List of Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks

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

In the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, rule books contain all the elements of playing the game: rules to the game, how to play, options for gameplay, stat blocks and lore of monsters, and tables the Dungeon Master or player would roll dice for to add more of a random effect to the game. Options for gameplay mostly involve player options, like race, class, archetype, and background. Other options could be player equipment like weapons, tools, armor, and miscellaneous items that can be useful.

Overview

Several different editions of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. This list is sorted by the edition of the game that the rulebook appeared in. Each section highlights the core rulebooks of an edition along with other types of sourcebooks such as supplemental rulebooks or campaign setting rulebooks.

Dungeons & Dragons version history

1974	Dungeons & Dragons (original edition)
1977	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st edition)	Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set
1981		Dungeons & Dragons (BX version)
1983		Dungeons & Dragons (BECMI version)
1989	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition
1991		Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia
1995	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (revised 2nd edition)
2000	Dungeons & Dragons (3rd edition)
2003	Dungeons & Dragons v.3.5
2008	Dungeons & Dragons (4th edition)
2010		Dungeons & Dragons Essentials
2014	Dungeons & Dragons (5th edition, 2014 version)
2024	Dungeons & Dragons (5th edition, 2024 version)

Original Dungeons & Dragons

This original version of D&D only included a few of the elements considered core to modern D&D and required the player to own several other games in order to make full use of the rules, however it is the first role-playing game and, along with its supplements, is responsible for the creation of the genre itself.

Title	Author	Date	Pages
Dungeons & Dragons	Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson	1974	3 booklets, 112 total (36, 40, 36)
The original Dungeons & Dragons was published as a boxed set containing three separate booklets: Volume 1: Men & Magic Volume 2: Monsters & Treasure Volume 3: Underworld & Wilderness Adventures
Greyhawk	Gary Gygax, Robert J. Kuntz	1975	68
The first supplement for the original D&D game, Greyhawk focused primarily on rules and removed the game's dependence on the Chainmail rules. Despite the name, the Greyhawk supplement was not intended as a setting supplement, but rather featured rules used in Gary Gygax's Greyhawk campaign.[1]
Blackmoor	Dave Arneson	1975	60
The second supplement for the original D&D game, Blackmoor added rules, monsters, treasure and is notable for containing the first published adventure for a role-playing game - "Temple of the Frog". Like Greyhawk, its focus was more on rules than setting material, despite the name.[2]
Eldritch Wizardry	Gary Gygax, Brian Blume	1976	60
Eldritch Wizardry was the third supplement for the original D&D game and is most notable for introducing some of its most famous monsters, such as demons and mind flayers.[3]
Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes	Robert Kuntz, James M. Ward	1976	72
Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes was the fourth supplement for the original D&D game and adapted a variety of real-world and fictional pantheons for use in the D&D game.[3]
Swords & Spells	Gary Gygax	1976	45
The fifth and final supplement for the original D&D game focused on providing a new diceless set of rules for large battles between armies.[3] Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes stated itself to be the "last supplement"[4] for D&D in its introduction, and Swords & Spells did not have the official "Supplement V" designation on the cover.

Basic Dungeons & Dragons

The Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set was the successor to original Dungeons & Dragons and was released while TSR, Inc. was working on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons set. This set was the beginning of the split into two separate games, driven by disagreements on the direction the game should take. The Basic set retained the simplicity and flexibility of the original game while Gary Gygax took Advanced Dungeons & Dragons in a more structured and complicated direction.^[5]

Initially it was expected that players would start using Basic edition and then graduate to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.^[6] However, in 1981 the Basic Set underwent a complete revision and not long after this the Expert Set was released for the first time. All references to a progression from the Basic Set to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons were removed from the games and supplements as TSR, Inc. made clear that the expected progression was from the Basic Set to the Expert Set. From this point the D&D dichotomy became fixed and the Basic/Expert pair were considered a completely separate game from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.^[7]

Core products

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Item #	ISBN
Basic Set	John Eric Holmes	1977	Details essential concepts of the D&D game. It gives rules for character creation and advancement for player characters at beginning levels.	TSR 1001
Basic Rules	Tom Moldvay	1981	A larger, sixty-four page revision of Basic Set, again for characters at beginning levels. Also included the adventure module The Keep on the Borderlands.	TSR 1011
Expert Rules	David Cook	1981	Contains rules for advancing characters from levels 4 through 14. Also included the adventure module The Isle of Dread.	TSR 1012
Set 1: Basic Rules	Frank Mentzer	1983	The third version of rules for beginning-level characters following Basic Set and Basic Rules. Includes a sixty-four page Players Manual and a forty-eight page Dungeon Masters Rulebook.	TSR 1011
Set 2: Expert Rules	Frank Mentzer	1983	The second version of Expert Rules. Includes a sixty-four page rulebook and a thirty-two page adventure module The Isle of Dread.	TSR 1012
Set 3: Companion Rules	Frank Mentzer	1984	Presents information for characters from levels 15 thought 25. Adds the druid class. Contains the books Player's Companion and Dungeon Master's Companion.	TSR 1013
Set 4: Master Rules	Frank Mentzer	1985	Presents information for characters from levels 26 thought 36. It introduces the mystic class (similar to the modern monk class), adds spells, adds to the available range of attack ranks that are meant for demihuman characters, and provides rules for weapons mastery. Included a 32-page Master Player's Book and a 64-page Master DM's Book.	TSR 1021
Set 5: Immortals Rules	Frank Mentzer	1986	Presents information for characters who have transcended levels, allowing them to exchange experience points for power points, similar to epic levels in later editions. Included a 52-page Player's Guide to Immortals and a 32-page DM's Guide to Immortals.	TSR 1017
The New Easy-to-Master Dungeons & Dragons Game	Troy Denning	April 1991	A revised Basic Set, now expanded to cover levels 1 through 5, which presents the rules using a flash card system. Includes a beginning adventure with maps and accessories	TSR 1070
Rules Cyclopedia	Aaron Allston, Steven E. Schend, Jon Pickens, Dori Jean Watry	November 1991	Compiles and updates basic, expert, companion, and master rules for characters up to level 36. 304 pages hardcover. ISBN 978-1-560-76085-6	TSR 1071	1-56076-085-0
The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game	Doug Stewart	1994	A revision of the 1991 set that integrates the text from the flash card into sidebars in the single 128-page book	TSR 1106

Monsters & NPCs

Title	Author	Date	Pages	Item #	TSR #	ISBN
Monster & Treasure Assortment Set One: Levels 1-3	―	1977	―	―	TSR 9011
Monster & Treasure Assortment Set Two: Levels 4-6	―	1977	―	―	TSR 9012
Monster & Treasure Assortment Set Three: Levels 7-	―	1978	―	―	TSR 9015
Monster & Treasure Assortment Set One to Three: Level 1-9	―	1980	―	―	TSR 9047	0-935696-36-9
The Shady Dragon Inn	Carl Smith	1983	―	AC1	TSR 9100	0-88038-072-1
Creature Catalogue	Various	1986	96	AC9	TSR 9173
Bestiary of Dragons and Giants	Deborah Christian (editor)	1987	64	AC10	TSR 9211
Creature Crucible: Tall Tales of the Wee Folk	John Nephew	1989	―	PC1	TSR 9254	0-88038-760-2
Creature Crucible: Top Ballista	Carl Sargent	1989	―	PC2	TSR 9255	0-88038-774-2
Creature Crucible: The Sea People	Jim Bambra	1990	―	PC3	TSR 9277
Creature Crucible: Night Howlers	Ann Dupuis	1992	―	PC4	TSR 9368	1-56076-392-2
Character and Monster Assortment Pack	―	1992	―	―	TSR 9363
Creature Catalog (revision)	Various	1993	―	DMR2	TSR 9438	1-56076-593-3

