Dungeons & Dragon's latest sale offers cheap ways to get into the game—here's what I recommend picking up

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If you've been tempted to get into D&D—perhaps after enjoying Baldur's Gate 3?—but been intimidated by the price, now might be the time to jump in. With big sales on both the official D&D store and D&D Beyond, core books and sets are looking a lot more affordable, and it runs until 17 September.

Dubbed the «Back to School» sale (sounds like a lot more dragon-slaying is going on in classrooms these days than there was in my day?), it offers its biggest savings on digital books. On D&D Beyond—a digital platform for playing D&D that you can read more about in our guide to online role-playing—you can pick up the big three core books (the Dungeon Master's Guide, the Player's Handbook, and the Monster Manual) for 40% off. There's also some good savings on the big campaigns and adventures, including 25% off Descent Into Avernus (a campaign that serves as a prequel to Baldur's Gate 3) and 30% off the sprawling Dungeon of the Mad Mage. 

These books don't come as PDFs—they're unlocked on D&D Beyond, which allows you to read them in a really handy wiki-like format on the site, as well as using content from them in your D&D Beyond games. Even if you're not planning to play online, this can still be a really convenient way to read and reference your books—it particularly makes searching for a specific rule a breeze. 

If you still crave the feel of paper in your hands, over on the D&D store there's strong discounts on physical+digital bundles, including 30% off the Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, and Player's Handbook, as well as 20% off the Starter Set or Essentials Kit (which is basically an expanded starter set). These bundles get you the physical books (as well as things like dice and maps in the case of the Starter set