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CREDITS
D&D Lead Designers: Mike Mearls, jeremy Crawford Project Management: Neil Shi
Production Services: Cynda Ca :j ;;.~
Dungeon Master's Guide Leads: ·Jeremy Crawford,
jefferson Dunlap, David GersnM a~ .:. ~'-..;;.
Christopher Perkins, james Wyatt
Designers: Robert J. Schwalb, Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee Brand and Marketing: athan S· '"~· ·-
Editors: Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Michele Carter, Chris Sims, Chris Lindsay, Shelly azza o e. - ;;.
Jennifer Clarke Wilkes Laura Tommervik, Kim Lunosao,.,.... - .e
Producer: Greg Bilsland
Based on the original D&D game created
Art Directors: Kate Irwin, Dan Gelon, jon Schindehette,
E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneso •
Mari Kolkowsky, Melissa Rapier, Shauna Narciso
with Brian Blume, Rob Kuntz, james ~a r . a c - · ;;. ::
Graphic Designers: Emi Tanji, Bree Heiss, Trish Yochum,
Drawing from further development by
Barry Craig
J. Eric Holmes, Tom Moldvay, Frank en:zer, s:::-
Cover Illustrator: Tyler jacobson
Harold johnson, David " Zeb" Cook, Ed Green o •
Interior Illustrators: Rob Alexander, Dave Allsop, Daren Bader,
Keith Baker, Tracy Hickman, Margare Weis, Do gas es
Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Steven Belledin, Kerem Beyit,
jeff Grubb, jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip illia s.
Noah Bradley, Aleksi Briclot, Filip Burburan, Milivoj Ceran , Richard Baker, Peter Adkison, Bill Slavicsek, Andy Co ~ s
Sidharth Chaturvedi, Conceptopolis, jD, jesper Ejsing,
and Rob Heinsoo
Wayne England, Emily Fiegenschuh, Scott M. Fischer,
justin Gerard, E.W.Hekaton, jon Hodgson, Ralph Horsley, Playtesting provided by
Tyler Jacobson, Jason )uta, Sam Keiser, Chad King, Vance over 175,000 fans of D& D. Thank you!
Kovacs, Oily Lawson, Chuck Lukacs, Howard Lyon, Victoria Additional feedback provied by
Maderna, Aaron Miller, Mark Molnar, Terese Nielsen, Teos Abadia, Robert Alaniz, jason Baxter, Bill Benham,
William O'Connor, Hector Ortiz, Adam Paquette, Claudio Darron Bowley, David Callander, Mik Calow, Christopher
Pozas, Steve Prescott, David Rapoza, Rob Rey, Aaron J. Riley, D'Andrea, Brian Danford, Krupa! Desai, josh Dillard, SalT'
Amir Salehi, Mike Schley, Chris Seaman, Sean Sevestre, llya E. Simpson Jr., Tim Eagon, David Ewalt, Rob Ford, Rober.
Shkipin, Carmen Sinek, Craig J Spearing, john Stanko, Alex Ford , Jason Fu ller, Pierce Gaithe, Richard Green, Chris op e·
Stone, Matias Tapia, joel Thomas, Cory Trego-Erdner, Beth Hackler, Adam Hennebeck, Sterling Hershey, Paul Hughes.
Trott, Cyril Van Der Haegen, Raoul Vitale, Tyler Walpole, Gregory L. Harris, Yan Lacharite, Shane Leahy, Ryan Leary.
julian Kok joon Wen, Richard Whitters, Eva Widermann, Tom Lommel , Jonathan Longstaff, Rory Madden, Matt
Mark Winters , Ben Wootten, Kieran Yanner, james Zhang Maranda, Derek Mcintosh, Pau l Melamed, Shawn Merwin,
Lou Michelli, Mike Mihalas, David Milma n, Daren Mitchel.
Additional Contributors: Wolfgang Baur, C.M. Cline, Bruce R. Matthew Mosher, David Muller, Kevin Neff, Adam Page, jon-
Cordell , jesse Decker, Bryan Fagan, james jacobs, Robin D. Proudfoot, Max Reichlin , Karl Resch, Matthew Rolston, jasor
Laws, Colin McComb, David Noonan, Rich Redman , Matt Romein, Sam Sherry, Pieter Sleijpen, Robin Stacey, David
Sernett, Lester Smith, Steve Townshend, Chris Tulach, Steve "Oak " Stark, Adam Strong-Morse, Arthur Wright
Winter, Chris Youngs

ON THE COVER
Tyler jacobson illustrates the arch lich Acererak
as he raises an army of undead and prepares to
unleash it on an unsuspecting world .

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ISBN: 978-0-7869-6562-5 CE
First Printing: December 2014
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Disclaimer: Wizards of the Coast does not officially endorse the following u;c:-·c:s. ,..,. cr. are gJarorue.td to maximize your enjoyment as a Dungeon Master. First, always keep a straight face and
say OK no matter how ludicrous or doomed the players' plan of action is. Suo,. a ra tr.a:-~r ...... .a: happens, pretend that you intended all alongfo r everything to unfold the way it did. Third, if
you're not sure what to do next, feign if/ness, end the session early, and plor yo;.~r- rt.r: rr.o .. ~. ,.er. a/ else fails, roll a bunch of dice behind your screen, study them fo r a moment with a look of
deep concern mixed with regret, let loose a heavy sigh, and announce that T10rra: ~frorP:" =~e s and attacks.
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