Settings

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	Item #	TSR #	ISBN
The Western Countries Trail Map	―	1989	Details the travel routes found in the western countries of the world of Mystara.	―	TM1	TSR 9403
The Eastern Countries Trail Map	―	1989	Details the travel routes found in the eastern countries of the world of Mystara.	―	TM2	TSR 9403
Krynn Trail Map	Ruth Mcroberts Ward	—	Details the travel routes found on the continent of Ansalon of the Dragonlance world.	―	TM3	—	0-88038-723-8
Waterdeep Trail Map	―	―	Details the travel routes found near the city of Waterdeep in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.	―	TM4	―	0-88038-758-0
Kara-Tur Trail Map	―	―	Details the travel routes found in the East Asian themed Kara-Tur area of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.	―	TM5	―	0-88038-763-7
The Grand Duchy of Karameikos	Aaron Allston	1987	Describes the feudal nation of Karameikos in the world of Mystara.	64	GAZ1	TSR 9193	0-88038-391-7
The Emirates of Ylaruam	Ken Rolston	1987	Describes the desert nation of Ylaruam in the world of Mystara.	64	GAZ2	TSR 9194	0-88038-392-5
The Principalities of Glantri	Bruce Heard	1987	Describes Glantri, a land of magicians in the world of Mystara.	96	GAZ3	TSR 9208	0-88038-485-9
The Kingdom of Ierendi	Anne Gray McCready	1987	Describes Ierendi in the world of Mystara, an island archipelago populated by pirates but which tries to appear to outsiders as a tropical paradise.	64	GAZ4	TSR 9215	0-88038-492-1
The Elves of Alfheim	Steve Perrin, Anders Swenson	1988	Describes the elf nation of Alfheim in the world of Mystara.	―	GAZ5	TSR 9223	0-88038-538-3
The Dwarves of Rockhome	Aaron Allston	1988	Describes the dwarven land of Rockhome in the world of Mystara.	96	GAZ6	TSR 9227	0-88038-561-8
The Northern Reaches	Ken Rolston, Elizabeth Danforth	1988	Describes the Viking-style lands of Ostland, Vestland, and Soderfjord in the world of Mystara.	―	GAZ7	TSR 9230
The Five Shires	Ed Greenwood	1988	Describes the land of the halflings (known as the Hin) in the world of Mystara.	―	GAZ8	TSR 9232
The Minrothad Guilds	Deborah Christian, Kim Eastland	1988	Describes the trading guilds and their islands in the world of Mystara.	―	GAZ9	TSR 9236	0-88038-607-X
The Orcs of Thar	Bruce Heard	―	Describes the Broken Lands in the world of Mystara inhabited by orcs, goblins, and bugbears.	―	GAZ10	TSR 9241	0-88038-623-1
The Republic of Darokin	Scott Haring, William W. Connors	―	Describes the plutocratic republic of Darokin in the world of Mystara.	―	GAZ11	TSR 9250	0-88038-713-0
The Golden Khan of Ethengar	Jim Bambra	1989	Describes the Ethengar tribes in the world of Mystara, who are described as resembling "the Mongols at the time of Kublai Khan".	―	GAZ12	TSR 9246	0-88038-724-6
The Shadow Elves	Carl Sargent, Gary Thomas	1990	Describes the underground region where the shadow elves live in the world of Mystara.	―	GAZ13	TSR 9287	0-88038-846-3
The Atruaghin Clans	William W. Connors	1991	Describes the Atruaghin Clans in the world of Mystara, which are a society loosely based on American Indian tribes.	96	GAZ14	TSR 9306	0-88038-891-9
Dawn of the Emperors: Thyatis and Alphatia	Aaron Allston	1989	Describes the warring empires of Thyatis and Alphatia in the world of Mystara.	Boxed set (3 books, 2 maps)	―	TSR 1037	0-88038-736-X
Hollow World Campaign Set	Aaron Allston	1990	Describes the enormous hollow inside of the planet of Mystara, and the people and creatures that inhabit the lands found there.	Boxed set	―	TSR 1054
Wrath of the Immortals	Aaron Allston	1992	Revises Set 5: Immortals Rules to be compatible with the Rules Cyclopedia. Included a 128-page core rulebook titled Codex of the Immortals and a 96-page campaign setting titled The Immortals' Fury.	TSR 1082	1-56076-412-0
Hollow World: Sons of Azca	John Nephew	1991	Describes a civilization in the Hollow World under Mystara modeled after the Aztec civilization.	―	HWR1	TSR 9332
Hollow World: Kingdom of Nithia	Blake Mobley with Newton Ewell	1991	―	―	HWR2	TSR 9339
Hollow World: The Milenian Empire	Anthony Herring	1992	―	―	HWR3	TSR 9384
Thunder Rift	Colin McComb	1992	―	―	―	TSR 9357	1-56076-381-7
Champions of Mystara: Heroes of the Princess Ark	Ann Dupuis, Bruce A. Heard	1993	Describes the people living in skyships in the world of Mystara.	Boxed set	―	TSR 1094	1-56076-615-8
Poor Wizard's Almanac & Book of Facts	Aaron Allston	1992	Updates the timeline of major events in the world of Mystara.	240	AC1010	TSR 9372	1-56076-385-X
Poor Wizard's Almanac II & Book of Facts	Ann Dupuis	1993	Updates the timeline of major events in the world of Mystara.	240	AC1011	TSR 9441	1-56076-684-0
Poor Wizard's Almanac III & Book of Facts	Ann Dupuis	1994	Updates the timeline of major events in the world of Mystara.	240	AC1012	TSR 2506	1-56076-918-1
Joshuan's Almanac & Book of Facts	Ann Dupuis, Elizabeth Thornabene	1995	Gives an overview of the world of Mystara for players.	240	―	TSR 2517	0-7869-0192-6

Spells & items

Title	Author	Date	Pages	Item #	TSR #	ISBN
The Book of Marvelous Magic	Gary Gygax, Frank Mentzer	1985	76	AC4	TSR 9116	0-394-54533-8
The Book of Wondrous Inventions	Bruce A. Heard (compiled)	1987	96	AC11	TSR 9220	0-88038-497-2

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (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.

Around 1983, all previous hardcover releases (except Fiend Folio) including Monster Manual, Players Handbook, Dungeon Masters Guide and Deities & Demigods were upgraded with new cover art and unified with orange spines as trade dress. This included only minimal text change such as removal of rape references in Dungeon Masters Guide (books are now labeled "ages 10 and up"). Monster Manual II and the rest of the series followed the same format. By the end of its first decade, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons line had expanded to a library of 14 hardcover rulebooks, including three books of monsters, and two books governing character skills in wilderness and underground settings.

Core rules

Title	Author	Date	Pages	ISBN
Player's Handbook	Gary Gygax, Mike Carr (editor)	June 1978	128	0-935696-01-6
Dungeon Master's Guide	Gary Gygax	May 1979	232 (1st-5th printings), 238 (subsequent printings)	0-935696-02-4

Character options

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Unearthed Arcana	Gary Gygax, Jeff Grubb (ed), Kim Mohan (ed)	December 1985	Includes new races, classes, and other material to expand the rules in the Dungeon Masters Guide and Players Handbook	128	0-88038-084-5

Monsters & NPCs

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Monster Manual	Gary Gygax	September 1977	―	108	0-935696-00-8
The Rogues Gallery	Brian Blume, Dave Cook, Jean Wells	1980	―	48	0-935696-18-0
Deities & Demigods	James Ward, Robert Kuntz	December 1980	Presents statistics and background information for gods, legendary heroes, and creatures taken from 12 pantheons and mythologies. In 1985 it was re-titled Legends & Lore and the Cthulhu and Melnibonean Mythos were removed.	144 (1st & 2nd printing), 128 (3rd & 4th printings)	0-935696-22-9
Fiend Folio	Don Turnbull, Games Workshop	August 1981	―	128	0-935696-21-0
Monster Manual II	Gary Gygax	December 1983	―	160	0-88038-031-4

Settings

For sourcebooks about regions of the Forgotten Realms setting, see List of Forgotten Realms modules and sourcebooks § 1st edition supplements.

