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'{{refimprove|date=December 2013}} {{Infobox book | name = Arcane Power | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:Arcane Power.jpg | caption = | author = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = | language = | series = | subject = [[Role-playing game]]s | genre = ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' | publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]] | pub_date = 2009 | english_pub_date = | media_type = [[Trade hardcover]] | pages = | isbn = | congress= | oclc= | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} '''''Arcane Power''''' is a supplement for the 4th edition of the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[fantasy]] [[role-playing game]]. ==Contents== ''Arcane Power'' contains additional options and rules for [[Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons)|wizards]], [[Warlock (Dungeons & Dragons)|warlocks]], [[Sorcerer (Dungeons & Dragons)|sorcerers]], [[Bard (Dungeons & Dragons)|bards]], and swordmages. ==Publication history== Shannon Appelcline commented that the first product line for Fourth Edition ''Dungeons & Dragons'' was "a set of 'power' books that offered new options for players, organized by the power sources of 4E. ''[[Martial Power]]'' (2008), ''Arcane Power'' (2009), ''[[Divine Power]]'' (2009), and ''[[Martial Power 2]]'' (2010) all focusing on 'standard' power sources; ''[[Primal Power]]'' (2009) and ''[[Psionic Power]]'' (2010) focused on more esoteric power sources, each of which was introduced in the ''[[Player's Handbook]]'' published earlier the same year."<ref name="designers90s">{{Cite book|author=Shannon Appelcline|title=Designers & Dragons: The '90s|publisher=[[Evil Hat Productions]]|year=2014| isbn=978-1-61317-084-7}}</ref>{{rp|191}} ''Arcane Power'' was published by [[Wizards of the Coast]] in 2009. It was written by [[Logan Bonner]], [[Eytan Bernstein]], and [[Peter Lee (game designer)|Peter Lee]]. The week of April 30, 2009, it reached No. 13 on the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia's United States Non-fiction Bestsellers List.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-D97SUB7G1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413175856/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1A1-D97SUB7G1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 13, 2016 | title=BC–US—Best Sellers–Books | work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | publisher=[[Associated Press]] | date=April 30, 2009 | access-date=May 29, 2013}}{{subscription|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}</ref> ==Reception== Viktor Coble listed the entire ''Power'' series - including ''[[Martial Power]]'', ''[[Martial Power 2]]'', ''[[Divine Power]]'', ''Arcane Power'', ''[[Psionic Power]]'', and ''[[Primal Power]]'' - as #2 on ''[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]''<nowiki/>'s 2021 "D&D: 10 Best Supplemental Handbooks" list, stating that "What sets the power series apart – besides their updated rules – is how they translate really well to 5e. Whereas, the "Complete" series needs a little more work. The rules have both been pared down and expanded upon in this guide, which makes picking up a copy for whatever type of character is most in favor worth it."<ref name="cbr">{{Cite web|last=Coble|first=Viktor|date=2021-12-17|title=D&D: 10 Best Supplemental Handbooks|url=https://www.cbr.com/dd-best-supplemental-handbooks/|access-date=2022-04-28|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{D&D books}} {{D&D topics}} [[Category:2009 books]] [[Category:Dungeons & Dragons sourcebooks]] {{D&D-stub}}'