{"product_id":"dnd-2024-core-rulebook-bundle-players-handbook-dmg-and-monster-manual","title":"D\u0026D 2024 Core Rulebook Bundle: Player's Handbook, DMG and Monster Manual","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe full game once the starter box is finished\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA starter set teaches you the basics; this bundle is everything that comes after. It combines the three 2024 Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons core rulebooks: the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide and the Monster Manual. We include it here because many buyers searching for a starter set are really asking how to begin playing D\u0026amp;D properly, and for a committed group this is the long-term answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFar more character options\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarter boxes limit you to a handful of classes or premade heroes. The Player's Handbook opens up 12 core classes, 48 subclasses and 10 distinctive species, plus 16 backgrounds and 75 feats to shape a character's history and skills. That depth is what keeps players invested over months of play, because every new character can feel different from the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNew ways to fight and explore\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 rules add Weapon Masteries, which give each class new ways to use its weapons in combat. A Tools and Crafting system lets characters use their tools to make items and influence travel and exploration. Neither appears in a typical boxed set, and both give longer campaigns more texture outside of fights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTools for the Dungeon Master\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dungeon Master's Guide is aimed at world building and running your own campaigns, while the Monster Manual supplies new artwork for almost every monster along with the creatures themselves. Together they let a Dungeon Master move beyond pre-written adventures and design a setting of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the bundle covers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2024 Player's Handbook with classes, subclasses, species and feats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2024 Dungeon Master's Guide for campaign and world building\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2024 Monster Manual with new art for almost every monster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeapon Masteries and a Tools and Crafting system\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpectacular artwork for classes, weapons, armor and legendary figures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy it ranks fifth\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a starting point it is a heavy lift. It sits in the premium tier of this list, it asks you to read a lot before playing, and you will still need dice and some way to show the battlefield. For a group that has not yet confirmed it enjoys D\u0026amp;D, a boxed set is the smarter first purchase. For a group that has, this bundle is the obvious next one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGroups that finished a starter adventure and want to keep going, players who want to build characters from the full menu, and a Dungeon Master planning a homebrew campaign. It also works as a gift for someone who already plays and still uses older books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dungeons \u0026 Dragons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68120025694407,"sku":null,"price":129.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/7614\/6887\/files\/41Tidzv0TFL._SL500.jpg?v=1793222842","url":"https:\/\/www.dice-armory.com\/products\/dnd-2024-core-rulebook-bundle-players-handbook-dmg-and-monster-manual","provider":"Dice Armory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}