A review of the Players Handbook, as Wizard state it is one of the “core rulebooks”
First thing to note is that I’m not going to review in great extent about the ruleset in this post, thats best left for another day – this is to review the book itself, the quality and to help you decide whether it’s something you want to part with your very hard earned cash for.
Lets open with the pretty obvious question:
Do I really need it?
Honestly – yes. Okay perhaps a little reasoning behind that statement is needed, the bare minimum you’ll need to be a player character in 4th Edition is a copy of the Players Handbook (PHB).
I’m a great fan of quality productions and if I’m going to shell out some of my money I want something good to show for it, and this manual doesn’t disappoint – printed on good quality paper (nothing flimsy here) and a sturdy front and back cover, Inside there’s everything a player will need to know about being a player character using the Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition ruleset, it’s nicely laid out, with clear and concise instructions on rolling up your characters, kitting them out and making them completely ready to start adventuring, my only issue with the content would be probably aimed at the low number of playable classes and races but that I’m guessing is because I played so much 3 and 3.5 where I was spoiled for choices what with all the add-ons etc and now it’s all new we’re back to 8 of each:
- cleric
- fighter
- paladin
- ranger
- rogue
- warlock
- warlord
- wizard
and 8 races:
- dragonborn
- dwarf
- eladrin
- elf
- human
- half-elf
- halfling
- tiefling
but in all honesty that’s me just being down right picky, it takes time to write a new system (which ultimately this is) and I should be more patient……….
Summary: If you want to play 4th Edition D&D just as a player character then you are going to have to buy this book, it will give you everything you need to get a character up and running ready for adventuring, although slightly disappointed with slight shortfall on character/race choices I have to say I’m very happy with the look, feel and quality of this manual.
Verdict: Buy It Now!
Rating: 
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