D&D Portal Rules Wiki
24 registered sources
7 actively used sources
19 official publications

How sources are used

D&D Portal uses a combination of official publications, official online references, campaign documents, original material, and player feedback.

A source being listed on this page does not necessarily mean that every part of that source has been reproduced or is currently used on the wiki. Some sources are used only for historical research, comparison, mechanical inspiration, or homebrew development.

The website aims to distinguish between:

  • Official Dungeons & Dragons rules.
  • Simplified explanations of official rules.
  • Dungeon Master interpretations.
  • Campaign-specific house rules.
  • Original homebrew material.
  • Third-party or community-created material.

Source, author, and licence

A source, an author, and a licence are three different things.

Source
The book, website, document, repository, person, or other location from which information was obtained.
Author
The person or organisation responsible for creating the original material.
Licence or policy
The conditions that determine how the material may be copied, modified, displayed, or redistributed.

Public accessibility does not automatically mean that content is free from copyright or may be republished without permission.

Registered sources

Showing 24 sources.

Official publication

D&D Basic Rules

Actively used

The freely published basic rules for creating characters, adventuring, combat, spellcasting, monsters, and magic items.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Fifth Edition
Published
2018
Access
Publicly accessible
Used for
Used as a primary reference for general Fifth Edition terminology and commonly used rules.
Notes
The wiki may simplify or reorganise rules for readability. The official source remains authoritative.

Official publication

Player's Handbook

Reference only

The primary player-facing rulebook for characters, classes, races, equipment, combat, skills, feats, and spellcasting.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2003
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used when researching older rules, character options, terminology, and inspiration for homebrew material.

Official publication

Dungeon Master's Guide

Reference only

The primary Dungeon Master reference for running games, creating adventures, rewards, encounters, and magic items.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2003
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as a reference for encounter design, campaign organisation, magic items, and Dungeon Master guidance.

Official publication

Complete Arcane

Reference only

A supplement containing arcane classes, prestige classes, feats, spells, and character concepts.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2004
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as inspiration and historical reference for arcane classes, mechanics, and homebrew concepts.

Official publication

Complete Divine

Reference only

A supplement focused on divine magic, religious characters, classes, prestige classes, feats, and spells.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2004
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as inspiration for religious organisations, divine characters, and homebrew mechanics.

Official publication

Complete Adventurer

Reference only

A supplement focused on skill-based characters, specialised classes, prestige classes, feats, and equipment.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2005
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as inspiration for rogues, scouts, adventurers, explorers, and other skill-focused options.

Official publication

Complete Psionic

Reference only

A supplement covering psionic classes, prestige classes, feats, powers, and psionic character options.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2006
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as a historical and mechanical reference for psionic and mind-based homebrew content.

Official publication

Complete Mage

Reference only

A supplement focused on arcane characters, magical archetypes, alternative class features, feats, and spells.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2006
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as reference material when developing magical archetypes and alternative class features.

Official publication

Complete Champion

Reference only

A supplement about religious organisations, affiliations, divine options, domain feats, and character devotion.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2007
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as inspiration for factions, religions, affiliations, and divine character options.

Official publication

Complete Scoundrel

Reference only

A supplement focused on scoundrels, trickery, skill tricks, prestige classes, feats, and unconventional characters.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2007
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as inspiration for rogue-like classes, skill tricks, social mechanics, and deceptive character options.

Official publication

Fiend Folio

Reference only

A collection of monsters, fiends, templates, and unusual creatures.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2003
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as a creature reference and as inspiration for monsters, encounters, and transformations.

Official publication

Savage Species

Reference only

A supplement about playing monsters, monster classes, templates, abilities, feats, equipment, and transformations.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2003
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as inspiration for unusual playable species, monster characters, and transformation mechanics.

Official publication

Miniatures Handbook

Reference only

A supplement containing classes, prestige classes, feats, spells, monsters, and miniature-combat material.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2003
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as historical reference for classes and combat-related mechanics.

Official publication

Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons

Reference only

A detailed reference about dragons, their anatomy, behaviour, societies, combat abilities, spells, and treasure.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2003
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used when researching dragons, dragon encounters, draconic lore, and dragon-related homebrew content.

