Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5) is a 320-page sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 released in July 2003. It is one of three core rulebooks for Dungeons & Dragons 3.5, and provides information to help Dungeon Masters run the game.
It is officially referred to as the Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. It superseded the third edition Dungeon Master's Guide (2000), which was retroactively and unofficially termed by the community Dungeon Master's Guide 3.0.
Official synopsis[]
Weave exciting tales of heroism filled with magic and monsters.
Within these pages, you’ll discover the tools and options you need to create detailed worlds and dynamic adventures for your players to experience in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.
The revised Dungeon Master's Guide is an essential rulebook for Dungeon Masters of the D&D game. The Dungeon Master's Guide has been reorganized to be more user friendly.
It features information on running a D&D game, adjudicating play, writing adventures, nonplayer characters (including nonplayer character classes), running a campaign, characters, magic items (including intelligent and cursed items, and artifacts), and a dictionary of special abilities and conditions. Changes have been made to the item creation rules and pricing, and prestige classes new to the Dungeon Master's Guide are included (over 10 prestige classes).
The revision includes expanded advice on how to run a campaign and instructs players on how to take full advantage of the tie-in D&D miniatures line.
Content[]
Development and release[]
Development[]
The book was written by Peter Adkison, Richard Baker, Andy Collins, Monte Cook, David Noonan, Rich Redman, Jonathan Tweet and Skip Williams. Art was provided by Matt Adelsperger, Matt Cavotta, Ed Cox, Craig Cudnohufsky, Scott Fischer, Sherry Floyd, Todd Lockwood, David G. Martin, Raven Mimura, Dawn Murin and Wayne Reynolds.
Release[]
Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5) was released by Wizards of the Coast in July 2003 for $29.95 US, or $41.95 Canadian.[1]
On May 12, 2015, it was re-released in digital format. It is currently available on DriveThruRPG and Dungeon Masters Guild for $9.99.
Reception and influence[]
Critical reception[]
As of 2023, Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5) reached the rank of Mithral seller on DriveThruRPG.
Influence on other works[]
External links[]
- Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5) on DriveThruRPG
- Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5) on Dungeon Masters Guild
- Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5 Art Gallery at Wizards.com (2003)
- Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5 Web Enhancement at Wizards.com (2003)
References[]
| Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guides |
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| Dungeon Masters Guide (1e) • Dungeon Master Guide (2e) • Dungeon Master Guide (2e revised) Dungeon Master's Guide (3.0) • Dungeon Master's Guide (3.5) • Dungeon Master's Guide II (3.5) Dungeon Master's Guide (4e) • Dungeon Master's Guide 2 (4e) Dungeon Master's Guide (5e) • Dungeon Master's Guide (5e revised) |