How do you find an answer to a Dungeons and Dragons® rules question?
By making full use of various pages of our website, you can look up the answers to many of your D&D questions online. Some of these resources are specifically devoted to getting players and DMs through some of the stickier parts of the rules.
1). Official D&D Rules FAQ
Since the release of version 3.5 in 2003 the official D&D Rules FAQ has been around to clarify some of the more difficult questions that come up. Over the last few years the FAQ has continued to grow, and is now a good first stop for getting a ruling clarified. It is also a good read for anyone simply wishing to expand their knowledge and mastery of the game.
2). Official D&D Errata
See something in a book that looks like it may be a mistake? Check out the errata section of our website to see if we have released an update for how that particular rule, spell, class, or anything else may work.
3). Rules of the Game Archive
The next essential site for online self-service is the "Rules of the Game" series of articles written by Skip Williams. Skip covers many of the more complex sections of the rules in this series. His current list includes such popular topics as polymorphing (including wild shape), sneak attacks, grappling, incorporeality, and making magic items.
4). Game Rules section of the D&D homepage
On top of containing links to the above three locations on the list, the game rules section of the D&D website also contains a glossary of commonly used rules terms, a consolidated listing of which books particular character classes and prestige classes are from, and a link to the D&D v.3.5 Accessory Update Booklet that helps guide players through the fairly subtle differences between versions 3.0 and 3.5 for some of our more commonly used books.
5). D&D Message Boards
For general feedback and advice on your game there is no better resource than the huge player base that frequents the online D&D message boards. There are forums for pretty much any topic you can think of including specialized boards for both Forgotten Realms and Eberron. Whether you are a dungeon master in search of a suggestion for your campaign, or a player looking for tips to help your character, look no further than here! Help is just a post away.
6). Wizards of the Coast Customer Service Department
The Wizards of the Coast customer service department has been solving D&D player issues since the year 2000, and we continue to help out anyone that finds themselves confused by a rules question. Feel free to contact us with any questions that you cannot locate the answer to, by hitting the "E-mail Us" tab at the top of this page to submit your question to us directly. Your question will receive a personalized reply from one of our skilled customer service representatives.
If you do not need to save the reply in an email (sometimes good for keeping on file to show your friends), then you could try contacting our call center during our normal hours of operation instead:
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