Hero Builder's Guidebook

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Hero Builder's Guidebook
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Hero Builder's Guidebook book cover
Author Ryan Dancey, David Noonan, and John D. Rateliff
Genre Role-playing games
Publisher Wizards of the Coast
Publication date
December 2000
Media typeBook
Pages64
ISBN 978-0-7869-1647-4

Hero Builder's Guidebook is an accessory for the 3rd edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

Contents

Contents

Hero Builder's Guidebook provides assistance to help develop player characters for 3rd edition Dungeons & Dragons.

Publication history

Hero Builder's Guidebook was published in December 2000, and was designed by Ryan Dancey, David Noonan, and John D. Rateliff. Cover art was by Brom, with interior art by Dennis Cramer.

Reception

The reviewer from Pyramid noted that the Hero Builder's Guidebook "is a companion to the 3rd Edition D&D Player's Handbook, and that alone set my teeth a little on edge when I first took a look at it", concerned that Wizards of the Coast may release too many "indispensable" books rather than allowing the game to stand alone. [1]

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