Rating: [ 5.79 / 10.00 ]
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The Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook includes everything necessary for a player to create and play a character.
Notes on Editions
There are 3 editions of AD&D First Edition Players Handbook. Click on an individual title, below, for more information on that edition.Game Editions | [ Add Edition ] |
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| Information: Preview | White Dwarf #12 |
| Comments & Reviews |
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| Rating | User | Summary |
| 4 + 1 | Lev Lafayette | AD&D Players Handbook. Despite nostalgia and the historical importance, an honest appraisal recognises many flaws in the seriously arbitrary race and class restriction and the total lack of a consistent internal system ("every case is a special case"). Spells are interesting in detail, and the book's organisation is fair and production quality very good. [ Read Review ] |
Selected User Comments | [ See 60 Ratings | See 21 Comments | Add Rating ] |
| Rating | User | Comments |
| 4 / 10 | Lord Rasputin | The saving throws and the to-hit tables were in the DMG. Way to force an extra purchase, T$R. |
| 2 / 10 | ShannonA | By today's standards, a mess, with no cohesive character creation, some rules hidden away in the DMG, the index hidden away in the DMG, etc. |
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Series Listing
| AD&D1 Hardcovers (Orange Spines): | [ edit ] |
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2 |
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3 |
Deities & Demigods
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5 |
5932 |
4 |
Oriental Adventures
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6.08 |
829 |
5 |
Unearthed Arcana
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4.96 |
12570 |
6 |
Dungeoneer's Survival Guide
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5.24 |
3585 |
7 |
Wilderness Survival Guide
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5.26 |
3466 |
8 |
Manual of the Planes
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5.53 |
2190 |
9 |
Dragonlance Adventures
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5.45 |
2568 |
10 |
Greyhawk Adventures
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5.2 |
3979 |
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