Its 61 pages mainly focus on monsters, basic NPC types characters can encounter while adventuring, building combat encounters, and the first group of magic items. The first version (0.1) of the Dungeon Master’s Rule Book was just released this past week and is still pretty basic at the moment. There is even an excellent three page character sheet provided at the end of the book.
The Basic Rules focus on four main classes (Cleric, Fighter, Rogue, and Wizard), four main character races (Dwarves, Elves, Halflings, and Humans), character creation, equipment, how to play the game, adventuring, combat, spell casting, and much more. The Player’s Rule Book is currently at version 0.2 (second release) and comes with quite a bit of material packed into 115 pages. The set is able to completely stand on its own ‘as is’ with no additional materials/books required, but if desired, the three core books can be purchased to add additional character classes, races, monsters, and more to that shiny new campaign!
The great thing about the Basic Rules set is that it gives people who are curious about the new edition, or those who have never played the game before, a perfect chance to have everything they need to play the game for free without risk.
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