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The Game Master's Box of Worldbuilding

Hundreds of random tables, towns, cities, lairs, factions, villains, mysteries and other tools for building worlds beyond imagination for all of your 5th edition RPG adventures
By Tim Baker and Jeff Ashworth and Ben Egloff
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This extraordinary boxed set collects three of the most popular volumes in the Game Master 5E RPG book series. Inside, players will find: The Game Master's Book of Astonishing Random Tables, with a foreword by Critical Role's Robbie Daymond, and illustrations by Chris Seaman and Doug... Read More
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This incredible collection brings together some of the bestselling 5E RPG game books from the Game Master series in one place, in a handsome slipcase sure to attract beginning and advanced gamers alike.

This incredible collection brings together some of the bestselling 5E RPG game books from the Game Master series in one place, in a handsome slipcase sure to attract beginning and advanced gamers alike.

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This extraordinary boxed set collects three of the most popular volumes in the Game Master 5E RPG book series. Inside, players will find:

  • The Game Master's Book of Astonishing Random Tables, with a foreword by Critical Role's Robbie Daymond, and illustrations by Chris Seaman and Doug Kovacs.
  • The Game Master's Book of Instant Towns and Cities, with contributions from Bob Mason (AKA Bob World Builder), Jonah Fishel, Tristan Fishel, and Ben Egloff, and illustrations by Matheus Graef and award-winning Luke Eidenschink.
  • The Game Master's Book of Legendary Locations, with a foreword by former WOTC line manager Eytan Bernstein, plus contributions from Jonah Fishel, Tristan Fishel and Ben Egloff, and illustrations by Conceptopolis and Luke Eidenschink.

It's everything you need to build extraordinary fantasy worlds from the ground up, from pantheons of gods and the temples that serve them, to the urban centers that drive the cultures that give your homebrew world life, to the magical or fantastical locations that keep players on the go, in search of the most challenging, mind-blowing frontiers of magic, mystery and mayhem.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781964487243

Publisher: Media Lab Books

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 11 November 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Media Lab Books

Illustration: Illustrated throughout

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jasmine Kalle
  • Illustrated by Chris Seaman
  • Illustrated by Luke Eidenschink
  • Illustrated by Bima Kusuma
  • Illustrated by Matheus Graef
  • Illustrated by Doug Kovacs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 67.0mm

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 3307g

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About the Author

Jeff Ashworth is a bestselling writer and editor whose credits includes The Game Master's Book of Random Encounters, The Game Master's Book of Traps, Puzzles and Dungeons, The Game Master's Book of Non-Player Characters and Everything I Need to Know I Learned from RPGs, and the co-author of The Game Master's Book of More Random Encounters, The Game Master's Book of Instant Towns and Cities and The Game Master's Book of Legendary Locations. Tim Baker is a writer and senior editor for Newsweek Special Editions. He is the co-author of The Game Master's Book of More Random Encounters, The Game Master's Book of Instant Towns and Cities and The Game Master's Book of Legendary Locations. Ben Egloff is the author of The Game Master's Book of Astonishing Random Tables and a contributor to The Game Master's Book of Instant Towns and Cities and The Game Master's Book of Legendary Locations.

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