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  2. Editions of Dungeons & Dragons - Wikipedia

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    Dungeons & Dragons. Several different editions of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game have been produced since 1974. The current publisher of D&D, Wizards of the Coast, produces new materials only for the most current edition of the game. However, many D&D fans continue to play older versions of the game and some third-party ...

  3. Dice notation - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, standard dice notation became so deeply ingrained in D&D fan culture that Gary Gygax would adopt it as a commonplace in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1977-1979). [3] [6] The close association between D&D fandom and standard dice notation is reflected in the name of the Open Game version of the D&D rules: the "d20 ...

  4. Dungeons & Dragons - Wikipedia

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    Website. dnd.wizards.com. Dungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated as D&D or DnD) [2] is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. [3][4][5] The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). [5] It has been published by Wizards of the Coast, later a ...

  5. Four-sided die - Wikipedia

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    Four-sided dice, abbreviated d4, [1] are often used in tabletop role-playing games to obtain random integers in the range 1–4. Three forms exist of this die : a tetrahedron (pyramid shape) with four equilateral triangle -shaped faces, a rectangular prism with rounded or pointed ends, and an elongated long die with four triangular faces.

  6. Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings - Wikipedia

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    The flexibility of the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) game rules means that Dungeon Masters (DM) are free to create their own fantasy campaign settings.For those who wanted a pre-packaged setting in which to play, TSR, Wizards of the Coast (WotC), and other publishers have created many settings in which D&D games can be based; of these, the Forgotten Realms, an epic fantasy world, has been one of ...

  7. Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft - Wikipedia

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    Summary. Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft is a 256-page campaign and adventure guide for using the Ravenloft setting in the 5th edition. The book includes an overview of 39 Domains of Dread [1] and a 20-page adventure called The House of Lament. [2][3] The book's marginalia is presented as correspondence between the vampire hunter Rudolph Van ...

  8. Magic item (Dungeons & Dragons) - Wikipedia

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    In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a magic item is any object that is imbued with magic powers. These items may act on their own or be the tools of the character possessing them. Magic items have been prevalent in the game in every edition and setting, from the original edition in 1974 until the modern fifth edition.

  9. d20 System - Wikipedia

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    d20 System. The d20 System is a role-playing game system published in 2000 by Wizards of the Coast, originally developed for the 3rd edition of Dungeons & Dragons. [1] The system is named after the 20-sided dice which are central to the core mechanics of many actions in the game. Much of the d20 System was released as the System Reference ...