These Steeply Discounted D&D Book Collections Are Perfect Gifts For New Players

If you’re looking to help a new D&D player get into the tabletop RPG, make sure you pick up Dungeons & Dragons: The Young Adventurer’s Collection Box Set while it’s on sale for just $15 (normally $35) during Cyber Monday. This four-book collection is designed to introduce new players to everything from gearing up their characters with weapons and magic spells to surviving in dungeons.

$15 (was $35)

This collection includes four paperback volumes aimed at younger readers–though they can be helpful for newcomers of all ages. Monsters & Creatures is a bestiary of various beasts that populate D&D’s many realms; Warriors & Weapons is all about weapons, armor, and adventuring equipment; Wizards & Spells introduces new players to the magical aspects of the D&D universe; and Dungeons & Tombs overviews the mazes and caverns they’ll be exploring.

$22.37 (was $35)

You can supplement the first collection with The Young Adventurer’s Collection Box Set 2, which is also on sale for $22.37 ($35). This includes four more paperback books that overview the many worlds and dimensions of the D&D universe and the many monsters, magical items, and treasures found therein.

Both Young Adventurer’s box sets feature paperback editions of the books, but hardcover editions are also available as standalone releases, and most are available at a discount–including a few books from the series that aren’t part of either collection, like Characters & Quests. Check the list below for links to the discounted Young Adventurer box sets and hardcover editions.

For experienced adventurers or readers who want something written for an older audience, the new Worlds & Realms: Adventures From Greyhawk to Faerun And Beyond hardcover book is another excellent overview of the D&D universe. It’s packed with in-universe lore, history, and short shorties, as well as art from every edition of D&D released over its 50-year run. You can pick it up at Amazon for just $25 (was $50).

While the above books are great for exploring the D&D universe and its lore, if you’re looking to learn the game rules and start playing, you can pick up one of the D&D starter kits that are on sale, such as the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle Starter Set for $15.69 (was $20), which includes a mini-rulebook, the Dragons of Stormwreck Isle adventure book, character sheets, set of dice, and more. There’s also the D&D Essentials Kit that offers a similar set of gameplay materials but focuses on five one-shot adventures you can quickly set up and run through in a single session.

If you want to explore beyond these starter sets, you will need to pick up the D&D core rule books, as these offer the full ruleset and guidelines for players and dungeon masters alike. The 2024 editions of the Player’s Handbook and Dungeon Master’s Guide were both recently released and are available for $45 each (normally $50 each). You can also preorder a bundle that includes the Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the upcoming Monster Manual for $140 (was $150). The Monster Manual is also available as a $50 standalone release. The three-book bundle and the Monster Manual both launch on February 18, 2025. Along with the books, you can also snag a bundle of 50 official D&D 2024 character sheets for $14 (was $15).

With the core rule books and character sheets in hand, you have (almost) everything you need to play–just add a set of dice, and you’re ready to go. However, if you’re eager to experience an official, premade campaign set in the D&D mutliverse, you’ll want to check out the many Adventure Books available. Many are discounted right now, too. You can grab multi-campaign bundles for settings like Planescape and Spelljammer, or standalone modules like Princes of the Apocalypse, Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, Pandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk, and more. All of these D&D deals and more are linked below. Some are even eligible for Amazon’s Buy 2 Get 1 promo–if you add three eligible items to your order, you’ll get the lowest-price item for free.

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