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Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide: Roleplaying Game Core Rules, 4th Edition

by: Wizards RPG Team

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Brand: Wizards of the Coast
Dewey Decimal Number: 793
EAN: 9780786948802
ISBN: 0786948809
Label: Wizards of the Coast
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: June 06, 2008
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Release Date: June 06, 2008
Studio: Wizards of the Coast
Sales Rank: 28103




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The second of three core rulebooks for the 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game. The Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game has defined the medieval fantasy genre and the tabletop RPG industry for more than 30 years. In the D&D game, players create characters that band together to explore dungeons, slay monsters, and find treasure. The 4th Edition D&D rules offer the best possible play experience by presenting exciting character options, an elegant and robust rules system, and handy storytelling tools for the Dungeon Master. The Dungeon Masters Guide gives the Dungeon Master helpful tools to build exciting encounters, adventures, and campaigns for the 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game, as well as advice for running great game sessions, ready-to-use traps and non-player characters, and more. In addition, it presents a fully detailed town that can serve as a starting point for any D&D game.



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - D &D is DEAD
I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons since the first boxed set and I have looked forward to each new version and this is no exception. Each new version has tried to improve on the core Dungeon and Dragon experience until now. This new version is not really a new version but an entirely new game with very little of the flavor or magic feeling of the original. Now it feels more like a version of WOW or another of the online games. I am not knocking the online games they can be great if that is what you want to play but if you are looking for an intense good old fashioned role playing session with a group of your friends this new version is not for you unless you are under 12. If you are an experienced role player I would suggest that you save your money and stick to 3.5 there should be a ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - WoW without the PC
I realize that there is a WoW (World of Warcraft) game for the tabletop already, but the 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons comes closer to the actual game than any other system out there.

The classes are more individualized, each one having their own succinct spells, maneuvers, and abilities. It's definitely less homogenized than in previous editions.

The Core Rules Books of the 4th addition, including this one, are easy to navigate and understand, even for someone who has never played.



Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - An interesting amalgam of DMG1 & DMG2 from D&D 3.5
The new 4e Dungeon Master's Guide is an interesting book. As someone who owns both Dungeon Master's Guides from 3.5, I can spot many similarities to both. On one hand, this book makes the 3.5 DMG2 feel like a dry run before the new edition was released. It probably was, as Tome of Battle was a test drive of many of the 4e combat rules. On the other, it bears many similarities to the core DMG's before it. All the way back to 1st edition.

One of the main uses for previous DMG's was the magic items. Now that those are in the PHB, what we're left with is a book that feels like a training manual for new DM's, that has just enough information to keep many veterans from leaving it on the shelf. If you've been a DM in the past, this book isn't all that necessary. I counted maybe ... Read More



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Where's the Beef?
The latest version of the DMG would be great for anyone under the age of 13 and has never played D&D before. Its like how to be a DM for Dummies. Don't waste your money. Spend it on getting all of the 3.5 books before they are gone instead.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - An upgrade over previous editions
While some feel that 4th Edition D&D doesn't feel like D&D, I have been very happy with it. Most of the changes (taking aggro from MMOs in a way, requiring a map, toning down spellcasters) are really things that have been needed for quite some time and natural evolutions of the game.

The new DMG is really only needed for someone who actually DMs and has some great tips for incorporating traps, terrain, skill challenges, and templates encounters as well as running them. Well worth reading if you think you'll even only occasionally run a game.


 


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