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This document compiles most of them and organizes them by topic, after first noting what the game’s official rules references are.  \nIf you have a question that you’d like addressed in Sage Advice, please contact the game’s rules manager, Jeremy Crawford, on Twitter (@JeremyECrawford) . If the question is too long for a tweet, please email it to sageadvice@ [wizards.com](wizards.com).  \nRules References  \nThe fifth edition of D&D has three official rulebooks, each of which was first published in 2014:  \n• Player’s Handbook (abbreviated PH)  \n• Monster Manual (abbreviated MM)  \n• Dungeon Master’s Guide (abbreviated DMG)  \nThe free Basic Rules contains portions of those three books and can be downloaded here:  \n[http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules](http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules)  \nPlay in the Adventurers League, the D&D organized play program, is also governed by the Adventurers League Player’s Guide.  \nErrata  \nCorrections have been issued for the early printings of the fifth edition Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, and Dungeon Master’s Guide and can be downloaded at the following locations:  \n[http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/PH-Errata.pdf](http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/PH-Errata.pdf)[ ](http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/PH-Errata.pdf)[http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/MM-Errata.pdf](http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/MM-Errata.pdf)[ ](http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/MM-Errata.pdf)[http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/DMG-Errata.pdf](http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/DMG-Errata.pdf)[ ](http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/DMG-Errata.pdf)The corrections have been incorporated into more recent printings of the books, as well as into the Basic Rules.  \nWe have also issued corrections for the adventures Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Princes ofthe Apocalypse:  \n[http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/](http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/)  \n[HotDQ-Errata.pdf](HotDQ-Errata.pdf)[ ](HotDQ-Errata.pdf)[http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/PotA-Errata.pdf](http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/PotA-Errata.pdf)  \nA corrected version of any of these books includes one of the following lines near the bottom of its credits page:  \nThis printing includes corrections to the first printing.  \nThis printing includes corrections.  \nOfficial Rulings  \nOfficial rulings on how to interpret unclear rules are made in Sage Advice. 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