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Campaign worlds
Oriental Adventures	Gary Gygax, David "Zeb" Cook, François Marcela-Froideval	October 1985	―	144	0-88038-099-3
Dragonlance Adventures	Tracy Hickman, Margaret Weis	October 1987	―	128	0-88038-452-2
Greyhawk Adventures	James M. Ward	September 1988	―	128	0-88038-649-5
Environments and sites
Dungeoneer's Survival Guide	Douglas Niles	June 1986	Details how to run adventures in underground settings with specialized game rules for underground activities. Includes ecology and cultures of underground creatures and people.	128	0-88038-272-4
Wilderness Survival Guide	Kim Mohan	October 1986	―	128	0-88038-291-0
Manual of the Planes	Jeff Grubb	June 1987	―	128	0-88038-399-2

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition

In 1989, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition was published. Initially, the second edition would consolidate the game, with two core hardcovers, the Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide, while monsters would be published as the Monstrous Compendium, a 3-ring binder with monsters printed on loose-leaf sheets that Dungeon Masters could sort the contents of as they wish, with additional Monstrous Compendium volumes released as additional packets of loose-leaf sheets that could be added to the binder. However, the binder format proved to be unpopular and by popular demand TSR released a hardcover Monstrous Manual in 1993. Additionally, TSR published three lines of optional supplemental rulebooks: the PHBR series for player options, the DMGR series for Dungeon Masters, and the HR series containing reference material for adapting real-world historical periods to the game.

By 1995, with power creep from optional classes and races becoming prominent, they were forced to abandon their original plan and revise the entire line.^[8] New versions of the core rule books were published featuring reorganized page layouts, new art and a black-bordered trade dress accompanied by a new logo, though they had few rule changes. A new series of books featuring player options and dungeon master options were also published in hardcover books featuring the same trade dress.

Core rules

Title	Author	Date	Pages	TSR #	ISBN
Player's Handbook	David "Zeb" Cook	April 1989	256	TSR 2101	0-88038-716-5
Dungeon Master's Guide	David "Zeb" Cook	June 1989	192	TSR 2100	0-88038-729-7
Dungeon Master's Guide (Revised; 1995)	David "Zeb" Cook, Steve Winter	April 1995	256	TSR 2160	0-7869-0328-7
Player's Handbook (Revised; 1995)	David "Zeb" Cook, Steve Winter	April 1995	320	TSR 2159	0-7869-0329-5

Character options

Title	Author	Date	Pages	Item #	TSR #	ISBN
The Complete Fighter's Handbook	Aaron Allston	December 1989	128	PHBR1	TSR 2110	0-88038-779-3
The Complete Thief's Handbook	John Nephew, Carl Sargent, Douglas Niles	December 1989	128	PHBR2	TSR 2111	0-88038-780-7
The Complete Priest's Handbook	Aaron Allston	May 1990	128	PHBR3	TSR 2113	0-88038-818-8
The Complete Wizard's Handbook	Rick Swan	June 1990	128	PHBR4	TSR 2115	0-88038-838-2
The Complete Psionics Handbook	Steve Winter	January 1991	128	PHBR5	TSR 2117	1-560-76054-0
The Complete Book of Dwarves	Jim Bambra	October 1991	128	PHBR6	TSR 2124	1-560-76110-5
The Complete Bard's Handbook	Blake Mobley	March 1992	128	PHBR7	TSR 2127	1-560-76360-4
The Complete Book of Elves	Colin McComb	December 1992	128	PHBR8	TSR 2131	1-560-76376-0
The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings	Douglas Niles	February 1993	128	PHBR9	TSR 2134	1-560-76573-9
The Complete Book of Humanoids	Bill Slavicsek	April 1993	128	PHBR10	TSR 2135	1-560-76611-5
The Complete Ranger's Handbook	Rick Swan	December 1993	128	PHBR11	TSR 2136	1-560-76634-4
The Complete Paladin's Handbook	Rick Swan	May 1994	128	PHBR12	TSR 2147	1-560-76845-2
The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook	Sam Witt	August 1994	126	―	TSR 2146	1-560-76828-2
The Complete Druid's Handbook	David Pulver	August 1994	128	PHBR13	TSR 2150	1-560-76886-X
The Complete Barbarian's Handbook	Rick Swan	January 1995	128	PHBR14	TSR 2148	0-7869-0090-3
The Complete Ninja's Handbook	Aaron Allston	August 1995	128	PHBR15	TSR 2155	0-7869-0159-4
Tome of Magic (Revised; 1999)	David Cook, Nigel Findley, Anthony Herring, Christopher Kubasik, Carl Sargent, Rick Swan	May 1991	160	―	TSR 2121	1-560-76107-5
Player's Option: Combat & Tactics	Skip Williams, L. Richard Baker III	June 1995	192	―	TSR 2149	0-7869-0096-2
Player's Option: Skills & Powers	Douglas Niles and Dale Donovan	July 1995	192	―	TSR 2154	0-7869-0149-7
Player's Option: Spells & Magic	Richard Baker	May 1996	192	―	TSR 2163	0-7869-0394-5

Monsters and NPCs

Title	Author	Date	Pages	Item #	TSR #	ISBN
Monstrous Compendium Volume One	David Cook	1989[9]	144 (loose leaf), 12 dividers and 3-ring D-binder	MC1	TSR 2102	0-88038-738-6
Monstrous Compendium Volume Two	Jay Battista, Scott Bennie, Grant Boucher, Jim Holloway, Daniel Horne	1989[9]	144 (loose leaf)	MC2	TSR 2103	0-88038-753-X
Monstrous Compendium Volume Three Forgotten Realms Appendix	William Connors, David Martin, Rick Swan, Thomas Baxa, Mark A. Nelson	1989[9]	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC3	TSR 2104	0-88038-769-6
Monstrous Compendium Dragonlance Appendix	Rick Swan	1989	96 (loose leaf), 4 dividers and 3-ring D-binder	MC4	TSR 2105	0-88038-822-6
Monstrous Compendium Greyhawk Adventures Appendix	Tactical Strategy Rules	1990	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC5	TSR 2107	0-88038-836-6
Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix	Tactical Strategy Rules	1990	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC6	TSR 2116	0-88038-851-X
Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix	Tactical Strategy Rules	1990	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC7	TSR 2109	0-88038-871-4
Legends & Lore	James M. Ward, Troy Denning	July 1990	192	―	TSR 2108	0-88038-844-7
Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix	James Lafountain	1991	96 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC8	TSR 2118	1-56076-055-9
Monstrous Compendium Spelljammer Appendix II	―	1991	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC9	TSR 2119
Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix	William Connors	1991	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC10	TSR 2122	1-56076-108-3
Monstrous Compendium Forgotten Realms Appendix II	―	1991	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC11	TSR 2125
Monstrous Compendium Dark Sun Appendix: Terrors of the Desert	Tactical Strategy Rules	1992	96 (loose leaf)	MC12	TSR 2405	1-56076-272-1
Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix	Wolfgang Baur and Steve Kurtz	1992	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC13	TSR 2129	1-56076-370-1
Monstrous Compendium Fiend Folio Appendix	RPGA Network	1992	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC14	TSR 2132	1-56076-428-7
Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II: Children of the Night	Tactical Strategy Rules	1993	64 (loose leaf), 4 dividers	MC15	TSR 2139	1-56076-586-0
Monstrous Manual (reprinting MC1 & MC2 plus others)	Tim Beach	June 1993	384	―	TSR 2140	1-56076-619-0
Mystara Monstrous Compendium Appendix	Allen Varney, John Nephew, Teeuwynn Woodruff, John Terra, and Skip Williams	1994	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2501	1-56076-875-4
Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix	Allen Varney and Sarah Feggestad	1994	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2602	1-56076-862-2
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness	―	1994	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2153	1-56076-914-9
Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One (reprints from modules and magazines of 1993)	David Wise, Jeff Easley, and Tony DiTerlizzi	1994	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2145	1-56076-838-X
Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium Appendix II: Terrors Beyond Tyr	Anne Gray McCready	1995	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2433	0-78690-097-0
Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix II	Karen S. Boomgarden	1995	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2613	0-7869-0173-X
Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two (reprints from modules and magazines of 1994)	―	1995	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2158	0-7869-0199-3
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II (reprinting MC10 & MC15)	William W. Connors	1996	128 (softcover)	―	―	0-78690-392-9
Savage Coast Monstrous Compendium Appendix	―	1996	126 (download-only)	―	TSR 2524
Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Three (reprints from modules and magazines of 1995)	―	1996	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2166
Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix III	―	1998	128 (softcover)	―	TSR 2635	0-78690-751-7
Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (reprints from modules and magazines of 1996–7)	Tactical Strategy Rules	1998	96 (softcover)	―	TSR 2173	0-7869-0783-5
Monster Mythology	Carl Sargent	April 1992	128	DMGR4	TSR 2128	1-560-76362-0
The Complete Book of Villains	Kirk Botula	April 1994	128	DMGR6	TSR 2144	1-560-76837-1
The Complete Book of Necromancers	Steve Kurtz	March 1995	128	DMGR7	TSR 2151	0-7869-0106-3
Sages & Specialists	Matt Forbeck	July 1996	128	DMGR8	TSR 2164	0-7869-0410-0

