Dungeon Master Guide (2e)

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The Dungeon Master Guide (called Dungeon Master's Guide on the cover but internally styled DUNGEON MASTER® Guide) is a core ruleobok for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition released in 1989.

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Development[]

The book was written by Dave Cook.

Release[]

The Dungeon Master Guide was released by TSR in 1989 for $18.00 US.

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Between 1989 and 1996, Dungeon Master Guide sold a total of 543,414 copies.^[1]

Year	Sales
1989	204,536
1990	52,679
1991	82,474
1992	72,141
1993	55,774
1994	70,683
1995	6,414
1996	-1,287

The book effectively sold negative copies in 1996, due to returns. This is likely due to the release of the Player's Handbook (2e revised) (1995).

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↑ Tweet. Ben Riggs, July 26, 2022.

Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guides
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)

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition
Core rules
Player's Handbook • Dungeon Master Guide Monstrous Compendium Volume One • Monstrous Compendium Volume Two • Monstrous Manual First Quest • Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game • The Complete Starter Set • Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Game
Optional core rules
Player's Option: Combat & Tactics • Player's Option: Skills & Powers • Player's Option: Spells & Magic Dungeon Master Option: High-Level Campaigns • Campaign Option: Council of Wyrms
Supplement lines
Player's Handbook Rules Supplement • Dungeon Master's Guide Rules Supplement Monstrous Compendium Appendix • Monstrous Compendium Annual Encyclopedia Magica • Historical Reference • The Magic Encyclopedia • Monstrous Arcana • Priest's Spell Compendium • Wizard's Spell Compendium
Other supplements
Bastion of Faith • Book of Artifacts • Castle Sites • Chronomancer • City Sites • College of Wizardry • Country Sites • Den of Thieves • Dungeon Builder's Guidebook • Guide to Hell • Legends & Lore • Rogues' Gallery • Shaman • Tome of Magic • The Vortex of Madness and Other Planar Perils • Warriors of Heaven • World Builder's Guidebook
Adventures
The Apocalypse Stone • Axe of the Dwarvish Lords • Cleric's Challenge (II) • The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga • Destiny of Kings • Die Vecna Die! • Dragon Mountain • Dungeons of Despair • Fighter's Challenge (II) • The Gates of Firestorm Peak • A Hero's Tale • Labyrinth of Madness • The Lost Shrine of Bundushatur • Moonlight Madness • The Murky Deep • Night Below: An Underdark Campaign • A Paladin in Hell • Return to the Tomb of Horrors • Reverse Dungeon • Road to Danger • The Rod of Seven Parts • The Shattered Circle • The Silver Key • Swamplight • Tale of the Comet • Tales of Enchantment • Temple, Tower, & Tomb • Thief's Challenge (II) • TSR Jam 1999 • Wizard's Challenge (II)

[1] Tweet. Ben Riggs, July 26, 2022.

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