Official publication

Magic Item Compendium

Reference only

A large collection of magic armour, weapons, clothing, tools, item sets, and magic-item rules.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as inspiration and reference material for magic items and equipment.

Official publication

Spell Compendium

Reference only

A consolidated collection of spells from numerous official supplements and publications.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as reference material when researching spells and developing homebrew magical effects.

Official publication

Shining South

Reference only

A Forgotten Realms regional supplement containing locations, races, regions, feats, classes, spells, and creatures.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Forgotten Realms — Dungeons & Dragons 3.5
Published
2004
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as regional and setting reference material.

Official publication

Deities and Demigods

Reference only

A supplement about gods, divine ranks, pantheons, worship, divine abilities, and immortal characters.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition
Published
2002
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as inspiration for deities, religions, divine beings, and high-level campaign concepts.

Official publication

Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Actively used

A collection of revised playable species and monster statistics from several Fifth Edition publications.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Edition
Fifth Edition
Published
2021
Access
Commercial publication
Used for
Used as a reference for playable species and Fifth Edition monster information.

Official online source

D&D Beyond

Actively used

The official digital toolset and online rules reference for Dungeons & Dragons.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Access
Mixed access
Used for
Used to verify current terminology, classes, species, spells, equipment, magic items, monsters, and other official game material.
Notes
Some D&D Beyond material is freely accessible, while other material requires ownership, a subscription, or another form of access.

Official online source

Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy

Actively used

The policy describing how certain Wizards of the Coast intellectual property may be used in unofficial fan-created content.

Publisher
Wizards of the Coast
Access
Publicly accessible
Used for
Used as a legal and publishing reference for the operation of D&D Portal.

Project source

D&D Portal campaign rules

Actively used

Original house rules, campaign decisions, availability restrictions, interpretations, and table agreements created for campaigns connected to D&D Portal.

Publisher
D&D Portal
Access
Private project material
Used for
Used whenever a campaign intentionally differs from an official rule or applies an additional restriction.
Notes
Campaign rules should be clearly labelled and must not be mistaken for official Dungeons & Dragons rules.

Project source

D&D Portal homebrew material

Actively used

Original classes, subclasses, species, monsters, items, spells, locations, and mechanics made for campaigns connected to D&D Portal.

Publisher
D&D Portal and named contributors
Access
Private project material
Used for
Used as optional campaign content where explicitly permitted by the Dungeon Master.
Notes
Ownership remains with the named author unless a separate licence or agreement states otherwise.

Project source

Player and Dungeon Master feedback

Actively used

Feedback, playtest results, corrections, questions, and suggestions provided by players and Dungeon Masters.

Publisher
D&D Portal community
Access
Private project material
Used for
Used to improve clarity, identify errors, balance homebrew content, and refine campaign rules.

Official publications

Commercial books are listed for attribution and reference purposes. Their inclusion on this page does not mean that D&D Portal distributes those books or grants access to their complete contents.

Visitors should obtain commercial publications through an authorised retailer, publisher, licensed platform, library, or another lawful source.

D&D Portal is intended as an informational and campaign-organisational resource, not as a replacement for official books or licensed digital services.

Accuracy and conflicting sources

Different editions and publications may contain different versions of a rule, class, species, spell, monster, or other game element.

When sources conflict, the wiki should identify which edition, publication, or campaign decision is being used. The rule selected by the Dungeon Master for the relevant campaign takes priority during that campaign.

If a wiki page unintentionally conflicts with its cited official source, the official source should normally be treated as authoritative unless the difference is clearly labelled as a house rule or deliberate interpretation.

Suggesting or correcting a source

If a source is missing, incorrectly identified, outdated, or linked incorrectly, please report it through GitHub or contact the website administrator.

A useful source correction should include:

  • The URL of the affected wiki page.
  • The title of the source.
  • The author or publisher, where known.
  • The edition or publication year, where relevant.
  • A chapter, page number, or official link.
  • A short explanation of what should be corrected.
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