November 2004 192 ISBN 0-7869-3435-2
Complete Arcane expands upon and replaces an earlier soft-cover rulebook entitled Tome and Blood. It presents additional rules and advice for the creation and use of character classes which specialize in arcane (as opposed to divinely-inspired) magic. It also contains three new character classes: warlock, warmage, and wu jen. 
Complete Champion Ed Stark, Chris Thomasson, Rhiannon Louve, Ari Marmell, Gary Astleford May 2007 160 ISBN 978-0-7869-4034-9
Somewhat of a sequel to Complete Divine, Complete Champion is geared for characters who fight for a cause. It contains additional rules for divine spellcasters and quests. 
Complete Divine David Noonan May 2004 192 ISBN 0-7869-3272-4
Complete Divine replaces and expands upon earlier rulebooks entitled Masters of the Wild and Defenders of the Faith. It presents additional base classes, prestige classes, and feats. In addition, it contains additional rules and character ideas based on belief and the afterlife, as well as a chapter on magic items based on the original D&D pantheon gods/goddesses. 
Complete Mage Skip Williams, Penny Williams, Ari Marmell, Kolja Raven Liquette October 2006 160 ISBN 0-7869-3937-0
Complete Mage is effectively the sequel to Complete Arcane. The book provides feats, prestige classes, and other options for characters interested in magic. Unlike Complete Arcane, Complete Mage contains no new core classes, but it contains alternative class features for existing classes. 
Complete Psionic Bruce R. Cordell and Christopher Lindsay April 2006 160 ISBN 0-7869-3911-7
Complete Psionic is the first 3.5 edition supplemental rulebook published by Wizards of the Coast which focuses on psionics since the Expanded Psionics Handbook. It presents additional material relating to psionics, including three new classes and a variant of the psion class, eight new prestige classes, a new psionic race and many feats and psionic powers. 
Complete Scoundrel Mike McArtor and F. Wesley Schneider January 2007 160 ISBN 978-0-7869-4152-0
Complete Scoundrel provides feats, prestige classes, and other options for characters interested in playing trickster characters. It has introduced the idea of skill tricks, which are feat-like character moves that cost skill points to learn and may only be used once per encounter. 
Complete Warrior Andy Collins, David Noonan, Ed Stark November 2003 160 ISBN 0-7869-2880-8
Complete Warrior replaces and expands upon the earlier rulebook Sword and Fist. It presents additional rules and advice for the creation and use of character classes which specialize in melee and ranged combat, including three new classes (the hexblade, samurai, and swashbuckler). 
Defenders of the Faith Rich Redman, James Wyatt May 2001 96 ISBN 0-7869-1840-3
Defenders of the Faith provides supplemental information for characters belonging to the Cleric and Paladin base classes. This book introduced Divine Feats, which are still used in version 3.5. This book also contained tips for creating and playing characters of the aforementioned class, as well as several prestige classes, most of which have been reintroduced in the 3.5 supplemental sourcebook Complete Divine. 
Deities and Demigods Rich Redman, Skip Williams, James Wyatt April 2002 224 ISBN 0-7869-2654-6
 
Draconomicon Andy Collins, Skip Williams, James Wyatt November 2003 228 ISBN 0-7869-2884-0
 
Dragon Magic Owen K.C. Stephens, Rodney Thompson September 2006 160 ISBN 0-7869-3936-2
With Dragon Magic, the player can use dragon magic and learn new fighting styles from the powerful beasts. 
Drow of the Underdark Robert J. Schwalb, Anthony Pryor, Greg Vaughan May 2007 224 ISBN 978-0-7869-4151-3
 
Dungeon Master's Guide Monte Cook July 2003 320 ISBN 978-0-7869-2889-7
 
Dungeon Master's Guide II Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Chris Thomasson, James Jacobs, Robin D. Laws June 2005 288 ISBN 978-0-7869-3687-8
 
Dungeon Survival Guide Bill Slavicsek, Christopher Perkins October 2007 64 ISBN 0-7869-4730-6
 
Dungeonscape Jason Bulmahn and Rich Burlew February 2007 160 ISBN 978-0-7869-4118-6
Dungeonscape focuses on the finer points of the dungeon, the medium for adventure and danger in the Dungeons & Dragons game. Dungeon masters may use this supplement to include new traps, monsters, descriptions, and rules for older dungeon-related errata. Players may use the information in this book to shape their characters for the dungeon, including new feats, skills, prestige classes, and equipment. 
Elder Evils Robert J. Schwalb December 2007 160 ISBN 978-0-7869-4733-1
Elder Evils includes new content for epic level characters, in the form of extremely powerful, alien monstrosities intent on destroying the world (and designed as a way of providing Dungeon Masters a means of ending a current campaign). The book presents nine "elder evils". 
Enemies and Allies Jeff Grubb, David Noonan, Skip Williams, Bruce R. Cordell October 2001 64 ISBN 0-7869-1852-7
 
