The fifth edition's Basic Rules, a free PDF containing complete rules for play and a subset of the player and DM content from the core rulebooks, was released on July 3, 2014.[30] The Starter Set was released on July 15; this boxed set features a set of pregenerated characters, a set of instructions for basic play, and the adventure module Lost Mine of Phandelver.The Player's Handbook was released on August 19.The fifth edition Monster Manual was released on September 30. The Dungeon Master's Guide was released on December 9.