Artificers & Alchemy (Dungeons & Dragons): A Young Adventurer's Guide

by Jim Zub, Andrew Wheeler (Primary Contributor), Stacy King

An immersive, one-of-a-kind guide to the wonderous magical items and creatures of Dungeons & Dragons, the world’s most beloved tabletop role-playing game

Featuring amazing illustrations and expert insights, Artificers & Alchemy explores peculiar phenomena, sentient weapons, guardian gear, and the artificers who create these enchanted objects. If you’re eager to start your own D&D adventures, this guidebook provides the perfect starting point to creating worlds of fantasy and weaving an epic story all your own.

Genres: Dungeons and Dragons

112 pages, Hardcover

Published April 16, 2024

About the author

Jim Zub is a writer, artist and art instructor based in Toronto, Canada. Over the past fifteen years he’s worked for a diverse array of publishing, movie and video game clients including Disney, Warner Bros., Capcom, Hasbro, Bandai-Namco and Mattel.

He juggles his time between being a freelance comic writer and Program Coordinator for Seneca College‘s award-winning Animation program.

Reviews

[Bookwalker · Rating 5 out of 5]

The latest in these handy little pocket guides to D&D, this book is definitely my favourite so far. Solid advice for any fantasy storyteller (D&D or otherwise) on how to create unique magic items. Plus an introduction to what is easily the most intriguing of the D&D classes: the Artificer. Let’s just say, I think I know what class I’ll be making my next D&D character 😉

[Davey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a fun, quick read!

My first DnD character was killed, and I felt like an easy revival would really undermine the stakes of life and death I the game. If there is death, there should be consequences and not easy fixes. I got some really cool ideas for a new character while reading. Can’t wait to execute them whole gaming! 🧸🦉🐉💥

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books. This one continues the trend of informative and interesting additions in the vein of, well, artifice and alchemy and is well-written.

[Joshua Durham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing young adult D&D book. While not my favorite of the series, this is still a phenomenal book.

[Will · Rating 3 out of 5]

These are fun little books that introduce key D&D concepts for kids. Sometimes it is a nice reminder of the essentials to focus on as a DM.