This introductory guide to DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is an illustrated primer to many of the characters you can play in D&D, along with their essential weapons and adventuring tools.
In this illustrated guide, you're transported to the legendary and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons, where you are presented with one-of-a-kind entries for different types of warriors, as well as the weaponry these fighters need for D&D adventuring. This guide includes detailed illustrations of the weapons, armor, clothing, and other equipment that fighters use, and offers the tools young, aspiring adventurers need for learning how to build their own characters, including sample profiles, a flowchart to help you decide what type of warrior to be, and brainstorming challenges to start you thinking like an adventurer whether on your own or in the midst of an exciting quest with friends and fellow players.
Andrew Wheeler is an award-winning genre fiction writer whose works include the multi-volume Dungeons & Dragons Young Adventurers’ Guides series and the comics series Cat Fight, Sins of the Black Flamingo, Love and War, and the upcoming Hey Mary. He’s also written a book about the wonders of British food and a column about sauce for Serious Eats. Andrew was born in the South of England and now lives in Toronto with his well-stocked home bar and too many Barbra Streisand LPs.
Stacy King is a professional nerd who loves introducing new people to her favorite obsessions. Her work includes the Dungeons and Dragons’ Young Adventurer’s Guide series and Manga Classics, adapting classic literary works into graphic novels. She lives in downtown Toronto with her husband, comics author Jim Zub, and far too many dice.
Dungeons & Dragons launched the great tradition of roleplaying games in 1974 with an unprecedented mix of adventure and strategy, dice-rolling, and storytelling. Wizards of the Coast continues to honor that tradition, bringing to market a diverse range of D&D game and entertainment experiences and influencing numerous writers, directors, and game designers by tapping into an innate human need to gather with friends and tell an exciting story together.
Abi Park is a self taught illustrator trying her best every day to improve at art. She started making fan art of her favorite stories and now strives to make her own stories that evoke creativity like those stories did for her. She lives in Colorado with her dog and her commune full of nerds. You can find her under The Nerdy Alchemist on social media and follow her journey.