Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit

Welcome to Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons is a cooperative storytelling game that harnesses your imagination and invites you to explore a fantastic world of adventure, where heroes battle monsters, find treasures, and overcome epic quests.

This box contains the essentials you need to run a D&D game with a Dungeon Master and one to five adventurers

Take on the Dragon of Icespire Peak

Preying on anything it can catch with its claws or freeze with its icy breath, Cryovain, the young white dragon has descended upon the Sword Coast. Driven from their usual territory, all number of beasts have begun terrorizing the mining town of Phandalin.

Protect the townsfolk, discover wondrous magic items, and defeat the dragon in an epic Dungeons & Dragons adventure.

Learn How to Run a D&D Game

Easy to run for both new and experienced Dungeon Masters, the Dragon of Icespire Peak adventure book teaches you how to run a D&D game and provides detailed information about each location, quest, and monster the heroes may encounter.

Create Your Own Character

Use the blank character sheets provided to create your own D&D characters. The included rulebook will guide players through the character creation process and provide all the information they need to level up as they complete quests.

Dragon of Icespire Peak can be played with a group as small as one adventurer and one Dungeon Master. To run the game for a single player, just let them choose a “sidekick” to join their party. Nine sidekick options are included with personality descriptions and an illustrated card for each.

Everything You Need in One Box

Monsters to fight, spells to cast, and dice to roll in combat—get everything you need to start playing Dungeons & Dragons, all in one box.

Beyond the essentials, this kit also includes fun handouts for players and accessories that make running the game easier. When a character discovers a magic item, pass them a card to unveil its wonders. Keep combat running smoothly with cards that track player order and explain conditions. And open up a whole world for your players to explore with a double-sided poster map.

Playing Dungeons & Dragons

Become an Adventurer

Adventurers come in all shapes and sizes. Find one that’s fun for you.

An elvish cleric, driven from society for trespassing on tradition. A dwarven paladin, atoning for an ignominious past. The Player’s Handbook provides the skeleton for your characters. Flesh them out however you choose.

Join the Party

D&D brings people together and forges new friendships. Silly moments spawn inside jokes; moving battles leave treasured memories—whether in the heat of battle, embroiled in social intrigue, or solving clever puzzles, your party has your back.

Choose Your Own Path

The woods are growing dark. Behind a mass of ivy, you see the stones of a crumbling castle. What do you do?

In D&D, your options are limitless. Because the Dungeon Master, as narrator of your tale, can improvise in reaction to any choice you make, what happens next is entirely flexible. Do you dare go on?