sourcebook
noun
source·book
ˈsȯrs-ˌbu̇k 
: a fundamental document or record (as of history, literature, art, or religion) on which subsequent writings, compositions, opinions, beliefs, or practices are based
also
: a collection of such documents
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The latest sourcebook releases for World of Darkness gives players a chance to dive into their character histories.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Beyond the original boxed sets, the company is looking to reprint the adventures, sourcebooks and other elements of the full line for both editions.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The options range from new sourcebooks to new modules and collections of antagonists to drop into an ongoing game.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The sourcebook details the state of London several years ago with a chronicle detailing how government vampire hunters scored one of their biggest victories to date by scattering the powerful Kindred of the city to the four winds.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
This book is purported to be the first in a line using the name that revitalizes the spooky sourcebooks that detailed the important places in this part of the classic 1920s New England setting.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Books like Xanathar's Guide to Everything and Tasha's Cauldron of Everything will be codified and unified by a new sourcebook at some point, but all of it will be compatible with 5th Edition material.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2024
The Education Department named two sourcebooks for the Tampa Bay Times.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
The boxed set acts as both an introduction to the game and as a sourcebook on Hobbits.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Beyond the original boxed sets, the company is looking to reprint the adventures, sourcebooks and other elements of the full line for both editions.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The options range from new sourcebooks to new modules and collections of antagonists to drop into an ongoing game.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The sourcebook details the state of London several years ago with a chronicle detailing how government vampire hunters scored one of their biggest victories to date by scattering the powerful Kindred of the city to the four winds.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
This book is purported to be the first in a line using the name that revitalizes the spooky sourcebooks that detailed the important places in this part of the classic 1920s New England setting.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Books like Xanathar's Guide to Everything and Tasha's Cauldron of Everything will be codified and unified by a new sourcebook at some point, but all of it will be compatible with 5th Edition material.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2024
The Education Department named two sourcebooks for the Tampa Bay Times.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
The boxed set acts as both an introduction to the game and as a sourcebook on Hobbits.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
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“Sourcebook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sourcebook. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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