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New to D&D 4th Edition?
Dungeons & Dragons is a world apart from other games, and playing it is unlike anything else. Whether you're just starting out with D&D, you're an experienced player wondering about the 4th Edition, or you're someone who's never played Dungeons & Dragons but would like to know what all the excitement is about, we have the answers you're looking for. You can watch our quick videos or even download the basic rules and try the game for yourself! The monsters are scary, but the rules aren't.

If you’ve ever played D&D but haven’t jumped into Fourth Edition, sit back and let us run you through just a few of the reasons why you’ll want to grab your dicebag, pick up the new Core Rulebooks, and start playing D&D 4E.



Take a tour of the most invaluable resource you can add to your D&D game—D&D Insider. You’ll get a glimpse at all the online content, tools, articles, and applications that’ll help you spend less time prepping your game and more time playing.

D&D Core Essentials
Player's Handbook
Player's Handbook
The Player’s Handbook presents the official Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game rules as well as everything a player needs to create D&D characters worthy of song and legend.
Dungeon Master's Guide
Dungeon Master's Guide
The Dungeon Master’s Guide gives the Dungeon Master helpful tools to build exciting encounters, adventures, and campaigns for the 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game.
Monster Manual
Monster Manual
The Monster Manual presents more than 300 official Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game monsters for all levels of play, from aboleth to zombie.
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Try D&D
Test Drive D&D
Explore 4th Edition now. Download the Quick-Start Rules and H1: Keep on the Shadowfell—and Let the Adventure Begin.
Community Links
Tool Box
D&D Character Builder
Create and update characters quickly and easily.
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D&D Compendium
The definitive D&D database. Search feats, powers, magic items, monsters, and other rules elements.
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D&D Adventure Tools
A suite of tools designed to make adventure building easy. Access the Bonus Tools Encounter Builder and Ability Generator here.
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Dragon Magazine
New material and expanded content to help make your characters more fun and compelling.
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Dungeon Magazine
The magazine for Dungeon Masters. Get tips, advice, new monsters, and 2-3 new adventures every month.
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Character Sheets
Download D&D 4th Edition character sheets here.
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Staff Bios
Andy Collins
RPG Development & Editing Manager
Andy joined Wizards of the Coast in 1996 as a temp, where he helped launch Arena: the League for Magic: The Gathering (the ancestor of Friday Night Magic). He moved to R&D in 1998 and soon had design, development, and editing credits for a variety of roleplaying games and settings. He led the v.3.5 revision of D&D, and worked on the 4th Edition design team. He’s currently involved in three-group D&D campaigns all set in the same homebrew setting.
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