Player's Handbook 3
{{Short description|Supplement to 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons}}
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Player's Handbook 3 is a supplement to the 4th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.
Publication history
Player's Handbook 3, subtitled Psionic, Divine and Primal Heroes, was released on March 16, 2010. Retrieved on 2011-02-20. The book was designed by Mike Mearls, Bruce R. Cordell, and Robert J. Schwalb, and featured cover art by Michael Komarck and interior art by Ralph Beisner, Eric Belisle, Kerem Beyit, Wayne England, Jason A. Engle, Carl Frank, Randy Gallegos, Adam Gillespie, Ralph Horsley, Roberto Marchesi, Jake Masbruch, Jim Nelson, William O'Connor, Hector Ortiz, Shane Nitzche, Wayne Reynolds, Chris Seaman, John Stanko, Matias Tapia, Beth Trott, Francis Tsai, Eva Widermann, Sam Wood, Ben Wootten, and Kieran Yanner. It includes six classes: ardent, battlemind, monk, psion, runepriest, and seeker,Heinsoo, Rob. (2009-11-05) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090514123447/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090511 Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Article (Playtest: Player's Handbook 3, The Monk)]. Wizards.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.Cordell, Bruce R.. (2009-07-07) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090709131853/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090707 Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Article (Debut: Player's Handbook 3, The Psion)]. Wizards.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.Schwalb, Robert J.. (2009-10-06) [https://web.archive.org/web/20091010121714/http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/drfe/20091006 Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Article (The Seeker)]. Wizards.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-20. along with four races: wilden,Wyatt, James. (2009-04-24) [https://web.archive.org/web/20090427072512/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090420 Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Article (Playtest: Player's Handbook 3, The Wilden)]. Wizards.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-20. the minotaur, githzerai,[https://web.archive.org/web/20091001063522/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090804 Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Article (Debut: Player's Handbook 3, Githzerai)]. Wizards.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-20. and shardminds. The PHB3 also includes new multi-classing rules for hybrid characters.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090409064753/http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/drfe/20090406 Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Article (Playtest: Player's Handbook 3, Hybrid Characters)]. Wizards.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
Reception
Player's Handbook 3 won the 2010 Silver ENnie Award for "Best Supplement".{{Cite web|url=http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2010-winners/|title=2010 Noms and Winners|date=August 10, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2019|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102013243/http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/about-us/2010-winners/|url-status=dead}}