# Player's Handbook (AD&D 2e)

Player's Handbook (AD&D 2e) is a board game.

- **Complexity:** 3.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 1989
- **Categories:** Core Rules (min needed to play)
- **Mechanics:** Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc), Random Attribute Generation (during Character Creation), Race Based (Player Race/Species affects gameplay), Dice (Various)
- **Owned by:** 3 Ludoya players

**Designers:** David "Zeb" Cook, Steve Winter, Jon Pickens

**Artists:** Linda Bakk, David C. Sutherland, III, Craig Farley, John Lakey, Eric Olsen, Jeff Butler, Jean E. Martin, Doug Chaffee, Laura Lakey, Jeff Easley, Jack Pennington, Larry Elmore

**Publishers:** Devir, TM-Semic, Tactical Studies Rules (TSR), Ediciones Zinco S.A., RIPA

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/players-handbook-adandd-2e)
- [Player's Handbook (AD&D 2e) in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/players-handbook-adandd-2e)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/44117)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-06. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._