# Player's Handbook (D&D 3e)

Player's Handbook (D&D 3e) is a board game.

- **Complexity:** 3.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2000
- **Categories:** Core Rules (min needed to play)
- **Mechanics:** Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Dice (Primarily d20), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Skill Based (buy or gain skills), Race Based (Player Race/Species affects gameplay), Trait / Aspect Based (personality affects gameplay), Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc), Dice (Various), Grid-based (uses square terrain for move/combat), Random Attribute Generation (during Character Creation)
- **Owned by:** 4 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Jonathan Tweet, Peter Adkison, Monte Cook, Skip Williams, Richard Baker

**Artists:** Jon Foster, Sean Glenn, Todd Lockwood, Scott Fischer, Sam Wood, Matt Adelsperger, Craig Cudnohufsky, Sherry Floyd, Henry Higgenbotham, Todd Gamble, Lars Grant-West, Arnie Swekel, David G. Martin

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/players-handbook-dandd-3e)
- [Player's Handbook (D&D 3e) in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/players-handbook-dandd-3e)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/46880)

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