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If you′ve been thinking of playing D&D or you′ve played before and you want to get up to speed on the all–new 4th Edition, this is the book for you. Here′s what you need to know to join the fantasy fun.
D&D terminology — understand what ability check, modifier, saving throw, AC, gp, hp, and XP mean
Roll the dice — add modifiers and see if you rolled the d20 high enough to beat the challenge
Minding your manners — know D&D etiquette so you′ll be welcome in any adventure
Character building — select your character′s race and class, and choose the best powers, skills, feats, and gear
Roleplaying — give your character a background and personality quirks
Combat — use combat rules, a battle grid, and miniatures to play out furious battles
Open the book and find:
Everything a new player needs to get started playing D&D
Details on four fantasy races and four iconic classes
Explanations of every number and statistic on the character sheet
The best magic items and equipment for characters of all classes
Advice on roleplaying and teamwork
A ready–to–use adventure to get you started as a Dungeon Master
A ready–to–use battle grid with character and monster markers
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If you′ve been thinking of playing D&D or you′ve played before and you want to get up to speed on the all–new 4th Edition, this is the book for you. Here′s what you need to know to join the fantasy fun.
D&D terminology — understand what ability check, modifier, saving throw, AC, gp, hp, and XP mean
Roll the dice — add modifiers and see if you rolled the d20 high enough to beat the challenge
Minding your manners — know D&D etiquette so you′ll be welcome in any adventure
Character building — select your character′s race and class, and choose the best powers, skills, feats, and gear
Roleplaying — give your character a background and personality quirks
Combat — use combat rules, a battle grid, and miniatures to play out furious battles
Open the book and find:
Everything a new player needs to get started playing D&D
Details on four fantasy races and four iconic classes
Explanations of every number and statistic on the character sheet
The best magic items and equipment for characters of all classes
Advice on roleplaying and teamwork
A ready–to–use adventure to get you started as a Dungeon Master
A ready–to–use battle grid with character and monster markers
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It includes everything you actually need to know to get started as a newbie. Even though you need the three core rulebooks in order to play the full game, this is an absoulutely great start. (And it actually deals with one of the most complicated subjects of D&D which is to say... explaining to other folks and people outside the hobby what the heck this game is all about.
There are a few mistakes that may cause a bit of confusion.
For example: The sample dungeon poster map contained within this book is from the 3,0 version of the same book. And so there is a sorcerer chip, from which there are no character sheet connected(It's representing the wizard I suppose).
Apart from that and a few other minor mistakes this is a great starting point for any potential gamer and I can hardly recommend it.
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Anders Stage from Denmark
(A long-haired very tall geek...hehe)
Brilliant book 5 Stars.
For a beginner like myself, it gives an overview of everything you need to know. However, it comes across as a taster only: there are a lot of times it refers to interesting things, but then says to see the Player Manual for details.
For a beginner wanting to find out about the game, I'd reccommend this book, but if you want to get serious about playing you will need the Player Manual as well.
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