Two new Dungeons & Dragons workbooks are coming out next year to help players and DMs workshop various parts of the DM. In May 2026, Penguin Random House will release The Dungeon Master's Workbook of Worldbuilding and The Player's Workbook of Epic Adventures, two interactive workbooks intended as companions to the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master's Guide. The Dungeon Master's Workbook contains various exercises designed to help spur on worldbuilding, come up with storyhooks, and craft homebrew magic items. Meanwhile, the Player's Workbook contains prompts to help players plan out their character and its advancement throughout the campaign.
Both workbooks will be released on May 5th, with each book having a retail price of $26.
The description for the Dungeon Master's Workbook of Worldbuilding can be found below:
Unleash your imagination with this officially licensed interactive workbook packed with exercises, prompts, visual guides, and other activities designed to prepare new Dungeon Masters and enrich experienced ones.
Whether you’re a fledgling Dungeon Master or an expert worldbuilder, The Dungeon Master’s Workbook of Worldbuilding helps you envision an unforgettable Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Through a series of fun writing and brainstorming exercises, you will:
• create an exciting campaign setting for your players
• practice improvisation and roleplaying as a DM
• craft tantalizing rewards and intriguing magic items
• weave compelling story hooks with over twenty-five scenarios
• learn the basics of mapmaking
• and more!
An official companion to the revised and expanded Dungeon Master’s Guide, this workbook is both an insightful storytelling tool and a beautiful volume to display in any D&D library. Get ready to level up your game!
Whether you’re a fledgling Dungeon Master or an expert worldbuilder, The Dungeon Master’s Workbook of Worldbuilding helps you envision an unforgettable Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Through a series of fun writing and brainstorming exercises, you will:
• create an exciting campaign setting for your players
• practice improvisation and roleplaying as a DM
• craft tantalizing rewards and intriguing magic items
• weave compelling story hooks with over twenty-five scenarios
• learn the basics of mapmaking
• and more!
An official companion to the revised and expanded Dungeon Master’s Guide, this workbook is both an insightful storytelling tool and a beautiful volume to display in any D&D library. Get ready to level up your game!
The description for the Player's Workbook can be found below:
Your epic Dungeons & Dragons adventures start here! Packed with exercises, prompts, visual guides, and other activities, this officially licensed interactive workbook is designed to prepare new players and enrich experienced ones.
Never played Dungeons & Dragons before? Fear not, adventurer! Simply looking to level up your game? Hail and well met! Intended to introduce new players to the world’s greatest roleplaying game and provide new insights for experienced players, this interactive workbook guides you through the basics of fifth edition D&D. Through fun writing and brainstorming exercises, you will:
· choose a class, subclass, and origin for your character
· craft your character’s unique backstory and personality
· get to know your party
· plan responses to story scenarios
· envision your character’s advancement
· and much more!
As an official companion to the revised and expanded Player’s Handbook, this workbook is a helpful resource for embracing D&D’s new core rulebooks. There’s never been a better time to gather your party and begin your adventures!
Never played Dungeons & Dragons before? Fear not, adventurer! Simply looking to level up your game? Hail and well met! Intended to introduce new players to the world’s greatest roleplaying game and provide new insights for experienced players, this interactive workbook guides you through the basics of fifth edition D&D. Through fun writing and brainstorming exercises, you will:
· choose a class, subclass, and origin for your character
· craft your character’s unique backstory and personality
· get to know your party
· plan responses to story scenarios
· envision your character’s advancement
· and much more!
As an official companion to the revised and expanded Player’s Handbook, this workbook is a helpful resource for embracing D&D’s new core rulebooks. There’s never been a better time to gather your party and begin your adventures!
