Players improvise actions and invent plot while acting as their characters, rolling a die, usually a 20-sided die, to see if they are successful.
But at its core, D&D is a device for storytelling, an oral tradition of collaboration and cooperation, crafting some of the most epic tales of the modern era.ĭungeons & Dragons (D&D for short) is a roleplaying game, meaning each player inhabits one character. This is Dungeons and Dragons , the roleplaying game that has swept nerddom by storm. For decades, friends have collected in basements to fight zombies and goblins, find enchanted treasure, and save countless realms - armed only with paper and dice.