Epic Level Handbook Andy Collins, Bruce R. Cordell, Thomas M. Reid July 2002 320 ISBN 0-7869-2658-9
The Epic Level Handbook contains rules for characters to attain levels above 20, the limit in the core rulebooks. It provides epic-level progression information for all the core classes in the Player's Handbook, as well as epic-level prestige classes, magical items, and artifacts designed to be used by epic-level characters, and monsters that provide epic-level challenges. It also provides information on "Epic Spells", spells that must be researched and developed, and may only be cast by one particular spellcaster. 
Exemplars of Evil Robert J. Schwalb, Eytan Bernstein, Creighton Broadhurst, Steve Kenson, Kolja Raven Liquette, Allen Rausch September 2007 160 ISBN 0-7869-4361-0
 
Expanded Psionics Handbook ISBN
 
Fiend Folio ISBN
 
Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Ed Stark June 2006 160 ISBN 0-7869-3919-2
Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss covers various topics related to demons, including demon lords and the Abyss. 
Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells Robin D. Laws and Robert J. Schwalb December 2006 160 ISBN 0-7869-3940-0
Fiendish Codex I II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells describes the origins of devils, the rise of the most powerful devil, Asmodeus, and the mystery of how he came to the Nine Hells of Baator in the first place.[2] It also describes in detail each layer of the Hells, such as their physical features, social structure, rulers, and even the personalities of those who rule over each layer respectively. 
Frostburn Wolfgang Baur, James Jacobs, George Strayton September 2004 224 ISBN 0-7869-2896-4
Frostburn provides rules for adventuring in a cold environment as well as an environment known as frostfell, which is a sort of arctic environment with extreme (sometimes even magical) cold. This book follows two other books, Sandstorm and Stormwrack, which also deal with specific environments. The book contains information about cold and how it affect characters in the game, as well as various monsters, races, weapons, and spells that can be found in a Frostfell environment. 
Ghostwalk ISBN
 
Hero Builder's Guidebook Ryan Dancey, David Noonan, John Rateliff December 2000 64 ISBN 0-7869-1647-8
 
Heroes of Battle ISBN
 
Heroes of Horror ISBN
 
Libris Mortis ISBN
 
Lords of Madness ISBN
 
Magic Item Compendium Andy Collins, Eytan Bernstein, Frank Brunner, Owen K.C. Stephens, John Snead March 2007 224 ISBN 978-0-7869-4345-6
Magic Item Compendium contains over 1,000 magic items for Dungeons & Dragons, many new, others taken from various 3rd edition books like Arms and Equipment Guide, Magic of Faerûn, and Complete Divine. The book eschews the old classification of magic items in favor of four broad categories: armor (covered in Chapter 1), weapons (Chapter 2), clothing (Chapter 3), and tools (Chapter 4). Clothing is any item other than armor that can be worn (i.e. takes up a body slot); rings would fall in this category. Tools are items that don't take up a slot; potions, scrolls, staves, and wands are all considered tools. Chapter 5 covers item sets, which are collections of items that have their own powers, but can create stronger effects the more items in the set the owner has. Chapter 6 is about using magic items and also covers the placement and creation of items. There are two appendices; a list of all the items in this book and the Dungeon Masters Guide by price and new random treasure tables. 
Magic of Incarnum ISBN
 
Manual of the Planes ISBN
 
Masters of the Wild ISBN
 
Miniatures Handbook ISBN
 
Monster Manual ISBN
 
Monster Manual II ISBN
 
Monster Manual III ISBN
 
Monster Manual IV ISBN
 
Monster Manual V ISBN
 
Oriental Adventures ISBN
 
Planar Handbook ISBN
 
Player's Handbook ISBN
 
Player's Handbook II ISBN
 
Psionics Handbook ISBN
 
Races of Destiny ISBN
 
Races of Stone ISBN
 
Races of the Dragon ISBN
 
Races of the Wild ISBN
 
Rules Compendium Chris Sims October 2007 160 ISBN 0-7869-4725-X
 
Sandstorm ISBN
 
Savage Species ISBN
 
Song and Silence ISBN
 
Spell Compendium ISBN
 
Stormwrack ISBN
 
Stronghold Builder's Guidebook ISBN
 
Sword and Fist ISBN
 
Tome and Blood ISBN
 
Tome of Battle ISBN
 
Tome of Magic ISBN
 
Unearthed Arcana ISBN
 
Weapons of Legacy ISBN
 

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition

Unlike third edition of Dungeons & Dragons, which had the core rulebooks released in monthly installments, the 4th editions of the Player's Handbook, Monster Manual, and Dungeon Master's Guide were all released in June 2008.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The History of TSR". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wizards.com%2Fdnd%2FDnDArchives_History.asp&date=2008-10-04. Retrieved 2005-08-20. 
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