Optional rules

Title	Author	Date	Pages	Item #	TSR #	ISBN
Creative Campaigning	Anthony Pryor, Tony Herring, Jonathan Tweet, and Norm Ritchie	January 1993	128	DMGR5	TSR 2133	1-560-76561-5
Of Ships and the Sea	Keith Francis Strohm	September 1997	128	DMGR9	TSR 2170	0-7869-0706-1
Dungeon Master Option: High-Level Campaigns	Skip Williams	August 1995	192	―	TSR 2156	0-7869-0168-3
Campaign Option: Council of Wyrms	Bill Slavicsek	September 1999	202	―	TSR 11383	0-7869-1383-5

Settings

For sourcebooks about regions of the Forgotten Realms setting, see List of Forgotten Realms modules and sourcebooks § 2nd edition supplements.

Title	Author	Date	Pages	Item #	TSR #	ISBN
Campaign worlds
Dark Sun Boxed Set	Timothy Brown, Troy Denning	October 1991	210	―	TSR 2400	1-56076-104-0
Dark Sun: Dragon Kings	Timothy Brown	May 1992	210	―	TSR 2408	1-560-76235-7
Al-Qadim: Land of Fate	Jeff Grubb, Andria Hayday	August 1992	210	―	TSR 1077	1-560-76329-9
Ravenloft: Domains of Dread	William W. Connors, Steve Miller	August 1997	288	―	TSR 2174	0-7869-0672-3
Historical Reference series
Vikings Campaign Sourcebook	David "Zeb" Cook	April 1991	96	HR1	TSR 9322	1-560-76128-8
Charlemagne's Paladins Campaign Sourcebook	Ken Rolston	June 1992	96	HR2	TSR 9323	1-560-76393-0
Celts Campaign Sourcebook	Graeme Davis	October 1992	96	HR3	TSR 9376	1-560-76374-4
A Mighty Fortress Campaign Sourcebook	Steve Winter	November 1992	96	HR4	TSR 9370	1-560-76372-8
The Glory of Rome Campaign Sourcebook	David L. Pulver	October 1993	96	HR5	TSR 9425	1-560-76673-5
Age of Heroes Campaign Sourcebook	Nicky Rea	March 1994	96	HR6	TSR 9408	1-560-76814-2
The Crusades Campaign Sourcebook	Steve Kurtz	October 1994	96	HR7	TSR 9469	1-560-76858-4
Sites series
City Sites	Skip Williams	1994	98	―	TSR 9464	1-560-76923-8
Den of Thieves	Wes Nicholson	1996	96	―	TSR 9515	0-7869-0382-1
World Builder's Guidebook	Richard Baker	1996	96	―	TSR 9532	0-7869-0434-8
Dungeon Builder's Guidebook	Bruce R. Cordell	1998	64	―	TSR 9556	0-7869-1207-3
College of Wizardry	Bruce R. Cordell	1998	94	―	TSR 9549	0-7869-0717-7
Bastion of Faith	Bruce R. Cordell	2000	96	―	TSR 11442	978-0-7869-1442-5
Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide	Jennell Jaquays[a] and William W. Connors	March 1990	128	DMGR1	TSR 2112	0-87975-653-5
The Castle Guide	Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Arthur Collins, Nigel Findley, Timothy B. Brown and William W. Connors	April 1990	128	DMGR2	TSR 2114	0-88038-837-4

Spells & items

Title	Author	Date	Pages	TSR #	ISBN
Arms and Equipment Guide	Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra, and Scott Davis	July 1991	128	TSR 2123 (DMGR3)	1-560-76109-1
The Magic Encyclopedia, Volume One	Connie Rae Henson, Dale "Slade" Henson	1992	210	TSR 9293	1-560-76429-5
The Magic Encyclopedia, Volume Two	Dale Henson	1993	210	TSR 9421	1-560-76563-1
Deck of Magical Items	Clyde Caldwell	April 1993	210	TSR 9423	1-560-76587-9
Book of Artifacts	David "Zeb" Cook	September 1993	160	TSR 2138	1-560-76672-7
Encyclopedia Magica, Volume 1	Dale "Slade" Henson	1994	416	TSR 2141	1-560-76842-8
Encyclopedia Magica, Volume 2	Dale "Slade" Henson	1995	416	TSR 2152	0-7869-0124-1
Encyclopedia Magica, Volume 3	Dale "Slade" Henson	1995	416	TSR 2157	0-7869-0187-X
Encyclopedia Magica, Volume 4	Doug Stewart	1995	416	TSR 2161	0-7869-0289-2
Wizard's Spell Compendium, Volume 1	Jon Pickens	1996	288	TSR 2165	0-7869-0436-4
Wizard's Spell Compendium, Volume 2	TSR	1997	288	TSR 2168	0-7869-0664-2
Wizard's Spell Compendium, Volume 3	Jon Pickens	1998	288	TSR 2175	0-7869-0791-6
Wizard's Spell Compendium, Volume 4	Jon Pickens and Mark Middleton	1998	288	TSR 2177	0-7869-1209-X
Priest's Spell Compendium, Volume 1	Jon Pickens, Mark S. Middleton	1999	288	TSR 11359	0-7869-1359-2
Priest's Spell Compendium, Volume 2	TSR	1999	288	TSR 11421	0-7869-1421-1
Priest's Spell Compendium, Volume 3	Jon Pickens	2000	256	TSR 11611	0-7869-1611-7

Starter sets

Title	Author	Date	TSR #	ISBN
First Quest: The Introduction to Role-Playing Games	Bruce Nesmith, L. Richard Baker III, David "Zeb" Cook	1994	TSR 1105	1-560-76844-4
Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game	―	December 1995	TSR 1134	0-7869-0332-5
The Complete Starter Set: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game	―	December 1996	TSR 1167	0-7869-0640-5
Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game (1999)	Bill Slavicsek	April 1999	TSR 11450	0-7869-1450-5

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. A series of Map Folios were also produced.

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.

Core rules

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Player's Handbook: Core Rulebook I	Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams	July 2, 2000	An essential rulebook for any players and Dungeon Masters alike of the D&D game.	304	0-7869-1550-1
Dungeon Master's Guide: Core Rulebook II	Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams	September 1, 2000	An essential rulebook for Dungeon Masters of the D&D game.	224	0-7869-1551-X
Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III	Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams	October 1, 2000	From aboleths to zombies, the Monster Manual holds a diverse cast of enemies and allies essential for any Dungeons & Dragons campaign.	224	0-7869-1552-8
Player's Handbook: Core Rulebook I v.3.5	Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams, Andy Collins	July 1, 2003	2003 revision of the game updated the core book to this new version. Credited revision work by Andy Collins.	317	0-7869-2886-7
Dungeon Master's Guide: Core Rulebook II v.3.5	Monte Cook, David Noonan	July 1, 2003	2003 revision of the game updated the core book to this new version. Note increased page count. Credited revision work by David Noonan and Rich Baker.	320	0-7869-2889-1
Monster Manual: Core Rulebook III v.3.5	Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams	July 1, 2003	2003 revision of the game updated the core book to this new version. Note increased page count. Also note Monster Manual II did not receive this treatment. Credited revision work by Rich Baker and Skip Williams.	319	0-7869-2893-X

