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Dungeons & Dragons Player's Strategy Guide: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement Hardcover – May 18, 2010

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One hundred and sixty pages of Dungeons & Dragons® hotness.

The D&D® Player’s Strategy Guide is aimed at D&D players who crave the envy of their gamer peers. If you want a character that’s jaw-droppingly cool, this book is for you. It provides tips and tricks for optimizing your D&D characters—to make them more awesome and fun to play at the game table.

In addition to character optimization tips and player advice, this book includes entertaining sidebar essays written by celebrity gamers and a distinctive comic art style unlike other books in the D&D game line.

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Wizards of the Coast
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May 18, 2010
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Publisher : Wizards of the Coast; 4th edition (May 18, 2010)
Language : English
Hardcover : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0786954884
ISBN-13 : 978-0786954889
Item Weight : 1.5 pounds
Dimensions : 8.56 x 0.52 x 11.19 inches

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Interesting & Fun

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2010

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Very interesting and fun guide. There are no new classes, powers or feats. What we have is a guide to role-playing in general, tactics, party balancing, and some power-gaming tips. The book is nicely balanced- both those that are heavily into Roleplaying and those into min-max PowerGaming will find something of interest.

A few quibbles- they suggest feats and Powers at time, but do not Source them. Yes, you can find them on-line by Searching, but this is a hard cover BOOK, thus the book should be sourced (e.g. "PHB, page 185").

Next they suggest some feats and powers for roles such as Controller, but most of those aren't really for Controllers in general, but for Wizards in specific- and since again, there's no sourcing, you can't find that out very easily. My Invoker feels left out!

I love the section and graphic for concentrating your attacks!

The "Cosmo-quiz" sections with stuff like "What Alignment are you?" can be a source of fun for the group, too. Useful for any roleplaying game, imho.

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Alex H.

Very much enjoyed. Helpful as a fun reference for even a veteran player.

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2013

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First off, my first D&D experience was with Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. Simple, easy, straightforward, and meant to be fun. I've played every edition except 3rd since then, and I enjoy the spiritual return to having a vehicle for fantasy fun with friends.

That being said, 4th edition has lots of source books. Nothing compared to 3.5, but plenty of books. I love this Strategy Guide because it takes all the source books, processes them like a veteran would, and uses easy to understand language to help people build the characters they want, and therefore, get what they want out of the game.

Pros:
--As a veteran, I enjoyed the format: short excerpts from other seasoned players regarding little points or background on how they play, longer articles regarding the overarching strategy for combat, skill challenges, and character creation, and even simplistic guides on how to make certain types of characters (high HP characters, optimized healers, etc.)
--Sharing this with my friends who are new to the game, I enjoy seeing them take certain tactics and ideas to heart, and seeing them succeed alongside longtime players really does make the game more enjoyable for everyone. Doesn't make perfect players, but does make well-informed ones
--I have Players Handbooks 1, 2, and 3, in addition to Arcane Power, Monster Manual, and the Dungeon Master's Guide. And it still helps to have a consolidated and reduced reference for those books. Makes bigger ideas easier to grasp when I don't have to cross-reference 5 books to create a good novel character concept
--They do the math for you. Ever wondered if focusing fire or spreading out attacks is better? They calculate an estimate for which is more effective. Not sure which arm slot item gives a bonus to healing above level 18? They provide lists to aid you.
--Finally, the whole book has a lighthearted feel to it. Graphics and illustrations range from serious concept art to panels of comics that relate and bring humor into illustrating concepts. Takes a great deal of dryness out of the source text at moments.

Cons:
--People who are used to min-maxing may find some of these builds simple, as they've built these characters before. A solid familiarity with the books does make some of this book redundant. Same thing with the tactics section: seasoned players should know how to use their powers, and may not need this primer, though many of the ideas are more advanced and sound.

Final Verdict:
If you're new to the game, and still shaky on character creation, battle, or party dynamics, this book would be wonderful to you. I would recommend this book to any new player.
If you're a veteran, take it with a grain of salt. This can still be very valuable, and I am very happy I bought it, but you don't technically NEED it. Would strongly recommend for any player, and can be useful to any Dungeon Masters looking to help their players out.

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Thomas Williams

Only for people brand new to the game/genre

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2014

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I was a little disappointed in this book. I bought it after already playing a few campaigns with hope of something more for players of all levels but felt like it really catered to the newbies. It's great for newbies though and can really guide you into how to play the game, create your character and more.

***EDIT: This last week I've been helping people create characters for a group I'm putting together and this book helped them so much and even helped me get back in the groove of things and look at some options I hadn't before in a new light and get my head out of the PH's and look at other materials as well. This caused my review to go up 1 star.

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Steve B

A DM's take on PSG

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2010

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At 160 pages, this book does a good job of covering a lot of ground, from creating your character to building a party. This is NOT a rehash of the comments in the PHB or the DMG -- it is new material. I have not read it word for word, but skimmed through each section.

From this DM's point of view, one of the best parts is Chapter 3: Strategy and Tactics, especially "Tactics 101". Not all players may have heard of, or even understand the benefits of, focusing fire but this is nicely covered on page 105. Then follows discussions of movement and positioning, timing, managing resources, and even a brief look at common mistakes (like overextending and taking unnecessary damage). The reason I think this is such a strong chapter is that it covers a good spread of tactical and strategic elements without going into unnecessary detail or trying to cover every possible tactic or strategy. It's enough to give players who may have never thought about all of these things a concentrated introduction.

Some may complain that a chapter like this makes the guide too focused on D&D as a mechanical game -- a game of combat where optimizing the party's numerical chances for success outweighs the fun of roleplaying characters who undertake heroic deeds. To that I say, the book's title is your best clue that this is NOT a guide to playing or inhabiting a character role or persona. WOTC could easily release a "Player's Roleplaying Guide", and that would be the book for helping players create more memorable characters.

Even so, there are gems like this on page 93 (that may remind players who need such reminding): "Avoid building characters that marginalize the efforts of other players at the table...Even though being awesome certainly is awesome, D&D is not about being the best - it's about everyone at the table having fun." It takes a certain maturity level to understand what those two sentences really mean, and why they are important. I find as a DM it's part of my role to think about how to make the game fun for everyone at the table, and having statements like that in a player's guide might help some players see how they too can make it part of their role.

I have told my players that while I highly recommend this book, it is not a must-have to play the game. I have 2 mixed groups of long-time veterans and relative newcomers, and even the vets might find some new ideas in this book. Frankly, the newcomers could take the long way and play the game for 15 or 20 years and then take the time to analyze why and how they are successful or not. Reading this book is the shortcut.

That said, as a DM, I also find reading this gives me a great reminder on how to look at things from the player's perspective, which I think will improve my DMing.

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Brian McKnight

It's 4e

Reviewed in Canada on March 31, 2021

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George

AD&D or now D&D

Reviewed in Canada on February 22, 2013

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Excellent condition Thanks.

Very useful book thank you very much I do really enjoy having great reference books.

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Jackson Daley

Its not great...

Reviewed in Canada on March 8, 2014

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This book is meant for metagaming and people that are unfamiliar with the Players handbook.

Its all right, I'm glad to own it but are there better supplements? Yes.

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