New D&D Player’s Workbook of Epic Adventures (First Look)
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Penguin Random House will soon be releasing a new book that’s being described as an “official companion” to the 2024 Player’s Handbook Entitled the Player’s Workbook of Epic Adventures, the book serves as an entry point for new players looking to create their first character, as well as including prompts for experienced players looking to better flesh out their PCs. The book is also a companion title to the Dungeon Master’s Workbook of Worldbuilding, which takes a similar approach for DMs. It’s currently slated for release in the spring of 2026, but is available for pre-order now from your local game store, book store and on Amazon.
So is this workbook worth adding to your D&D collection? Below, we flip through all the details.
What is the “Player’s Workbook of Epic Adventures” about?
The Player’s Workbook of Epic Adventures is a 176-page interactive companion book for the new 2024 Player’s Handbook that’s designed to help both new and experienced D&D players create characters, develop backstories, understand game basics and connect to a larger campaign world. The book includes a series of exercises and prompts that guide readers through the character creation process, including:
- Choosing a class, subclass and origin fora character
- Crafting a character’s unique backstory and personality
- Developing connections to other party members
- Integrating a character into an adventure or campaigns
- Planning for new features during level advancement
Notably, the book comes in a softcover format and is 7×9 inches in size (making it a little bit bigger than a standard trade paperback).
Who is the author of the “Player’s Workbook of Epic Adventures”?
The book is written by Andrew Wheeler who is a Toronto-based writer and editor (originally from southern England) who has contributed significantly to a number of Dungeons & Dragons books, including co-writing the Young Adventurer’s Guides and authoring the D&D cocktail recipe book Puncheons & Flagons.
He is a Shuster- and Eisner-award winning creator known for works such as Another Castle, Love and War, and the anthology Shout Out.
How much is the “Player’s Workbook of Epic Adventures”?
The new book will retail for $24.99 USD (not including shipping and handling). It’s not clear if an eBook version will also be released, but it’s likely.
When will the “Player’s Workbook of Epic Adventures” be released?
The book will be officially available on May 5th, 2026, at which point you can pick it up online and at physical retailers.
Final Thoughts
It’s interesting to see Wizards of the Coast and Penguin Random House release something that’s not quite a rule book and not quite the typical non-fiction titles we see. Whether the book will resonate with both new and experienced D&D players, however, remains to be seen.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on this story in the days ahead and will update this page with new information as it’s made available. In the meantime, you pre-order the Player’s Workbook of Epic Adventures now from your local game store, book store and on Amazon.
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Jason Volk is the Publisher of Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics and lives in the wilds of Western Canada. He has been playing D&D for over 25 years and is a huge fan of Dragonlance and the Forgotten Realms. His favorite character of all time was a Necromancer named Neek who spent most of his adventuring career resurrecting the corpses of slain monsters. When he’s not playing TTRPGs, Jason enjoys video games, Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40K, watching football and spending time with his wife and adorably nerdy children.