Character options

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Hero Builder's Guidebook	Ryan Dancey, David Noonan, John Rateliff	December 1, 2000	Provides assistance to help develop player characters.	64	0-7869-1647-8
Sword and Fist	Jason Carl	January 1, 2001	A guidebook to fighters and monks	96	0-7869-1829-2
Psionics Handbook	Bruce R. Cordell	March 1, 2001	Rules and options for integrating psionic powers into the D&D game.	160	0-7869-1835-7
Defenders of the Faith	Rich Redman, James Wyatt	May 1, 2001	A guidebook to clerics and paladins	96	0-7869-1840-3
Tome and Blood	Bruce R. Cordell, Skip Williams	July 1, 2001	A guidebook to wizards and sorcerers	96	0-7869-1845-4
Song and Silence	David Noonan, John D. Rateliff	December 1, 2001	A guidebook to rogues and bards	96	0-7869-1857-8
Masters of the Wild	Mike Selinker, David Eckelberry	February 1, 2002	A guidebook to barbarians, druids, and rangers	96	0-7869-2653-8
Savage Species	David Eckelberry, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Rich Redman, Sean K Reynolds	February 1, 2003	A guidebook to monsters as playable characters.	224	0-7869-2648-1
Complete Warrior	Andy Collins, David Noonan, Ed Stark	December 1, 2003	Replaces and expands upon Sword and Fist	160	0-7869-2880-8
Expanded Psionics Handbook	Bruce R. Cordell	April 1, 2004	Adds four new base classes with psionic powers, four new psionic races, and other related rules.	224	0-7869-3301-1
Complete Divine	David Noonan	May 1, 2004	Replaces and expands upon Masters of the Wild and Defenders of the Faith	192	0-7869-3272-4
Planar Handbook	Bruce R. Cordell and Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel	July 1, 2004	Rules for characters adventuring in the Planes	192	0-7869-3429-8
Races of Stone	Jesse Decker, Michelle Lyons, David Noonan	August 1, 2004	A guidebook to dwarves, gnomes, and goliaths	192	0-7869-3278-3
Complete Arcane	Richard Baker	November 18, 2004	Replaces and expands upon Tome and Blood	192	0-7869-3435-2
Races of Destiny	David Noonan, Eric Cagle, and Aaron Rosenberg	December 1, 2004	A guidebook to humans, half-elves, half-orcs, and Illumian	192	0-7869-3653-3
Complete Adventurer	Jesse Decker	January 13, 2005	Replaces and expands upon Song and Silence	192	0-7869-3651-7
Races of the Wild	Skip Williams	February 1, 2005	A guidebook to elves, halflings, and raptorans	192	0-7869-3438-7
Magic of Incarnum	James Wyatt, Frank Brunner, Stephen Schubert	September 22, 2005	Introduces three new classes that use a new magic source called incarnum.	224	0-7869-3701-7
Races of the Dragon	Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, Kolja Raven Liquette	January 17, 2006	A guidebook to kobolds, half-dragons, dragonborn, and spellscales	160	0-7869-3913-3
Tome of Magic	Matthew Sernett, Ari Marmell, David Noonan, Robert J. Schwalb	March 14, 2006	Expanded options for members of the mage and cleric classes and their subclasses	288	0-7869-3909-5
Complete Psionic	Bruce R. Cordell, Christopher Lindsay	April 11, 2006	New psionic classes and races	160	0-7869-3911-7
Player's Handbook II	David Noonan	May 9, 2006	New classes and rules for players	244	0-7869-3918-4
Dragon Magic	Owen K.C. Stephens, Rodney Thompson	September 12, 2006	Rules to let characters use dragon-source powers.	160	0-7869-3936-2
Complete Mage	Skip Williams, Penny Williams, Ari Marmell, Kolja Raven Liquette	October 10, 2006	Feats, prestige classes, and other options for magic characters	160	0-7869-3937-0
Complete Scoundrel	Mike McArtor and F. Wesley Schneider	January 16, 2007	Feats, prestige classes, and other options for trickster characters	160	978-0-7869-4152-0
Complete Champion	Ed Stark, Chris Thomasson, Rhiannon Louve, Ari Marmell, Gary Astleford	June 5, 2007	Sequel to Complete Divine, focusing on characters who fight for a cause	160	978-0-7869-4034-9
Rules Compendium	Chris Sims	October 16, 2007	Summarised rules from most previous race and class sourcebooks in 3rd edition.	160	978-0-7869-4725-6

Monsters and NPCs

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Enemies and Allies	Jeff Grubb, David Noonan, Skip Williams, Bruce R. Cordell	October 1, 2001	Statistics and descriptions for a large variety of pregenerated non-player characters.	64	0-7869-1852-7
Deities and Demigods	Rich Redman, Skip Williams, James Wyatt	February 1, 2002	Descriptions and game statistics of gods and legendary creatures from various sources in mythology and fiction.	224	0-7869-2654-6
Monster Manual II	Ed Bonny, Jeff Grubb, Rich Redman, Skip Williams, Steve Winter	September 1, 2002	A sequel to the core Monster Manual, includes statistics for an assortment of fantasy monsters. Also includes advice for designing new monsters.	224	0-7869-2873-5
Fiend Folio	Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, James Jacobs, Erik Mona, Matt Sernett, Chris Thomasson, James Wyatt	April 1, 2003	Includes statistics for monsters with an emphasis on ones with extraplanar origins. Also introduces the swarm subtype and monster prestige classes.	224	0-7869-2780-1
Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons	Andy Collins, Skip Williams, James Wyatt	November 1, 2003	Contains information about dragon physiology and psychology, along with new dragon-only feats, spells, and prestige classes. There are also additional rules regarding aerial combat and breath weapons.	288	0-7869-2884-0
Monster Manual III	Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel	August 1, 2004	A sequel to the core Monster Manual, includes statistics for an assortment of fantasy monsters, with a focus on where the monsters can be found in the Forgotten Realms and Eberron campaign settings.	224	0-7869-3430-1
Libris Mortis: The Book of Undead	Andy Collins, Bruce R. Cordell	October 14, 2004	Covers the ecology of undead within the D&D universe and gives statistics for 47 new monsters. Also includes undead-related feats, spells, equipment, and prestige classes.	192	0-7869-3433-6
Lords of Madness: The Book of Aberrations	Richard Baker, James Jacobs, Steve Winter	April 14, 2005	Covers the ecology and anatomy of creatures classified as aberrations, including variants and prestige classes for those monsters.	224	0-7869-3657-6
Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss	James Jacobs, Erik Mona	June 13, 2006	Describes demons in the D&D universe, including their physiology and subtypes. Also describes 14 demon lords and 15 levels of the Abyss.	160	0-7869-3919-2
Monster Manual IV	Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel	July 11, 2006	A sequel to the core Monster Manual, includes statistics for an assortment of fantasy monsters. Each monster's description also includes probable behavior in combat and pre-prepared encounter complete with a map.	222	0-7869-3920-6
Fiendish Codex II: Tyrants of the Nine Hells	Robin D. Laws, Robert J. Schwalb	December 12, 2006	Describes devils in the D&D universe, including their physiology, subtypes, and motivations. Also describes the nine layers of Hell. Includes four new prestige classes.	160	0-7869-3940-0
Drow of the Underdark	Robert J. Schwalb, Anthony Pryor, Greg A. Vaughan	May 8, 2007	Provides rules focusing on drow culture, equipment, and folklore.	224	978-0-7869-4151-3
Monster Manual V	Creighton Broadhurst	July 17, 2007	A sequel to the core Monster Manual, includes statistics for an assortment of fantasy monsters. Like the previous sequel, includes discussion of monsters' lairs and combat tactics.	224	978-0-7869-4115-5
Exemplars of Evil: Deadly Foes to Vex Your Heroes	Robert J. Schwalb, Eytan Bernstein, Creighton Broadhurst, Steve Kenson, Kolja Raven Liquette, Allen Rausch	September 18, 2007	Shows how to build memorable villains. Presents eight ready-to-play villainous groups of various levels, each including game statistics, campaign hooks, statistics for minions, and a fully described lair.	160	978-0-7869-4361-6
Elder Evils	Robert J. Schwalb	December 18, 2007	Describes alien, monstrous evils and is designed as a way of providing game masters a means of ending a current campaign.	160	978-0-7869-4733-1

