

The art looks excellent and the cover is less glossy than the regular edition. I received a copy of the limited edition and it is very nice touch. Here is a shot of the exclusive cover to the right. The decision to provide a limited edition cover to game stores is a really great way to push people towards their FLGS (Friendly Neighborhood Gaming Store) and away from Amazon, which is good for D&D’s organized play (Adventurers League) and the overall hobby. “Xanathar’s Guide to Everything also comes in a limited edition format, exclusive to core hobby stores, featuring an alternative-art cover, beautifully illustrated by Hydro74” plus… throughout the book Xanathar provides fun and strange little notes on the content.Chapter 3 provides dozens of new spells (and reprint of Elemental Evil spells), a collection of racial feats, and a system to give your character a randomized backstory.Chapter 2 includes a variety Dungeon Master’s tools, providing fresh ways to use traps, magic items, downtime activities, and more-all designed to enhance a D&D campaign and push it in new directions.You’ll also find tools to flesh out your character’s backstory and racial feats. Chapter 1 contains over twenty-five new subclasses for the character classes in the Player’s Handbook, including the Cavalier for the fighter, the Circle of Dreams for the druid, the Horizon Walker for the ranger, the Inquisitive for the rogue, and many more.The short introduction reminds us that the Dungeon Master is the final authority on the rules and provides Ten Rules to Remember.Lead Designers: Jeremy Crawford and Mike Mearls.Available on D&D Beyond and Fantasy Grounds on Novemand on Roll20 a little later.Coming Novemand the hardcover costs US$49.95 (C$65.95).In this review I will outline what the book contains and provide my thoughts on who should purchase the book and who should maybe pass on this purchase. I’ve had a chance to play test some of the rules and subclasses from this book over the last week. The finished product comes together well, providing us with the first real expansion of D&D fifth edition ruleset. But never fear, there’s plenty of brand new content to enjoy too. This book also contains subclasses and spells that have already been published in other books such as Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide and P rinces of the Apocalypse. For anyone who has been following the Unearthed Arcana articles, you’ll find lots of the content in this book, but revised and expanded (after playtests and feedback). The book will be available everywhere else on November 21, 2017. Xanathar’s Guide to Everything is out now on D&D Beyond and at your FLGS (Friendly Neighborhood Gaming Stores). Explore a wealth of new rules options for both players and Dungeon Masters in this supplement for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.
