"Everything a player needs to create heroic characters for the world's greatest roleplaying game"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (page 312) and index. D&D lead designers, Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford ; Player's handbook lead, Jeremy Crawford ; rules development, Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee ; writing, James Wyatt, Robert J. Schwalb, Bruce R. Cordell ; editing, Michele Carter, Chris Sims, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Christopher Perkins ; producer, Greg Bilsland.