August 15th, 2025
Third Eye Faithful, you don’t have to go far away to find yourself in an adventure! Get everything you need for the journey of a lifetime right at your tabletop with DUNGEONS & DRAGONS!
We’re sure this iconic game needs no introduction but it sure does help to have an explanation on how the heck to get started! With a game thats been constantly updated since the 80’s, of course its going to be difficult to get – but that’s why we’ve broken down the bare necessities you need to get playing!
Keep reading to find out how to get started with Dungeons & Dragons in 2025!
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The Core Rule Books
If you want to learn the basics, there are 3 core rule books you need to grasp the mechanics! The Players Handbook, teaches everything you need to know as a party memeber. The Dungeon Master’s Guide goes deeper and teaches you how to run your own game and become a game master! And last but not least, the Monster Manual – is the DM’s best friend when it comes to crafting combat! Find out more about each of these books below!
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (2024 EDITION): PLAYER’S HANDBOOK
This revised and expanded Player’s Handbook® contains rules for character creation and advancement, exploration, combat, equipment, spells, and much more. Create fantastic D&D® heroes from the wide selection of character origins, classes, and subclasses provided. Explore ancient ruins and deadly dungeons. Battle monsters while searching for legendary treasures. Gain experience and power as you trek across uncharted lands with your companions.
Contents:
• The biggest Player’s Handbook in Dungeons & Dragons history, revised and expanded to reflect ten years of feedback from the D&D community.
• The perfect start to your D&D adventures, with updated learn to play and character creation sections.
• Expanded ways to create any character with twelve classes, 48 subclasses, and 10 species.
• Contains twelve class and 48 subclasses, revised and balanced to bring fun for every type of player.
• Customize your character’s origins with 10 species, 16 backgrounds, and 75 feats.
• Cover-to-cover brand new art and a refreshed look and feel make every page a joy to experience.
• An alphabetized Rules Glossary makes finding rules information a snap.
• Nearly 400 spells, including all-new additions to your arsenal.
• New Weapon Masteries that give players greater versatility in combat.
• New Tools & Crafting System that gives you new ways to utilize your tools and craft new items while adventuring.
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (2024 EDITION): DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE
Create thrilling adventures with this revised and expanded Dungeon Master’s Guide for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons®. Inside this essential guide is everything new and experienced Dungeon Masters need to weave epic tales, build fantastical worlds, and inspire memorable moments for your party.
Contents:
• Intended for Dungeon Masters of all experience levels, this essential resource provides incredibly useful tools and advice for running your D&D game.
• Includes real-world examples of common pitfalls for Dungeon Masters, along with suggestions for how to handle them.
• 15 new, ready-to-use, reusable maps for homebrew adventures.
• Multiple handouts and resources for keeping track of campaigns.
• Presents Greyhawk as a customizable, ready-to-use campaign setting for Dungeon Masters. Set your adventures within Greyhawk or use it as a foundation for worlds you create.
• More than 300 new and improved treasures and magical items, including 18 brand new magical items.
• Contains rules for bastions, strongholds built and controlled by players. With crafting, base-building, and resource gathering, bastions are a fun between-session option for players.
• Easily find information on key D&D characters and locations with the Lore Glossary.
• Includes a double-sided poster map depicting Eastern Oerik from the Greyhawk setting and the city of Greyhawk.
Dungeons & Dragons RPG: Monster Manual Hard Cover (2025)
Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (2025) The biggest D&D monster manual ever, with over 500 total and over 75 brand-new monsters to choose from 9 terrifying new predators for higher-level play, like the arch-hag and blob of annihilation New variations on beloved creatures like the primeval owlbear and vampire familiar 40+ versatile humanoid stat blocks that give Dungeon Masters greater flexibility when populating their worlds with NPCs All creature stat blocks have been redesigned and rebalanced for ease of use and maximum fun Breathtaking new artwork for almost every monster, including stunning redesigns of the chromatic and metallic dragons Intuitive organization makes finding your favorite monster easier than ever before This revised and expanded Monster Manual contains a horde of creatures for fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. Encounter a monstrous menagerie of familiar favorites like dragons, giants, and mind flayers, plus a host of new monsters like the arch-hag, the blob of annihilation, and the vampire nightbringer. Populate your worlds and adventures with the hundreds of monsters provided, and let their stories, illustrations, and easy-to-use stat blocks fuel your D&D adventures for years
Playing the Game
Now whether you want to be the game master or a player, you’ve got to come prepared to the table! No good adventurer can leave without their character sheet, a trusty set of 7 dice, or their notebook!
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS (2024 EDITION) CHARACTER SHEETS
Inside the pockets of this lavishly illustrated folder are 50 double-sided character sheets for use in any fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons® adventure. Each character sheet provides plenty of room to keep track of everything that makes your D&D character unique. Stock up for the next 50 years of your D&D adventures today.
Contents:
• 50 redesigned double-sided character sheets that are easier to reference and play with.
• A lavishly illustrated folder to store all your character sheets and D&D notes.
• Works with the character-creation rules of the Player’s Handbook® and DnDBeyond.com.
• Enough character sheets to cover the next 50 years of your D&D adventures.
No game is complete without a sweet set of dice! Your 7set of dice is a necessity as you will constantly need to roll checks in order to play the game! And hey if you’re gonna use them a lot you might as well get a set you really like!
We have so many different dice options available that you could get a color for every occasion and still have more to choose from!!
Check out our full collection of DICE SETS available on our site here!
Also you can’t miss out on the best part – making your mini! We’ve got so many miniatures to choose from so don’t feel afraid to get creative with your character creation! And we carry tons of paint supplies too so you can get your mini looking mighty!!
Shop our full collection of TTRPG MINIATURES available on our site here!
And now you’ve got everything you need to get gaming!
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