Player's Handbook 3 is a supplement for Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition. It was the last of three Player's Handbook sourcebooks for that edition, and presented new character races, classes, magic items and options. It introduced the psionic power source to D&D 4th edition.
Content
Introduction
The book's introduction presents the psionic power source, along with new lore linking it to the Dawn War pantheon and World Axis cosmology.
Chapter 1: Character Races
Four new races are introduced: the githzerai, minotaur, shardmind, and wilden. Four racial paragon paths are introduced: the minotaur blooded champion, the wilden nature's avatar, the githyanki rrathmal and the shardmind shard disciple.
Chapter 2: Character Classes
Six new character classes are introduced, and four paragon paths for each:
- the ardent, a psionic leader, and its paragon paths: the argent soul, psionic binder, stygian adept, and talaric strategist
- the battlemind, a psionic defender, and its paragon paths: the eternal blade, iron guardian, steel ego, and zephyr blade
- the monk, a psionic striker, and its paragon paths: the ghostwalker, initiate of the dragon, mountain devotee, and radiant fist
- the psion, a psionic controller, and its paragon paths: the cerulean adept, dreamwalker, time bender, and uncarnate
- the runepriest, a divine leader, and its paragon paths: the hammer of vengeance, light bringer, master of the forge, and rune shield
- the seeker, a primal controller, and its paragon paths: the crimson hunter, death arrow, seven fates archer, and swift strider
This chapter also introduces the concept of hybrid characters, a multiclassing mechanic.
Six epic destinies are introduced: the monk's diamond soul, the godmind for any psionic class, the battlemind's invincible mind, the seeker's master of the eternal hunt, the runepriest's rune maker, and the ardent's war master.
Chapter 3: Character options
This chapter introduces the concept of skill powers, utility powers which require training in a relevant skill.
It introduces numerous feats, including multiclass feats. It introduces various superior implements and magic items.
Development and release
Player's Handbook 3 was released in March 2010. It was the first book of its name; while earlier editions of the game included a Player's Handbook and Player's Handbook 2, D&D 4th edition was the first to release a book titled Player's Handbook 3.
Reception and influence
External links
References
| Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbooks |
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| Players Handbook (1e) • Player's Handbook (2e) Player's Handbook (3e) • Player's Handbook (3.5) • Player's Handbook II (3.5) Player's Handbook (4e) • Player's Handbook 2 (4e) • Player's Handbook 3 (4e) Player's Handbook (5e) |
| Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition |
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| Core rules |
| Player's Handbook • Player's Handbook 2 • Player's Handbook 3 Monster Manual • Monster Manual 2 • Monster Manual 3 Dungeon Master's Guide • Dungeon Master's Guide 2 Starter Set |
| Supplements |
| Adventurer's Vault • Adventurer's Vault 2 • Arcane Power • The Book of Vile Darkness • Dark Sun Campaign Setting • Dark Sun Creature Catalog • Demonomicon • Divine Power • Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons • Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons • Dragon Magazine Annual • Eberron Campaign Guide • Eberron Player's Guide • Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide • Forgotten Realms Player's Guide • Hammerfast • Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook • Manual of the Planes • Martial Power • Martial Power 2 • Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue • Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium • Neverwinter Campaign Setting • Open Grave: Secrets of the Undead • The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea • The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos • Player's Handbook Races: Dragonborn • Player's Handbook Races: Tieflings • Player's Strategy Guide • Primal Power • Psionic Power • Underdark • Vor Rukoth |
| Adventures |
| Keep on the Shadowfell • Thunderspire Labyrinth • Pyramid of Shadows • Death's Reach • Kingdom of the Ghouls • Prince of Undeath • King of the Trollhaunt Warrens • Demon Queen's Enclave • Assault on Nightwyrm Fortress • The Slaying Stone • Orcs of Stonefang Pass • Dungeon Delve • Dungeon Magazine Annual • Halls of Undermountain • Marauders of the Dune Sea • Revenge of the Giants • Scepter Tower of Spellgard • Seekers of the Ashen Crown • Tomb of Horrors |
| Essentials |
| Starter Set • Rules Compendium • Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms • Heroes of the Fallen Lands • Monster Vault • Dungeon Master's Kit • Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale • Player's Option: Heroes of Shadow • Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos • Player's Option: Heroes of the Feywild • The Shadowfell: Gloomwrought and Beyond • Madness at Gardmore Abbey |
