Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules (TSR). It has been published by Wizards of the Coast, later a subsidiary of Hasbro, since
1997. The game was derived from miniature wargames, with a variation of the 1971 game Chainmail serving as the initial rule system. D&D's publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry, which also deeply influenced video games, especially the
role-playing video game genre. D&D departs from traditional wargaming by allowing each player to create their own character to play instead of a military formation. These characters embark upon adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Master (DM) serves as referee and storyteller for the game, while maintaining
the setting in which the adventures occur, and playing the role of the inhabitants of the game world, known as non-player characters (NPCs). The characters form a party and they interact with the setting's inhabitants and each other. Together they solve problems, engage in battles, explore, and gather treasure and
knowledge. In the process, player characters earn experience points (XP) to level up, and become increasingly powerful over a series of separate gaming sessions. Players choose a class when they create their character, which gives them special perks and abilities every few levels.
Game details
Tabletop RPG
- First published
- 1974
Mechanics
- d20 System
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Editions (13)
- Dungeons & Dragons (1974) · 1974 - TSR
- Dungeons & Dragons (original edition, 1st print) · 1974 - TSR
- Dungeons & Dragons (original edition, 4th print) · 1975 - TSR
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons · 1977 - TSR
- Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, Mentzer version · 1983 - TSR
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd edition) · 1989 - TSR
- Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia · 1991 - TSR
- The New Easy-to-Master Dungeons & Dragons Game · 1991 - TSR
- The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game · 1994 - TSR
- Dungeons & Dragons (3rd edition) · 2000 - Wizards of the Coast
- Dungeons & Dragons (3.5 edition) · 2003 - Wizards of the Coast
- Dungeons & Dragons (4th edition) · 2008 - Wizards of the Coast
- Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition · 2014 - Wizards of the Coast
Expansions (15)
- Arduin · 1977 · Supplement
- Buck Rogers XXVC · 1990 · Campaign setting
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd edition with Players's Option) · 1995 · Expansion
- Birthright (campaign setting) · 1995 · Campaign setting
- Dungeon Master's Guide II · 2005 · Expansion
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game · 2009 · Expansion
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (1st edition) · 2009 · Expansion
- Amethyst RPG · 2010 · Campaign setting
- Dungeons & Dragons Next · 2012 · Expansion
- For Gold & Glory · 2012 · Expansion
- Adventures in Middle-earth · 2016 · Expansion
- Dungeonesque · 2017 · Expansion
- Five Torches Deep · 2019 · Expansion
- Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (2nd edition) · 2019 · Expansion
- Brancalonia · 2021 · Expansion
Credits
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Credits and connections
- Designers: Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
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