Optional rules

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Epic Level Handbook	Andy Collins, Bruce R. Cordell, Thomas M. Reid	July 1, 2002	Optional game rules for playing characters who have reached a higher experience level than is covered in the standard rules.	320	0-7869-2658-9
Book of Vile Darkness	Monte Cook	October 1, 2002	Introduced several new mechanics relating to evil in D&D, including rules for drug use, demonic possession, torture, and ritual sacrifice. The first Dungeons & Dragons book labelled for mature audiences.	160	0-7869-2650-3
Book of Exalted Deeds	James Wyatt, Darrin Drader, Christopher Perkins	October 1, 2003	Offers new rules for good occurrences, acts, and characters in the game, and discussion of how to deal with moral issues and religion in games. As a counterpoint to the previously published Book of Vile Darkness, it was also labelled for mature audiences.	192	0-7869-3136-1
Miniatures Handbook	Jonathan Tweet, Mike Donais, Skaff Elias, Bruce R. Cordell	October 1, 2003	Offers rules for combat using tabletop miniatures.	192	0-7869-3281-3
Unearthed Arcana	Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Rich Redman	February 1, 2004	Variant rules and options to change and customise the game's usual rules.	224	0-7869-3131-0
Heroes of Battle	David Noonan, Will McDermott, Stephen Schubert	May 19, 2005	Rules for Dungeon Masters to incorporate large-scale, epic battles into their game.	160	0-7869-3686-X
Dungeon Master's Guide II	Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Chris Thomasson, James Jacobs, Robin D. Laws	June 23, 2005	Provides advice on aspects of running the game as well as complex pregenerated characters (often using Prestige Classes).	288	0-7869-3687-8
Heroes of Horror	James Wyatt, Ari Marmell, C. A. Suleiman	October 20, 2005	Rules for Dungeon Masters to incorporate elements of horror into their game.	160	0-7869-3699-1
Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords	Richard Baker, Frank Brunner, Joseph Carriker Jr.	August 8, 2006	Blends elements of east Asian combat styles with D&D's usual western-inspired setting. Allows increased viability of melee combats at high levels.	160	0-7869-3922-2

Settings

For sourcebooks about regions of the Forgotten Realms setting, see List of Forgotten Realms modules and sourcebooks § 3rd edition supplements.

For sourcebooks about regions of the Eberron setting, see List of Eberron modules and sourcebooks § 3.5 edition.

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Campaign worlds
Oriental Adventures	James Wyatt	October 1, 2001	Legend of the Five Rings campaign setting.	256	0-7869-2015-7
Ghostwalk	Monte Cook and Sean K. Reynolds	June 1, 2003	Campaign setting about the afterlife.	224	0-7869-2834-4
Environments and sites
Manual of the Planes	Jeff Grubb, Bruce R. Cordell, David Noonan	September 1, 2001	Describes the planar cosmology of the D&D universe.	224	0-7869-1850-0
Stronghold Builder's Guidebook	Matt Forbeck, David Noonan	May 1, 2002	Details a process by which DMs and players can design a stronghold and includes tips for building a campaign with a stronghold as the setting.	128	0-7869-2655-4
Book of Challenges: Dungeon Rooms, Puzzles, and Traps	Daniel Kaufman, Gwendolyn F. M. Kestrel, Mike Selinker, Skip Williams	June 1, 2002	Presents a number of ready-made dungeon encounters that a Dungeon Master can insert into a scenario.	128	0-7869-2657-0
Frostburn	Wolfgang Baur, James Jacobs, George Strayton	September 23, 2004	Provides rules for adventuring in a cold environments.	224	0-7869-2896-4
Sandstorm	Bruce R. Cordell, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, J. D. Wiker	March 1, 2005	Provides rules for adventuring in desert or wasteland environments.	224	0-7869-3655-X
Stormwrack	Richard Baker, Joseph D. Carriker, Jr., Jennifer Clarke Wilkes	August 2005	Provides rules for adventuring on ships or in underwater environments.	224	0-7869-3689-4
Cityscape	Ari Marmell, C.A. Suleiman	November 7, 2006	Provides advice for DMs to run campaigns centred around cities and includes new optional abilities for player characters.	160	0-7869-3939-7
Dungeonscape	Jason Bulmahn, Rich Burlew	February 13, 2007	Provides advice for DMs to run campaigns in dungeons and includes new optional abilities for player characters.	160	978-0-7869-4118-6
Dungeon Survival Guide	Bill Slavicsek, Christopher Perkins	October 23, 2007	An accessory that explores the features of dungeons in Dungeons & Dragons, and revisits 20 famous dungeons from throughout the game's history.	64	978-0-7869-4730-0

Spells & items

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Arms and Equipment Guide	Eric Cagle, Jesse Decker, Jeff Quick, Rich Redman, James Wyatt	March 1, 2003	Describes various equipment that can be used in a campaign, including weapons, armour, gear, and vehicles.	160	0-7869-2649-X
Weapons of Legacy	Bruce R. Cordell, Kolja Raven Liquette, Travis Stout	May 1, 2005	Describes unique weapons that have been forged or used by legendary beings and have unique gameplay properties.	224	0-7869-3688-6
Spell Compendium	Matthew Sernett, Jeff Grubb, Mike McArtor	December 1, 2005	Contains spells (in some cases updated) from various previous sources (including the Complete-series, Dragon magazine, Draconomicon, Manual of the Planes and publications from the Wizards of the Coast-website, as well as new spells.	288	0-7869-3702-5
Magic Item Compendium	Andy Collins, Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, Eytan Bernstein, Frank Brunner, John Snead, Owen K.C. Stephens	March 13, 2007	Contains descriptions of magic items (in some cases updated) from various previous sources (including the Arms and Equipment Guide, Magic of Faerûn, and Complete Divine, as well as new spells.	224	978-0-7869-4345-6

Starter sets

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game (2000)	Jason Carl, Andy Collins, David Noonan, Jonathan Tweet	August, 2000	3rd Ed, Orange cover, "Adventure Begins Here!"	96	0-7869-1641-9
Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game (2004)	Jonathan Tweet	September, 2004	v3.5, Black dragon cover	64	0-7869-3409-3
Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game (2006)	Jonathan Tweet	September, 2006	v3.5, Blue dragon cover	64	0-7869-3944-3
Dungeons & Dragons Player's Kit	Wizards Team	February, 2007	—	160	0-7869-3945-1

Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition

The books from the "main" product line of 4th Edition are split into Core Rules and Supplement books. 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.

In addition, beginning in September 2010 the stand-alone Essentials product line was released, aiming at novice players.

Preview releases

Title	Author	Date	Pages	ISBN
Wizards Presents: Races and Classes	Wizards RPG Team	December 18, 2007	96	978-0-7869-4801-7
Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters	Wizards RPG Team	January 15, 2008	96	978-0-7869-4802-4

Core rules

Title	Author	Date	Pages	ISBN
Player's Handbook - Arcane, Divine, and Martial Heroes	Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt, and Matt Sernett	June 6, 2008	320	978-0-7869-4867-3
Dungeon Master's Guide	Matt Sernett and Wizards RPG Team	June 6, 2008	224	978-0-7869-4880-2
Monster Manual	Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt, and Matt Sernett	June 6, 2008	288	978-0-7869-4852-9
Player's Handbook 2 - Primal, Arcane, and Divine Heroes	Jeremy Crawford	March 17, 2009	224	978-0-7869-5016-4
Monster Manual 2	Rob Heinsoo	May 19, 2009	224	978-0-7869-5101-7
Dungeon Master's Guide 2	James Wyatt	September 15, 2009	224	978-0-7869-5244-1
Player's Handbook 3 - Psionic, Divine, and Primal Heroes	Mike Mearls	March 16, 2010	224	978-0-7869-5390-5
Monster Manual 3	Mike Mearls	June 15, 2010	224	978-0-7869-5490-2

