Editing Dungeon Master's Guide (section)

{{Short description|Role-playing game rulebook}}
{{Infobox book 
|name      =Dungeon Master's Guide (1979)
|author   =[[Gary Gygax]]
|genre     =[[Role-playing game]]
|publisher =[[TSR (company)|TSR]]
|subject   = ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' 1st Edition
|isbn      =0-935696-02-4
|image     =Image:DungeonMasterGuide4Cover.jpg
|image_size=200px
|pages     =238
|pub_date  =1979
|cover_artist=[[David C. Sutherland III]]
}}
The '''''Dungeon Master's Guide''''' ('''''DMG'''''<ref name="D&Dfaq">{{cite web|url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_FAQ.asp |title=''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ |access-date=October 3, 2008 |publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514204427/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnDArchives_FAQ.asp |archive-date=May 14, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> or '''''DM's Guide'''''; in some printings, the '''''Dungeon Masters Guide''''' or '''''Dungeon Master Guide''''') is a book of rules for the fantasy [[role-playing game]] ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''. The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' contains rules concerning the arbitration and administration of a game, and is intended for use by the game's [[Dungeon Master]].<ref name="WD16"/>

The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' is a companion book to the ''[[Player's Handbook]]'', which contains all of the basic rules of gameplay, and the ''[[Monster Manual]]'', which is a reference book of [[statistics]] for various [[animal]]s and [[monster]]s. The ''[[Player's Handbook]]'', ''Dungeon Master's Guide'', and ''[[Monster Manual]]'' are collectively referred to as the "core rules" of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game.<ref>{{cite journal |last =Livingstone |first =Ian |title =White Dwarf Interviews Gary Gygax |type=Interview |journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] |issue=14 |pages =23–24 |publisher =[[Games Workshop]] |date=August–September 1979 }}</ref> Both the ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' and the ''Player's Handbook'' give advice, tips, and suggestions for various styles of play.<ref>{{cite journal |last =Pulsipher |first =Lewis |title =An Introduction to Dungeons & Dragons, Part II |type=Overview |journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] |issue=24 |pages =10–11 |publisher =[[Games Workshop]] |date=April–May 1981 }}</ref>

While all players, including the Dungeon Master, are expected to have at their disposal a copy of the ''Player's Handbook'', only the Dungeon Master is expected to refer to the ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' or ''Monster Manual'' during gameplay.<ref>{{cite journal |last =Pulsipher |first =Lewis |title =An Introduction to Dungeons & Dragons |type=Overview |journal =[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]] |issue=23 |pages =8–9 |publisher =[[Games Workshop]] |date=February–March 1981 }}</ref>