Player's Handbook (AD&D 2nd Ed Fantasy Roleplaying) (Hardcover)

by David Zeb Cook (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 210 pages
• Publisher: TSR Inc.; Revised edition (April 25, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786903295
• ISBN-13: 978-0786903290
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (118 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #157,297 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ADND Rocks!, February 21, 2000

By	Trevor Smith (USA) - See all my reviews

I have read the old 2nd edition books and have found this one to be in a much nicer format. Despite the fact that the spells aren't that organized, the rest of the advantages greatly outweigh the disadvantages. If you are a beginner you should definitly purchase this book.

31 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The start for any aspiring Dungeon Master, December 4, 1999

By	Shadowfire (College Park, MD) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Dungeon Master Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition, Core Rulebook/2160) (Hardcover)

This book is the newest edition of the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide. As it is one of the three "core books", i.e. ones that contain the general rules, it is required reading for the DM. This release has its faults and its good sides.

Like all three core books ( Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and the Monstrous Manual) that were reprinted in 1995, this volume is expanded from the previous editions. It has many more pages that before, many with color illustrations. The font is larger and easier to read.

As a manual for creating realism in the adventures you create, the Guide does succeed, although not everywhere. Nearly every rule is followed by good sketches, tables, and graphs for easy reference. New situations are detailed, and there is a generous sprinkling of optional rules for enhanced realism. Despite this, some of the shady areas have been left only partially explained ( large-scale travel, for example). The book is written with good-natured humor, and is by itself fine reading. Also, I would like to commend on the lists of magical and arcane items.

The book is the required start for any DM, and it reamins the necessary component of any game session. Buy it, but never show it to your players.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Second Edition AD&D, January 28, 2003

By	"acelib" (Green River, Utah United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

Although the third edition books produced by TSR have pretty much replaced second edition on many book shelves, a few of us still prefer the game as it was. Having been a DM for a little over 18 years, I still find myself picking up my second edition players handbook, dungeon masters guide, and monster manuals (along with a littany of other second edition books) and wondering why it was ever changed.
A must to have if you are a second edition fan is the players handbook. Simply stated, you cannot play the game without it. Although some of the artwork is lacking and (my biggest gripe) they do not put the spell level on every page of the spell directory, over all it is a very well put together book which I would be proud to recommend it to anyone who is wanting to play AD&D.