Character options

Title	Author	Date	Pages	ISBN
Martial Power - Options for Fighters, Rangers, Rogues, and Warlords	Wizards RPG Team	November 18, 2008	160	978-0-7869-4981-6
Arcane Power - Options for Bards, Sorcerers, Swordmages, Warlocks and Wizards	Wizards RPG Team	April 21, 2009	160	978-0-7869-4957-1
Divine Power - Options for Avengers, Clerics, Invokers and Paladins	Wizards RPG Team	July 21, 2009	160	978-0-7869-4982-3
Primal Power - Options for Barbarians, Druids, Shamans and Wardens	Wizards RPG Team	October 20, 2009	160	978-0-7869-5023-2
Player's Handbook Races: Dragonborn	Wizards RPG Team	January 19, 2010	32	978-0-7869-5386-8
Martial Power 2 - Options for Fighters, Rangers, Rogues, and Warlords	Wizards RPG Team	February 16, 2010	160	978-0-7869-5389-9
Player's Strategy Guide	Andy Collins	May 18, 2010	160	978-0-7869-5488-9
Player's Handbook Races: Tieflings	Wizards RPG Team	June 15, 2010	32	978-0-7869-5489-6
Psionic Power - Options for Ardents, Battleminds, Monks and Psions	Wizards RPG Team	August 17, 2010	160	978-0-7869-5560-2
Player's Option: Heroes of Shadow	Wizards RPG Team	April 19, 2011	160	978-0-7869-5745-3
Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild	Wizards RPG Team	November 15, 2011	160	978-0-7869-5836-8
Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos	Wizards RPG Team	February 21, 2012	160	978-0-7869-5981-5

Monsters & NPCs

Title	Author	Date	Pages	ISBN
Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons	Ari Marmell	November 18, 2008	256	978-0-7869-4980-9
Open Grave: Secrets of the Undead	Bruce R. Cordell	January 20, 2009	224	978-0-7869-5069-0
Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons	Richard Baker	November 17, 2009	224	978-0-7869-5248-9
Demonomicon	Brian R. James	July 20, 2010	160	978-0-7869-5492-6
Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale	Sterling Hershey	June 15, 2011	128	978-0-7869-5838-2

Optional rules

Title	Author	Date	Pages	ISBN
Dragon Magazine Annual 2009	Torah Cottrill	August 2009	160	978-0-7869-5245-8
Dungeon Magazine Annual 2010	Torah Cottrill, Miranda Horner, and Chris Youngs	May 2010	160	978-0-7869-5200-7
Book of Vile Darkness	Robert J. Schwalb	December 27, 2011	128	978-0-7869-5868-9

Settings

For sourcebooks about regions of the Forgotten Realms setting, see List of Forgotten Realms modules and sourcebooks § 4th edition supplements.

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Campaign worlds
Eberron Player's Guide	David Noonan	June 16, 2009	Provides rules for player characters in the Eberron campaign setting, including three player races and a new class.	160	978-0-7869-5100-0
Eberron Campaign Guide	James Wyatt	July 21, 2009	Describes the campaign setting of Eberron, which combines a fantasy tone with pulp elements and steam-age technology.	288	978-0-7869-5099-7
Dark Sun Campaign Setting	Robert J. Schwalb	August 17, 2010	Describes the campaign setting of Dark Sun, set in the post-apocalyptic desert world of Athas.	224	978-0-7869-5493-3
Dark Sun Creature Catalog	Chris Sims	August 17, 2010	Statistics for monsters, major NPCs and hazards in the Dark Sun setting.	144	978-0-7869-5494-0
The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond	Andy Clautice	May 12, 2011	Provides information needed to run adventures in the Shadowfell, a subplane that exists in multiple campaign settings.	31	978-0-7869-5848-1
Environments and sites
Manual of the Planes	Richard Baker, Robert J. Schwalb, and James Wyatt	December 16, 2008	―	160	978-0-7869-5002-7
Dungeon Delve	Greg Marks	March 3, 2009	―	160	978-0-7869-5139-0
The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos	Ari Marmell, Bruce R Cordell, and Luke Johnson	December 15, 2009	―	160	978-0-7869-5249-6
Hammerfast: A Dwarven Outpost Adventure Site	Mike Mearls	March 16, 2010	―	32	978-0-7869-5534-3
The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea	Rob Heinsoo	April 20, 2010	―	160	978-0-7869-5392-9
Vor Rukoth: An Ancient Ruins Adventure Site	Greg Bilsland	July 20, 2010	―	32	978-0-7869-5549-7
Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook	Logan Bonner, Matt Sernett, and Jeff Morgenroth	May 15, 2012	―	159	978-0-7869-6032-3

Spells & Items

Title	Author	Date	Pages	ISBN
Adventurer's Vault: Arms and equipment for all character classes	Logan Bonner, Eytan Bernstein, and Chris Sims	September 16, 2008	224	978-0-7869-4978-6
Adventurer's Vault 2: Arms and equipment for all character classes	Rob Heinsoo	August 18, 2009	160	978-0-7869-5204-5
Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium	Jeremy Crawford	September 20, 2011	160	978-0-7869-5744-6

Starter sets

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Boxed sets
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Starter Set (Blue box cover)	―	October 21, 2008	16-page Quick Start Rules booklet and a 64-page Dungeon Master's Booklet	80	978-0-7869-4820-8
Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Roleplaying Game Starter Set (Red box cover)	―	September 7, 2010	32-page booklet for players and a 64-page booklet for Dungeon Masters	96	978-0-7869-5629-6
Essentials products
Rules Compendium	Wizards RPG Team	September 21, 2010	―	320	978-0-7869-5621-0
Heroes of the Fallen Lands	Wizards RPG Team	September 2010	―	368	978-0-7869-5620-3
Dungeon Master's Kit	Wizards RPG Team	October 19, 2010	―	320	978-0-7869-5630-2
Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms	Wizards RPG Team	November 2010	―	352	978-0-7869-5619-7
Monster Vault	Wizards RPG Team	2010	―	192	978-0-7869-5631-9

Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition

See also: Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition

Initially promoted in playtest materials as Dungeons & Dragons Next, the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons was released in a staggered fashion through the second half of 2014.^[10][11] Unlike previous editions, this edition of the game was developed partly via a public open playtest.^[12] An early build of the new edition debuted at the 2012 Dungeons & Dragons Experience event to about 500 fans.^[13] Public playtesting began on May 24, 2012,^[14] with the final playtest packet released on September 20, 2013.^[15]

The 5th edition's Basic Rules, a free PDF containing complete rules for play and a subset of the player and DM content from the core rulebooks, was released on July 3, 2014.^[16] The basic rules have continued to be updated since then to incorporate errata for the corresponding portions of the Player's Handbook and combine the Player's Basic Rules and Dungeon Master's Basic Rules into a single document. Public playtests continued through the Unearthed Arcana series, which was published for free online in PDF format.^[17]

Core rules

As part of the 2024 Rules Revision, the three revised core rulebooks were released staggered between September 2024 and February 2025.^[18][19]

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Player's Handbook (2014)	Richard Baker, Jeremy Crawford, Bruce R. Cordell, James Wyatt, and Robert J. Schwalb	August 19, 2014	Essential rules for playing the game, including player abilities	320	978-0-7869-6560-1
Dungeon Master's Guide (2014)	Wizards RPG Team	December 9, 2014	Advice for running games and optional rules	320	978-0-7869-6562-5
Monster Manual (2014)	Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Chris Sims, Rodney Thompson, Lee Peter, Robert J. Schwalb, Matt Sernett, Steve Townshend, James Wyatt, and Wizards RPG Team	September 17, 2014	Stats of the most common monsters, animals, and generic NPCs	352	978-0-7869-6561-8
Player's Handbook (2024)	Wizards RPG Team	September 17, 2024[18]	Backwards-compatible revision of 2014 Player's Handbook	384	978-0-7869-6951-7
Dungeon Master's Guide (2024)	Wizards RPG Team	November 12, 2024[18]	Backwards-compatible revision of 2014 Dungeon Master's Guide	384	978-0-7869-6952-4
Monster Manual (2024)	Wizards RPG Team	February 18, 2025[18]	Backwards-compatible revision of 2014 Monster Manual	384

Character options

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Xanathar's Guide to Everything	Wizards RPG Team	November 12, 2017	Adds 31 subclasses and numerous optional tools for Dungeon Masters.	192	978-0-7869-6611-0
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything	Wizards RPG Team	November 17, 2020	Adds 31 subclasses and numerous optional tools for Dungeon Masters.	192[20]	978-0-7869-6702-5

Monsters & NPCs

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Volo's Guide to Monsters	Mike Mearls	November 15, 2016	Adds a variety of new playable races and new monsters.	224	978-0-7869-6601-1
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes	Jeremy Crawford	May 29, 2018	Adds a variety of new playable races and new monsters.	256	978-0-7869-6624-0
Fizban's Treasury of Dragons	Wizards RPG Team	October 26, 2021[21][22]	Adds new species of dragon and draconic themed player character options.	224	978-0-7869-6729-2
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse[23][24]	Jeremy Crawford	May 16, 2022[25]	Revises and replaces Volo's Guide to Monsters (2016) and Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018).	288	978-0-7869-6787-2
Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants[26][27]	Wizards RPG Team	August 15, 2023[28]	Character options and advice for Dungeon Masters about giants.	192	978-0-7869-6898-5

Settings

For sourcebooks about regions of the Forgotten Realms setting, see List of Forgotten Realms modules and sourcebooks § 5th edition supplements.

