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D&D second edition cleaned up the game's act, for better or worse

Sanitised and standardized

GamesRadar

The first edition of D&D conjured magic from a mess, and changed gaming forever

What if I told you that D&D started as a supplement for another game entirely?

GamesRadar

40 “DnD” Memes To Help You Slay The Boredom

Get ready to embark on a hilarious journey through dungeons and dragons with these 40 DnD memes. Don't miss out on the funniest jokes and epic adventures! The post 40 “DnD” Memes To Help You Slay The Boredom first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Baldur's Gate 3's principal narrative designer is also the man who decades ago coined the D&D term 'XP' in "like 20 minutes on a Thursday afternoon"

"It just became the global standard"

GamesRadar

Dungeons & Dragons at 50: You Can't Copyright Fun

How lax intellectual property rules created a nerd culture phenomenon

Reason

Dungeons & Dragons at 50: the collaborative fantasy role-playing game that builds you up

Once the centre of fear campaigns, the classic tabletop experience is now more popular than ever – and even Australian educators are rolling with it

The Guardian - AU

Dungeons & Dragons at 50: how D&D changed everything

Dungeons & Dragons would give designers the tools they needed to create the systems that underpin modern gaming.

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Final Fantasy 14 is living proof that ‘JRPG’ is an outdated term

Speaking with Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida, it’s clear that so-called ‘JRPGs’ are part of a much broader gaming ecosystem.

TechRadar

Fallout co-creator unearths his 20-year-old pitch for Baldur's Gate 3: a first-person action RPG with PvPvE multiplayer

Wizards of the Coast was apparently not down with Troika's vison for Baldur's Gate 3.

PC Gamer

Building D&D settings is so much less stressful with these brilliantly clever tabletop games

From city builders and culture propagators, to timeline generators, there's a wealth of worldbuilding games to help you flesh out your D&D homebrew campaign worlds.

PC Gamer

The 13 Best Dungeons & Dragons-Themed TV Episodes, Ranked

Characters from the TV multiverse know to roll the dice. From 'Gravity Falls' to 'Stranger Things,' these are the best episodes that celebrate the game.

Inverse

"When you get communities with a common enemy, you’re in this together": why heavy metal loves Dungeons & Dragons

From a love of fantasy to being targeted in the Satanic Panic, all the way to Stranger Things, heavy metal and Dungeons & Dragons have a shared history that goes back decades

Metal Hammer

From satanic panic to billion-dollar business: how Dungeons & Dragons conquered the world

A role-playing game born half a century ago in a Wisconsin basement has spawned an empire spanning film, TV and YouTube. How did it leave its mark on Stranger Things, ET and everyone from Stephen King to Elon Musk?

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