The Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit is a boxed set for the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. It is intended for new players, and contains a booklet of basic rules and an adventure.
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The D&D Essentials Kit is a new introductory product meant to bring D&D to audiences interested in jumping into a fantasy story.
This box contains the essentials you need to run a D&D game with one Dungeon Master and one to five adventurers. A newly designed rulebook on-boards players by teaching them how to make characters, and the included adventure, Dragon of Icespire Peak, introduces a new 1-on-1 rules variant.
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Contents
- Essentials Kit Rulebook
A 64-page booklet containing a basic set of rules for adventurers levels 1–5.
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Creating a Character
- Chapter 2: Playing the Game
- Chapter 3: Equipment
- Chapter 4: Spells
- Appendix A: Sidekicks
- Appendix B: Conditions
- Dragon of Icespire Peak
A 64-page adventure booklet.
- Running the Adventure
- Axeholm
- Butterskull Ranch
- Circle of Thunder
- Dragon Barrow
- Dwarven Excavation
- Falcon's Hunting Lodge
- Gnomegarde
- Icespire Hold
- Logger's Camp
- Mountain's Toe Gold Mine
- Shrine of Savras
- Tower of Storms
- Umbrage Hill
- Woodland Manse
- Ending the Adventure
- Creatures
Index
Characters
- Adabra Gwynn • Alfonse Kalazorn • Ander • Anverth • Brakkis Elspaar • Caramip • Corwin • Cryovain • Dabbledob • Daggermaw • Dazlyn Grayshard • Delebean • Dimble • Dobin Noreth • Don-Jon Raskin • Donnabella Fiasco • Drethna • Elmar Barthen • Gnerkli • Facktoré • Grannoc • Falcon the Hunter • Fibblestib • Flenz • Galandro Luna • Garaele • Gorthok • Halia Thornton • Harbin Wester • Inverna Nightbreeze • Jabarl the Orc-Biter • Jabby • Joybell • Korboz • Linene Graywind • Moesko • Narux • Nib Addlespur • Norbus Ironrune • Nyx • Pallabar • Panana • Pell • Petunia • Pickled Pete • Pog • Quinn Hightopple • Quippy • Ruby Hammerwhacker • Runa Vokdottir • Shanjan Kwan • Syleen Wintermoon • Talon Thornwild • Tervaround • Thistle • Tibor Wester • Toblin Stonehill • Ulla • Uppendown • Vyldara • Xanth • Yargath • Zeleen Varnaster • Zook
- Referenced only
- Azdraka • Delsendra Amzarr • Kra • Miraal • Tanamere Alagondar
Creatures
- anchorite of Talos • ankheg • banshee • blight (needle • twig • vine) • boar • carrion crawler • centaur • cow • dragon • dwarf (shield dwarf)) • elf (sea elf) • ghoul • giant crab • giant rat • giant spider • gnome (rock gnome) • halfling • half-orc • harpy • horse • human • invisible stalker • manticore • mimic • moon elf • ochre jelly • ogre • orc • pig • shark (hunter shark) • stirge • will-o'-wisp • wererat • young white dragon
- Referenced only
- green dragon • human (Netherese)
Locations
- Buildings & Sites
- Barthen's Provisions • Butterskull Ranch • Circle of Thunder • Dragon Barrow • Falcon's hunting lodge • Icespire Hold • logger's camp • Mountains' Toe gold mine • dwarven excavation • Phandalin Miner's Exchange • Shrine of Luck • shrine of Savras • Stonehill Inn • Tower of Storms • Townmaster's Hall • Woodland Manse
- Forests
- Kryptgarden Forest • Neverwinter Wood
- Hills & mountains
- Crags • Icespire Peak • Starmetal Hills • Sword Mountains • Umbrage Hill
- Region
- Sword Coast • Sword Coast North
- Ruins
- Axeholm
- Roads
- High Road • Triboar Trail
- Settlements
- Axeholm • Conyberry • Gnomengarde • Leilon • Neverwinter • Phandalin
- Swamps
- Mere of Dead Men
- Wilderness
- Triboar Trail
- Referenced only
- Baldur's Gate • Delzoun • Mount Hotenow • Triboar • Yartar
Magic
- Items
- boots of elvenkind • cloak of billowing • cloak of many fashions • clockwork amulet • dragon slayer • dread helm • dust of disappearance • gauntlets of ogre power • goggles of night • • hat of wizardry • immovable rod • lute of illusions • mystery key • necklace of fireballs • pole of collapsing • sending stone • staff of birdcalls • wand of pyrotechnics • wand of secrets
- Potions
- potion of greater healing • potion of healing • potion of invulnerability • potion of water breathing
- Spells
- acid splash • aid • arcane lock • augury • beacon of hope • bless • blight • blinding smite • blindness/deafness • blink • blur • burning hands • charm person • command • comprehend languages • crusader's mantle • cure wounds • dancing lights • darkness • detect life • detect magic • disguise self • dispel magic • divine favor • faerie fire • fear • feather fall • fireball • fire bolt • flaming sphere • fly • guidance • guiding bolt • haste • healing word • hold person • identify • inflict wounds • invisibility • knock • lesser restoration • levitate • light • lightning bolt • longstrider • mage armor • mage hand • magic missile • magic weapon • major image • mass healing word • mending • minor illusion • misty step • poison spray • prestidigitation • ray of frost • remove curse • resistance • revivify • sacred flame • sanctuary • sending • shatter • shield • shield of faith • shocking grasp • silence • silent image • sleep • spider climb • spirit guardians • spiritual weapon • suggestion • thaumaturgy • thunderwave • vicious mockery • warding bond • web
- Other
- wild magic
Misc
- Games
- Three-Dragon Ante
- Languages
- common • elvish • gnomish • orcish
- Vegetation
- Gulthias tree
- Vessels
- Golden Gull • Orca • Sea Urchin • Star-Crossed Lover • Vainglory
Organizations
Religion
Appendix
Gallery
The Essential's Kit DM screen as illustrated by Grzegorz Rutkowski