''Hero Builder's Guidebook'' is an accessory for the
3rd edition of the ''
Dungeons & Dragons
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fantasy
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role-playing game
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Contents
''Hero Builder's Guidebook'' provides assistance to help develop
player character
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s for 3rd edition ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
Publication history
''Hero Builder's Guidebook'' was published in December 2000, and was designed by
Ryan Dancey
Ryan S. Dancey is a businessman who has worked primarily in the collectible card game and role-playing game industries. He was vice president in charge of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' at Wizards of the Coast.
When the publisher of Dungeons & Dragon ...
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David Noonan, and
John D. Rateliff John D. Rateliff is an author of roleplaying games and an independent scholar. He specializes in the study of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, particularly his Middle-earth fantasy writings.
Early life and education
John D. Rateliff was raised in Ma ...
. Cover art was by
Brom, with interior art by
Dennis Cramer
Justine Mara Andersen (born Dennis Cramer) is an American artist whose work has appeared in role-playing games and comic books.
Works
Justine Mara Andersen, has produced interior illustrations for many ''Dungeons & Dragons'' books and '' Dragon'' ...
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Reception
The reviewer from ''
Pyramid
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'' 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.
Reviews
*''Backstab'' #27
References
Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2000
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