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| "'''''Dungeons & Dragons''''' (commonly abbreviated as '''''D&D''''' or '''''DnD''''')<ref name="D&Dfaq">[[#refMead|Mead, Malcomson; ''Dungeons & Dragons'' FAQ]]</ref> is a [[fantasy]] [[tabletop role-playing game]] (RPG) originally designed by [[Gary Gygax]] and [[Dave Arneson]].<ref>{{Cite|url=https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/not-so-secret-origin-dd|title=The (Not-so) Secret Origin of D&D {{!}} Dungeons & Dragons|website=dnd.wizards.com|access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref> It was first published in 1974 by [[TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules|Tactical Studies Rules, Inc.]] (TSR). The game has been published by [[Wizards of the Coast]] (now a subsidiary of [[Hasbro]]) since 1997. It was derived from [[miniature wargaming|miniature wargames]], with a variation of the 1971 game [[chainmail (game)|''Chainmail'']] serving as the initial rule system.<ref name="Banshee_Gygax">{{cite|last=Birnbaum|date=2004}}</ref> ''D&D''{{'s}} publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry.<ref name="culture intro">{{cite|last=Williams, Hendricks, & Winkler|date=2006}} introduction</ref>
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| ''D&D'' departs from traditional [[wargames|wargaming]] by allowing each player to create their own [[Player character|character]] to play instead of a [[military formation]]. These characters embark upon imaginary adventures within a fantasy setting. A [[Dungeon Master]] (DM) serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while maintaining the setting in which the adventures occur, and playing the role of the inhabitants of the game world. The characters form a party and they interact with the setting's inhabitants and each other. Together they solve dilemmas, engage in battles, and gather treasure and knowledge.<ref name="culture intro"/> In the process, the characters earn [[experience point]]s (XP) in order to rise in levels, and become increasingly powerful over a series of separate gaming sessions."<br />
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| <span style="text-align:right;">— [[wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Wikipedia - Dungeons & Dragons]] - <small>(accessed: 2019-09-19)</small>
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| ==Editions on this Wiki==
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| * [[5e|5th edition]]
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| ** [[SRD5|5th edition System Reference Document]]
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| ==Sources and Notes==
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| [[Category: Dungeons & Dragons]]
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