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Dungeons & Dragons

[edit] Play overview

The Player's Handbook for D&D v3.5, one of the game's three core rulebooks

[edit] Game Mechanics

Main article: Game mechanics (Dungeons & Dragons)

A set of standard D&D dice: (from left) d4, d6, d8, d12, d20, and two d10s, respectively, for percentile: ones and tens.

[edit] Adventures and campaigns

S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks was one of the few adventures released by TSR to include science fiction elements, such as ray guns and robots.

Main article: Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

See also: Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings and List of Dungeons & Dragons modules

[edit] Miniature figures

A Dungeons & Dragons miniature figure

[edit] Game History

Chainmail, a Dungeons & Dragons predecessor.

[edit] Sources and Influences on the Development of D&D

[edit] Edition history

Main article: Editions of Dungeons & Dragons

The original Dungeons & Dragons set

Dungeons & Dragons (1977 - 1999)

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (or AD&D)

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition

First edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Masters Guide

Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition

Dungeons & Dragons v.3.5 (also known as Revised 3rd Edition or D&D3.5)

[edit] Influence

[edit] Related products

Main article: Dungeons & Dragons related products

[edit] References in popular culture

Main article: List of Dungeons & Dragons pop culture references

[edit] Controversy and notoriety

Main article: Dungeons & Dragons controversies

[edit] See also

• Iconic character, the "signature characters" of the generic D&D
• Roleplaying games
• Live action roleplaying game
• Jeff Dee, Erol Otus, Jim Roslof, David S. LaForce, David C. Sutherland III and David A. Trampier, early Dungeons & Dragons artists
• Character class (Dungeons & Dragons)
• History of role-playing games
• Spells of Dungeons & Dragons
• Dungeons & Dragons Online
• Dungeons & Dragons, a live-action movie based on the role-playing game
• Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game

[edit] References

• Beattie, Robert. The Courier's Timeline of the Historical Miniatures Wargaming Hobby, retrieved June 8, 2006.
• Gygax, Gary (1979). 'Looking back, and to the future' in Best of Dragon Vol. 2, TSR Hobbies, Inc. 1981.
• Gygax, Gary (1985). 'On the influence of J.R.R. Tolkien on the D&D and AD&D games.' Dragon, 95:12-13, Mar 1985.
• Johnson, Harold et al. (2004). 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons, Wizards of the Coast, 2004. ISBN 0-7869-3498-0
• Kuntz, Rob (1978). 'Tolkien in Dungeons & Dragons' in Best of Dragon Vol. 1, TSR, Inc. 1985.
• Origins International Game Expo - 1977 List of Winners, retrieved June 9, 2006.
• Origins International Game Expo - 1989 List of Winners, retrieved June 9, 2006.
• Origins International Game Expo - 2000 List of Winners, retrieved June 9, 2006.
• Ward, James M (1990). 'The Game Wizards.' Dragon, 154:9, Feb 1990.

[edit] Further reading

• Fannon, Sean Patrick. The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible, 2nd Edition. Obsidian Studios, 2000.
• Gygax, Gary. Roleplaying Mastery. New York, NY: Perigee, 1987.
• Gygax, Gary. Master of the Game. New York, NY: Perigee, 1989.
• Cook, David (1989). Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition Player's Handbook. TSR, Inc.. 
• Schick, Lawrence. Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Roleplaying Games. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1991.
• BBC article on the history of Dungeons & Dragons
• Gamespy's 30th Anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons special
• Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary V1.0
• Opening the Dungeon – an article about the conflict over the proprietary or open-source nature of Dungeons & Dragons
• Studies about fantasy roleplaying games - a list of academic articles about RPGs
• How 'Dungeons' Changed the World - Boston Globe OpEd

[edit] External links

• Dungeons & Dragons – official website.
• Wizards of the Coast – owner and publisher of Dungeons & Dragons which is owned by Hasbro.
• DnD Wiki – A large Wiki database of custom and official DnD material.
• TSR Archive – a catalogue of (almost) everything produced for D&D (all editions, including d20). Started as a catalog of TSR titles, but has grown to include just about every publisher of D&D works. Presents cover pictures, back cover blurb and publishing info.
• The Acaeum – detailed information on pre-AD&D2 editions of the game
• Dragonsfoot – Fan resource center for earlier editions of the game, whose forums include members such as Frank Mentzer, E Gary Gygax, and Steve Marsh to name a few of the games creators.

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