ters , ▁aqu atic ▁and ▁mounted ▁combat , ▁skill ▁challeng es , ▁tra ps ▁and ▁ha z ards , ▁re wards , ▁N PC ▁creation , ▁artifact s , ▁mon ster ▁creation , ▁and ▁template , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁sample ▁town ▁and ▁short ▁advent ure ▁so ▁that ▁DM s ▁can ▁start ▁running ▁their ▁first ▁ 4 th ▁Edition ▁advent ure ▁right ▁away . ▁Although ▁it ▁does ▁contain ▁artifact s , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Dun geon ▁Master ' s ▁Guide ▁not ▁to ▁contain ▁standard ▁magic ▁items , ▁which ▁were ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁Player ' s ▁Hand book ▁for ▁ 4 th ▁Edition . ▁In ▁addition , ▁a ▁Dun geon ▁Master ' s ▁Guide ▁ 2 ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ess entials ▁line ▁of ▁products , ▁which ▁were ▁intended ▁as ▁an ▁easy ▁entry ▁point ▁for ▁new ▁players , ▁W iz ards ▁of ▁the ▁Coast ▁released ▁a ▁Dun geon ▁Master ' s ▁Kit ▁that ▁included ▁a ▁dig est - s ized ▁book ▁for ▁the ▁Dun geon ▁Master ▁containing ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁material ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁edition ▁DM G ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁two - part ▁advent ure ▁module ▁and ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁card board ▁tokens ▁for ▁mon sters . ▁ ▁Dun ge ons ▁& ▁Drag ons ▁ 5 th ▁edition ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁edition ▁D & D ▁Dun geon ▁Master ' s ▁Guide ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Ch uck ▁Francisco ▁of ▁man ia . com ▁comments : ▁" M iles ▁of ▁tre