D&D
Dice and dungeons
D&D is the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, where players create characters and embark on fantasy adventures guided by a Dungeon Master.
Players roll dice to determine outcomes of combat, exploration, and social encounters.
The game has shaped the entire role-playing genre since the 1970s: We've been playing D&D every Saturday for years.
The abbreviation extends to anything involving the game's culture of collaborative storytelling, character sheets, and twenty-sided dice.
User-controlled game persona
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- d20Twenty-faced gaming die
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
quest · encounter · initiative · combat · roleplaying · session · tabletop · character sheet
One who engages in combat
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
- clericOrdained religious leader
- barbarianUncivilized, crude person
paladin · ranger · warlock · bard · druid · monk · sorcerer · artificer
Assuming fictional identities
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- character sheetRecorded traits of persona
- diceMarked cubes for chance
- d20Twenty-faced gaming die
adventure · session · homebrew · module · encounter · initiative · saving throw · skill check
One who witnesses
Tabletop fantasy setting
- RavenloftHorror-themed fantasy setting
- TiamatSumerian primordial sea goddess
- planarOf a flat surface
- multiverseHypothetical set of universes
Baldur's Gate · Vecna · pantheon · cosmology
Dressing as media characters
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
- communityCollective of connected people
- streamingReal-time digital delivery
podcast · fan art · merch · online play · meetup · nerd culture
player character
User-controlled game persona
adventure · quest · encounter · initiative · combat · roleplaying · session · tabletop · character sheet · saving throw
fighter
One who engages in combat
barbarian · paladin · ranger · warlock · bard · druid · monk · sorcerer · artificer · multiclass
roleplaying
Assuming fictional identities
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- character sheetRecorded traits of persona
- diceMarked cubes for chance
d20 · adventure · session · homebrew · module · encounter · initiative · saving throw · skill check · game master
beholder
One who witnesses
Dragonlance
Tabletop fantasy setting
Baldur's Gate · Vecna · multiverse · pantheon · cosmology
cosplay
Dressing as media characters
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- memesSelf-propagating cultural units
- communityCollective of connected people
streaming · podcast · fan art · merch · online play · meetup · nerd culture
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- hobbiesknitting circles, skateboarding, model trains, write, writing
- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- roleplayroleplay, acting, character, cosplay, game master
- long gamesMonopoly, Civilization, Test cricket, grand strategy, MMORPGs
- tabletop RPGssourcebook, game master, DM, bestiary, GM
D&Dvideo games
Interactive electronic entertainment
console gaming · MMORPGs · Call of Duty · Fortnite · mobile games
D&Dfootball
Field sport with goals
team sports · professional sports · basketball · fraternity life · nightclubbing