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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
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avg rating 4.56 — 15,261 ratings — published 2014
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
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avg rating 4.49 — 8,192 ratings — published 2014
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition) Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,720 ratings — published 2001
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Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 42 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.55 — 6,419 ratings — published 2014
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Vampire: The Masquerade Revised Vampire: The Masquerade Revised (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,058 ratings — published 1991
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,561 ratings — published 2003
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Players Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Players Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 34 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,610 ratings — published 1978
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Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition) Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 3.5rd Edition)
by (shelved 33 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.10 — 2,123 ratings — published 2003
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Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying (Call of Cthulhu RPG) Call of Cthulhu: Horror Roleplaying (Call of Cthulhu RPG)
by (shelved 32 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.46 — 8,233 ratings — published 1981
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Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 1st Edition) Core Rulebook (Pathfinder, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.32 — 3,060 ratings — published 2009
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Dungeon Masters Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Dungeon Masters Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
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avg rating 4.36 — 2,334 ratings — published 1979
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Monster Manual (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Monster Manual (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,633 ratings — published 1977
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Xanathar's Guide to Everything (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Xanathar's Guide to Everything (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 26 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,729 ratings — published 2017
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Legends and Lore: Cyclopedia of Gods and Heroes from Myth and Legend (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Legends and Lore: Cyclopedia of Gods and Heroes from Myth and Legend (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,810 ratings — published 1980
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Shadowrun Shadowrun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,499 ratings — published 1991
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Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,174 ratings — published 2003
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Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,465 ratings — published 1989
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Fiend Folio (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Fiend Folio (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
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avg rating 4.05 — 1,593 ratings — published 1981
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Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,818 ratings — published 1981
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition) Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.46 — 1,555 ratings — published 2008
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Fate Core System Fate Core System (ebook)
by (shelved 20 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.19 — 919 ratings — published 2013
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Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Monster Manual (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,732 ratings — published 2000
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GURPS Basic Set (GURPS Third Edition) GURPS Basic Set (GURPS Third Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.81 — 737 ratings — published 1989
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Mage: The Ascension Mage: The Ascension (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 1,197 ratings — published 1993
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 4th Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.55 — 957 ratings — published 2008
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GURPS Basic Set: Characters GURPS Basic Set: Characters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.05 — 526 ratings — published 2004
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Oriental Adventures (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition) Oriental Adventures (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.72 — 950 ratings — published 1985
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Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Player's Handbook (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,000 ratings — published 2000
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Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,181 ratings — published 2001
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Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,635 ratings — published 2018
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Volo's Guide to Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Volo's Guide to Monsters (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,561 ratings — published 2016
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,348 ratings — published 2000
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Dungeon World Dungeon World (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.23 — 943 ratings — published 2012
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Werewolf: The Apocalypse (Revised Edition) Werewolf: The Apocalypse (Revised Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,088 ratings — published 2000
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Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,759 ratings — published 2015
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Numenera Corebook Numenera Corebook (ebook)
by (shelved 15 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.18 — 619 ratings — published 2013
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Dungeon Master's Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) Dungeon Master's Guide (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,946 ratings — published 1989
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GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.13 — 374 ratings — published 2004
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Manual of the Planes (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Manual of the Planes (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,377 ratings — published 1987
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Bestiary (Pathfinder, 1st Edition) Bestiary (Pathfinder, 1st Edition)
by (shelved 15 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.25 — 834 ratings — published 2009
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Mouse Guard: Roleplaying Game Mouse Guard: Roleplaying Game (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.25 — 803 ratings — published 2008
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The World of Darkness (Main Rulebook) The World of Darkness (Main Rulebook)
by (shelved 14 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,481 ratings — published 2004
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Deities and Demigods Deities and Demigods (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.78 — 971 ratings — published 2002
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Eberron Campaign Setting (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition) Eberron Campaign Setting (Dungeons & Dragons, 3rd Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 3.99 — 951 ratings — published 2004
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Monstrous Manual (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition) Monstrous Manual (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,312 ratings — published 1993
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Mörk Borg Mörk Borg (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.52 — 793 ratings — published 2020
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Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition) Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition)
by (shelved 13 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.40 — 2,048 ratings — published 2020
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The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.41 — 1,384 ratings — published 2019
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Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.58 — 2,206 ratings — published 2018
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Starfinder: Core Rulebook Starfinder: Core Rulebook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as role-playing-games)
avg rating 4.21 — 380 ratings — published 2017
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“Real life this fdar had taught me that in the adult world, fate was chaotic and uncertain. Guidelines for success were arbitrary. But in the world of D&D, at least there was a rule book... By role-playing, we were in control, and our characters... wandered through places of danger, their destinies, ostensibly, within our grasp.”
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