Title	Author	Date	Subject	Pages	ISBN
Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica	Wizards RPG Team	November 20, 2018[29]	Describes the world of Ravnica from Magic: The Gathering. Includes the adventure Krenko's Way (levels 1-2).	256	978-0-7869-6659-2
Acquisitions Incorporated	Wizards RPG Team, Penny Arcade	June 18, 2019	Based on the podcast of the same name. Includes the adventure The Orrery of the Wanderer (levels 1-7).[30]	224	978-0-7869-6690-5
Eberron: Rising from the Last War	Wizards RPG Team	November 19, 2019[31][32]	Describes the world of Eberron and the classes and races of that world. Includes the adventure Forgotten Relics (levels 1-2).	320[33]	978-0-7869-6689-9
Explorer's Guide to Wildemount	Matthew Mercer, Chris Lockey, James Introcaso, James Haeck, Wizards RPG Team	March 17, 2020	Describes the world of Exandria from the web series Critical Role. Includes the adventures Tide of Retribution, Dangerous Designs, Frozen Sick, and Unwelcome Spirits (levels 1-3 for each starter adventure).[34]	304[34]	978-0-7869-6691-2
Mythic Odysseys of Theros	Wizards RPG Team	June 2, 2020 (digital), July 21, 2020 (physical)[35]	Describes the world of Theros from Magic: The Gathering. Includes the adventure No Silent Secret (levels 1-2).[36]	256	978-0-7869-6701-8
Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft[37]	Wizards RPG Team	May 18, 2021	Describes the world of Ravenloft and the variant rules of that world. Includes the adventure The House of Lament (levels 1-3).	256[38]	978-0-7869-6725-4
Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos	Wizards RPG Team	December 7, 2021[39][22]	Describes the magical university of Strixhaven from Magic: The Gathering. Includes the adventures School is in Session, Hunt for the Mage Tower, The Magister's Masquerade, and A Reckoning in Ruins (levels 1-4 / 4-6 / 6-8 / 8-10).	224[40]	978-0-7869-6744-5
Eberron: Forge of the Artificer	TBA	August 19, 2025[41]	Expands on the world of Eberron. Revises artificer and species of that world. Includes three adventure outlines.[42]	TBA

Starter sets

Title	Date	Subject	Levels	ISBN
Starter Set	July 15, 2014	Basic rules I, Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure module, dice, and 5 pre-generated character sheets.	1–5	978-0-7869-6559-5
Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit	June 24, 2019	Basic rules II (Expanded); the Dragon of Icespire Peak adventure module; 11 dice; a unique DM Screen; a double-sided poster map; 81 cards for magic items, sidekicks, initiative, conditions and quests; and 6 blank character sheets.	1–6[43]	978-0-7869-6683-7
Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle[44]	July 31, 2022	Basic rules III, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle adventure module, dice, and 5 pre-generated character sheets	1–3
Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set	September 16, 2025	Upcoming boxed set introducing the game to new players. Includes an adventure inspired by Gary Gygax module The Keep on the Borderlands.[45][41]	TBA

Boxed sets

Title	Date	Subject	Levels	ISBN
Dungeons & Dragons Core Rules Gift Set	November 20, 2018	Foil cover editions of the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual, along with a DM Screen.[46]	—	978-0-7869-6662-2
Stranger Things Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set	May 1, 2019	Basic rulebook, Hunt for the Thessalhydra adventure module, painted and plain Demogorgon miniature, and 5 pre-generated character sheets.	3–4[47]
Dungeons & Dragons vs. Rick and Morty	November 19, 2019	Basic rules (Rick and Morty edition), The Lost Dungeon of Rickedness: Big Rick Energy adventure module, 11 dice, a DM Screen and 5 pre-generated character sheets.	1–3	978-0-7869-6688-2
Curse of Strahd: Revamped	October 20, 2020	Softcover edition of Curse of Strahd, Creatures of Horror bestiary, a 54-card tarokka deck, a Tarokka Deck booklet, a DM Screen, double-sided poster map, Strahd cover sheet, tuck box for the cards and 12 postcards.[48]	1–10	978-0-7869-6715-5
Dungeons & Dragons Rules Expansion Gift Set	January 25, 2022	Special editions of Xanathar's Guide to Everything, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse, along with a new DM Screen.[23][24]	—
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space[44]	August 16, 2022[49]	Includes a Dungeon Master's screen, a double-sided poster map and three 64-page hardcover books: Astral Adventurer’s Guide (a Dungeon Master guide), Boo's Astral Menagerie (a bestiary), and Light of Xaryxis (an adventure module).[50] A specialty cover edition will also be released.[49]	5–8
Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse[51]	October 17, 2023	Includes a campaign setting guide, monster bestiary, and the adventure Turn of Fortune's Wheel.[26]	3–10, 17	978-0-7869-6904-3
The Deck of Many Things	November 14, 2023 (digital release)[52] January 5, 2024 (physical release)[53]	A three-part product which includes two hardcover books, The Book of Many Things and Card Reference Guide, and a deck of 66 tarot-style cards. The digital edition includes only The Book of Many Things.[54][53]	—

Digital and print-on-demand releases

See also: Unearthed Arcana § Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition, and D&D Beyond § Digital releases

Title	Author	Date	Pages	Levels	Notes
Basic Rules	Jeremy Crawford, Mike Mearls, Christopher Perkins	July 3, 2014 (PDF)	180	―	―
Elemental Evil Player's Companion	Richard Baker, Robert J. Schwalb, Stephen Schubert	March 10, 2015 (PDF), April 17, 2015 (POD)	25	―	[55]
Dungeon Masters Guild
The Tortle Package	Wizards RPG Team	September 19, 2017 (PDF)	28	―	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[56]
One Grung Above	Christopher Lindsay	October 11, 2017 (PDF)	4	―	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[57]
The Lost Kenku	Wizards RPG Team	November 28, 2017 (PDF)	9	4	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[58]
Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron	Wizards RPG Team	July 23, 2018 (PDF)	175	―	[59][60]
Lost Laboratory of Kwalish	Wizards RPG Team	November 10, 2018 (PDF), January 9, 2019 (POD)	61	5-10	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[61]
Locathah Rising	Wizards RPG Team	September 19, 2019 (PDF)	39	9-10	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[62]
Infernal Machine Rebuild	Wizards RPG Team	November 12, 2019 (PDF)	111	5-10	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[63]
Mordenkainen's Fiendish Folio, Volume 1: Monsters Malevolent and Benign	Wizards RPG Team	November 12, 2019 (PDF)	21	―	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[64]
Return to the Glory	Wizards RPG Team	May 21, 2020 (PDF)	38	6-8	Proceeds are donated to Red Nose Day fundraiser[65]
Domains of Delight	Adam Lee	September 21, 2021 (PDF)	36	―	Corresponds with the adventure module The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (2021).[66] Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[67]
Minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy	Wizards RPG Team	October 5, 2021 (PDF)	158	―	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[68]
Chains of Asmodeus	James Ohlen, Brent Knowles, Adrian Tchaikovsky	October 30, 2023 (PDF), January 26, 2024 (POD)	286	11-20	Proceeds are donated to Extra Life fundraiser[69]

Notes

1. Credited as Paul Jaquays