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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…

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Chance
Dice rolling
Designers
Gary Gygax Dave Arneson
Genres
Fantasy
Playing time
Varies
Publication
1974 (Original) · 1977 (Basic Set 1st ver.) · 1977 (Advanced D&D) · 1981 (Basic Set 2nd ver.) · 1983 (Basic Set 3rd ver.)
Publishers
TSR (1974–1997) · Wizards of the Coast (1997–present)

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Dungeons & Dragons

Nodes329
Edges328
Triples523
Avg. degree1.99
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Dungeons & Dragons

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related to Actual play · 35
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related to 5th Edition · 33
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related to Open Game License, other licenses and Creative Commons · 31
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related to Wizards of the Coast · 27
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related to Revised editions · 26
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related to Adventures and campaigns · 25
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Dungeons & DragonsChanceDice rolling1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsDesignersGary Gygax Dave Arneson1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsGenresFantasy1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPlaying timeVaries1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication1974 (Original)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication1977 (Basic Set 1st ver.)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication1977 (Advanced D&D)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication1981 (Basic Set 2nd ver.)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication1983 (Basic Set 3rd ver.)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication1989 (AD&D 2nd Edition)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication1991 (Rules Cyclopedia)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication2000 (3rd edition)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication2003 (v3.5)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication2008 (4th edition)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication2014 (5th edition)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublication2024 (Revised 5th edition)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublishersTSR (1974–1997)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsPublishersWizards of the Coast (1997–present)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsSkillsRole-playing, improvisation, tactics, arithmetic1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsSystemsDungeons & Dragons d20 System (3rd Edition)1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsWebsitewww.dndbeyond.com1.00infobox
Dungeons & DragonsYears active52 years (since 1974)1.00infobox

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